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R31 as a low-cost server?

Last post by wujstefan « Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:25 pm
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by wujstefan » Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:46 am

Hello,

I have planned to make up some remote home command centre. I am planning to set up a server with 2x WD 2TB mobile HDD, two or three cameras...

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Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:25 pm
A31P critical low-battery error

Last post by Thinkpad Lover « Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:05 pm
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by fasterbybike » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:41 pm

As per the subject line. I've tried removing all drives, batteries but get this error after the splash screen shows. Cannot get into BIOS or boot...

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Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:05 pm
Removing scratches from an R-series lid...

Last post by Darkwind « Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:49 pm
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by goofyGAguy » Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:22 pm

Just wondering if anyone has found a way to remove (or at least reduce) scratches on an R-series hard plastic LCD cover. I don't mean anything deep...

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:49 pm
R50p questions

Last post by msnuser111 « Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:48 pm
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by msnuser111 » Sun May 01, 2011 10:39 pm

I bought a Thinkpad R50p on ebay that is described as just broken,I emailed the seller and they said that when he puts its hard drive back in and...

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Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:48 pm
Help required. Bracket left over after reassembly

Last post by robfromoz « Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:57 pm
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by robfromoz » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:33 pm

Hi guys. I had a noisy fan on our R61i which I had a go at fixing via watching some you-tube videos. The fix went fine, I re assembled everything and...

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Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:57 pm
z61t and maximum ram

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:55 pm
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by Crazycow » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:47 pm

hello mates

a while back, i had made some questions
about the z61t, i am still thankful for your answers but now that i will procced to actualy...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:55 pm
A30 Will not power on

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:34 am
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by bretski » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:25 pm

Hi all,

Have an old A30 that the kids use for their machine. It will not power on currently. From what the kiddos have told me, it just shut down on...

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Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:34 am
SSD in Z61m?

Last post by AMATX « Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:37 pm
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by mlemon » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:34 pm

I've got a Z61m in like-new condition, thinking about a SSD drive update to give it a couple more years life.

Anyone done this yet? Will the Intel...

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Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:37 pm
Z61m dead lcd

Last post by Tsunade « Tue May 31, 2011 12:49 pm
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by havrancek » Sat May 28, 2011 8:19 am

Hi,
i have a question about my Z61m display.. it is a five years old comp, so i should be expecting something will happend..
one night i closed the...

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Tue May 31, 2011 12:49 pm
R50e compatible motherboard&R50e keeps rebooting

Last post by dukysta « Tue May 31, 2011 2:46 am
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by dukysta » Sun May 29, 2011 7:06 am

Hello,

I have IBM R50e Thinkpad, Type 1834 BYG and I found under external RAM cover this FRU 27K9969. I want to buy new motherboard but I am little...

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Tue May 31, 2011 2:46 am
SSD in R40

Last post by Darkwind « Mon May 30, 2011 5:06 pm
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by badbab » Sun May 29, 2011 2:31 pm

I'm trying to speed up the old r40, and wondering if the ide controller would just bottleneck
an ssd drive, would i basically achieve the same...

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Mon May 30, 2011 5:06 pm
please help everyone ibm r60

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 30, 2011 7:16 am
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by wildfire45 » Mon May 30, 2011 6:36 am

hi all are ibm r60's good computers do they last a while and are good for programs and music and online videos because my main computer crashed now i...

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Mon May 30, 2011 7:16 am
Thinkpad R51 1831 Boot from USB HDD?

Last post by Bokonism101 « Sun May 29, 2011 9:17 pm

by Bokonism101 » Sun May 29, 2011 9:17 pm

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on my Thinkpad, which has a 60GB internal HDD.

I got a 1TB external HDD, and compressing and storing files away on it is a...

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Sun May 29, 2011 9:17 pm
HELP! FAN ERROR

Last post by jwege « Sun May 29, 2011 10:39 am
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by jwege » Fri May 27, 2011 1:25 am

Hi,

I have the problem that my R52 (which was doing quite well until tonight ... see below) today does boot but the says FAN ERROR .

