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Does a NEC ND-6500A fit in a A31P?

Last post by Nolonemo « Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:03 am
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by stingbandel » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:10 pm

Hi,

I am interested in getting one of those DVD dual layers burner. However, I am not sure if this will fit on my A31p.

Has anybody tried it?...

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Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:03 am
[R52] problem with "Software PowerManager"

Last post by TDEMAN « Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:18 am

by TDEMAN » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:18 am

Hello,

I have a very curious problem with the PowerManager

I cannot install this software that allways freezes at nearly 94% !

The problem seems...

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Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:18 am
optical drive for thinkpad A22e

Last post by kuo_david29 « Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:53 pm
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by napalmdog » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:13 am

hi i want to upgrade my cd-rom drive to a combo or dvd-writer driver. however ibm drives are hard to find here and are a bit pricey if i cant find...

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Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:53 pm
My R40e Can no longer Recover!!!

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by adexter007 » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:35 am

Hi.

I really, really could use somebody's help out there. It's like, I've been into a 2-week vigil already, as i watch my Thinkpad R40e dead..and...

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Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:04 pm
A31 - adding wireless and bluetooth antennae

Last post by doppelfish « Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:09 am
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by crg7 » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:51 pm

I own a Thinkpad A31 (not A31p) and would like to add wireless (802.11g) and bluetooth.
I understand that installing an internal antenna is not a...

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Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:09 am
Can replace video adapter in IBM Thinkpad ?

Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh « Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:05 pm
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by sco1984 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:47 pm

I have IBM Thinkpad R50e-1834-EQ1 laptop. I bought 2 weeks ago.
I am curious to know if it is possible to replace video graphic adapter
with ATI...

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Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh
Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:05 pm
r40e with one "loose" USB port

Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh « Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:03 pm
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by lowie » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:14 am

I own an r40e 2684. Unfortunately, the machine only has two USB ports, and they're only 1.1, so 11 mbps. That is not a real problem though, as i own...

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Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:03 pm
System board failure

Last post by d lehmann « Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:54 pm
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by didiode » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:02 am

Hi -
I have an Thinkpad R51 laptop.

I left my machine powered ON during weekend and had been out of city. There was heavy thunderstorm during that...

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Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:54 pm
A22p HD caddy and covers

Last post by MadeInJapan « Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:02 pm
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by NorthSouth PC » Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:38 am

]Hello this is my first post i am new to the fourm. I purchased some A22p's from a company. The hard drive caddies and covers were gone where can i...

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Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:02 pm
Exceptionally sluggish performance

Last post by csilveria « Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:51 pm
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by csilveria » Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:31 am

I have the ThinkPad R51 1836 BDU. When I boot up the sequence takes 5 to 8 minutes and my CPU maxed out also when I browse to a file or attempt to...

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Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:51 pm
Video Problem

Last post by Reinrev « Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:05 am
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by Reinrev » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:00 pm

Good Evening,

Today, here in France, I went to help a fellow countryman who has a Thinkpad A20P 2629 6SG. This portable has been working on an...

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Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:05 am
R&R

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by jparrot427 » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:12 am

Hello.
I just completed an R&R of my G-41, using the proper IBM app. All is well and running. The purpose of this R&R was to instal a new 40 g HD in...

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Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:12 am
Where to download R31 Recovery Cd??

Last post by naro « Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:08 am

by naro » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:08 am

hi all,

i was doing the recovery and rescue for my R31.. but i halted it halfway and it could not reinstall again cos all the files inside IBMTools...

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Last post by naro
Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:08 am
R52 review at Laptop Logic (long & in-depth)

Last post by Hellion Prime « Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:46 am
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by K. Eng » Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:18 am

The T series usually gets the most press, but Laptop Logic has done a very lengthy and detailed review of the R52.

One thing I found interesting...

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Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:46 am
R52 POWER MANAGER - THERMAL FAN CONTROL

Last post by _psy « Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:34 am
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by _psy » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:39 am

i just saw the above review of R52 and it has the util power manager whice i think is better that of R51 series ..... can i install this util on my...

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Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:34 am
Thinkpad A30 Battery

Last post by slagmi « Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:46 pm
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by Boricua65 » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:20 am

I have a quick question. Is the A30 battery a smart battery? Meaning, can I recharge the battery anytime without having to drain the battery to 4%?...

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Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:46 pm
Question about R50e- 1834-EQ1

Last post by thePCxp « Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:59 pm
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by sco1984 » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:39 am

Hello,
I have R50E-1834-EQ1 laptop which is Centrino 1.5 . I bought on 28 July 2005 ..
I just went through Regulations guide book provided with...

