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Looking for DVD multi burner for R61, Model 40Y8624

Last post by ZekkusR61 « Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:00 am
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by ZekkusR61 » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:00 am

Just purchased a Lenovo R61 and now I'm searching high and low for this Multi burner Model# 40Y8624.

I've left a PM for one of the members here who...

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:00 am
Z61m Titanium Lid wearing out

Last post by kingweb « Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:18 am
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by circuslife » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:51 am

Hi everyone!

I'm a very proud owner of the Z61m with the Titanium Lid. I bought it only recently so I'm not yet having any problems with the casing,...

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Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:18 am
Recovering Windows on Thinkpad r51

Last post by Andrew « Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:28 pm
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by billbennett » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:36 pm

When I boot my Thinkpad R51 the first message I see tells me I can interrupt the boot process by hitting the AccessIBM key. According to the Lenovo...

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Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:28 pm
R61: Max resolution limit for notebook-display and projector

Last post by sjthinkpader « Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:43 pm
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by ungethym » Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:45 am

Hi,

I probably want to buy a R61 (NF0G7GE, 8932G7G) the only remaining question is the following:

I want to use it to do presentations with...

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Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:43 pm
Wireless Card Mystery

Last post by sjthinkpader « Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:39 pm
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by ni5l » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:19 pm

Hi all. My R-61E has developed an odd behavior that I cannot seem to pin down with researching the forum so I am deferring to the forum members to...

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Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:39 pm
G40? Fan Error and Temp.

Last post by winright007 « Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:33 pm
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by winright007 » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:44 pm

I have a G40, I think. I bought it from my uncle and he obtained it from somebody else. It does say on the bottom Type 2388 and researching online...

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Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:33 pm
It's my lucky day!

Last post by Harryc « Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:51 pm
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by Mad Max » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:32 pm

I bid on and won an R40 on Ebay for $42.00 supposedly non-working. It arrived today in almost like-new condition. It was listed as non-working,...

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Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:51 pm
R51 struck by lightning. Where to start?

Last post by seaweedsl « Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:25 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:47 am

R51 1830-ADU
Motherboard P/N 27K9839, FRU 27K9922 with ATI 9000, Dothan 1.6, 512mb DDR-2700 RAM

The laptop was recently refurbished by IBM, and has...

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Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:25 pm
R51 optical drive reading DVDs but not CDs

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:37 pm
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by billbennett » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:27 pm

What's going on here?

Stick a DVD in the drive and everything works fine. Stick a CD in and the drive spins away but doesn't open the CD. If I try...

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Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:37 pm
R61i downgrade to XP using DVD recovery - some questions

Last post by joshrob « Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:52 pm
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by joshrob » Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:46 am

Hi,

I'm considering buying the NG1F7PB model, but I'm troubled with the Vista and I have some questions.

Is there any downgrade-to-XP guide? Can...

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Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:52 pm
[R61i] System Update won't run on Vista Business

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by joshrob » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:33 pm

I have the NG1F7PB model of R61i.

The first run of preinstalled System Update auto upgraded it self and restarted.

The second run (after auto...

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Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:33 pm
R61e Docking?

Last post by dr_st « Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:08 am
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by cshuy » Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:33 am

This may be a stupid question, but I will ask anyway.

Is there a docking station or something similar for the R61e?

If there is, where can I find...

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Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:08 am
1802...but no new network card?

Last post by sys6x « Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:56 pm
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by sys6x » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:56 pm

Hi,

I'm checking out my dad's R40 and he has the utterly-famous 1802 error...aka the Unauthorized network card message.

The problem is that...there...

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Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:56 pm
get rid of Rescue and recovery?

Last post by sjthinkpader « Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:22 pm
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by oatesj » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:30 pm

Im not really interested in keeping the rescue and recovery part on my Lenovo R61i and im fairly certain that its the cause of halving my hard drive...

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Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:22 pm
A little understanding

Last post by Mad Max « Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:14 pm
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by Mad Max » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:52 am

I am new here to the forum but have been tinkering with Thinkpads for quite some time. I have an interesting question to put out to the forum. I...

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Last post by Mad Max
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:14 pm
Only really getting half of my hard drive space?

Last post by oatesj « Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:00 pm
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by oatesj » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:07 pm

I recently noticed that my 80g hard drive was getting full, so i did a bit of cleaning and got a bit of space back. However I was kind of surprised...

