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A31p LCD unit - replacing bulb

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:22 am
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by deSitter » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:03 am

Hi again,

When I replaced my LCD unit - bulb had become too dim - it appeared to me that an enterprising person could disassemble the unit and...

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Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:22 am
A31p Processor Upgrade

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:22 am
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by deSitter » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:47 am

I have an old Toshiba with a dead Nvidia card in it - not worth spending money on a system board - but can I cannibalize the P4M 2.2Ghz processor for...

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Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:22 am
R52 only works when LCD is unplugged

Last post by fasterbybike « Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:44 am
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by fasterbybike » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:18 pm

I've just acquired a R52 (1858-6SM here's the spec ).

It was sold as a faulty unit with the symptom Turn on and goes off again .

That's how it...

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Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:44 am
R40 (2723-3XU) mobo problems (ultrbay sometimes dead)?

Last post by davemasonn « Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:25 pm
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by Phazer » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:30 pm

Hadn't really noticed this before, maybe because after I got everything loaded they way I like it, I haven't installed anything new.

I put a CD in...

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Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:25 pm
Big Problem with EZServ Z60m repair

Last post by rajm « Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:23 pm
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by rajm » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:40 am

I just got my Z60m back from EZServ today. I sent it in because I was having a flickering problem with the LCD.It was shipped on Monday and got it...

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Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:23 pm
A31p and an 8G MICRO SDHC CARD

Last post by Argonaught « Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:21 am
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by Argonaught » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:54 am

I was recently given a Kingston 8G MicroSD HC card. It works with my Toshiba Sattelite A210 (2Gig~Vista SP1) I was going to use the flashcard( or...

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Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:21 am
Thinkpad A21e won't power up

Last post by brusa « Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:55 am
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by eaglem » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:46 pm

Symptom:

If Battery installed and AC power Connected : Battery Icon light (on the hinge) is on green and blinks every 2 seconds. Press power switch...

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Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:55 am
Fan Control A31p

Last post by deSitter « Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:43 am
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by deSitter » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:40 pm

Hello,

I want my fan to run full speed all the time. What's the best way to achieve that? Thanks in advance.

-drl

2653RGU

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Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:43 am
A31p and Video Card

Last post by FrankK-F « Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:49 pm
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by FrankK-F » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:01 am

This is something I've wanted to do for some time ... to max out on my external monitor and to find a card for my Dock-II to drive it.

I have needed...

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Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:49 pm
R50P Processor upgrade & RAM

Last post by demossmd « Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:53 pm
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by demossmd » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:33 pm

I did my first processor upgrade. I upgraded my R50p from the stock 1.7Ghz 1MB to 2.0Ghz 2MB processor. It shows up in the Device Manager correctly,...

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Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:53 pm
R50e black pixels are now green

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by pant » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:34 pm

Hello!
After a few nights of rendering in Photoview360 and later connecting to a projector for few hours my R50e screen started to show all black as...

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Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:34 pm
R50 - HD upgrade - do 2010 error codes apply?

Last post by AnitaC « Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:21 am
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by AnitaC » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:18 pm

I'm considering upgrading my 40GB HD on my R50 1830-CG5 and I've been reading here about the 2010 error code in the T43s and also in the R52s. But...

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Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:21 am
R51 motherboard flexing problem

Last post by aaa « Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:29 am
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by zmyx » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:11 am

Have anyone here ever faced a motherboard flexing problem with R51?

my R51 was working fine until one day it refused to turn on. A hard push above...

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Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:29 am
Secondary Hard Drive as Bootable Drive

Last post by babaloo « Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:06 am
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by babaloo » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:44 pm

I just completed a clone backup of my R40 hard drive using Acronis True Image 2009. The backup is on usb exterior hard drive. Can anyone tell me how...

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Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:06 am
Z61m Fan issues

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by delisl52 » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:48 pm

I am having a huge problem with this Z61m. It all started when my computer shut off randomly when I was in the middle of doing stuff. I narrowed it...

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Last post by delisl52
Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:48 pm
Bootable CD for G41 Product Recovery?

Last post by yert33 « Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:52 am
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by yert33 » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:38 pm

I have the 6 Product recovery CDs from IBM (p/n 39K7220). I assumed disc 1 was bootable, but not so....Is there a separate bootable CD that I'm...

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Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:52 am
will windows reinstall from HD part. remove private data?

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by rhz » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:02 am

Hi,

I have an R32 that I want to sell. Beforehand, however, I would like to be absolutely sure that all personal information of mine has been...

