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A31P weird symptoms. Hard drive going bad?

Last post by XiP « Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:22 pm
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by XiP » Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:49 pm

Hello,

I have used my A31p since May 2002 with no problems at all. But recently (about the past week or two) my A31p has been acting very strange....

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Last post by XiP
Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:22 pm
Fullscreen Magnifier

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by fcampbel » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:20 pm

Is there a way to activate the fullscreen magnifier other than by pressing FN + Spacebar? I use an A21p. Sometimes I would like to magnify the screen...

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Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:20 pm
Can't install Win 98 on A30

Last post by drumstrings « Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:03 am
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by drumstrings » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:12 am

I just bought a used A30 and am trying to install Win 98 on a second (new) Hitachi hard disk.
Installation starts then tells me An error was detected...

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Last post by drumstrings
Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:03 am
Which older Docks / Port Replicators for R40

Last post by sdmarcotte « Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:40 pm

by sdmarcotte » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:40 pm

Which older dock or port replicator will work with an R40? I just need something with 2 PS/2 ports, VGA, ethernet, and power. I would prefer...

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Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:40 pm
Matter with keyboard

Last post by Sir Gallahad « Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:14 am
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by Sir Gallahad » Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:18 pm

Hello

First sorry for my English i'm french

i have bought a ThinkPad A20m (2628-3CU) 3 years ago
and i don't find how a can write the character >...

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Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:14 am
Is there a mini PCI option for WPA-enabled wireless to A30p?

Last post by dfumento « Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:43 am
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by d94dsj » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:57 am

I have an a30p with the integrated IBM high rate wireless LAN Mini PCI card.
Unfortunately, this does not support WPA (Wifi Protected Access), only...

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Last post by dfumento
Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:43 am
R31 Power supply

Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh « Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:23 am
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by sir-bob » Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:23 pm

Does anyone know how to open teh power supply for the R31? My DC cable has gone short circuit almost at the power supply itself, the only way to fix...

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Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh
Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:23 am
R51 Display Driver Installation Problem

Last post by ibmuser « Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:54 pm
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by ibmuser » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:05 pm

Can't install the latest ATI display driver for some reason. Using the latest software installer, but get an error that says I should change to a...

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Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:54 pm
Bad power connector on A21m (and more...)

Last post by jhansman « Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:41 pm
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by jhansman » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:40 pm

The connector for the AC adapter on my A21m won't make any kind of connection that will charge the battery or run the unit on AC. Unless I'm...

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Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:41 pm
keyboard Problem

Last post by SeanM « Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:25 pm
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by atct86 » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:33 pm

I normally use my R51 in a dock. I went to take it out and the keyboard did not fucntion.

I restarted and ssverything works but the keyboard.

Is...

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Last post by SeanM
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:25 pm
R32 Active Network adapter turns off during startup?

Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh « Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:08 pm
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by alienzen » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:33 am

AS indicated, an R32, WinXPPro sp2, just followed the assistance of folks in another forum to clean a massive infestation of adware.

Now, when I...

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Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh
Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:08 pm
Black display on A30p...faulty inverter card?

Last post by egibbs « Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:10 pm
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by d94dsj » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:36 am

I have an A30p (with the UXGA 1600x1200 IPS screen and Bluetooth) which is now a bit over three years old (just outside of the three year extended...

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Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:10 pm
Can my R40 use the IBM Intel PRO 2200BG Mini-PCI Card?

Last post by dcaputi « Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:00 pm
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by Helix » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:36 pm

Hi there,

I have seen a lot of threads concerning standard Intel Mini-PCI cards and Bios lockouts. I would like to buy a IBM Intel PRO/Wireless...

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Last post by dcaputi
Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:00 pm
vga output during screen blank and or sleep modes?

Last post by bob l « Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:54 am

by bob l » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:54 am

Hi -

I have client using A30 VGA output to drive a device used to send graphics through a video display unit (similar to a screen projector). Over...

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Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:54 am
I managed to get my bluetooth headset to work with my A31p

Last post by matchip « Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:26 pm
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by dperron » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:00 am

First on all, I use Windows XP SP2, so that may be why I've had such a hard time to get this to work.

After trying many different solutions (SP2...

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Last post by matchip
Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:26 pm
Next R series computer

Last post by thePCxp « Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:45 am
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by thePCxp » Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:32 am

I just want to know if there is going to be a new R series ThinkPad.

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Last post by thePCxp
Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:45 am
R52

Last post by jschunkew « Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:25 pm
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by mmeier » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:44 am

IBM ThinkPad R52 notebook models include one-year or three-year limited warranty
IBM Europe Middle East Africa...

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Last post by jschunkew
Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:25 pm
Need a region code counter setback tool for Thosiba SD-C2612

Last post by MadeInJapan « Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:50 am
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by nitec » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:06 pm

Hi there,

I am a newbie and I hope not to violate any policies here with my request: I need urgently a region code tool that enables me to set back...

