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Thinkpad Z61M T2300 @ 1.66GhZ ID:9450

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:53 am
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by vinjeti » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:22 pm

Hi,

I have a thinkpad with the following configuration.
Thinkpad Z61m T2300 @ 1.66GhZ
Memory: 3 GB
ID:9450
Running Windows 7 professional
System...

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Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:53 am
R52 and PATA SSD will BSOD or not be seen at all

Last post by sodapopdima « Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:00 am

by sodapopdima » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:00 am

I have a BIOS modded no 2010 BIOS by TTAV which lets me place just about any HDD in the laptop.

Recently I purchased a Transcend TS64GPSD320 PATA...

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Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:00 am
R51 sleep awake via external keyboard or mouse?

Last post by Vectorz « Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:57 pm

by Vectorz » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:57 pm

I have my R51 in a dock and I'm using external PS/2 keyboard and mouse which allow me to put the system to 'sleep' in Windows XP via the sleep button...

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Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:57 pm
R51 Blank Screen--Cant Boot Up

Last post by hlyh1230 « Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:23 pm
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by hlyh1230 » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:46 am

my r51 machine used to be nt functional few days ago....when i try to boot it up,only battery icon light up,cpu fan does operate.....
i tried...

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Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:23 pm
r50e bluetooth

Last post by MikeHatz « Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:38 pm
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by mastermiaow » Wed Aug 17, 2011 5:16 pm

Is it possible to install bluetooth on my thinkpad r50e??

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Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:38 pm
Z61P with an awful screen

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:38 am
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by mnowell69 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:07 pm

ok, so i got a z61p from my friend who said it was okay . The screen has various shadowy spots on it, that you only see when the background is white,...

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Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:38 am
R60 - type 9455 - strange beep error code

Last post by JosipMiller « Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:26 am
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by JosipMiller » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:45 am

Hello everyone

few days ago I experienced following situation with my notebook (R60, type 9455). After switching on screen is blank, LED'S for power...

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Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:26 am
Will this fit a R61 14.1WS ????

Last post by Neil « Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:41 pm
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by hoax32 » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:38 pm

here the auction:

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Last post by Neil
Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:41 pm
does Z61p support Penryn CPUs?

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:31 am
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by geos » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:36 am

hello,

is it possible to have Z61p with T9300 working? if so, does it depend on particular models or any Z61p can do this?

thanks
geos

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Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:31 am
A22P no power on

Last post by Neil « Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:28 pm
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by Indy452 » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:29 pm

My old A22p was working like a trooper one day, and the next.....nothing. When I push the power button it makes a subtle click sound that sounds like...

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Last post by Neil
Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:28 pm
ThinkPad R51 screen dead

Last post by LesNewsom « Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:45 pm
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by Bullmoose » Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:29 pm

Hi folks,

The screen on my ThinkPad R51 (type: 1836-B9U) died yesterday. I found a lot of the info here and I think I can narrow the problem to...

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Last post by LesNewsom
Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:45 pm
wrong fan sent for CPU

Last post by richk « Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:59 pm
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by Riktar » Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:48 pm

Ok this is a picture of what I have in my R51:

And this is what I was sent:

While I have no problem with the extra part that would go over...

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Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:59 pm
Z60t vs. Z60m

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:14 am
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by jronald » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:07 am

Perusing the Fleabay, Im finding Z60t's with a black plastic lid and Z60m's with the Titanium lid. Custom Frakenpads or did I missing something on...

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Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:14 am
R61i died then came back

Last post by ScottyBoy « Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:30 am
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by Indy452 » Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:29 pm

Never really had any issues to speak of with this laptop until this morning when I left my R61i on unplugged from the A/C adapter and the battery...

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Last post by ScottyBoy
Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:30 am
Thinkpad R31 power issue

Last post by thinktwice « Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:39 pm

by thinktwice » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:39 pm

Hi,

Having an R31 which had poor contact where the power supply connects, I could start it by tickling the socket and this allowed me installing the...