The story:

I...

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Last post by jwege
Sun May 29, 2011 10:39 am
Looking for Pinout/Info for Port Replicator (Using a R40)

Last post by Darkwind « Sun May 29, 2011 1:23 am
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by Darkwind » Wed May 25, 2011 9:58 pm

Hello, I am a long-time user of my R40 and I love it and have done a lot to her since I first got her. After finding where the Data- and Data+ for...

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Last post by Darkwind
Sun May 29, 2011 1:23 am
A31 P4 in constant sleep mode only blk screen

Last post by Harryc « Sat May 28, 2011 5:27 am
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by Copperhead89 » Fri May 27, 2011 8:36 pm

I have an A31 and there is no video when I turn on the power button. The operating system failed and I reloaded XP and it worked for a couple days...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat May 28, 2011 5:27 am
usb transplant

Last post by Darkwind « Wed May 25, 2011 10:11 pm
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by jhbates3 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:05 am

One quick question, I have two a31 laptops. One has a good motherboard with a broken usb port. The other has a bad motherboard but the usb ports look...

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Last post by Darkwind
Wed May 25, 2011 10:11 pm
Known graphics issues with G40?

Last post by Norway Pad « Wed May 25, 2011 1:33 pm
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by Norway Pad » Wed May 25, 2011 1:12 pm

Last winter I did a little project on one of our friend's G40 (All refered to here: ) After I disabeled the predesktop area in BIOS, I managed to...

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Wed May 25, 2011 1:33 pm
A31p Weird Boot Problem

Last post by banyanleaf « Mon May 23, 2011 9:56 am
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by banyanleaf » Thu May 19, 2011 2:20 pm

My A31p has been working fine and today I wanted to install a new OS. Started the machine, pressed F12, and the machine was stuck on the “Preparing...

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Last post by banyanleaf
Mon May 23, 2011 9:56 am
Unable to Change Brightness on LCD R52 XGA

Last post by scr71822 « Sun May 22, 2011 3:37 pm
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by scr71822 » Fri May 13, 2011 2:25 pm

I picked up an R52 and I am unable to make it brighter. Seems to be at the lowest setting hitting FN + HOME shows the indicator and the level of...

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Sun May 22, 2011 3:37 pm
R50e Thinkpad Connectivity

Last post by iankirkp « Sun May 22, 2011 10:22 am
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by iankirkp » Wed May 11, 2011 1:49 pm

I would like to use my Samsung HD television as an external monitor but can't find which cable ends to use and the correct names, the tv has hdmi...

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Last post by iankirkp
Sun May 22, 2011 10:22 am
r40 died MB & hard drive Qs update on laptop death

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri May 20, 2011 8:58 pm
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by jpapier » Thu May 19, 2011 3:54 pm

No POST and only beeps with Cmos battery attached, so must be good and dead. 2681-FFU 14 2-1GB pc2700 crucial memory, Fujitsu 40GB hard drive, WiFi....

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri May 20, 2011 8:58 pm
R40e Power on issue

Last post by tomcat2k01 « Fri May 20, 2011 6:44 am
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by tomcat2k01 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:12 am

Recently acquired a R40e 2684 that doesn't power on when the PB is pushed. The fan starts, power light is green, no beeps, no video (black screen)....

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Fri May 20, 2011 6:44 am
Question about A31p Motherboard

Last post by banyanleaf « Mon May 16, 2011 2:13 pm
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by banyanleaf » Sun May 15, 2011 10:30 pm

I see some motherboards listed on eBay as for both A31 and A31p, is this possible? My understanding is that A31p has 64MB graphics memory and A31 has...

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Last post by banyanleaf
Mon May 16, 2011 2:13 pm
R51 processor question

Last post by Nohbody « Sun May 15, 2011 7:37 pm
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by Nohbody » Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:55 pm

This is purely for the sake of sh*ts and grins, without concerns for anything like the practicality of the thing.

