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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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z60m need to install new atheros wireless card

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by nomoresearch » Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:24 am

I am looking for a modified bios with whitelist removed for ThinkPad z60m

I found it in broken links because this device is so old and the links...

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Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:24 am
R61 LCD Yellow tint

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:59 am
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by jpttp1 » Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:28 pm

Earlier this year, I bought a R61 with a LCD that produces images with a noticeable yellow tint. This week I bought a used LCD panel and it's doing...

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Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:59 am
Performance issues - Thinkexpert needed

Last post by Cigarguy « Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:41 am
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by Insomniac1971 » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:20 am

Ok here is the thing, I had an T61 where the screen went bad and instead of spending a fortune on a new LCD, I bought an R61i instead - then used...

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Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:41 am
[SOLVED]: Do I or don't I have Bluetooth?

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by Insomniac1971 » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:09 am

Ok here is the thing, I had an T61 where the screen went bad and instead of spending a fortune on a new LCD, I bought an R61i instead - then used...

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Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:00 am
Re: R60 motherboard.

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by thinkpadcollection » Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:18 pm

Re the dead R60, either integrated or discrete GPU but I need heatsink to go with the discrete.

Cheers, thinkpadcollection

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Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:18 pm
R61i 7738-A52 - model not found at lenovo - need bios update

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:30 pm
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by Insomniac1971 » Tue Sep 30, 2014 11:28 am

Hello, can someone please help me find bios update for my model?

I have tried lenovo in many different ways, and normally I have no problem finding...

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Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:30 pm
My "R60 Project"

Last post by jronald « Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:43 pm
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by schen » Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:07 pm
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I've come up with a little project here at school the last week and thought I'd put it out there to our little expert community here at ThinkPad...
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Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:43 pm
R60 lid replacement

Last post by gorgeous.george « Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:22 am
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by gorgeous.george » Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:38 am

Hello everyone,
first time posting here, I hope I'm not asking something trivial.
Recently my R60 lid broke and I'm looking for a (cheap, obviously)...

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Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:22 am
R61 - Battery / Power problem?

Last post by natgab « Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:33 pm
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by natgab » Sun Oct 12, 2014 12:03 pm

My R61 has been problem free up to about two weeks ago. The original battery went from just over an hour ( 100%) ) to less than 1 minute ( 3% )from...

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Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:33 pm
Close to dead R50p - worth fixing? parts worth anything?

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:29 pm
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by geedog » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:09 pm

Hey all,

I am a proud owner of an R50p I bought brand new back in 2003. It is a 1832-W11 which was basically bare bones with no Wifi or Bluetooth...

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Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:29 pm
Some R51e Questions

Last post by Tim82 « Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:03 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:45 pm

Does a slim DVD/CDRW fit in an R51e? I have the HMM and it shows only a 12.5 mm device for the R51e's. Is there anyone who has tried?

I also have a...

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Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:03 pm
Drivers for the A22m

Last post by vasco « Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:27 am
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by vasco » Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:10 pm

Hi,

A friend asked me if I can revive an old, old IBM Thinkpad A22m (2628-X1G) so she could used it to play DVD disks for her grandchildren (yes,...

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Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:27 am
R60 CPU Upgrade

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:13 pm
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by ajsanjuan » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:38 pm

Is there any discernible benefit to upgrade from a T2400 to a T7200, T7400 or T7600?

--Many thanks!

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Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:13 pm
Lenovo R60 Upgrades?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:26 am
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by aPanzerIV » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:22 am

Hello, I've been gone on a long hiatus but since my main laptop died I've been using my R60 a lot again.

I'm running Vista Ultimate on it (boo! I...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:26 am
R61 - Which product code do I need for the correct base

Last post by Tasurinchi « Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:44 am
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by topper » Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:49 am

My trusty R61 is sill going, and i'm trying to keep it that way. The base of the case is cracked in various places, and now has cracked near the...

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Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:44 am
Recommend wireless card

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:11 pm
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by jronald » Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:28 pm

Im trying to cool down my Z61t, recommend a 1/2 sized wireless card, I prefer Atheros, but that's not etched in stone.

Also will it work on my...

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Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:11 pm
Successfully installed non-Lenovo XGA LCD in R60i

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:38 pm
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by twistero » Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:04 pm

I have a R60i 0657-LHC which had a bad screen. The original screen is a FRU 13N7124, LG-Philips LP150X08.

Recently one of my friends passed an old...

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Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:38 pm
[How To] UPDATED WITH VIDEO WPA on older IBM High rate cards

Last post by ganon11000 « Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:32 am
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by ganon11000 » Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:18 am

UPDATE: Video made here:

Links to the Zip:

*IGNORE THE STUFF BELOW THIS LINE AND WATCH THE VIDEO*

Hello,

Here is a how to add WPA on the...

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Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:32 am
R32 display problem - Possible failed video chip?

