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Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am » in Forum Announcements

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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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

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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Forum donations for upgrades

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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements

If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Before posting, check the
Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions .

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Early HP EliteBooks & DreamColor

Last post by sysiphus « Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:19 pm
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by FryPpy » Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:11 am
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There is opportunity to get 8740w with this sweetie (DreamColor). And i have started to gather information about this monster ;)

It is like a...
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Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:19 pm
Lenovo's website: am I blind?

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:18 pm
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by twistero » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:59 pm

Starting from Lenovo's home page:

Is there any way to navigate to a page listing all current ThinkPad series, just by clicking on links?

I clicked...

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Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:18 pm
Confused?

Last post by Khipata « Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:27 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:20 am

Dear Office Manager
Centrelink
Lakemba NSW

My name is Nikau Ngaio and I live in Lakemba NSW, and I would like to present before you the following...

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Last post by Khipata
Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:27 pm
Scale/Balance: Mettler Toledo PC4000

Last post by 123434 « Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 pm

by 123434 » Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 pm

Hi

I bought my first scale:(It is a kind of laboratory scale)
Digital scale/Balance: Mettler Toledo PC4000 (Switzerland 1980's) max.4000grams -...

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Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 pm
HP Z400 Workstation

Last post by oeuvre « Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:40 am
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by oeuvre » Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:54 am

Here's a project I've been working on the past few days. It's all set up now. A nice workstation to go along next to my desktop. Had to get creative...

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Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:40 am
ThinGpad project

Last post by gtn « Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:05 am
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by gtn » Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:25 am

Hey all thinkpaders'!
I am have been a long time thinking about a frankenpad, like a 600x with a 770z panel,
a X41sata or a T6x quxga, but nomoney-no...

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Last post by gtn
Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:05 am
PCI-e desktop drive

Last post by precip9 « Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:07 pm

by precip9 » Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:07 pm

There are smart people here, so...

I have an 8-core Xeon system I want to use for painting murals. It already has 16GB of RAM. Since the system is a...

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Last post by precip9
Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:07 pm
Does IBM make any kind of hardware now?

Last post by micrex22 « Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:22 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:53 pm

Does IBM make any kind of hardware PC wise? I know they sold their PCs to Lenovo in 2005 and their Servers in 2014. I'm looking for a new /used IBM...

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Last post by micrex22
Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:22 am
Is this a good course?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:40 am
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by ganon11000 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:39 pm

I found this: on-line and found the free course right for me, has anyone ever done it?

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:40 am
Still have a working, obsolete PDA? *PIC*

Last post by Sir_Andross « Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:44 am
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by rkawakami » Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:54 pm

Smartphones are pretty recent and not really to my liking but I do have a nice collection of Palm Pilots I've accumulated over the last ten years....

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Last post by Sir_Andross
Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:44 am
So much for texting...

Last post by Sir_Andross « Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:38 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:50 am

THE CONFESSION- SENT BY TEXT

Hi Bob, this is Alan next door. I’m sorry buddy, but I have a confession to make to you. I've been riddled with guilt...

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Last post by Sir_Andross
Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:38 am
A Review of Sorts: The Lenovo S100

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:05 pm
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by jronald » Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:50 pm

I picked up this little netbook from a fellow forum member. 1.6 Dual Core ATOM with 2 gigs of memory.
As presented I was not impressed with Windows...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:05 pm
registering at "my digital life forum" issues.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:14 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:54 pm

I did routine registeration there and waited for email to complete the registeration process. Yet email confirmation did not come. Even I tried...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:14 pm
Dell studio 1558 mini review.

Last post by theterminator93 « Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:43 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:40 pm

Is middle of line negative in opinion.

Number one problem is hinge mounts in LCD assembly relies on both plastic (snapped together to prevent...

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Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:43 pm
Attachment help - PCI-e card question

Last post by jronald « Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:46 pm

by jronald » Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:46 pm

OK, picked up this

I was hoping to add 2 Sony IDE DVD/RW to a Lenovo M85p (all SATA). PITA getting the right driver installed as its a JMB363 based...

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Last post by jronald
Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:46 pm
800 years of Magna Carta

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:57 pm
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by killer » Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:30 pm

Nobody else has mentioned this anniversary of the start of legal history in the western world. When King John sealed the charter in 1215 it led to...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:57 pm
Put together a workbench for my thinkpad tooling operation *PIC*

Last post by Tasurinchi « Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:14 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Thu Jun 11, 2015 2:24 pm

I have seen many posts here with where thinpads.com forum members work on their thinkpads. My thinkpad collection reached 15 Thinkpads. I decided I...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:14 pm
Android to iOS - I think I want an iPhone - Pic warning

Last post by Temetka « Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:40 am
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by Temetka » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:57 pm

First off let me start by saying this: I cannot believe that I would ever want an iPhone. For years I have had this mental image in my head of your...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:40 am
Still not using Smart touch screen devices

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:02 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:13 pm

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 ThinkPad560X
Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:02 pm
Watching Vice Video on a train with an X61T & Tmobile Note 4

Last post by precip9 « Sat Jun 06, 2015 1:10 pm
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by precip9 » Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:49 am

I spend a lot of time on New Jersey Transit, between Trenton and NYC. My Galaxy Note 4 has LTE Advanced, with impressive bitrates (25mb/s moving), so...