If I were to want to up-gun the...

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Last post by Nohbody
Sun May 15, 2011 7:37 pm
Z61t Wont power on

Last post by davepm « Sat May 14, 2011 11:47 am
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by davepm » Sat May 14, 2011 9:56 am

My sons Z61t will not power on this morning. He says nothing that he did. i have it plugged in. Any thoughts?

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Sat May 14, 2011 11:47 am
can r61i handle core 2 extreme processors?

Last post by Harryc « Sat May 14, 2011 8:33 am
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by alitahriki » Sat May 14, 2011 5:38 am

hi everyone.im about to buy an r61i because its very cheap (about 120$)
im wondering can i make it work with any core 2 extreme processor??

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Last post by Harryc
Sat May 14, 2011 8:33 am
R51 with no video backlight

Last post by misfit « Fri May 13, 2011 8:35 pm
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by billp117 » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:45 pm

My R51 (Intel video) seems to work fine...but you can only see the screen by shining a flashlight on it. I replaced the inverter with no success. I...

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Last post by misfit
Fri May 13, 2011 8:35 pm
Thinkpad R51 1831 processor

Last post by Bokonism101 « Fri May 13, 2011 4:19 pm
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by Bokonism101 » Wed May 11, 2011 9:29 pm

I have searched the threads thoroughly for a R51 1xxx model threand and cant find it. So now I'm posting.

Do any of the R51 2xxx threads apply? is...

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Last post by Bokonism101
Fri May 13, 2011 4:19 pm
R52 only run on battery but not power adaptor!

Last post by misfit « Fri May 13, 2011 7:47 am
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by icecold1001 » Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:54 pm

Hi guys,

Have a R52 and am using both original IBM batteries and power adaptor. After using it one morning on AC power with battery attached, the...

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Last post by misfit
Fri May 13, 2011 7:47 am
R61 Bats fir X60s?

Last post by ParatoOptimal « Tue May 10, 2011 10:55 pm
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by ParatoOptimal » Tue May 10, 2011 2:08 pm

Are R61 batteries interchangable with X60s batteries?
Thanks

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Tue May 10, 2011 10:55 pm
R51p- some keys not working

Last post by geoffs « Mon May 09, 2011 11:49 pm
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by geoffs » Mon May 09, 2011 11:31 pm

I fired up the much neglected R51p yesterday to try out a wireless broadband modem and foud that some keys were not responding.
The keys in...

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Last post by geoffs
Mon May 09, 2011 11:49 pm
A30p: Power on after 5+ years unused

Last post by Harryc « Sat May 07, 2011 5:21 pm
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by Davidhs » Sat May 07, 2011 12:34 pm

I am aware of the forum rule about passwords, but would appreciate clarification of what has happened. It would help to know if I am completely stuck...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat May 07, 2011 5:21 pm
R50p 15" hard drive caddy question...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat May 07, 2011 4:42 am
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by p1763 » Sat May 07, 2011 12:14 am

hi,

is the hard drive caddy for a 15 R50p the same as the caddy from a 14 1400x1050 T21?

thanks in advance for all replies...

p1763

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat May 07, 2011 4:42 am
Planning an R51 Screen Swap--some help?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri May 06, 2011 3:38 pm
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by sysiphus » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:14 pm

Hi all,

It looks like I get to make my R51 a full time machine for a while...as such, I'd like to put a new screen in it if possible.

Having never...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri May 06, 2011 3:38 pm
R40e Wireless with Belkin G Plus MIMO issue

Last post by tomcat2k01 « Fri May 06, 2011 7:02 am

by tomcat2k01 » Fri May 06, 2011 7:02 am

I have an R40e and recently purchase a Belkin G Plus MIMO notebook adapter. Most of the time the card takes way too long to find my home wireless...

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Fri May 06, 2011 7:02 am
Help! My R61 display shows only junk...