Last post by lather « Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:53 pm
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by lather » Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:25 pm

Hi!

After 10 years of faithful service being used every day, I've got a problem with my trusty old R32. It boots up fine but, after about 5 minutes,...

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Last post by lather
Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:53 pm
mATA Question

Last post by jronald « Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:06 pm
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by jronald » Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:15 am

Would something like this work in the spare wireless slot on a Z60t?

Ron

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Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:06 pm
R32 limits primary HDD to 30mb/s (DMA 2)? Anyone HDD faster?

Last post by abently « Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:11 am
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by abently » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:19 am

Hi guys,

Just trying to diagnose whether its an (1.8 to 2.5 ) adaptor bottleneck or R32 chipset bottleneck? It's reading the primary HDD as DMA 2...

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Last post by abently
Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:11 am
External mouse and keyboard pressure erratic

Last post by PrairieDog « Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:58 am
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by PrairieDog » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:09 pm

Running Windows 7 Ultimate, 32 bit on Lenovo Z61t.

External mouse (wired Microsoft) requires heavy pressure to highlight text. One of the keyboard...

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Last post by PrairieDog
Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:58 am
R51 LCD connector pinouts

Last post by steerg « Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:21 am
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by steerg » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:57 am

It's a long shot but ...

I still have the LCD screen from my long defunct R51P and being a 1600x1200 screen, I'd like to use it for other purposes....

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Last post by steerg
Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:21 am
If I can use a T4400 processor in a Z61m

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:03 pm
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by Kennynva » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:02 pm

Hello all..new to this forum...would like to know if I can use a T4400 processor in place of a T2300 one..in a Z61m...Lenovo..?

If not I think a...

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Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:03 pm
Z61t, getting the most power out of it....

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:02 pm
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by PandorasThinkpad » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:25 am

Hey!

Just have this model and i like to know which possible ways of modding there would be....

there's already the release 3 mainboard so there...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:02 pm
Need to find reliable battery for Z61T

Last post by HarryWild « Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:17 pm
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by HarryWild » Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:34 am

I purchased a Ebay battery for my Thinkpad Z61t as a second battery a while back and never got around to using it until now. Well, this battery...

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Last post by HarryWild
Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:17 pm
R31 Dies After Inserting Thumb Drive

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:04 am
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by pfreel » Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:22 am

My R31 was working fine until I inserted a USB thumb drive into the rear USB port. The computer went black and will not restart. No power lights.

Pat

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Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:04 am
R51 Intermittent Touchpad

Last post by TRS-80 « Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:18 am
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by TRS-80 » Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:07 am

I opened my R51 this morning to a missing nipple mouse. No idea where it went. Looking for a replacement, but before that even I have a more...

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Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:18 am
Possible failing screen with R60

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:26 pm
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by ajsanjuan » Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:40 pm

I've had my trusty R60 for the past eight years and though I have upgraded almost all components of the machine, one of the last original parts...

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Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:26 pm
Best type of glue to repair lid?

Last post by ajsanjuan « Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:54 pm
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by natgab » Tue May 27, 2014 11:33 am

My lid already had a repaired / loosened chip when I bought it. Picture is from eBay seller, I circled the piece that came loose. What is the best...

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Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:54 pm
R51: non-R51 recovery discs vs stand alone XP Pro install?

Last post by R51ockyMtnPad « Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:21 pm
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by R51ockyMtnPad » Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:02 am

Please excuse my newb-ness. 4-5 years ago, I got an R51 from a member on this forum (lost my previous registration info, d'oh!) and he sent recovery...

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Last post by R51ockyMtnPad
Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:21 pm
A31p with some weird problems

Last post by jronald « Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:45 pm
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by wujstefan » Wed May 28, 2014 9:28 am

Hello,

I have recently bought an A31p beautiful machine that seems to have some problems.

It boots just time to time - I press the power button,...

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Last post by jronald
Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:45 pm
R61 Fan -- 42W2780 vs 42W2779

Last post by justinburnett « Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:42 pm
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by justinburnett » Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:54 pm

Hi all

I'm yet again replacing the fan in my R61 (15.4 , nvidia) after the previous replacement crapped out. The listed FRU is 42W2780. The 42W2779...

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Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:42 pm
R52/T43 (Intel?) Product Recovery CDs

Last post by jronald « Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:35 am
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by JGTC.co.jp » Thu May 29, 2014 11:59 pm

Hello Everyone!

I was quite desperate looking for these, but finally, I've downloded them, burned them and recovered my signature's R52 with these...

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Last post by jronald
Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:35 am
Neat Cheap Upgrade

Last post by natgab « Tue May 27, 2014 11:24 am
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by jronald » Sun May 25, 2014 4:24 am

Most of you know I run a Z61t nicely upgraded with the TI lid, 3 gig of memory, a 120 gig SSD, W7 ultimate and a 2.0 CPU. Im not a huge fan of large...