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Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:39 pm
R31 CPU Upgrade

Last post by thinktwice « Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:35 pm
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by gdrunk » Sat May 19, 2012 6:37 pm

When I first bought my R31 last month, it came with a 1.06GHz Celeron Mobile, and while usable I found it quite easy to hit its limits, especially...

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Last post by thinktwice
Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:35 pm
Diagnosing R61 screen problems, possibly upgrading?

Last post by CosmicSoda « Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:18 pm

by CosmicSoda » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:18 pm

I've got two problems with my R61 (CTO-7733): the lights on the inverter board besides Wi-Fi are not working, and the screen backlight is not...

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Last post by CosmicSoda
Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:18 pm
Network card problem

Last post by newtothis « Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:36 pm
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by newtothis » Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:22 pm

Hi
I bought my grandson an IBM Thinkpad laptop quite a few years ago

and it was second hand then from ebay

We have never had any trouble with it,...

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Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:36 pm
R61: Potential Issue with Transferring Over an LCD Assembly?

Last post by ScottyBoy « Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:41 pm
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by ScottyBoy » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:59 pm

Evening All,

Quick one to run past you guys and girls - I've got a mate whose primary R61 ThinkPad (M/T: 8918-5QG) has died a death on him; oddly...

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Last post by ScottyBoy
Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:41 pm
G41-2886 Onboard Wireless adapter card

Last post by ITADMIN « Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:41 am
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by ITADMIN » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:25 pm

Hello all!

First time here and I see that I will be a frequent visitor with all the IBM equipment I now have under my supervision!

I am trying to...

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Last post by ITADMIN
Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:41 am
Is it worth putting more money into an R61i?

Last post by Thinkpad Lover « Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:38 pm
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by lyansaine » Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:55 pm

So I have this R61i (7650DHU, 2GB RAM, no Ultrabay); got it in 2008 but I'm pretty sure it was already refurbished when it came my way. I just spent...

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Last post by Thinkpad Lover
Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:38 pm
Thinkpad R61 cpu upgrade

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:25 pm
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by shaneblack » Mon May 21, 2012 3:58 pm

Hello, I've been browsing the forums on cpu upgrades and reading alot, doing research and watching videos on upgrading processors. I want to put a...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:25 pm
ThinkPad Z61m no LCD, scrambled external monitor

Last post by bodi000 « Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:13 am
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by bodi000 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:47 am

Hello everyone,

New to this forum, I know that this question could have been asked before, but I have not found any answer yet...

I got this Z61m,...

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Last post by bodi000
Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:13 am
ThinkPad R51 - 2889-MA7 - screen goes black LCD + external

Last post by bodi000 « Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:45 am
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by bodi000 » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:46 am

Hello,

I have a second hand R51, which was working (I guess) fine with XP. I installed edubuntu 11.10, everything went fine.

It might be just a...

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Last post by bodi000
Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:45 am
R51E screen replacement (XGA/SXGA)

Last post by Tim82 « Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:29 pm
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by zandric » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:21 am

I have R51e with 15 XGA
I have T42 Flexview 15 sXGA screen.

Is it possible to put SXGA screen to R51E and to work with XGA resolution of that screen?

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Last post by Tim82
Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:29 pm
Blank Screen - help please!

Last post by benabel « Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:42 pm
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by benabel » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:47 am

This is a Thinkpad 2883, which I believe is an R51 machine.

When I push the start button, I hear four beeps. The screen never lights up and it stays...

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Last post by benabel
Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:42 pm
Max memory for R61i running 64-bit Linux?

Last post by lyansaine « Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:10 pm
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by lyansaine » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:01 pm

Here's one for you guys - I have an R61i that I'm refurbishing and and I'm curious about how much RAM I can throw in here. The maximum that the...

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Last post by lyansaine
Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:10 pm
What video driver do I use?

