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what company is DBU (lcd)?

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by clanon2 » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:33 am

any info regarding who is DBU lcd manufacturers?anybody?
thanks

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Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:33 am
Anyone have a spare manual for a 1883

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by shutchinson » Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:23 am

Hey there,

I have a somewhat embaressing situation. I bought a 1883-ARU (R51) for my church's christmas present to the the pastor. I took the...

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Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:23 am
Getting Jabra BT 250 to work on A31p

Last post by lou146 « Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:26 am
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by lou146 » Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:31 am

Just purchased a Jabra BT 250 even though I am able to discover and pair it with Bluetooth on an A31p, I can't seem to get any audio in or out of it....

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Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:26 am
Anyone having problems reading DVD+R?

Last post by JohnDrake « Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:28 pm
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by krymson » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:52 am

Hey All,

I have a R40 with a Panasonic/M a t s u s h i t a UJDA740 Drive
also known as an Ultrabay Plus DVD ROM and CD R/W.

I've learned that apparently...

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Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:28 pm
A way how to acitvate PowerPlay while on A/C (fan problem)

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by poml » Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:46 am

Hey guys,

here's my part in the discussion about the pain-in-the-ass fan problem:
I figured out an easy way to activate powerplay while on A/C...

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Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:14 am
Portrait view on external monitor for R40?

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by Jack Bender » Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:18 pm

I've seen the instructions on this site to change T40 register info to facilitate external monitor portrait mode. I'd be ecstatic if that is also...

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Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:18 pm
R40 keep restart after a while

Last post by wolfman « Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:12 pm
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by aki » Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:14 pm

hey.
has anyone here same problem ? the problem came when i try to download mandrake isos files/cds from www.mandrake.com.

i think it is when the...

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Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:12 pm
A31P 15" LCD Ghosting and miscoloring

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by sethstorm » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:24 am

I've noticed a couple of problems on the LCD that definitely are not normal for the machine to display on the LCD. First, there is a slight ghosting...

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Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:24 am
4 beep on a thinkpad A22m only black screen after rebot.

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by Silverpilen » Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:08 am

I installed some drivers that should helped me with my Pcmia USB 2.0 CARDBUS plug in card. Anyway, after the install the system asked me ito rebot...

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Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:51 am
Inverter problem?

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by nmos » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:17 am

I'm trying to repair an A21p (12 screen) that has intermittant backlight. Sometimes it just turns on like it should but other times it (the...

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Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:17 am
Problem with thinkpad keyboard

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by faz » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:28 am

Hi...

I have a thinkpad R 40 which i bought earlier this year...and in the past couple of weeks some of the keys have stopped workign properly...i...

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Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:28 am
How to speed up G40

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by adnangazaly » Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:31 pm

Hi,

Pls, I noticed that my new G40 notebook (2.8 GHZ, 256 MB, 40 GB 4200 RPM)is slower than my old desktop (1.6 GHZ, 256 MB, 40 GB 5400 RPM).

I...

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Last post by avalanchez71
Sat Dec 04, 2004 1:30 pm
R40 questions! sounds like a wonderful machine!

Last post by Aramitz « Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:17 pm
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by sdckiows » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:03 pm

Hey guys, I think I'm going to buy an R40 but a have a few questions first:

1. Is there any way to set it so the screen stays at its brightest even...

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Last post by Aramitz
Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:17 pm
IBM ThinkPad Predesktop Area

Last post by Aramitz « Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:09 pm
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by Luis » Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:47 pm

I just bought the IBM ThinkPad R50 and I wanted to change the hard drive from 40GB to 80GB. However, when the image of the original hard drive was...

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Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:09 pm
Non-IBM replacement battery "critical" after updat

Last post by Dan The Man « Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:43 am

by Dan The Man » Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:43 am

After upgrading the Embedded Controller Program of my ThinkPad non-IBM batteries get rejected.

This article describes the problem
The advise was to...

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Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:43 am
Flickering display of Thinkpad R32

Last post by jim61 « Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:00 am
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by jim61 » Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:05 am

Hello,

There are flickering horizontal lines about 30mm wide in blue color near the middle of the upper portion of display.

The photo at the...

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Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:00 am
R51 Gameport Driver Settings....

Last post by masdog « Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:52 pm

by masdog » Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:52 pm

I recently purchased an R51, and I have been using it to play Flight Simulator with an MS Sidewinder joystick. When I went to play yesterday, I...

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Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:52 pm
R51 15" display problem. Is that service issue...?

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by kubaw22 » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:13 am

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Hi everybody

I've recently purchased R51 with 1400x1050 display. It works perfectly fine except one little...

