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BatteryMiser have a mind of its own?

Last post by dozer « Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:35 pm
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by Gator GT40 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:49 am

R51 here and I plugged it in, turned it on and battery started charging from 80%. Seems reasonable since last time I started it up Friday night on...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:35 pm
delete R&R backups to reclaim disk space

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by impulse » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:22 am

I can see several backups created by R&R, but it won't let me delete them. I get a message that there's not enough space to delete the backup. I have...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:15 pm
Change ThinkPad Vista Business to XP

Last post by nhawlman « Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:13 pm
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by nhawlman » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:04 am

Has anyone bought the XP Restoration disk
to change a ThinkPad Vista Business to XP?

Was it a horrible hassle or a breeze?
Where did you get the CD...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:13 pm
R50 Access IBM Issues

Last post by bobstockler « Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:33 am
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by ARD » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:08 pm

I have searched the forums for any relevant topics, but I haven't
found any that can help.

I have a used R50 1830-6FU that runs rather nicely with...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:33 am
Reformatted drive, cant reinstall

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by shamus » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:34 pm

Hi

Ok, here is the situation.

My friend has a thinkpad Z61t, it had been all sorts of corrupted, virus laden, etc. She asked me to reinstall XP on...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:05 pm
R40 Fan Replacement

Last post by der-quest « Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:33 pm
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by vanaya » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:29 pm

My fan has been problematic off and on for 6 months. I'm going to change it out today with another used one. I removed the original one and there is...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:33 pm
Does R60s tend to have problems with 3GBs of RAM?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:02 am
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by joshrob » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:33 pm

I'm thinking of upgrading RAM in my R60.
I want to buy it on an auction, so replacement due to non-chip-error won't be an option. Does R60s tend to...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:02 am
A31/p RAM limit?

Last post by cmarti « Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:51 am
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by sjthinkpader » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:59 pm

According to www.lenovo.com, A31/p has 1GB RAM limit.

Overview ThinkPad A31/p

But I have a 1GB plus a 512MB SODIMM in my A31 (2652-D5U)

1.5MB...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:51 am
How do I baby my Z61m battery ?

Last post by Stan « Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:47 pm
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by nhawlman » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:32 pm

Somewhere I read that these batteries have a memory,
and to keep them charged fully,
or discharge them fully before charging
...or something.

Then...

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Last post by Stan
Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:47 pm
Face recognition like on Y500 on the z61t???

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:32 pm
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by MiamiC70 » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:04 pm

Face recognition like on Y500 on the z61t???
Is it possible? Any links to Lenovo software?

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:32 pm
A31 DVD Burner upgrade strange problem

Last post by sjthinkpader « Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:49 am
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by j.welter » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:25 am

Hi, its me again with some strange problem :)

Well I upgraded my A31 some years ago with a Toshiba DVD Burner (cutting out this rectangle at the...

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:49 am
Migrate to another Thinkpad

Last post by linuxcomputers « Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:19 am
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by linuxcomputers » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:45 am

I'm using the A20m to type this, I moved the hard-drive from the 570e to this for the moment. I probably need to re-install to get the graphics...

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:19 am
How do I Trash/disable Vista/Thinkpad [USERS] Crap?

Last post by mgo « Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:26 am
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by nhawlman » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:15 am

There will never be any other of my Personal Z61m Vista Business Laptop !

(1) - How do I trash the opening screen that asks for New USER information...

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:26 am
[Z61m] Any chance to use 4GB RAM?

Last post by Pepa « Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:42 am
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by Bro » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:25 am

I have installed 2x2GB Kingmax memory.
BIOS says: 4096 MB
Windows xpp says: 3GB
Yes, I've read somewhere that limit is 3GB, but the fact that puzzles...

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Last post by Pepa
Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:42 am
RAM expansion in r60

Last post by joshrob « Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:52 pm
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by joshrob » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:35 pm

I'm also thinking of maybe adding some RAM to my 9461-54G R60.

What kind of RAM chips (MHz? non-ecc? dual-channel? other stuff?) should I be...

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Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:52 pm
ibm thinkpad with blueray dvd rom

Last post by charlienyc « Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:07 pm
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by senbros » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:23 pm

hi guys
i'm looking to buy thinkpad with blueray dvd rom and at least 15 inch display with Nvidia or other graphic card other than intel..

can u...

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Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:07 pm
New R61 Config. Questions??

Last post by charlienyc « Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:38 am
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by boatdoc » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:22 pm

Sold the T23 and R40. Getting ready to buy new. Going with the R series just because I like the solid feel and want built in video. The only hold up...