Last post by JohnD. « Thu May 31, 2012 12:24 pm
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by robla64 » Wed May 30, 2012 9:45 am

I work in a high school and have received several donated Thinkpad R60 and R61's in various states.
The machines were wiped and the OS removed, they...

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Last post by JohnD.
Thu May 31, 2012 12:24 pm
R60 hanging during beginning of OS installation

Last post by kelmaur « Tue May 29, 2012 8:31 am
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by kelmaur » Sun May 27, 2012 10:18 pm

i have an R60...type 9459-CTO and i have been trying to reinstall windows 7 on it.

i bought it second hand (w/Win 7 on it) and it worked fine until...

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Last post by kelmaur
Tue May 29, 2012 8:31 am
R51 freezes on OS

Last post by Shadenone « Sat May 26, 2012 11:40 pm
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by Shadenone » Sat May 26, 2012 5:54 pm

A friend of mine asked me to take a look at his Thinkpad R51 and I'm at a loss now. Every time the OS starts up, it freezes. Nothing works to...

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Last post by Shadenone
Sat May 26, 2012 11:40 pm
T30 to R40 processor swap

Last post by Neil « Sat May 26, 2012 1:17 pm
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by petemosss » Fri May 25, 2012 10:26 am

Will the 2.0 ghz process. Out of my donor t30 (2366-88u) mfg. 3/03 replace the 1.3 ghz out of my r40 (2722-6yu) mfg. 3/09?

Will my t30 hd boot in...

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Last post by Neil
Sat May 26, 2012 1:17 pm
Thinkpad A30 Video Drives Missing From Lenovo Site *PICS*

Last post by shaneblack « Fri May 25, 2012 6:31 pm
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by HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis » Fri May 25, 2012 5:29 pm

FWIW, Lenovo pulled the video drivers for the A30. Only the ReadMe file is available. I found the latest video drivers at a third-party site and...

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Last post by shaneblack
Fri May 25, 2012 6:31 pm
24RF08 EEPROM Location on an A30 *PIC*

Last post by HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis « Fri May 25, 2012 4:19 pm
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by HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:01 pm

I was just given a lightly used A30 by a neighbor who considered it trash because of the CRC1 error it throws on boot.

I'm aware of the sensitivity...

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Last post by HoldMyBeerAndWatchThis
Fri May 25, 2012 4:19 pm
Thinkpad R50e: Wireless card not detected in Win7

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sun May 20, 2012 10:19 am
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by gmer » Sun May 20, 2012 6:58 am

Dear all,

I have recently installed Windows 7 on a Thinkpad R50e, and I have wireless issues. I can't find appropriate drivers for the wireless...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sun May 20, 2012 10:19 am
driver issues on clean install of XP Pro on my R61 7733

Last post by repke95 « Sat May 19, 2012 10:52 pm
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by repke95 » Sat May 19, 2012 6:09 pm

Tried to use my backup recovery dics at first but ran into install errors. Next ran XP after formatting the drive which went well minus 7 or so...

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Sat May 19, 2012 10:52 pm
r40 cpu fan activity

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu May 17, 2012 10:18 pm
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by ferysery » Thu May 17, 2012 10:13 pm

hi
my r40 fan activity is like every 30 seconds it blows on full speed and for next 30 seconds it goes off.
because noise is factor here, i want to...

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Thu May 17, 2012 10:18 pm
R30 IRQ Error

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 16, 2012 5:45 pm
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by John » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:19 am

I have a TP R30 and I've been getting an IRQ error message everytime I start the PC (not restart...just after a shutdown or coming out of hibernation...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 16, 2012 5:45 pm
R51, can't eject disk drive

Last post by wkw1 « Wed May 16, 2012 10:00 am

by wkw1 » Wed May 16, 2012 10:00 am

So, I have a few optical drives (and soon a hdd) for my R51 UltraBay Enhanced bay... And it supposed to be hot swappable, right?
However, it doesn't...