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Last post by natgab
Tue May 27, 2014 11:24 am
R31 Wireless Adapter Driver Update

Last post by Takeda « Thu May 22, 2014 10:53 am
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by Takeda » Thu May 22, 2014 7:02 am

Does anybody know if there is a wireless adapter driver available that will give the adapter WPA security key capability?

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Thu May 22, 2014 10:53 am
R5(x)/T4(x) Series (BIOS)/EC Flashing Workaround

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by JGTC.co.jp » Tue May 20, 2014 7:17 pm

Forum Moderators: Feel free to move this post to the appropriate section, if considered off-topic.

Hello Everyone!

Now, I'd like to share with you...

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Tue May 20, 2014 7:17 pm
Solid State Drive in A31

Last post by Adda « Wed May 14, 2014 10:21 am
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by luke4010 » Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:45 pm

After getting my T60, I haven't been using my A31 too much but recently the Travelstar 60GB 7200rpm drive went out on it. I am looking to get a 64GB...

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Last post by Adda
Wed May 14, 2014 10:21 am
R40 fan bug??

Last post by Gold007 « Sun May 11, 2014 3:50 pm
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by Gold007 » Wed May 07, 2014 3:15 am

Hi! I got an r40 a few months ago, it had the rear usb port broken off, the battery and the adapter dead and it has some broken plastics. But it was...

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Sun May 11, 2014 3:50 pm
r51 hdd not recognized

Last post by Neil « Thu May 08, 2014 6:56 am
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by colin1212 » Wed May 07, 2014 3:14 pm

is there a way to prepare a non ibm ide drive for use in r51 and t42p, thinkpads
it seems that generic ide drives need a firmware update, to allow...

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Last post by Neil
Thu May 08, 2014 6:56 am
Power-On Password on A21m

Last post by Saucey « Tue May 06, 2014 6:49 pm
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by luke4010 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:03 am

I have a couple screens for an A20/A21 that had bad boards. There is an eBay listing for an A21 with no screen, but it appears to have a power-on...

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Tue May 06, 2014 6:49 pm
1440x900 display work with Intel R61 ??

Last post by natgab « Mon May 05, 2014 9:48 pm
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by natgab » Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:36 pm

Upgrade display for R61:

I have a R61 with Intel GPU and the stock 1280x800 (WXGA) display that works fine. I was wondering if anybody has...

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Mon May 05, 2014 9:48 pm
R52 boot problems.

Last post by temperamental « Mon May 05, 2014 1:52 pm
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by temperamental » Sat May 03, 2014 1:39 pm

Have an R52, Model1859....Used it last night, and when I tried to power it up this morning nothing ...To make a long story short, I finally was able...

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Last post by temperamental
Mon May 05, 2014 1:52 pm
Access Connections on R50e running Win 7?

Last post by Johan « Mon May 05, 2014 11:55 am
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by gw4frx » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:08 pm

I recently moved to Windows 7 on my old faithful R50e. I re-loaded various drivers from the Lenovo download site and all went well. However, there...

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Last post by Johan
Mon May 05, 2014 11:55 am
Lenovo R61 turns off

Last post by someone « Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:21 pm

by someone » Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:21 pm

Hi,
yesterday i was replacing a lenovo r61 fan due to a fan error problem. While i replaced the fan and tried to open the laptop(was connected only...

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:21 pm
Thinkpad R61 no bluetooth in BIOS?

Last post by 508gm1 « Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:27 am
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by 508gm1 » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:09 pm

Hello,

First post; thanks in advance for the help. I have a new to me R61. I like the machine, it works well. I am having issues getting a new...

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Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:27 am
0200 error on Z60m, still works after HDD installed.

Last post by Saucey « Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:53 pm
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by Saucey » Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:05 pm

Hello everyone.
I just got a Z60m that had that error come up at first boot.
Saw topics about the south chip going bad, needs a reball service then....

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Last post by Saucey
Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:53 pm
Will a Seagate Hybrid ST1000LM014 work in a z60m?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:23 pm
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by 3h » Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:13 pm

I have a z60m with a Toshiba MK8032GSX 80 GB HD. I would like to replace the HD with a larger and faster HD. Will a Seagate Hybrid ST1000LM014 ( work...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:23 pm
A31 needing drivers

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:49 am
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by frank_h71 » Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:10 pm

I had a blue screen come up on my A31 a while back. I took it to the local mom n pop computer shop. I told them the information on it was worth more...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:49 am
Would anyone be so kind....

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:16 am

by PandorasThinkpad » Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:16 am

to send me for nothig than an good advise (from my side) an palmrest for my Z61t?

This is it, my Z61t, and, as you see, there's a crack in the bezel...

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Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:16 am

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