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Last post by khamsin
Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:08 am
A30 volume control ......BEEP

Last post by sno-twister « Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:29 am
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by sno-twister » Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:57 am

OK, I'm sure this is a simple one, but I brushed my hand across the keyboard and now when using the volume controls there is an annoying beep while...

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Last post by sno-twister
Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:29 am
Direct3d on my A31P 2653 AG5

Last post by Moroner « Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:40 am
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by nleuenbe » Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:10 pm

Hello all,
Since I own my A31P (3 Years) I have no direct 3d support. DXDIAG says, that direct draw and direct3d acceleration is unavailable. I can...

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Last post by Moroner
Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:40 am
A22m system board compatibility

Last post by nearchos « Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:11 am
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by nearchos » Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:45 am

I'm trying to fix my A22m by replacing the system board. Nevertheless, I am wondering if the EXACT same system board is required. For example could I...

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Last post by nearchos
Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:11 am
Upgrading the cpu and memory in a thinkpad G40

Last post by mike g « Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:42 am

by mike g » Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:42 am

I just bought a thinkpad G40 used for a good price but it seems that the intel P4 2.4 is more than just a little slower than my AMD XP 2600 for what...

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Last post by mike g
Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:42 am
A31P - 80GB 5400rpm Samsung, 802.11a/b/g miniPCI all good!

Last post by dct « Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:19 am
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by dct » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:42 pm

Just an informational posting.

I'm running 1.5GB RAM now - using a 1GB HP PC2700 SODIMM (intended for the NC8000/NW8000 family)

802.11a/b/g support...

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Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:19 am
802.11g mini-pci on A31p?

Last post by dct « Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:35 pm
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by jsalb » Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:20 am

Can anyone suggest an 802.11g mini-pci card that definitely works on the A31p?

I'm currently using a Cisco 350 mini-pci and wish to upgrade to...

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Last post by dct
Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:35 pm
Picking a HardDrive

Last post by sdmarcotte « Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:19 am
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by gobo » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:18 pm

What are the requirments for a decent harddrive for a A22m
Questions that come to mind are:
* Are all 2.5 Harddisk compatable with TP (assuming the...

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Last post by sdmarcotte
Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:19 am
Cannot read DVD+R

Last post by martok13 « Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:04 pm

by martok13 » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:04 pm

Hi,

i have a thinkpad r40 (gcu-2722) and a HL-DT-DT RW/DVD GCC-4240N combo drive. the problem is that it wont read dvd+r's
i was wondering if there...

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Last post by martok13
Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:04 pm
A31 shutting down repeatly...overheating?

Last post by tomstarich « Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:48 pm
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by scsgoal31 » Wed May 26, 2004 9:41 pm

Alright guys..I really need your help.

My A31 has run into a major issue. Purchased in December of '02

My thinkpad has been shutting down randomly...

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Last post by tomstarich
Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:48 pm
A31p Display Corruption Sims2 (2ghz 1Gig memory XpPro)

Last post by tomstarich « Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:34 pm
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by tomstarich » Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:43 pm

When Sims2 was loaded for my daughter, the game ran fine for a while and then I would get display corruption. Kind of like patterns and lines on the...

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Last post by tomstarich
Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:34 pm
2nd HDD in UltraBay

Last post by tomstarich « Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:26 pm
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by rchin » Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:17 pm

R40
XP Home

I bought 2nd HDD and the adapter for the UltraBay.
The only instruction that came with the adapter was
how to put the HDD into the...

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Last post by tomstarich
Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:26 pm
R50p-Battery monitor problem

Last post by Did « Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:59 am
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by Did » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:45 pm

Hello ! I observed a strange problem when battery maxmiser gauge is shown on the taskbar. Rnadomly and suddenly R50 slows down. Wnen I opened the...

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Last post by Did
Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:59 am
electrocuted?

Last post by gobo « Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:39 pm

by gobo » Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:39 pm

In the process of trying to fix the lcd/lcd cable/invertor I accidentally unplugged the lcd wire. Since then the laptop won't boot.
What it does...

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Last post by gobo
Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:39 pm
IBM BIOS reset

Last post by cakos « Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:33 am
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by nearchos » Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:14 am

I accidentally stopped the flashing of the BIOS on my A22m. As a result, I now have a laptop which doesn't boot (completely black screen).

Is anyone...

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Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:33 am
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by JimmyD » Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:37 pm

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Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:37 pm
R40e: CD burning problem

Last post by dmerk « Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:07 am
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by dmerk » Wed Nov 10, 2004 2:36 am

Hello,

I faced a strange problem when writing CD-Rs.

The config: IBM Thinkpad R40e, 2.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM, TEAC DW-224E
writer, OEM XP home SP1. A...

