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Question about upgrading CPU

Last post by dr_st « Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:33 pm
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by proaudioguy » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:06 pm

I have an A31, 1.6GHz. I have read here that I might be able to put up to a 2.6GHz in that machine but this ad on ebay says that the motherboard only...

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Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:33 pm
Fingerprint Question

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by rajm » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:10 pm

Hey, I was wondering if it is possible to use the fingerprint scanner to input passwords for things like my GMail account (www.gmail.com) and even my...

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Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:17 am
R50p: can I upgrate the CPU to a Centrino 755 (SL7EM)

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by gdaquila » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:46 am

Hi,
I have a r50p with a Banias CPU 1.6. mPGA-479M.
Can I upgrade to a Dothan 2.0 CPU 755 400 Mhz (SL7EM)?
Anyone did this?
Thank you

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Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:46 am
A22m Fan Problems

Last post by ryan42 « Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:39 pm
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by ryan42 » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:12 pm

Hello. I am working on a friend's ThinkPad A22m. When you first turn on the computer the fan runs slow but turns off when Windows XP begins to load....

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Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:39 pm
mouse too sensitive

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by pschoggens » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:16 am

Hi again,

Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse or do I just have a learning curve I need to get over?

When I go Start/then scrol...

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Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:22 pm
A22M

Last post by Korpz « Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:12 pm
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by Korpz » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:31 pm

I looked through all of the posts, as I didn't want to repeat this if it was in here. I bought a A22M, type 2628, model R2U. It has some type of...

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Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:12 pm
cd drive (itself) stuck in drive bay

Last post by BeemerBiker « Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:47 am
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by BeemerBiker » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:21 pm

For some reason, I cannot remove my cd drive on one of my A20Ms.
There is a small release under the drive and normally I slide it to cause the pull...

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Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:47 am
Enable/Disable Startup Items!

Last post by Kyocera « Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:52 pm
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by Rower » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:25 am

What should i enable/disable in the startup items, so that it will be faster in boot up? there are lots of IBM programs. Thanks in advance

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:52 pm
R50 Bluetooth Problems

Last post by ILoveBFLO « Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:38 pm
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by ILoveBFLO » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:09 am

So I made the leap and purchased the BMDC200 (91P7315) for my R50. I purchased the Hitachi Bluetooth antenna and plugged it into the card. After...

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:38 pm
no microphone...what to do?

Last post by dr_st « Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:58 am
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by LizZ60t » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:21 pm

Hi,
Just got my z60t today and i'm really disappointed b/c it doesn't have a built in microphone. I just assumed it did since it had all of the other...

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:58 am
Can't Get Linux on my r40?

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by NavyPilot21 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:35 pm

Hi All, Here is my dilemma!

About a year ago I purchased Suse 9.2 becasue I loved 8.0 on my old desktop(RIP) so I decided to install it on my...

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:25 pm
A20M DVD's: Dual Layer DVD+R capable?

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by BeemerBiker » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:47 pm

I have two A20M, one with DVD/CDRW the other just DVD. I had to upgrade the firmware before the CDRW one would read DVD+R (single layer). I looked up...

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Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:47 pm
r40 bluetooth daughter card

Last post by krazykritter « Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:46 pm
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by puloxor » Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:46 pm

Will any bluetooth card with an r40? (2681-57u). I know there is the official part (IBM FRU PN: 26P8396, 91P7259, 91P7315), but there are many other...

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Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:46 pm
PLS HELP! JUST UPGRADE FROM 40GB 4200RPM TO 80GB 5400RPM

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by Rower » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:30 pm

just bought new seagate ST98823A 80gb hdd for my R50E but the problem is i cant make it work bec no operating system. my R50E OS is preinstalled. how...

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Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:10 pm
Format new drive in Ultrabay caddy before cloning?

Last post by Chiana « Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:48 am
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by fredstev » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:31 pm

I've been following every thread I can find about cloning the windows xp operating system and the hidden IBM partition onto a new drive in a Ultrabay...

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Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:48 am
r52 harddisk working in PIO mode

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by thephenom » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:48 pm

i just bought an R52 last week. despite running on a 1.8ghz processor, the machine was running very slowly. on further investigation, i found out...

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Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:34 am
Z60M

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by godthisblows » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:33 pm

I have a quick question. Is there a Z60m that has a dedicated video card, the 1280 maxbrite screen AND windows XP professional? I've tried to find it...

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:35 pm
Partitioning R52 hdd?