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Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:18 am
Recovery partition gone . . .

Last post by Wayne « Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:56 pm
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by Wayne » Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:33 pm

I've had my R-40 for a few years, I got it refurbed from IBM, great little machine. A year or so ago it was running slow (obviously my fault) so I...

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:56 pm
Removing ultrabay drives from A31p *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:02 pm
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by Blzut3 » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:42 pm

Recently I acquired an A31p. However I seem to be having a problem with ejecting ultrabay drives. The initial switch locks up at roughly half way and...

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:02 pm
A21m Hard Drive Performance

Last post by sjthinkpader « Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:01 pm
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by AlexDBall » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:48 am

Hi All!

I've got a question that i did not find an answer through the Search options.

I have just aquired an A21m (2628-E1G) which had a faulty...

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:01 pm
Bios upgrade without floppy?

Last post by andyP « Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:18 am
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by new_user » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:44 pm

I want to upgrade my bios but have no floppy can I do it from a cd? R40e.

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:18 am
A31p Mini-PCI Wireless Card

Last post by sjthinkpader « Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:11 pm
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by JimH8189 » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:31 pm

I have an A31p (2653-R9U). I'm curious if there's an 802.11G card that will fit into my machine? Maybe a card that went into a later model ThinkPad...

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Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:11 pm
Upgrading Z61t with Bluetooth/Fingerprint

Last post by yak « Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:33 am
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by dr_st » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:29 pm

Consider a Z61t, more specifically the 9440-A23 , which came without Bluetooth and Fingerprint.

Should I want to upgrade and add these features,...

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Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:33 am
A31: can I set a default for the LCD brightness?

Last post by emeu1 « Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:08 am
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by emeu1 » Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:44 pm

Hello,

one of the first things I allways do after my A31 has booted up, is reducing the brightness of the LCD screen. After booting up, the...

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Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:08 am
Wireless Connection

Last post by AlchimistaAlex « Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:12 am
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by AlchimistaAlex » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:13 pm

Hi.
I' m not sure this is the right board for the question I' m going to ask.
If it' s so, forgive me.

I have a IBM ThinkPad R60e and a wireless...

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Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:12 am
Any External Audio Interface recommendations for recording?

Last post by Paul Pennington « Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:33 pm
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by flamenco » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:51 pm

Hi,
I have an R61i with XP, and I'm planning to do some musical instrument recording. Previously I had done my recordings on a desktop with a PCI...

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Last post by Paul Pennington
Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:33 pm
Upgrade R60 with IPS

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:54 pm
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by ZaZ » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:05 pm

I was thinking of buying a R60 and upgrading it to a IPS screen, just cause I'm so bored with my current machine and hopefully learn some new skills....

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Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:54 pm
Radio on or off . . .

Last post by Wayne « Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:55 am
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by Wayne » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:17 pm

I have an R-40 purchased refurbed from IBM a couple of years ago. Since it was wireless capable I bought an Intel 2200BG card and got the Intel...

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Last post by Wayne
Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:55 am
My R50 died!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:43 pm
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by peterross » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:49 pm

Hello
I have a r50 notebook and the hard drive recently failed, attempts to restore have been futile... (meaning i have tried restoring and no luck)...

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Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:43 pm
R40 CPU upgrade - what's the actual speed increase?

Last post by schen « Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:44 am
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by andreaskew » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:10 am

Hey guys,

I've read most of the posts on upgrading the CPU in R40s (I've got a Banias 1400MHz R40 2772 model), but none of them really provided any...

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Last post by schen
Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:44 am
wirelessadapter driver problem

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:01 am
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by prcarlito » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:24 am

Hi, I have a R51 type 1831 - HG5 from 2004
I have recently did a format and reinstalled windows xp home edition.
I installed aal my drivers with the...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:01 am
Revived dead A30

Last post by Phazer « Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:31 am
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by Phazer » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:40 pm

With Rays help & guidance. I revived an A30 back from the dead. It was my daughters and she said video went, then it went dead. All I could get it to...

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Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:31 am
R61e CEL550

Last post by Tony Chan « Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:59 am
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by ekdya » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:31 pm

Hi
I have a chance to buy an R61e CEL550, is this as good as A31 which I have had for 10 years with no problems at all?

thx

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Last post by Tony Chan
Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:59 am
How to update BIOS in model R61e TYPE XXXX-CTO?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:11 pm
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by Van GORRE » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:29 am

Some time ago I bought Lenovo TP R61e his TYPE 7649-CTO laptop.
I can`t update BIOS because the laptop TYPE is CTO (Configure To Order system), in...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:11 pm
Wtb recovery disks for a22m

Last post by tc39 « Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:02 pm
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by tc39 » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:10 pm

I need a recovery disk set for a a22m 2628rtu.Any one have a set for sale.
Thanks,tc39

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Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:02 pm
R40e dock?

