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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Use eBay? Who are you??

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by JHEM » Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:23 pm
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For those of us who frequently dive into the murky seas of eBay, if you're a buyer or seller there, who are you? Meaning, what's your eBay UserID?...
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Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:20 pm
Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread

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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread!

Welcome to the Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread. eBay can be both a fun and dangerous place for...
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Tue Sep 26, 2017 8:23 am
** Happy New Year to All **

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:37 pm
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by BillMorrow » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:41 am
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The New Year tune most popular here in the USA and made so mostly by one fellow by the name of Guy Lombardo is Auld Lang Syne also translated as Old...
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Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:37 pm
Craigslist ~ Best selling "techniques" ...

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by Annecy » Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:13 pm

I (just) thought I'd (like to) share with the TPc Support Community the following CL-advert I (just) came across -->

Personally not sure (exactly)...

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Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:57 pm
'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

Last post by dr_st « Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:56 am
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by Puppy » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:45 am
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A fundamental design flaw in Intel's processor chips has forced a significant redesign of the Linux and Windows kernels to defang the chip-level...
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:56 am
Bench Supply from a PC PSU

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:12 pm
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by MikalE » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:52 am

I have recently earned my Technician ham Radio operator licence and have purchased the Kenwood TH-D74A handheld radio. It is capable of using a 11-16...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:12 pm
2018 Grand National in Aintree, UK

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:13 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:13 pm

For those of you who missed this fabulous horse race:
Watch at FULL screen!

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Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:13 pm
What music are you listening to right now?

Last post by geekmike « Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:35 am
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by Temetka » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:46 pm
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For me it's Hoist the Colors
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Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:35 am
How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:14 am
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by kfzhu1229 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:11 pm

I know this is an odd place to ask this, but I am just curious who else on this forum owns or will own a Galaxy S9 or S9+.
If so, what variant as...

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:14 am
Is BlueTooth ... dangerous / "bad for you" ???

Last post by Annecy « Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:16 pm
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by Annecy » Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:24 am

SO ...
I've become enamored with BlueTooth EarBuds/HeadPhones ...

@Home I rotate my three (3) pairs o f BT EBs
while playing HiFi digital...

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Last post by Annecy
Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:16 pm
Why I don't want anything Amazon Alexa...

Last post by Annecy « Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:33 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:07 pm

Amazon Alexa: Who needs it?
No effing way!

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Last post by Annecy
Sat Apr 07, 2018 4:33 pm
Dell Inspiron 15 5565

Last post by Whitieiii « Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:44 pm
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by Whitieiii » Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:00 pm

I'm looking at and someone is selling locally... what would be a good price to offer him? I found a few AMD A12 for right around $300 so I don't know...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:44 pm
Microsoft is putting Windows on the back burner

Last post by Ibthink « Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:12 am
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by Puppy » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:45 pm

Microsoft has intentionally killed the Windows 10 Mobile OS first, now it is the PC one on its way ... :?

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Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:12 am
This Would Be QUITE A Step Up....

Last post by Geartooth « Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:04 pm
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by olex126 » Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:43 am

From using an unused X61T with 8 Gb RAM for my dedicated media server...

Anyone have a spare $76,475.00 I could borrow for, oh, say... a...

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Last post by Geartooth
Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:04 pm
Questions about ASUS RT-AC68U and T-Mobile TM-AC1900 Routers

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:48 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:48 pm

Some of my newer laptops have 802.11ac wifi cards, so my current 802.11n router (ASUS RT-N66U Black Knight) needed an upgrade.

Initially I went for...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:48 pm
Best Benchmark Software?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:47 am
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by gfuller » Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:22 am

What is some of the best CPU performance bench-marking software to use for free?

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:47 am
Color Laser printer suggestions

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:59 am
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by Whitieiii » Fri Mar 16, 2018 6:05 pm

I'm looking for a nice color laser printer with scanner that I can pick up for as cheap as possible either new or used... I've been into HP printers...

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Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:59 am
"Shipping Impossible: 'Wrong Side of the Pond'" [Non-US users?]

