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how long until the replacement arrives?

Last post by ryengineer « Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:35 pm
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by xzjn9p » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:11 pm

sorry for the bump but my z60t just had this failure. Lenovo is replacing via their automated applet thing linked above. Question is how long until...

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Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:35 pm
R60 light/high fan noise

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by snessiram » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:16 pm

I sometimes hear a very light and high tone coming from my thinkpad R60 possibly caused by the fan (which doesn't run really hard or something, more...

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Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:16 pm
R52 with Pentium-M 715 doesnt work! please help!

Last post by BachManiac « Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:31 am
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by BachManiac » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:03 pm

Hi!

I have a Thinkpad R52 with a Celeron 370 Processor (1,5 GHZ) and changed it to a Pentium-M 715 (Dothan 1,5 GHZ):

But it makes problems.

In...

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Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:31 am
R61i drivers missing after XP "downgrade"

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by federal102 » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:44 pm

I recently purchased a new R61i with Vista. After being thoroughly frustrated with the speed of the machine, I formatted the hard drive and installed...

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Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:11 am
New A31p user needs help

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:53 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:45 pm

I just received a second-handed A31p. It's like a tank compared to my T43. I really like its design despite the all plastic finish (even the bottom)....

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Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:53 pm
a question about buying...

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by ranchmom5 » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:15 pm

I am not sure this is the right place to post this, but it is the only forum I am familiar with and I know my forum friends come here. Moderators...

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Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:29 pm
Replacement LCD for A31

Last post by schen « Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:37 pm
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by faberryman » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:41 pm

I have an A31 with a 14.1 XGA Hitachi LCD which needs to be replaced. It has a bad backlight and I'm not up to replacing the CCFL. Are the following...

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Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:37 pm
My Z61t refuses go to sleep mode

Last post by Skywing « Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:42 pm
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by Diehard » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:55 pm

Hello everyone!

I just bought an used Z61t. Its original OS was XP Pro, but has been ungraded to Vista Ultimate. I have some problem with it now...

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Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:42 pm
R61 battery / power issue on multiple units

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by jmcguire » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:22 pm

Hello all,

I'm having an issue with new R61's and the laptop losing all power after being off for a while. I deployed about 6 new ones at work to...

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Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:22 pm
What is an Z61s ???

Last post by andyP « Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:11 pm
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by Kinne » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:02 am

Hi,

I recently found a Z61s:

ThinkPad Z61s, Core2Duo 1.6GHz (4 MB), FSB 800MHz, RAM 1GB, HD60 GB LAN 802.11g, Gig EN, Modem, 1394, Vista, TFT 12.1...

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Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:11 pm
Will My Current LCD Cable Work (15" A31)

Last post by jrv331 « Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:18 am
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by jrv331 » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:30 pm

I have an A31 2652-C4U that has a 15in XGA screen, I bought an A31 2652-M3U thats missing a lcd. According to the IBM site this system has a 15in...

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Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:18 am
DVD - region lock?

Last post by TheFlyer « Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:28 am
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by kartak.mahino » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:04 pm

When I bought my A series 4 years ago, it had a restriciton of being able to change the region code for upto 5 DVD plays. After that it will become...

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Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:28 am
built in wifi maxing out cpu

Last post by jobooth321 « Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:50 pm
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by jobooth321 » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:11 am

I've been searching through the forums and have seen that a few others have had problems with the built in wifi on the Z series machines maxing out...

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Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:50 pm
using XP Recovery Console

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by markspraggins » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:21 pm

Sorry if this has already been asked - I can't find it anywhere. I have been getting BSOD on ndis.sys when using my wireless NIC. In trying to...

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Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:14 pm
R51 - Flexview screen questions

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by ymemuser » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:06 pm

What is brightness/angles/contrast/gloss-matte and resolution for 15'' flexview screen? Thanks

Note from Moderator: Duplicate question.

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Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:06 pm
R&R serious problem!

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:28 pm
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by mnezor » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:48 am

Hello community !

I got a serious problem over here.
I wanted to recovery the system to the factory state.
I press the thinvantage button on boot...

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Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:28 pm
R40 Video Problem

Last post by phool@round « Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:00 pm
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by mortodifame » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:39 am

Hi All,

Great forums! This is my first post.

I've had thinkpads for the last 10 years or so. My main machine, an R40, just developed a video...

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Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:00 pm
A31 gets 250GB PATA Drive from Western Digital, Problems...