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:33 pm
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by new_user » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:32 pm

All the docks I see on google, ebay, etc say r40 not r40e. What is the part number for ibm branded r40e dock?

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Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:33 pm
Has anyone succesfully installed Win 7 (beta) on a Z60t?

Last post by Louis « Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:35 am

by Louis » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:35 am

I have been having major issues (posted on Win7 subforum about specifics) installing Windows 7...im trying to see if this is something with MY z60t...

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Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:35 am
A31 usb 1 replacement with usb 2.0 is it possible?how?

Last post by gb_ibmguy « Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:08 pm
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by OMNIBUS » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:39 am

hallo
i have a tp A31 with pentium4 and 2 usb 1.0 ; i have many problems to manage with external device like dvdrom or others just because they need...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:08 pm
video input from external source for R50e

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:21 am
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by mastermiaow » Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:31 pm

I wanted to play Karaoke DVDs on an external Karaoke DVD player and use laptop screen. I recently bought the EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Adapetr and I have...

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Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:21 am
Upgrade HDD on R40->problem with detecting USB HDD

Last post by sjthinkpader « Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:39 pm
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by richinek » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:53 am

Hi,

I have a ThinkPad R40, 2722, IDE HDD 40 GB. I bought a new IDE HDD 160 GB (Seagate) and want to change the old one.

My plan is following:...

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Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:39 pm
How to create a recovery partition in a Thinkpad?

Last post by citizenNB « Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:57 pm
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by r2d2 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:19 pm

Hi,

I am just curious on how to do this and I believe I am in the right place to ask this question.

I have a recovery CD set for my model of...

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Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:57 pm
A30 problems need help to upgrade

Last post by jpapier « Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:57 pm
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by jpapier » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:21 pm

My A30 has been having video problems over the past year. Did the fix with the tape between memory chip and floppy housing, but still have lines. Can...

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Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:57 pm
You Tube and Heavy Internet Flash Gaming Use - What Hardware

Last post by virge « Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:57 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:29 am

My wife complains that her R51 is slow . Since all she does is Google Reader, Outlook Express, You Tube Videos, and flash games like Winster, I'm not...

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Last post by virge
Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:57 pm
Onboard graphics vs ATI fireGL128 ??

Last post by underclocker « Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:25 pm
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by seaweedsl » Wed May 28, 2008 12:56 am

I'm seeing that the cost of keeping these great thinkpad R5X and T4X s running is periodic motherboard replacement.

OK fine. Motherboard failure is...

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Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:25 pm
R51 Will only run on A/C, Battery not working

Last post by greavey1 « Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:15 pm
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by mrjonescu » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:37 pm

I purchased an r51 to use the MB in my dead t42, and found that it has a problem. It works fine of the A/C adapter, but will not run off or charge...

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Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:15 pm
Is my motherboard faulty..please help

Last post by shirl2 « Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:28 pm
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by shirl2 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:14 pm

I have a r51 thinkpad when on booting up displays a screen with vertical coloured bars. I attached an external monitor which showed the same...

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Last post by shirl2
Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:28 pm
Part name - rubber piece, underside of the case

Last post by basketb « Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:10 pm
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by lparsons » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:25 pm

I need new rubber bumpers for the underside of my thinkpad, but I suspect that isn't the right name for what I am looking for. I am referring to the...

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Last post by basketb
Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:10 pm
Remove Ultrabay DVD Drive to make laptop lighter?

Last post by basketb « Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:00 pm
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by erik-the-red » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:55 pm

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad R61 from July 2007.

Is it OK to remove the optical drive to make it lighter?

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Last post by basketb
Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:00 pm
Z61 SIM Card Slots

Last post by sparta.rising « Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:06 pm
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by invictus » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:36 pm

Looking at the HMM for the new Z61 series (e/m/p/t) I had noticed that the laptops have a SIM card slot?!!? What's this all about? The Z60 series...

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Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:06 pm
CPU Upgrade for R50

Last post by underclocker « Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:42 am
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by dwilsonfl » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:11 am

Will this work in an R50

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Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:42 am

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