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Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:59 pm
How to share memroy ?

Last post by K. Eng « Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:25 pm
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by sco1984 » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:53 am

I have IBM Thinkpad R50e-1834-EQ1 model.
We can share memmory up to 64 MB for video right ? By default its
8 MB shared. I want to know how to...

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Last post by K. Eng
Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:25 pm
S-Video in for A30p

Last post by fongj « Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:42 pm
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by jcan » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:54 am

Hi,
I can't figure out how I get the s-vdieo in for A30p.
I tried to connect the PS1 thru s-video cable with A30p,
but don't know how I can get the...

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Last post by fongj
Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:42 pm
Upgrading A20M

Last post by pbrehm124 « Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:38 pm
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by pbrehm124 » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:24 am

I have an A20M I purchased new. I bought a new laptop. but want to upgrade the A20M for my daughter at college. Am I able to upgrade to Windows XP...

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Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:38 pm
Sound doesn't work on Thinkpad A20m

Last post by burnsie « Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:32 pm
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by vageetasjn » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:47 am

I have an older A20m (type 2628) here with a Celeron 500. WinXP recognized the sound card to be a Crystal SoundFusion and installed drivers for it,...

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Last post by burnsie
Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:32 pm
Hardware or Software Failure?

Last post by tpn00b « Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:12 pm
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by tpn00b » Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:24 pm

Hi,

I just got a hold of ThinkPad R31 from my cousin who hadn't used it for over a year and no longer needed it (free of course). But there is a...

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Last post by tpn00b
Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:12 pm
A31 registers as 1.19ghz instead of full 1.4 ghz plugged in

Last post by ksaisjja « Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:35 pm
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by crx00 » Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:00 am

Hello. When i right click my properties in windows the A31's cpu registers as 1.19ghz instead of the full 1.4ghz when plugged in. I thought the...

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Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:35 pm
R pride

Last post by fschwep « Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:11 am
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by r50cheapskate » Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:24 am

I'm seeing a definite leaning towards the T series on this site, but I really like my R. Is it that the more serious who would be drawn to a site...

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Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:11 am
Flash bios please help

Last post by triplemaya « Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:30 am
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by triplemaya » Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:10 pm

Hi

I have an A30p, and I need to flash the bios. The problem is that the reason I need to flash the bios is that the screen shows only garbled...

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Last post by triplemaya
Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:30 am
OK, I may have an INCOMPATIBLE drive :-(

Last post by vk60402 « Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:16 pm
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by vk60402 » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:47 pm

first, my Thinkpad Model is 2681-CU1, not 2691.

secondly, I think that the Samsung drive may be incompatible with my system. It is rated 5V dc. 0.7A...

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Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:16 pm
Upgrading but dont know motherboard Please Help!

Last post by chalrie_hng « Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:50 pm
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by fonzy » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:03 pm

I'm trying to upgrade my A20m but I dont know what FSB and processor, and chips it supports, could someone help me?

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Last post by chalrie_hng
Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:50 pm
Swap Security Chip on R-32?

Last post by slagmi « Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:30 pm
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by slagmi » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:29 am

Okay, so I just repaired an out of warranty R-32. The user's hardcore Firefox , so he was willing to save a couple of bucks and get a planar without...

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Last post by slagmi
Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:30 pm
Software Instaler (v 3.13.0507) crashes

Last post by pphilipko « Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:56 pm
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by Did » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:46 am

Hi. My Software Instaler (v 3.13.0507) crashes when I'm trying to chek for updates. The problem module is tpmd1iwi.xml . When I open Log event I...

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Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:56 pm
plz help ! which bay has my R40/e ? 2684-L9G

Last post by lowie « Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:11 am
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by svenwurmsdobler » Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:10 am

Hello,
since I have great trouble, finding Information about the r40/e series on the ibm-page I'd really need a hint of some pro or more experienced...

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Last post by lowie
Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:11 am
R series keyboards

Last post by lowie « Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:51 am
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by HamTard » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:34 pm

How does the R5x keyboard compare to the 3 T4x keyboards? Do they use the same keyboard, or are they different?

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Last post by lowie
Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:51 am
Intake hole for Cooling Location on r50

Last post by billboelk « Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:34 pm

by billboelk » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:34 pm

Where is the intake for the cooling fan on an r50? Is it on the side or bottom. A picture of the bottom would be really handy if anyone would be...

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Last post by billboelk
Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:34 pm
Replace Celeron M CPU with Pentium M (Banias) CPU on R50e

Last post by antonyip « Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:41 pm

by antonyip » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:41 pm

Hi All,

I have a R40 thinkpad with the system board is diagnosed to be faulty and need replacement. The quotation I received from IBM is $1200 (AU)....