Last post by jrv331 « Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:56 am
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by sausage888 » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:09 am

I am still pushing my A31's to the limit. The latest is upgrading my 100GB Hitatchi 5400RPM hard drive right up to a 250GB Western Digital 5400RPM,...

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Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:56 am
R61i Bluetooth/Fn key problem

Last post by poweragemk « Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:50 am
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by poweragemk » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:33 am

Hi all,
Have an R61i 8932-AEG that I wiped from factory default for language change reasons. Have installed all the relevant packages, or at least I...

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Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:50 am
R50e screen blob

Last post by ryengineer « Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:20 am
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by yakyak » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:42 am

Hello,

New here, tried to search for the answer first but couldn’t find anything quite like this...

Not sure how this has happened, but my R50e...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:20 am
Access Connections problem

Last post by jobooth321 « Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:03 pm
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by tom_kladno » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:31 pm

Hi,

I bought Z60m over one year ago and I was really happy, everythink was perfect. I work in three different wi-fi networks, two of them have...

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Last post by jobooth321
Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:03 pm
a couple thinkpad r31 upgrade questions

Last post by awong « Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:58 pm
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by awong » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:53 pm

I recently purchased a thinkpad r31 on ebay for a good price. So far I like using it and linux works great on it. But I have a few questions about my...

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Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:58 pm
A21m hard-drive

Last post by andyP « Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:42 am
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by tumanov » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:06 am

Hello!

Can anyone tell me, please, what is maximum size of hard-drive to be installed in Thinkpad A21m?

Thanks in advance!

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Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:42 am
A3X wireless report

Last post by RWDPLZ « Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:29 pm

by RWDPLZ » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:29 pm

I thought I'd post this for anyone looking to upgrade their A3X internal wireless, so they can save some time and money.

Back on August 14th I...

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Last post by RWDPLZ
Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:29 pm
Has anyone done any mobo level hardware troubleshooting?

Last post by perls « Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:59 pm
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by perls » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:40 pm

Howdy All--

I've got a troublesome A21m. Works like a champ on it battery, but shuts down when the AC supply is plugged in.

I wonder if anyone has...

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Last post by perls
Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:59 pm
A31 Gets New CPU, but "Fries" LCD

Last post by RWDPLZ « Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:04 pm
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by sausage888 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:09 pm

I had been inspired by the tales of upgrading CPU's in A31's here on this forum, so I decided to give it a try. My A31 to be upgraded is a 2652-X7X...

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Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:04 pm
A31 XP Version??

Last post by fuzzypup « Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:31 am
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by Axemonkey » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:29 pm

I recently purchased an IBM Thinkpad A31 .. unfortunately it did not come with its recovery cd.. but it has a valid Windows Product Key on the bottom...

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Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:31 am
A31: Help with Recovering/Reinstalling Windows XP

Last post by crg7 « Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:55 am
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by crg7 » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:57 am

Hello:

for A31 (2652-D3U)
After almost 5 years of no problems, got hit with a rootkit. I can login and then everything freezes. Advised to reformat...

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Last post by crg7
Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:55 am
How to remove parts of Thinkvantage

Last post by ryengineer « Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:56 pm
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by GhostriderTx » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:11 pm

I have purchased a new R60e for my parents but I am providing remote technical support from a different state. I would like to remove some the...

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:56 pm
new hard drive in ultrabay

Last post by andyP « Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:28 pm
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by markspraggins » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:11 pm

My Z61 (complete with gremlins!) has a Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 100Gb as standard. I have bought an ultrabay hard drive adaptor and a Hitachi 7K200...

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:28 pm
R51 Screen Problems & Recovery Help

Last post by umbertosuave « Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:50 pm
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by umbertosuave » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:22 pm

Hi. Brand new here. Seems like lots of knowledge floating around. :D

So here is my situation. I was given a R51 1836-BBU the other day that has some...

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:50 pm
10% off ThinkPad R Series Coupon Ends 10/11

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Save an additional 10% off on ThinkPad R Series notebooks from Lenovo. Ends 10/11 11:59PM EST

More coupon details at

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Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:52 am
R50e. Help loading game

Last post by sco1984 « Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:55 pm
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by sivadlliw » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:29 pm

Hi, this is my first post so hope its in the right place.

I recently purchased Counterstrike along with a load of other games from a program called...

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Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:55 pm
Will a 533mhz Mobile P4 replace a NW 400mhz Celeron P4 ?

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:06 pm
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by vme2mopars » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:16 am

I've got G40 that I don't use much anymore, and a dead G41.