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:55 am
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by Icewobs » Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:35 am

Recently (or who am I kidding, over the last year),

I've been looking for some old IBM Thinkpads. I find some on occasion, but often the seller will...

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Last post by wujstefan
Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:55 am
Laptops: Butchered in vain

Last post by Whitieiii « Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:48 pm
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by xsixt » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:22 pm

How many of you (if not all...!) and how many laptops have you butchered unnecessarily or by accident?

Great day this week. Received parts to do a...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:48 pm
The best site for Thinkpad enthusiasts.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:32 pm
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by TPFanatic » Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:13 pm

It's surely thinkpads.com. The subreddit is a nice place if not immature. forum.thinkpads.com is for serious users who actually think about what they...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:32 pm
Report: Dell is considering selling itself to VMWare

Last post by Saucey « Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:09 am
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:16 pm

Fortunately not to Lenovo :)

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Last post by Saucey
Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:09 am
Have you joined the 3:2 club yet?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:22 pm
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by pianowizard » Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:05 pm
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The 3:2 aspect ratio is becoming popular for tablets, detachables and even laptops. Have you gotten one yet? I bought my Surface 3 (10.8 1920x1280)...
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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:22 pm
Very Nice WinXP Browser

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:57 am
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by Callahan » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:18 am

Just a heads up on a project over at the MSFN site under the WinXP thread.

A really nice fast browser project called New Moon ... a fork from Pale...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:57 am
Latitude 3350 bios update failure and Tags.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:52 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:28 pm

I recently obtained a Latitude 3350 motherboard from online vendor (not a ebay), to upgrade a Latitude 3340 (was celeron, motherboard's fan driver...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:52 pm
Still not using Smart touch screen devices

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:18 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:13 pm
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I still to this day don't use or want to own a smart phone/touch screen device. I still use my Most popular phone back in the day Motorola Razr V3m...
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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:18 am
Merging two SSD's into one - Boot three OS's

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:46 am
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by Fusion » Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:39 am

I have a weird situation I've never had to solve before. I have two SSD's with the following configurations:
1] Boots MacOS only via Clover (choice...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:46 am
IBM PC 300GL Bios stuck in French

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:31 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:16 am

I got a IBM PC 300GL 6563-44U and the Bios is in French. I cannot read if their is a language switch or not in the Bios.

The DOS pages are in...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:31 am
My Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch after a few weeks

Last post by gfuller « Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:48 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:29 pm

My Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch after owning it for few weeks. I was getting asked every other day at work if I got a switch yet or are you...

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Last post by gfuller
Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:48 pm
Talk about USPS incompetence and waste

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:16 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:20 am

Talk about incompetence of, and waste by USPS , the United States Postal Service.

Package ordered from Germany for delivery to my home in the Lake...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:16 pm
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog

Last post by gfuller « Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:42 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:08 am

To all our Chinese friends on the Forum (and beyond):

Today (16th of February, 2018) is the official Chinese New Year.
It will also start the...

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Last post by gfuller
Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:42 pm
Data only plan suggestions

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:08 am
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by Whitieiii » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:33 pm

I've just ordered my Hotspot from best buy of all places (didn't check to order from there in first place) now I'm need of a plan to work with my...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:08 am
Things you don't get into anymore

Last post by jdk « Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:48 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:38 am

What are things that you don't do or get into anymore?

For me I really do not play games anymore. I bought a Nintendo Switch about 2 months ago for...

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Last post by jdk
Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:48 am
*SOLVED* Tracking eBay international shipment w/UPAAA number

Last post by 9ky « Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:04 am
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by Johan » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:35 am
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*SOLVED!* Successfully tracking eBay international shipment with UPAAA tracking number

I am posting this here since other forum members (and/or...
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Last post by 9ky
Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:04 am
Software switch for bluetooth?

Last post by jronald « Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:18 am
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by jronald » Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:17 am

I have installed a combo bluetooth/wifi card in my desktop, its a HP if it matters. I have the wifi up and running just fine. Can not load the...

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Last post by jronald
Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:18 am
Ripping my DVD/Blu-Rays to a external Drive

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:29 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:21 pm

I've been going through my DVDs and Blu-Rays and BD are better made discs but I do have a few DVDs that are getting the small hair crack from the...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:29 pm
Get this Thinkpad -> 20JW000AGE ?!