Last post by R32 « Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:03 pm
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by blue_harvester » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:20 pm

Is it possible to split the hdd of my new R52 into say C:, D:, E: etc? At the minute there is only one huge partition, the C: drive!

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:03 pm
R52 on Newegg -good deal?

Last post by wolfman « Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:06 pm
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by velvetsteele » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:12 pm

There is an R52 on new egg with following specs:

ThinkPad
Model R52
Part# 18494WU
General
Operating System Windows XP Professional
CPU Type 1 x...

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Last post by wolfman
Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:06 pm
G40 restore cd

Last post by BeemerBiker « Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:50 pm
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by BeemerBiker » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:50 pm

I have a G40 with a new hard drive and I cannot find a restore disk. Maybe there isnt one. I have a valid product key.

Obviously (??) I cannot use a...

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:50 pm
Reinstall Recordnow

Last post by R32 « Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:37 am
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by wozmac » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:36 am

Hi,

I have a R50p XP Pro.

I uninstalled the IBM recordnow software some time ago and want to reinstall it.

I can not remember getting any disks to...

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Last post by R32
Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:37 am
Will someone post pictures of the WWAN antenna on the z60m?

Last post by a31pguy « Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:22 pm

by a31pguy » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:22 pm

Still putting mine together and I still don't know if I have all the parts.

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:22 pm
Z60m - received mine today :-)

Last post by own6volvos « Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:03 pm
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by Chuck » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:54 am

Hi,

ordered the machine yesterday 2pm, had it in my hands this morning. That was quick...

It's a z60m with 100GB hdd, 15.4 1680x1050, 1GB Ram,...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:03 pm
R50p: CPU upgrade

Last post by gdaquila « Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:44 am
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by gdaquila » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:24 pm

Hi all,
I have an r50p (model 18322AG) and I would upgrade CPU.
Currently the notebook mount a BANIAS centrino 1600. The notebook chipset is Intel...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:44 am
wireless help needed....Poooleezzzze

Last post by GoofyG28 « Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:08 am
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by pschoggens » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:43 am

Hi,

Have never been wireless before other than the entertainment of watching my step daughter spend 3 days setting up a wireless router on my cable...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:08 am
Spill Resistant keyboard

Last post by ericssonboi « Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:24 pm
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by ericssonboi » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:33 pm

Does the Z60T have a spill resistant keyboard?
Can't find any info anywhere..

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Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:24 pm
A31 USB Power

Last post by rnfolsom « Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:42 pm
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by rnfolsom » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:43 am

My wife has a desktop computer replacement IBM Thinkpad A31-C4U-2652 (which which she is delighted) running Win2k Sp4 (which provides USB 2.0...

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Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:42 pm
Do all Z series have the EVDO antenna on the side?

Last post by K. Eng « Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:20 pm
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by K. Eng » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:52 am

If one orders a Z series model that does not have WWAN built in, is the antenna on the side of the display still there?

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Last post by K. Eng
Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:20 pm
Help! It Freezes

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 pm
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by naryb69 » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:29 pm

have an A20m and it freezes on start up. I get the black screen with the Thinkpad logo with hit F1 for... and then it stops.

1. No sound other than...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 pm
standby vs hibernate

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:27 pm
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by zahir » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:49 am

I often find myself leaving the laptop alone for a bit, esp if i'm at the office or need to take a call or something... at this time, when i'm not...

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:27 pm
How to have the Verizon EVDO off at startup?

Last post by dmylrea « Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:46 am
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by dmylrea » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:45 pm

I've noticed that the WWAN radio comes on automatically everytime I boot up or come out of standby (even if it was off going INTO standby) on my...

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Last post by dmylrea
Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:46 am
R32 Product Recovery Problem

Last post by R32 « Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 am
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by R32 » Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:41 pm

Any one knows how to enable the product recovery of R32? It is enable in the bios but it won't diplay on start-up as it did before.Any help???

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Last post by R32
Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 am
z60m audio

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:42 am
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by sandy_395 » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:26 am

hi people,
I have just bought a z60m, but the sound on my speakers is not even audible at 2 metres range? i have kept the system audio high, as well...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:42 am
Problems with internal speakers and body flex on A21p

Last post by Mashu « Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:50 am

by Mashu » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:50 am

I have a fairly old A21p, with a PIII 850. It's been a great system, and has lasted through a lot. On its 3rd hard drive and soon its second battery,...

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Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:50 am
Anyone know if a ThinkPad R60 will be available soon?