The dead G41 has a 533mhz FSB Mobile Pentium 4 that runs at 3.2ghz.

The working G40...

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Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:06 pm
R50p QXGA issue

Last post by pictux « Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:55 am
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by flak-spammer » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:38 am

I tried to upgrade my R50p to a QXGA screen, however it doesn't seem the inverter is providing any power. I know the screen backlight works as I've...

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Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:55 am
R50p inverter

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by pictux » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:12 am

Hi all.
I own a r50p 1832-22g.
About one week ago, display start flickering, and yesterday start a black age ...
I smell also something burned....

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Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:08 am
Can I just swap cables?

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by njdjh2o » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:51 pm

I have a A22m type 2628-AH1, the LCD cable/harness is not like the one I the others3 A22m I have. This one have 4 branches:

1. LCD Screen
2. Light...

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Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:51 pm
A22M ThinkPad dies Immediately once AC pwer is turned off

Last post by TonyV « Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:03 pm
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by TonyV » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:41 pm

Brand new battery was installed and after 2 hours it was fully charged.
Green Battery Light lit.

Problem is as soon I unplug the AC adpater the...

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Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:03 pm
ram issue 1836-QQU

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:52 pm
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by ringdingbing » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:45 pm

Laptop only recognizes 1gb of ram when there is 1.5 gb of ram. in the bios

upgraded / downgraded the bios to every version possible

tested...

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Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:52 pm
DPCs/Hardware Interrupts Slowing Performance

Last post by carends « Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:56 pm

by carends » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:56 pm

Hello!

I've had my ThinkPad for about a year, but only recently have I suffered a succession of hardware interrupt & DPC spikes. These consume about...

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Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:56 pm
What's my R60 worth these days?

Last post by pianowizard « Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:42 am
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by snessiram » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:47 pm

So I was wondering... what would my R60 be worth if I sell it today ?

ThinkPad R60 9461-54G

Original description: T2400(1.83GHz), 512MB RAM, 80GB...

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Last post by pianowizard
Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:42 am
[r60] aren't the temperatures to high?

Last post by joshrob « Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:32 am
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by joshrob » Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:04 pm

Hi,

Could anyone familiar with the topic of overheating look at the link:

screen was taken on R60, set on the default maximum performance power...

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Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:32 am
a31p turns on and does nothing else

Last post by RWDPLZ « Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:49 pm
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by EvilH » Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:11 pm

I have an a31p someone recycled. it turns on and the little z symbol lights but it does nothing else. No post beeps, no video nothing. thought it was...

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Last post by RWDPLZ
Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:49 pm
Power Cable

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:11 pm
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by ZaZ » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:39 pm

I lost the power cable, just the part that goes from the adapter to the socket, I wondered if anyone knew where to get one? Thanks for any help.

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:11 pm
A22e monitor issue

Last post by schen « Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:42 pm
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by charlesayer » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:28 pm

Okay, I unplugged what I think is the video card (Intel Pro Adapter?) and plugged it back in, now my screen has shrunk up into the left corner of the...

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Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:42 pm
R50e not charging battery when plugged in

Last post by phool@round « Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:32 am
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by Jonhinch » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:54 am

Hi,

My scout group bought 8 R50e's sometime back and one of them is now playing up. It does seem to want to charge the battery. If I look at Battery...

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Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:32 am
R51 LCD question

Last post by phool@round « Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:48 pm
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by Audiofight » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:48 am

Alright. I have been searching for weeks before coming across this forum.

I have a R51 w/ 14 LCD. The LCD got cracked and now displays a vertical...

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Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:48 pm
A22m CPU not running @ rated speed

Last post by phool@round « Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:15 pm
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by TonyV » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:53 pm

First of all I like to say Hi all, first timer here. :beer:

I've got a A22m, P3 1Gmhz, 512mb, DVD, XP sp2. No Battery (new one in the mail)

My...

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Last post by phool@round
Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:15 pm
Dead G41, No Lights, No Beeps, Nada...

Last post by vme2mopars « Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:03 pm
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by vme2mopars » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:34 pm

Yes, I did a search on this before I posted. I also read all neccessary pre-posting faqs, and any faqs that seemed pertinent to my situation.

Here's...

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Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:03 pm
Great deal on 7-cell batteries

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by kingweb » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:47 am

Hi guys, I thought I would share this. I just bought 2 from this auction. I used the best offer feature and he accepted a price of $95/each.

Link...

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Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:13 am

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