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Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:00 pm
r50e video input adaptor

Last post by mastermiaow « Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:26 am

by mastermiaow » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:26 am

I have been very happy with my r50e but realise that I made a mistake in not checking if it had video input/output. I am considering buying a Karaoke...

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Last post by mastermiaow
Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:26 am
R50 dies

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by thomaslp » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:29 am

Hi,
I am struggling with a R50. It shuts down as soon as i touch it. I thought that it was a GPU issue so I have made a reflow twice now - and I am...

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Last post by thomaslp
Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:29 am
R51 cracks in the armor

Last post by healtoejoe « Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:14 pm
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by healtoejoe » Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:18 am

I am a new user on this forum with an R51 i've had 3yrs+ with zero problems. Yesterday I was using it and the screen showed a salt-and-pepper pattern...

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:14 pm
R60 - SATA 1.5 vs 3.0

Last post by iminj « Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:34 pm
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by iminj » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:28 am

I am looking to upgrade to a larger HDD on my R60.

There are 2 types of SATA 2.5 drives, 1.5Mb/sec. and a faster format at 3.0 Mb/sec. Will either...

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Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:34 pm
R61i RAM 4GB 32bit or 64 bit

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:46 pm
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by childers2 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:29 pm

I am going to install 4Gb of ram on my r61i . I have vista business 32bit installed now. But i can install 64bit for free (All ready have license) Is...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:46 pm
G40 wireless adapter upgrade, including compatibility list

Last post by schen « Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:35 pm
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by underclocker » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:43 pm

FYI, I recently did some upgrading/testing of my G40. It was the high end model that came without built in wifi (model 2388-5DU).

It turns out that...

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:35 pm
Dying A31p

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:17 pm
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by iv76erson03 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:36 am

My A31p has started getting stuck in standby and won't power on. When I try to start it from an off position, i usually have to try it 4-10 times...

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:17 pm
Where to find missing driver"video controller"R51

Last post by carbon_unit « Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:18 am
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by ymemuser » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:43 am

After new installation my R51 (2892-W1H) is still missing Video controller (VGA compatable). Thanks for your help.

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:18 am
Help to find drivers for R51

Last post by beGi « Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:04 am
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by ymemuser » Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:12 pm

I am missing: Video controller (VGA Compatibble) for R51 - 1829 W1H. Help please. Can not to get it from Lenovo web-site trough automatic download....

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Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:04 am
A30P motherboard work with an A30 SXGA 15in screen?

Last post by Kendas « Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:55 am
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by Kendas » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:07 pm

I have a motherboard from a A30P and a bad motherboard (GPU flaked) in an A30 with a almost ''perfect'' LCD (one pixel dead that I can see).

If it...

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Last post by Kendas
Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:55 am
R40 replacement LCD's

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:19 pm
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by vanaya » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:53 pm

I was cruising fleabay and found this item 190199396464 . It basically states that the 14 inch lcd on the T21, T22, T23, R32, R40 are...

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Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:19 pm
A31p: Front Memory Slot Has Quit Working.RESOLVED!!

Last post by olex126 « Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:19 pm
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by olex126 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:51 pm

The front memory slot on my backup A31p is refusing to recognize any RAM. RAM is definitely good, tried in the rear slot and is identified, tried in...

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Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:19 pm
0190 critical low battery error in my A31

Last post by rolando_574 « Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:42 am
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by rolando_574 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:17 pm

Hi!
I'm new in this forum. Recently my laptop won't charge the battery and don't run with out the battery. The laptops only work if the battery stays...

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Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:42 am
Does Window Vista work on the R40e

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:28 pm
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by hmh » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:34 am

This information is pretty important for various reasons, including better Linux support for the R40e(!)

Does anyone knows whether Windows Vista...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:28 pm
R60 Ultrabay Battery???

Last post by Reo51St « Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:07 pm
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by Reo51St » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:24 pm

Does anyone know the FRU# for the R60 Ultrabay battery???

Thanks for any help.

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Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:07 pm
R31 and R30 phantom drives

Last post by r2d2 « Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:32 pm

by r2d2 » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:32 pm

Hi,

I just noticed that I have phantom drives. I noticed I have DVD/CDRW drive but I also see another CD drive in My Computer. I noticed this after...

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Last post by r2d2
Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:32 pm
Good Source for R50p AC Adapter?

Last post by KristianJ « Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:51 am
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by burnt_toast » Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:00 am

Looking around, these guys: Sib-Auctions on ebay seem to be the cheapest at 20 bucks with free shipping, but are they good quality replacements?...