Last post by FRiC « Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:53 pm
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by K. Eng » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:56 pm

Just wondering... the current T60s are a bit pricy... does anyone know if any R series alternatives are in the works? :D

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:53 pm
refurbished R40 - should I buy??

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:26 pm
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by tplover » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:47 am

Hi - New here. Gotta replace my 1997 TP 380Z.

In your opinion(s), is a factory refurbished IBM TP R40 worth $685?

A local dealer got a load of...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:26 pm
Battery Life Maximizing...

Last post by zahir « Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:15 pm
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by zahir » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:42 pm

Hey any tips on maximizing battery life?
My R51 runs a 1.3 celeron M,
512 ram
40 gb hdd
dvd combo
inbuilt wifi
14.1 screen...

I use the following...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:15 pm
HELP - Need to replace HDD, can I clone old HDD?

Last post by dorin « Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:44 am
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by CyberDude » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:38 am

I need to replace my failing HDD but the service guy says he cannot clone the old HDD because Windows will not allow it. Is this true? I really don't...

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Last post by dorin
Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:44 am
Thinkpad R50 distrubing fan noise / fan howling

Last post by redchair « Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:39 am
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by lophiomys » Mon May 17, 2004 4:26 am
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Recently I bought a Thinkpad R50 in Germany.
TJ07RGE, Model No. 1829 7RG, Made in China.

When the fan us running, it produces a very
distrubing fan...
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Last post by redchair
Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:39 am
system tray icons missing on r62

Last post by zahir « Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:08 am

by zahir » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:08 am

My windows was working fine but all of a suddent, system tray icons barring a few have gone missing.... its weird cuz i've kept them as always show...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:08 am
Shortcut for switching off wireless on R51

Last post by zahir « Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:05 am
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by zahir » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:38 pm

HI,
I have an IBM R51.... I've heard that switching off the wireless when not using the wifi network saves battery life... is that true? I tried...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:05 am
Question on Z60M

Last post by snife « Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:37 am
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by DataAve » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:44 am

I have done a full virgin back up image, but what Z60M ThinkPad files do I need to back up in case of a problem?

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Last post by snife
Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:37 am
A31 icon mystery

Last post by rnfolsom « Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:01 pm
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by rnfolsom » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:38 pm

On my wife's new-to-her (and me) Thinkpad A31, there is a row of system status icons just to the left of the power on/off button. Left to right,...

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Last post by rnfolsom
Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:01 pm
No Sound from DVD

Last post by FrankM « Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:39 pm
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by FrankM » Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:33 am

I purchased an LG GWA 4082N DVD/CD burner for my A30, (2652-13) running XP Pro and I can't get any audio while playing a DVD. I can get audio from a...

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Last post by FrankM
Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:39 pm
how to keep secret partition

Last post by smugiri « Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:14 pm
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by bluegirl » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:31 pm

Hey

i want to install ubuntu but keep retain the secret partition on my r40 in case i dont like it. I dont have the recovery disks or anything so...

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Last post by smugiri
Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:14 pm
A31 Model differences

Last post by schen « Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:09 pm
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by rnfolsom » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:56 pm

After browsing the IBM website at

I have four questions:

1) For desktop use, I am looking for a used A31 with a Mobile Pentium 4 processor.
What...

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Last post by schen
Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:09 pm
Which Thinkpad would you get?

Last post by own6volvos « Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:01 am
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by online_mn » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:22 am

Which Thinkpad would you get? :?

Z60m 2529-EAU Silver Pentium M 760 2.00 1GB 15.4 WSXGA+ X600 100 DVD±RW Intel 11a/b/g None Blue Finger PM 9 XP Pro...

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Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:01 am
Turning off Diskeeper on z60m

Last post by ibmdell « Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:33 pm
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by ibmdell » Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:58 am

Can someone tell me how to turn off Diskeeper? It doesn't show it's in the startup folder, no option to turn off inside the program so it doesn't...

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Last post by ibmdell
Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:33 pm
screen shuts off too ofter in 1 second intervals

Last post by ekdya « Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:30 pm

by ekdya » Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:30 pm

Hi

Something very strange happening with my IBM Thinkpad A31, the screen shuts off “turns to black” every second unless I keep moving the mouse or...

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Last post by ekdya
Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:30 pm
R51e anyone?

Last post by FRiC « Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:16 pm

by FRiC » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:16 pm

Can someone here post a review of the R51e, or point me to a review elsewhere? I can't seem to find a review anywhere, and the ATI RC410MD (X200)...

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Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:16 pm

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