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Last post by dmerk
Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:07 am
Can't play video if R40 is only on battery

Last post by PapyMax « Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 am

by PapyMax » Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 am

When I want to play a video, if I use external power, there's no problem.
But if I unplug, after a few secondes, my computer get stuck. No sounds,...

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Last post by PapyMax
Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 am
I think I've just ruined my sound card

Last post by PapyMax « Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:40 am
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by lakersgo » Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:32 am

:( Do any of you know whether the sound card is removable on a R40? I don't want to ship the entire system for repair unless I absolutely have to :(...

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Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:40 am
fwbackup and fwrestore

Last post by pohl668 « Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:48 pm
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by pohl668 » Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:41 pm

I have problems to create an image of the predesktop area, as described in the white paper.

I copied the files fwbackup and fwrestore to the...

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Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:48 pm
installing bluetooth on my r40e 2684 HVG

Last post by sdmarcotte « Tue Nov 16, 2004 12:51 am
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by jet » Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:18 pm

my thinkpad model is r40e 2684 hvg
which part do i need? read on one of the bits of paper in the box that this thing does have a bluetooth aerial in...

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Last post by sdmarcotte
Tue Nov 16, 2004 12:51 am
lcd advice.

Last post by uniqueroubique « Mon Nov 15, 2004 1:14 am
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by gobo » Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:27 am

Specs:
ThinkPad A22m 2628-TTU
Based on 2628-TTU: PIII 1.0GHz (256KB), 128MB RAM, 30.0GB HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 8x-2x DVD, Intel Combo, TV...

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Mon Nov 15, 2004 1:14 am
Video Issue ???

Last post by khamsin « Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:31 pm
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by timbuk2 » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:31 pm

I just purchased a used A30 2652-33U with a known video issue, here are the symptons:

-vertical pinstriping on the LCD display,
-any text on boot up...

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Last post by khamsin
Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:31 pm
rundll32.exe problems on R50

Last post by LewG « Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:39 pm
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by thinkstrange » Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:56 pm

Hi,
I have a R50P and I am having a problem I am hoping someone can help me with. My system will slow down to a crawl at times.
When I open Task...

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Last post by LewG
Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:39 pm
A30 power issues

Last post by pascalecamille « Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:21 am
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by djb » Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:34 am

My A30 started giving me a code 190 critical low battery message. I am runnning on AC power and the battery is not even in the machine. Now, the...

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Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:21 am
ThinkPad Key no longer functioning

Last post by pascalecamille « Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:11 am
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by jamcgowan » Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:22 pm

I had to recreate my system and now the ThinkPad key is no longer working. Anyone know how to fix this?

TIA,

Jim McGowan

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Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:11 am
lcd screen very dark, video problem ???

Last post by pascalecamille « Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:07 am
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by Asad » Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:01 pm

Hi,

I recently bought a used A30, which worked fine for a couple of weeks.
But out of the blue, the lcd screen is now so dark, that you can hardly...

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Last post by pascalecamille
Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:07 am
A31p processor on an a30p

Last post by pascalecamille « Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:40 am
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by khamsin » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:42 pm

Ummm,

I just read in a forum on another site that a processor from the A31p may actually fit (likely since form factor is the same) and work (this I...

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Last post by pascalecamille
Fri Nov 12, 2004 9:40 am
cpu power

Last post by miro « Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:22 pm

by miro » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:22 pm

are laptops designed to work all day long like any other desktop cpu? can the processor endure that, taking heat in consideration?

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Last post by miro
Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:22 pm
R31 LCD Model #

Last post by dementedlemur « Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:34 am

by dementedlemur » Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:34 am

I need to know what the model #'s are for an r31 14 LCD. I know that the IBM part numbers are 11p8214 and 11p8215.
Can anyone tell me the model...

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Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:34 am
A21m CPU Upgrade help!!!

Last post by kass73 « Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:38 pm
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by iibilly » Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:44 pm

Hello Forum

I have a IBM A21m with a Intel PIII 800 Mhz. I recently purchased a Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor M 2.2GHz can I change upgrade to...

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Last post by kass73
Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:38 pm
R40 hanging at logo -- hardware or bios problem?

Last post by Danci « Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:03 pm
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by richpearl » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:16 pm

after 3 months of problem-free usage while travelling, my R40 -- model #2897 -- has begun to hang at the logo. i used F1 to enter the bios utility,...

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Last post by Danci
Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:03 pm
Are dead/stuck pixels typical for Flexview displays ?

Last post by eriqesque « Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:32 am
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by Puppy » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:07 am

I bought R51 with SXGA+ Flexview display. I checked for dead pixels carefully and didn't find any pixel the day I bought it. Next day when I was...

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Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:32 am

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