Last post by Boy2006 « Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:36 am
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by Boy2006 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:15 am

Sry I asked here a while ago and I got no replay... :roll:
I realy need an Thinkpad soon with Win7, LTE, Encrypt SSD, fast CPU and Graphic.
I found...

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Last post by Boy2006
Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:36 am
*SOLVED* Tracking German eBay package to Denmark shipped via Hermes and PostNord

Last post by Johan « Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:40 pm

by Johan » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:40 pm

*SOLVED* Tracking German eBay package shipped via Hermes and PostNord

I am posting this here since other forum members (and/or in particular people...

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Last post by Johan
Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:40 pm
Seagate hard drive users: check them with gsmartcontrol!

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:54 am

by thinkpadcollection » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:54 am

I just had to clone my data to another new WD 4TB Gold (based on HGST HD) off the green seagate 2TB. Also was so glad I cloned a enterprise 2TB to...

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Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:54 am
My experience with IPS panels, from T60 through x220/230 until the T460

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:55 am
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by alisan » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:57 am

I would like to share here my bad experience with IPS panels, and would like to hear from you guys, hopping that I'm not alone :(

x220/x230
My...

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Last post by wujstefan
Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:55 am
Dell is charging $20 to let you disable Intel’s flawed Management Engine

Last post by dr_st « Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:37 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:44 am

Extortion: Dell is charging $20 to let you disable Intel’s flawed Management Engine

New trend to pay for buggy design?

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:37 pm
PC Keyboard not functioning ?

Last post by olex126 « Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:00 am
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by 123434 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:53 am

Hello ( PC Keyboard not functioning ? )
This external keyboard(with trackball) is from a 1998 programming notebook PC. (Siemens PG720P1)
- Num...

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Last post by olex126
Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:00 am
Who knows about HP Elitebooks?

Last post by wujstefan « Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:43 am
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by Whitieiii » Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:59 am

I just picked up an HP Elitebook 8460p to try out the Elitebooks but really I bought it for the Radeon HD 6470M since the video editor I use, Sony...

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Last post by wujstefan
Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:43 am
New Tv with all ports

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:54 am

by ThinkPad560X » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:54 am

I was thinking of getting a new tv and my current tv is a 2008 Sony Bravia 32 LCD 1080p. I've always had Sony tvs and when looking online for a maybe...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:54 am
Shake my head

Last post by MikalE « Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:02 pm
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by jronald » Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:23 am

Ron

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Last post by MikalE
Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:02 pm
What computer have you had for the longest? When did you get it?

Last post by crux « Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:05 pm
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by pianowizard » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:51 am
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In the past year or so I dramatically downsized my computer collection and am now down to just four, which I believe is my lowest computer count...
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Last post by crux
Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:05 pm
Need help finding

Last post by jronald « Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:25 am
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by jronald » Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:09 am

I want this as a PCI to mini PCIe

I have tons of PCI slots left on the motherboard, would like to add a wireless/BT card (think laptop card)...

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Last post by jronald
Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:25 am
My Internet Connection *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:08 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:16 pm
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Im trying to see what Internet I have speed wise. I use to have NetZero Dialup from 1998-2008 and then finally could upgrade to Broadband or DSL...
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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:08 pm
Designed a USB device around an STM32F105

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:25 am
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by Heapme » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:49 am

I have designed a USB device around an STM32F105(datasheet: www.kynix.com/uploadfiles/pdf65976/STM32F105R8T6.pdf ). It is USB 2.0 Full Speed CDC...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:25 am
IBM ThinkCentre M50 motherboard problem

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:23 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:57 am

I have a ThinkCentre M50 that the motherboard or CPU is bad. It was booting but locking up at a screen and the pressing F1 wouldn't do anything, so...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:23 pm
How to force streaming video to play in SD

Last post by Whitieiii « Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:21 am

by Whitieiii » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:21 am

I'm running into a problem and wanting some help... I'm wanting to force some sites to play streamed video in 240p or 360p or 480p without a manual...

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Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:21 am

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