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Last post by MadeInJapan
Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:50 am
Can I replace 500 Mhz CPU in A20m w/ 1Ghz CPU same FSB speed

Last post by totaltek « Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:01 pm
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by Wilder » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:51 pm

Thanks for any help
I was wondering if there is any faster CPU I can replace the 500 Mhz CPU I have in my A20m 2628 - 2DU.
Thanks to anyone who can...

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Last post by totaltek
Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:01 pm
A31p: New Bios version 1.10 -> Cpu still upgradeable?

Last post by FrankK-F « Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:50 am
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by dperron » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:30 am

Hi,

I would like to know if the latest bios version for the A31p (with Cpu microcode update ) still permits to upgrade the CPU to a 2.6 Ghz Pentium...

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Last post by FrankK-F
Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:50 am
Wireless problem on R51

Last post by thePCxp « Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:35 am
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by thePCxp » Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:08 am

I have a problem with the wireless on my R51.
I got my R51 back on Friday after I sent it to IBM to replace the system board and when I turned it on,...

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Last post by thePCxp
Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:35 am
R51 battery life

Last post by thePCxp « Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:26 am
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by Wimo » Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:56 am

Hello,

I'm thinking about buying a R51 with a celeron 340 cpu (dothan is out of the budget)

I've found out that the R51 consumes way more power...

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Last post by thePCxp
Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:26 am
R51 - is the gap between keyboard and display safe ?

Last post by MobileGuru « Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:12 am
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by Puppy » Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:10 am

I'm wondering whether the gap between the keyboard and display is safe to protect potential damage of the LCD surface by keyboard buttons when...

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Last post by MobileGuru
Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:12 am
memory for G41

Last post by ossadtchi « Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:24 pm

by ossadtchi » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:24 pm

I need a lot of memory to fit all experimental data in ram for faster processing. There are two ways,

1. buy with minimal configuration(256MB) and...

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Last post by ossadtchi
Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:24 pm
g40 battery life

Last post by jeeva « Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:31 pm
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by ephemeralskin » Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:08 pm

i bought this computer new in january.

the 'maximiser' battery information states that the battery is in 'good condition':

sanyo nimh
full...

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Last post by jeeva
Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:31 pm
G40 1802 error

Last post by JHEM « Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:47 pm
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by AbsoluteRaleigh » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:54 am

I thought I would stop by to report that NO-1802.COM worked correctly on a G40.

We just installed a 2200BG into a 33U.

:D

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Last post by JHEM
Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:47 pm
quick question- a30 harddrive

Last post by JHEM « Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:35 pm
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by ibmdude » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:56 pm

I'm having some trouble with my harddrive in my a30 and i need to replace it. will just about any laptop drive work or do i need to get one with the...

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Last post by JHEM
Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:35 pm
A31P internal hard drive(s)

Last post by ramcelroy « Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:30 pm
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by mosta » Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:13 am

really easy question (but not to me...): the A31P only fits one internal hard disk drive, right? I'm ready to get a second drive so I can keep an...

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Last post by ramcelroy
Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:30 pm
Switching From Battery To Mains Power

Last post by grspider « Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:34 pm
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by lutami » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:47 pm

:) Hi, I'm new to this forum and very new to laptops so these will be basic questions to some of you, bear with me I'm on a learning curve :oops:...

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Last post by grspider
Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:34 pm
Hard Disk upgrade on Thinkpad R51

Last post by kreso « Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:38 am
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by didiode » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:48 pm

Hello -
My brother had gifted me his Thinkpad R51 with 30GB Hard Disk/ 256 MBRAM
Centrino M Processor

I'm planning to upgrade the harddisk by...

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Last post by kreso
Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:38 am
R40 Easyserv delays lousy service - Need part

Last post by mientras « Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 pm

by mientras » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 pm

Easyserv has been waiting 2 weeks for the FAN part to repair an R40 (2691C8U). Even after two weeks - they will not comit to a repar deadline.

I...

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Last post by mientras
Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 pm
R51 simple password setup procedure?

Last post by silasH « Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:14 pm
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by silasH » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:34 pm

Can someone please provide a simple, step-by-step procedure for installing a password on a R51. I simply want to keep anyone other than myself from...

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Last post by silasH
Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:14 pm
2nd Hard Drive Adapter

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:51 am
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by dlpmn » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:16 pm

Hello All,

I a several A21 & A31 Thinkpads that use the 2nd hard drive adapter. We have found that these work great for creating a backup drive. The...

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Last post by friedrich-eugen
Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:51 am
A31p wireless upgrade

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:46 am
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by mjk » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:08 am

I have just installed the atheros 11a/b/g card into an A31p. I used 1802.com to get round the card id check, but currently the card is still not...