Last post by msnuser111 « Wed May 04, 2011 4:55 am
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by psorrentino » Mon May 02, 2011 4:31 pm

I love this computer and really can't afford another like one right now and my warranty is 5 months past. R61 (8919-22U) but with 3GB, Window 7...

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Last post by msnuser111
Wed May 04, 2011 4:55 am
A31 Power Module Problem. Worth Fixing?

Last post by rkawakami « Tue May 03, 2011 1:35 pm
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by banyanleaf » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:55 pm

I have an A31 that is still in very nice condition. However, it can't charge or run on AC/DC power. It has to depend on battery. Since I still have...

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Tue May 03, 2011 1:35 pm
A31P and Windows 7 (Pro/32bit)

Last post by banyanleaf « Tue May 03, 2011 10:20 am
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by friedrich-eugen » Sun May 01, 2011 3:50 pm

Hello,

has anyone tried to have an A31P (P4M 2,5 oder 2,6Ghz, 2GB Memory, large harddisk) run Windows 7 Professional (final Version)? By Run I do...

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Last post by banyanleaf
Tue May 03, 2011 10:20 am
wireless n for R40, or at least g

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 03, 2011 6:15 am
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by badbab » Tue May 03, 2011 12:57 am

Is there a wireless n card for the R40, and if so, where can i buy it.If not, please direct me
to a wireless g. Thanks, badbab

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 03, 2011 6:15 am
T & R compatibilities

Last post by newyorkpaulie « Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:29 am
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by newyorkpaulie » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:14 am

Does anyone know if a hard drive that fits the T series will also fit into an R30 slot? Also, what about memory sticks... are they similar too? I was...

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Last post by newyorkpaulie
Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:29 am
R61i How different from R61?

Last post by pit1337 « Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:16 am
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by Neil » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:15 pm

I've been putting together a R61i over the past few weeks, and finally have it working (though not completed).

Just have a point of curiosity...

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Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:16 am
G41 restore problems

Last post by john518 « Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:01 pm
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by john518 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:19 am

I just reinstalled WinXP on a G41. I did not have IBM's discs. The only problem
that I have is that the 3 buttons for the sound control do not work....

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Last post by john518
Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:01 pm
A31p motherboard - dead or alive?

Last post by Mipmap « Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:42 pm
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by Mipmap » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:15 am

So I snagged a A31p off Ebay (seems I've developed an addiction to the UXGA flexview screens - I have two functional A31p's already). Anyway here are...

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Last post by Mipmap
Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:42 pm
Another a31 question

Last post by jronald « Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:09 am
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by jhbates3 » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:11 pm

Alright everyone, my a31 has a broken usb port. I have a bad motherboard that i pulled from another a31 but the usb ports look good. im gonna take...

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Last post by jronald
Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:09 am
Z61T Battery bios upgrade?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:13 pm
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by blink » Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:12 am

Hi I posted about a problem i was having ( resource conflict pci) with an z61T i have aqquired.

Not really got any further with it,
If anyone can...

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Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:13 pm
BIOS Recovery z60t

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:31 am
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by djdealer » Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:53 am

Hi guys,

i've got a z60t. While Flashing the bios it powered off.

Now i have only a black Screen and some noisy sounds.
Is there way to recover...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:31 am
Thinkpad R61 fan error

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:59 pm
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by arty » Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:30 pm

hello everyone,

i arrived here in a desperate try to fix my laptop

i can clearly see you guys have been doing a great job here...

i am an...

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Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:59 pm
R50e power on password

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:14 am
Replies: 1
by emz » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:40 am

Hi,
I know it is an old computer but i need it for testing software, so a few days before as usually I turned on and it asked me for a password....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:14 am
A31 Fan Error

Last post by Harryc « Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:21 pm
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by jhbates3 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:47 pm

Hello everyone,
I have an a31 and right after the ibm screen i get a fan error message. I still got the same message after I replaced the fan. I...

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Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:21 pm

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