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Last post by precip9
Sat Jun 06, 2015 1:10 pm
Upgrading to a newer motherboard

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun May 31, 2015 12:28 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:37 am

I last left off probably in 2006 on PCs witch Im still using in my PCs and the desktop used everyday, IBM ThinkCentre A50p Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz HT...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sun May 31, 2015 12:28 am
Device Manager, not see wired network adapter

Last post by dr_st « Sat May 30, 2015 2:29 pm
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by robert213 » Sat May 16, 2015 10:06 am

Background:
A friend and I are learning to build a Web Services server. He has a Dell XPS 8300 i-Core 5 Tower. I have MS Windows Server 2008 R2...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat May 30, 2015 2:29 pm
Denmark post office international tracking

Last post by Cloud! « Thu May 28, 2015 3:12 pm
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by Love2Dream » Sun May 24, 2015 8:58 pm

Hi just wondering if someone can help me, I purchase an item from a seller in Denmark on facebook, approximatly 3 weeks ago on 6th may to be sent to...

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Last post by Cloud!
Thu May 28, 2015 3:12 pm
Anything fun to do with a i7-3820QM CPU?

Last post by linux4life « Thu May 28, 2015 3:12 pm
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by twistero » Sat May 23, 2015 6:21 pm

So I picked up an i7-3820QM laptop CPU at the dumpster*. Is there anything fun I can do with it?

So far I've considered building a desktop with this...

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Last post by linux4life
Thu May 28, 2015 3:12 pm
The Future and without IBM PCs

Last post by Dekks « Thu May 28, 2015 3:08 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu May 28, 2015 1:38 am

After seeing the IBM PCs ThinkPad/ThinkCentre & older, sold to Lenovo in 2005 and the Servers side to Lenovo in 2014, I don't think theirs much left...

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Last post by Dekks
Thu May 28, 2015 3:08 pm
DDR3 memory rowhammer vulnerability - BIOS updates

Last post by bit_twiddler « Wed May 27, 2015 7:39 pm
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by Puppy » Sun May 17, 2015 5:53 pm

Exploiting the DRAM rowhammer bug to gain kernel privileges

Very interesting security issue from technical point of view. There is probably no...

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Last post by bit_twiddler
Wed May 27, 2015 7:39 pm
Storage Options

Last post by jronald « Mon May 25, 2015 2:42 pm
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by jronald » Sun May 24, 2015 5:16 pm

I recently updated to a native SATA MoBo and am trying to connect two highend Sony DVD/RW that are IDE. I already have a no name brand IDE/SATA PCI...

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Last post by jronald
Mon May 25, 2015 2:42 pm
Funny torture test video

Last post by UMPC2024 « Mon May 18, 2015 11:43 pm
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by UMPC2024 » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:21 pm

These guys just go on a T410

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Last post by UMPC2024
Mon May 18, 2015 11:43 pm
Sony PictureBook

Last post by startac « Mon May 18, 2015 3:27 pm
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by startac » Fri May 15, 2015 2:43 pm

This site has been so helpful with my ThinkPads that I am hoping someone around here might also dabble with Sony Vaios.... a PictureBook PCG-161L /...

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Last post by startac
Mon May 18, 2015 3:27 pm
Windows 10 is the LAST Windows release

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat May 16, 2015 7:35 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon May 11, 2015 12:24 am

From reading sites, I've read that Windows 10 maybe the last Windows OS and will just be updated overtime with version numbers such as google chrome...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sat May 16, 2015 7:35 pm
Anyone still use a CRT monitor?

Last post by Adda « Tue May 12, 2015 10:05 am
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by Worzyl » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:43 am
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I own an IPS LCD; AOC 24 inch monitor with Onkyo Speakers and Miracast* and I also have a Sony 24 trinitron 16:10 widescreen CRT (gdm-fw900) that I...
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Last post by Adda
Tue May 12, 2015 10:05 am
802.11ac, any advantage in public wifi setting?

Last post by precip9 « Sat May 09, 2015 3:58 pm

by precip9 » Sat May 09, 2015 3:58 pm

The advantage of 802.11ac is obvious in the home, transferring files around the house on a gigabit network. The advantage in a Starbucks, or other...

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Last post by precip9
Sat May 09, 2015 3:58 pm
Is it worth it to get a PDA/late 2000s "internet tablet"?

Last post by UMPC2024 « Sat May 09, 2015 1:55 am
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by UMPC2024 » Fri May 08, 2015 12:46 pm

So the backstory is that I always thought the Nokia N series internet tablets were the coolest stuff ever back in 2007, but could never afford one. I...