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Last post by KristianJ
Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:51 am
R50p Screen Flickering!

Last post by burnt_toast « Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:57 am
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by burnt_toast » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:26 am

A new problem just came up! This is now after about 3months ownership of a used R50p

My screen is flickering NON-stop! A few times it has just gone...

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Last post by burnt_toast
Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:57 am
Internet Driver problems

Last post by fifthmanstanding « Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:59 pm
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by fifthmanstanding » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:34 pm

Hi all, I have a general question.
I'm was updating the ram and installing a new hard drive on an ibm thinkpad type 2681 ( I believe this is an R40,...

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Last post by fifthmanstanding
Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:59 pm
A30 LCD Panel (1400x1050) compatibility

Last post by AlexDBall « Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:34 am
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by AlexDBall » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:05 am

Hi,

I have an LCD Panel from an old 15 A30 with max resolution at 1400x1050.

do you know which other ThinkPads have compatible LCDs?

Thanks in...

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Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:34 am
R30 USB Boot

Last post by AlexDBall « Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:03 am

by AlexDBall » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:03 am

Hi everyone!

Here's another question i have...

Does the R30 support USB Boot? I've tried a couple of memory sticks (ranging from old 128Mb to new...

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Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:03 am
R61i Hard Drive upgrade. Best Drive?

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:15 pm
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by childers2 » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:50 pm

The WD3200 320GB ?

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Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:15 pm
R61i 7650 Restore DVD

Last post by childers2 « Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:47 pm

by childers2 » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:47 pm

Does anyone have a copy of this? I have lost mine?

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Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:47 pm
Just acquired A20M won't power

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:19 pm
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by kaypot » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:44 am

I bought it from an eBay seller with 100% rating and was aware that the battery was not good. Per his directions I plugged it in without the battery...

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Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:19 pm
A31P (2653-H4U) LCD Replacement

Last post by Harryc « Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:47 am
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by 1rogerl » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:43 am

Hello Everyone,

I have been wrestling with this problem for quite some time now. My LCD went out, or dim and you can just barely make out some of...

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Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:47 am
Problems after installing new RAM in R61i

Last post by demesne « Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:07 am
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by demesne » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:59 am

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone can give me some ideas to try after encountering some problems after installing new memory in my laptop.

First of...

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Last post by demesne
Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:07 am
R60 Graphic card upgrade

Last post by Montas « Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:22 am
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by Montas » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:32 pm

It may seem strange, but i got my reasons why i need this :)

I wanted to ask if anyone tryed this, or even if this is possible. I hope, since X1400...

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Last post by Montas
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:22 am
A31Ps in Space Station

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:36 pm
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by fasterbybike » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:04 pm

This article talks about malware problems on some International Space Station laptops and mentions A31p - I'm assuming these are Thinkpads.

Given...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:36 pm
Add bluetooth to my R61 7732-CTO

Last post by dcast « Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:41 pm
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by dcast » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:26 pm

Hi, I want to add bluetooth to my R61, 7732-CTO. I ran a couple searched but couldn't find anything on the matter. I would love to add it in a...

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Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:41 pm
Where is the video chip located in the A31p?

Last post by sjthinkpader « Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:56 am
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by cmarti » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:23 pm

My 10yrs old son A31p is showing some red lines in the screen only when he plays video games (COD 1/2, Battlefront I/II Sims 2), i thing the GPU is...

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Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:56 am
R61i Optical Drive on the blink

Last post by Harryc « Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am
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by Norrad » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:49 am

I've had my R61i for a few months now and I love it, but lately I've been having a few problems with my Optical drive (DVD Writer). It works fine for...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am
R61i and X3100 and Vista 64 bit

Last post by Norrad « Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:54 am
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by makaveli559m » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:34 pm

I installed Vista 64 bit and I have now 4 gigs and the performance is not really good :( Especially the video card, anyone else have experiences like...

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Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:54 am
Error 2010, does any of these HDs work if ignored?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:44 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:30 pm

Got an R52 1860-A13.
I've tried these HDs in it, but they give the Error 2010:

Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB, model ST94813A
Fujitsu 40GB, model...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:44 pm
A31 No external sound

Last post by spedlio « Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:12 pm
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by spedlio » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:26 pm

I just picked a a31 off of craigslist a few weeks ago, got it fixed and its running fine now, but I have no external sound. I have sound if I plug...

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Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:12 pm

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