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Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:38 am
A31 Fixed slow cpu clock problem

Last post by j.welter « Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:03 am
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by j.welter » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:04 pm

Hello from a forum newbie!

First of all I am overwhelmed to see that there are still so many A31 people out there! Yeah!

I have a 1.8Ghz 2652-M5G...

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Last post by j.welter
Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:03 am
Video hardware issue with Z60m…Help

Last post by makaveli559m « Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:29 pm
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by crazyz60m » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:11 pm

Hello All,
I have a Z60m that I have owned for a little over a year. My problem is my ATI X600 128M PCIe internal video device. Since I have owned I...

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Last post by makaveli559m
Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:29 pm
Speedstep on a A31p

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:57 am
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by iv76erson03 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:04 am

I was wondering how to get the speedstep working on my a31p. Intel says the CPU is supported but I'm not sure how to enable it and my CPU is always...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:57 am
R40 Ethernet Trouble

Last post by sjthinkpader « Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:33 am
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by Raine » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:46 am

Hi,
My Ethernet Port is acting up, which is making my DSL connect and disconnect quite frequently. The light that comes on when something is plugged...

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Last post by sjthinkpader
Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:33 am
Strange behaviour during start up R61i

Last post by neixetis « Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:27 pm
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by neixetis » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:09 am

Hi all. My name is Daniel, and im new here :roll:
I have the following problem with my Lenovo R61i with 2gb ram, 120gb hd, 1,5core duo(I have it...

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Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:27 pm
HDD > 80GB for R50

Last post by aaa « Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:21 pm
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by cynick » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:55 pm

Greetings:)

I have an R50 laptop, and IBM's site says 80GB is the largest drive they sell for it..

Do you think a 160GB would be supported on this...

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Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:21 pm
15% off R Series eCoupon Exp: 3/21

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15% off ThinkPad R Series eCoupon for Lenovo USA Ends 3/21 11:59 EST.

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Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:24 am
R61 New with Linux - What can't I do that I could /Windows?

Last post by wirechief « Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:04 am
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by IBMorBust » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:59 pm

I'm really taking a major step here.

I'm assuming I will be able to do most everything with Linux SUSE as loaded by Lenovo on my 14 R61 that I could...

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Last post by wirechief
Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:04 am
wifi - Atheros IBM a/b/g - radio off when iddle

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:41 am
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by kajencik » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:15 pm

Hello,
I just discovered this, for me strange, behavior of my R50p, I'm now connected to the internet through bluetooth and my cellphone, but the...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:41 am
R32 - Defective Display

Last post by ththeo « Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:59 am

by ththeo » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:59 am

I was given an older R32 which has the following problem:

On power up the display shows the IBM-Thinkpad logo clearly,
getting into the BIOS...

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Last post by ththeo
Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:59 am
Average Temperature for R40?

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:47 pm
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by ag_inspector » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:00 pm

Hello,

I inherited an R40. It is my first thinkpad, and I love it! It does get hot though. What is the normal operating temperature for this model?...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:47 pm
Some bluetooth questions

Last post by kajencik « Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:25 pm
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by ndoggfromhell » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:44 pm

I'm thinking about adding bluetooth to my r52. I can easily get to the modem card, can i just replace it with one that has bluetooth. I can't find...

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Last post by kajencik
Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:25 pm
new R52, can't wait to know more.

Last post by ndoggfromhell « Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:50 pm
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by ndoggfromhell » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:52 pm

Going to puruse the Lenovo site tonight, but wanted to ask some basic questions here on the forum.

I got the laptop for $100.00 from a computer...

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Last post by ndoggfromhell
Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:50 pm
R31? It would be my first IBM notebook

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:30 pm
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by rlkleijn » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:53 am

I have the possibility to buy a Thinkpad R31, second hand.
A few weeks ago I had to buy a notebook very quickly as my brand new desktop had to go...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:30 pm
ThinkPad R40 huge problems -power on password

Last post by egibbs « Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:12 am
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by ThinkPad R » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:44 pm

Hello, I've developed a series of serious problems with ThinkPad R40

It all began today morning when I typed the power on password correctly many...

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Last post by egibbs
Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:12 am
Formating a R40 from a Corporation

Last post by JaneL « Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:58 pm
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by jameslaur » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:09 pm

Hey guys, I just bought a R40 Thinkpad on eBay... come to find out that it was not formatted, and is locked by a corporation (is asking for a NT...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:58 pm
A31 Display Adapter Repeats Display

Last post by fuzzypup « Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:32 pm
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by fuzzypup » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:33 pm

An A31 2652-M3U with 15 SXGA screen shows the display and part of a second display with a 2 inch blank space between the two. Each has a curser...