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Last post by antonyip
Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:41 pm
R51 BSOD on idle: Blue Screen IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Last post by JHEM « Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:29 am
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by lophiomys » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:05 am

I've encountered this 0xA BSOD twice now
while my thinkpad was ildling on my desk, myself working on a work pc besides.

the error message tells me...

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Last post by JHEM
Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:29 am
ThinkPad A20m HDD / Setup password.

Last post by BlackkMage « Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:38 am
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by BlackkMage » Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:21 pm

Does anyone know of a way to remove the Hard drive password, or the BIOS setup password on this model?

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Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:38 am
a20m hinge repair

Last post by JHEM « Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:14 pm
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by dara_a2 » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:52 am

recently acquired a used thinkpad a20m, only thing wrong with it is the hinge is sort of broken. i'm unsure how to approach fixing it. here are some...

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Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:14 pm
G40 hard disk overheating

Last post by hoffman « Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:59 am
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by hoffman » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:09 pm

I have a G40 (2384-33U) with a Hitachi DK23EA-40B hard drive. In the
last couple of days, my SMART monitoring software, HDDLife, has warned
me that...

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Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:59 am
HDD Upgrade

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by Arthemys » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:16 am

Considering a larger hard drive in my R51 because I run Linux and Windows and several virtual machines under Linux. If I were to upgrade, what's...

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Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:16 am
Recycle old batteries?

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by ksaisjja » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:15 pm

Hello all,

So I bought my first battery ever for my A31. Usually the laptop seems to outlive the battery by the age that I buy them at it seems....

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Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:11 am
Newline of thinkpad, Z series-widescreen. coming septembe!!!

Last post by HamTard « Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:46 pm
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by leo221 » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:28 am

no details yet. but it's true

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Last post by HamTard
Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:46 pm
HELP - system file restore

Last post by dcornejo « Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:34 am

by dcornejo » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:34 am

Hi All,

I need your help. Initially I partitioned my drive to include the system file restore. I no longer want the system file restore capability...

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Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:34 am
Link to Pics of new widescreen ThinkPad (fuzzy but ok)

Last post by ThinkPad « Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:58 am
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by bdoviack » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:49 pm

Here is a link from China with some rough pics of a widescreen ThinkPad

Forgive me if these have already been posted. I t also mentions an X700...

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Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:58 am
Troubleshooting a drenched R40

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by kugeln » Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:01 pm

I have an R40 (2897-GWU) that was given a bath in water. The guy immediately ripped out the battery and AC adapter, and it just won't do much of...

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Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:01 pm
R31 -- boot from USB pen-drive possible?

Last post by Thane_Bitter « Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:34 pm
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by kiomava » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:01 am

Hey there. Does anybody know if it's possible to boot from a USB pen-type drive from an R31?

The BIOS indicates boot from USB floppy is possible....

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Last post by Thane_Bitter
Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:34 pm
Thinkpad Personalization Editor on an A20M

Last post by tim S « Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:00 pm
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by tim S » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:03 pm

I always thought this software was a pretty good front line theft deterrent, and perhaps an honest person might actually return the laptop, should it...

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Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:00 pm
Need a quick answer about Wireless Mini PCI on R40

Last post by redsi « Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:28 pm

by redsi » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:28 pm

Hello!
I am helping a person to get a wireless card for his R40 (2681-46U), it is wireless upgradable and called IBM already. They said their IBM ABG...

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Last post by redsi
Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:28 pm
A20m Startup Problems

Last post by mehtabbukhari « Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:24 am
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by gkamieneski » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:17 am

I returned from vacation to find that my ThinkPad A20M refuses to start
up. It was sitting in a mini dock all that time with no power so the
main...

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Last post by mehtabbukhari
Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:24 am
Link to Pics of new T**? widescreen ThinkPad (fuzzy but ok)

Last post by bdoviack « Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:55 pm

by bdoviack » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:55 pm

Here is a link from China with some rough pics of a widescreen ThinkPad

Forgive me if these have already been posted. I t also mentions an X700...

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Last post by bdoviack
Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:55 pm
Here are pics of new Widescreen ThinkPad (fuzzy but ok)

Last post by bdoviack « Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:47 pm

by bdoviack » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:47 pm

Here is a link from China with some rough pics of a widescreen ThinkPad

Forgive me if these have already been posted. I t also mentions an X700...

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Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:47 pm
A31P: embedded controller update 1.05 buggy???

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:00 am
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by friedrich-eugen » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:42 am

Hello all,
as my post joined the queue in its original thread at the end, possibly taking notice may have become a bit to difficult...:...

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Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:00 am

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