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Last post by UMPC2024
Sat May 09, 2015 1:55 am
Back to PC laptops/Thinkpads

Last post by DrThinkpad « Wed May 06, 2015 9:03 pm
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by DrThinkpad » Fri May 01, 2015 11:22 pm

Long story short, after a few years of playing with iOS/OS X, I'm slowly making the switch to Android/Windows using the Outlook/SkyDrive platform,...

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Last post by DrThinkpad
Wed May 06, 2015 9:03 pm
KB3035583 Windows Update

Last post by Norway Pad « Tue May 05, 2015 1:03 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:44 am

Microsoft has released an Important update KB3035583 these days. According Eset forum it does not look to be nice :(

KB3035583: Windows Update is...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Tue May 05, 2015 1:03 pm
Encryption and the .gov: Just follow the Constitution

Last post by tarvoke « Tue May 05, 2015 5:58 am
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by Temetka » Sun May 03, 2015 3:18 am

Linked from ArsTechnica:

Personally, I am for heavier encryption - not weaker algorithms or backdoor access. Every wall I can put between me and...

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Last post by tarvoke
Tue May 05, 2015 5:58 am
Support my old tech hoarding by telling me whats good to collect!

Last post by Norway Pad « Mon May 04, 2015 3:13 am
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by Saucey » Sun May 03, 2015 7:22 pm

Hi everyone! 8)
So I got lucky and got hired to work at an electronic recycler warehouse.
We get tons of TVs, desktops and... old electronic junk!...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Mon May 04, 2015 3:13 am
GMX Mail problems

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:50 pm
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by UMPC2024 » Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:19 pm

Hello,

I recently got a blocked account notification when I signed in this morning even though I signed in last night just fine. I only recently...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:50 pm
PC build, Basic

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:50 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:50 am

I got my case in today and installed the motherboard and plunged in everything. Don't have a CD Drive or a HDD yet. It powers on and everything runs...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:50 pm
ThinkPad LCD in a Dell laptop?

Last post by MrMaguire « Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:10 pm
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by MrMaguire » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:30 am

How cross-compatible are laptop LCD displays? For example: will the LCD from a 14.1 T43 work in a 14.1 Dell Latitude D610? Assuming that both...

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Last post by MrMaguire
Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:10 pm
Suggestions for removing tough sticker residue?

Last post by MrMaguire « Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:24 pm
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by MrMaguire » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:56 am

What's the best way to remove tough sticker residue from painted plastic? I've tried citrus cleaners with limonen, scratching and rubbing off the...

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Last post by MrMaguire
Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:24 pm
fan-bearing sticker lazy repair (suggest other favorite ghetto fixes!) [*link pics*]

Last post by tarvoke « Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:59 pm

by tarvoke » Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:59 pm

some time soon I will figure out whether my recent cpu fan saga should be written up in x200 subforum or Linux or GENERAL. there's actually some odd...

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Last post by tarvoke
Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:59 pm
Chicklet keyboards: best keyboards out there?

Last post by Temetka « Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:39 am
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by gnawzie » Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:39 pm

They seem to be getting rather popular even though I personally hate them. Do they define quality? Noticed more laptops are using them now, which...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:39 am
Virtual Machine of Windows on Windows

Last post by 85101 « Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:09 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:16 am

I have a good PC now for my games ONLY PC. It is low but still good enough for me, plan to upgrade the machine as I go and don't get a lot of money...

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Last post by 85101
Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:09 am
Does anyone use VPN / Proxy for privacy online?

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:00 pm
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by hyde » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:06 pm

Hi everyone, did anyone get a proxy/vpn service online?
With growing concern of privacy and ease of hacking & snooping, I have been hearing about...

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:00 pm
Super high resolutions on laptops

Last post by jedisurfer1 « Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:17 pm
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by Temetka » Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:10 am

So I was just given a D830 from a client (yes, the same client who gives me on average a laptop a month).

If you guys have been paying attention to...

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Last post by jedisurfer1
Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:17 pm
Not just America and UK, China got talent too!

Last post by rumbero « Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:35 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:01 am

You don't need to sign in on Facebook to see this stunning performance:

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Last post by rumbero
Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:35 pm
Low resource malware scanners that does not require personal info to register?

Last post by tarvoke « Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:57 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:41 pm

Topic asks all.

I use forticlient but it is real heavy on CPU if I push computer hard and it does not ask for personal info.

Cheers,...

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Last post by tarvoke
Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:57 am
Tool to recover emails in Outlook?

Last post by birry « Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:20 pm
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by birry » Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:46 pm

Hello,

I'm using Windows 7 and Office 2010 and I have a problem. Microsof Outlook isn't working and the worst is that i've lost seven emails very...

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Last post by birry
Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:20 pm
What suitable and cheap thinkpad ? (2,5ghz,2gb ram,256mb quattro)

Last post by 123434 « Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:55 am
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by 123434 » Tue Mar 24, 2015 4:58 am

Suitable and cheapest thinkpad models ? (or HP,DELL)
Software's\Program's recommendations: (MasterCAM X6)
- 2.5GHz Pentium 4
- 2GB memory
- Nvidia...

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Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:55 am

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