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Last post by fuzzypup
Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:32 pm
restore questions

Last post by phool@round « Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:56 pm
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by allan » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:04 pm

I'm having a few problems and am considering a restore:

Super pi has gone from 30.5 sec to 57 sec;

I keep getting a small popup window on my...

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Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:56 pm
DC socket replacement

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:23 am
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by leon_heller » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:34 am

I tried searching for this but couldn't find anything relevant.

I need to replace the DC jack on my R40e. I have a replacement but I can't find any...

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Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:23 am
R30 sound problem

Last post by sentosa « Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:16 am
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by sentosa » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:04 am

The other day i was playing a utoob clip of a jet and it was up high on volume on My thinkpad R30. Suddenly the sound froze and whent into some sort...

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Last post by sentosa
Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:16 am
Ibm A21M problem

Last post by teck_man45 « Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:18 pm
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by teck_man45 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:46 pm

Hi,
I have a IBm A21M 2628-GTU, 800 MHz. When I power it on, I get 3beeps-3beeps-1beep. The unit stays on, fan works, shows all lights and the...

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:18 pm
R60e problem with Cpu SpeedStep

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:28 pm
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by Van GORRE » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:32 pm

Hello everyone
When battery is installed in the laptop, processor work at 10x167 = 1.66 GHz and SpeedStep work, because change to 6x167 = ~1.00 GHz,...

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:28 pm
R51 1831-TU2 Upgrade Options

Last post by underclocker « Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:58 pm
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by gmiker » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:13 pm

My son has an R51 1831-TU2 and I was wondering the following:

Where should I look to find CPU and HDD upgrades?

How complex is the upgrade?

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:58 pm
Memory Issues

Last post by sjthinkpader « Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:53 pm
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by c1eddy » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:20 am

Hi. I'm new here. Glad I found ya!
Picked up an A21e (Celeron model) off of eBay for a wunerful price. It had only 128mb of memory. Added 128mb more....

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Last post by sjthinkpader
Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:53 pm
Something special about the Z series?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:43 pm
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by JonathanGennick » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:10 am

Is there something special about the Z61t model that makes it better, or more desirable somehow than the current T series? I've been noticing a...

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:43 pm
Help-fried motherboard?

Last post by sjthinkpader « Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:07 am
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by sowana » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:42 am

I have an Thinkpad R-40 2723 from about 2002. It got some water spilled on it and has fizzled. It can't boot, although one can see the data in the...

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Last post by sjthinkpader
Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:07 am
Hard Drive Cloning

Last post by grumpee « Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:59 am
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by geo123 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:32 pm

Hi

I have a R50-1836

I did a search and could not find anything. so...

I bought a WD 160gb 5400 harddrive to upgrade my 40gb HD and after cloning,...

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Last post by grumpee
Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:59 am
A31 LCD swap question

Last post by sjthinkpader « Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:04 pm
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by Deb Suran » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:57 am

Hi Folks, I have a question for y'all. I have a working A31 2652-P5U with a failing backlight (pink screen when you turn it on), and I have a couple...

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Last post by sjthinkpader
Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:04 pm
R50p and HTS541616J9AT00

Last post by Did « Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:47 am
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by Did » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:11 am

Hello!
Is this hitachi HDD (HTS541616J9AT00) will work on my R50p (18322AG). Thank You!

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Last post by Did
Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:47 am
z61t Freezing Problem

Last post by billp117 « Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:13 am
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by UNCrules2187 » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:05 pm

Hey all,

This problem just started happening last night, but now without fail it's happened everytime since yesterday. If I have my z61t on A/C...

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Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:13 am
15% off R Series eCoupon Ends 3/17

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by ecoupons » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:51 am

15% off ThinkPad R Series for Lenovo USA Ends 3/17 11:59 EST.

Stackable with up to 25% off Lucky Sale.

Exclusive 4% Cashback for eCoupons.com...

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Last post by ecoupons
Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:51 am
Restore ThinkPad A31

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:55 am
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by sunilmathew » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:29 am

How to restore an A31 laptop to factory settings..Please Help

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:55 am
R50e external screen max resolution?

Last post by phool@round « Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:39 pm
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by hetz » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:18 pm

Hi,

A friend of mine owns a thinkpad R50E with the Intel chipset for graphics.

I'm considering to buy her a present - a 20 wide screen monitor with...

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Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:39 pm

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