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Last post by friedrich-eugen
Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:46 am
pc-cillin on R51

Last post by silasH « Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:21 am
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by silasH » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:47 pm

Would appreciate any ideas on this problem: Trying to install Pc-Cillin 2005 on R51. Have been trying to solve this for three weeks with Trend Micro...

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Last post by silasH
Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:21 am
R40 Bluetooth upgrade, modem not functioning after.

Last post by grspider « Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:34 pm

by grspider » Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:34 pm

Hello,
I've got an R40 (type 2722ABG) on which I decided to replace the original modem card with a BMDC200 bluetooth/modem combo card.
The bluetooth...

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Last post by grspider
Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:34 pm
Dual Monitors On A31

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:20 am
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by cwirth » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:06 pm

Hello:

I am new to the forum. We have several model A31 Thinkpads in our office. We would like to use two monitors, one being the LCD display and...

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Last post by friedrich-eugen
Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:20 am
bought nec nd-6500a dvd-rw DL, but wrong connector

Last post by N4Spd « Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:06 pm

by N4Spd » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:06 pm

I have a R51. The drive fits but the connector on back of the nec drive (which is standard) does not match/fit the R51 connector.

Any idea what can...

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Last post by N4Spd
Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:06 pm
Update Connector-Install Errors

Last post by lutami « Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:57 pm
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by lutami » Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:15 pm

Hi... I've been using Update Connections without any problems until today...laptop just a few weeks old.

I have searched but cannot find the...

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Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:57 pm
create 6 recovery cds from r50p?

Last post by Zeitgeist « Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:33 am
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by feathertop » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:41 pm

From reading the posts in the T series board, I guess they are able to create the recovery CDs from the Access button menu. Is there such a function...

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Last post by Zeitgeist
Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:33 am
EXTERNAL KEYBOARD AND MOUSE

Last post by KINGCOBRA5 « Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:54 am
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by KINGCOBRA5 » Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:16 pm

1. I am totally new to ThinkPads and this Forum.
2. All I know is model 2652 .
3. Everyone seems to talk about A31 , T12 , etc. I have no idea where...

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Last post by KINGCOBRA5
Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:54 am
hibernate tab missing after drive format

Last post by egibbs « Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:52 pm
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by scotto » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:32 pm

How can I get back the hibernate tab under the winXP control panel power icon? It was there before I formatted the drive on my A31p. But now it's...

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Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:52 pm
upgrading HD in A31

Last post by malachont « Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:41 am
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by clau » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:39 pm

This must have been answered before, but I can't find it. I am trying to upgrade my HD from 40GB to a 80GB (IBM 5400 drive). I use Norton Ghost to...

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Last post by malachont
Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:41 am
wirelessless R50e

Last post by erozsolt « Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:40 pm
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by erozsolt » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:26 pm

I just bought an R50e, with a 1.5 GHz Dothan processor, and I really like it for everyday use. I didn't understand that why was it cheaper than R51...

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Last post by erozsolt
Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:40 pm
A31 Video Corruption problem

Last post by MobileGuru « Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:08 pm
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by monsterzro » Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:15 pm

I got a second hand A31, I sucessfully installed Windows XP SP2 on it, but I'm having issues where the video is distorted whenever I play a dvd or...

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Last post by MobileGuru
Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:08 pm
New R51

Last post by Nomad-Man « Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:25 am

by Nomad-Man » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:25 am

Does anybody know when we can expect the new R51 series, and what the specs will be on them compared to the current models and lets not forget about...

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Last post by Nomad-Man
Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:25 am
Can't get IBM Thinkpad A20m ethernet drivers installed :-/

Last post by vageetasjn « Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:29 am
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by vageetasjn » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:26 pm

I was given an A20m Thinkpad laptop and I proceeded to format install XP. To my surprise, XP did not seem to automatically install ethernet drivers....

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Last post by vageetasjn
Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:29 am
Please help with A21e. I'm ready to toss it out the window!

Last post by Bob Collins « Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:44 pm
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by lswone » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:51 pm

For some time now I hve been attempting to upgrade to Xp from win 2000. I attempted to do an upgrade but halfway through, the thinkpads just shut...

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Last post by Bob Collins
Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:44 pm
is HD really 7200 rpm for G41?

Last post by MobileGuru « Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:56 am
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by temp@molinabird.com » Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:35 am

I just spoke with IBM and I wanted to make sure that one of the HD drives that is listed as an option under customize is really 60G - 7200 RPM. The...

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Last post by MobileGuru
Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:56 am
New R50P Sudden Death

Last post by feathertop « Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:26 am
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by feathertop » Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:49 am

I've just bought an R50P. Yesterday was the second day I was using it, and while I was surfing the net, it suddenly crashed. It was not an OS crash...

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Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:26 am

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