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Wed May 16, 2012 10:00 am
R51 Intel SXGA+

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 15, 2012 2:54 pm
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by ryer » Tue May 15, 2012 2:19 pm

Hi there

I know that there are two polarising points of view here with some people saying it can, and others it can't. That is T43 15 SXGA+ screen...

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Tue May 15, 2012 2:54 pm
Z60t no power

Last post by mariol90 « Wed May 09, 2012 2:03 pm
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by msb0b » Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:06 pm

Got a Z60t here that is not getting any power. Symptoms are: Power LED does not light when AC adapter is connected. Power button does not turn on...

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Wed May 09, 2012 2:03 pm
ThinkPad R40 (2681-KSJ) HDD REPLACE PROBLEM

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 07, 2012 5:37 am
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by ferysery » Sun May 06, 2012 12:32 am

I BUY 2 replacement 40GB and 60gb HDD and they are Hitachi, just like the 40gig one I pulled out.
I run 4 recovery CDs and they include all...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon May 07, 2012 5:37 am
R52 trackpad loses scrolling

Last post by dklear « Fri May 04, 2012 4:23 pm

by dklear » Fri May 04, 2012 4:23 pm

Hello New guy. I hope i got this in the right place.

I have an R52 2 gig 100 G running Win7. It has developed a problem with the trackpad losing its...

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Fri May 04, 2012 4:23 pm
Upgrading an R60e

Last post by ZaZ « Fri May 04, 2012 12:04 am
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by Cowsayeveryday » Thu May 03, 2012 6:31 am

Hello there, just joined this place after purchasing my first ThinkPad (a used R60e) and falling in love with it. So instantly I started wondering if...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri May 04, 2012 12:04 am
Thinkpad a31 - new HD not recognised

Last post by jds12 « Thu May 03, 2012 12:03 pm
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by jds12 » Thu May 03, 2012 11:37 am

I have recently been getting errors on my existing hard drive so decided before it completely expired/failed I decided to replace the hard drive. I...

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Thu May 03, 2012 12:03 pm
Reasonable Price For a Deceased A31p

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed May 02, 2012 1:28 pm
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by Nycto » Wed May 02, 2012 11:21 am

So I have recently assisted my boss in purchasing a Thinkpad W500 for his son to use as a machine for programming on, playing computer games, etc. He...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed May 02, 2012 1:28 pm
R51 Battery Not Charging

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 02, 2012 9:45 am
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by kenfarquhar » Tue May 01, 2012 4:55 pm

Hi - First post!
My Thinkpad R51 battery stopped working recently after about a month of no use. I've tried a replacement AC charger and replacement...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 02, 2012 9:45 am
R51 recovery disks; CDR101 Not ready reading drive X

Last post by wkw1 « Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:26 pm
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by wkw1 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:58 pm

I burnt myself five of the R51 recovery disks, but they don't seem to work. I get an error

CDR101: Not ready reading drive X
Abort, Retry, Fail?

No...

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Last post by wkw1
Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:26 pm
Rubber "foot" on the bottom of R61 -- which adhesive to use?

Last post by Tõnis « Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:28 pm
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by Tõnis » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:18 pm

One of the little rubber feet under my R61 (one of the long ones on the palmrest side) has come loose and fallen off. Luckily, I didn't lose it. What...

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Last post by Tõnis
Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:28 pm
A30/A31 lids all the same?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:08 pm
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by Unknown_K » Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:07 pm

I got a nice A30 in today but the top lid cover is scracted up. The unit has a 15 screen and I have an A31 with a 14 screen with a dead MB. Was...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:08 pm
A31p radios upgrade

Last post by chuckenheimer « Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:58 pm
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by chuckenheimer » Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:20 pm

Years ago I upgraded my bluetooth and Wi-Fi with the most capable radios then available. During my recent rebuild of the 2653-r9u, I installed the...

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Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:58 pm

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