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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am » in Forum Announcements

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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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

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The forum software has been upgraded to phpBB version 3.1.3. Currently it should be at a stable point for layout changes; you may notice that the...
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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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Bear vs. Cat

Last post by K. Eng « Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:18 pm
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by pphilipko » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:46 pm

Cat scares bear into climbing a tree. This article might do well to spice up your day! :lol:

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Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:18 pm
what is heatware

Last post by bigtiger « Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:40 pm
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by bigtiger » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:09 pm

I saw many people mention heatware. So what is heatware? is it another eBay?

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Last post by bigtiger
Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:40 pm
SmackPad

Last post by draco2527 « Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:29 pm
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by rosshettel » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:28 am

A video has been going 'round the internets, showing off the motion sensor in the new MacBook (Pro)s. While a little goofy, it's actually pretty...

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Last post by draco2527
Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:29 pm
Poll: Most common PC problem

Last post by bill bolton « Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:54 am
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by gruimed » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:39 pm

I tried to find this kind of information (PC problems statistics) on the net but apparently it is not available, or at least not in public domain, so...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:54 am
Problems that result in loss of internet connectivity

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:33 am
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by gruimed » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:42 pm

Well, another poll on the same subject - PC problems statistics.

What percentage of the problems that average home PC user encounters result in loss...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:33 am
question about retrobox.com....

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:33 pm
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by sunkssss » Sat May 27, 2006 1:52 pm

i just recently purchased a t40 (2374-FU0) from the people at retrobox (only $370, should i feel lucky yet?) and i was wondering what their service...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:33 pm
PC problems statistics

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:17 pm
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by gruimed » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:44 am

I'm looking for an information about PC problems. Statistics actually, but any other information (such as most common problems without exact...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:17 pm
Google blocked in China

Last post by pschemo « Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:17 pm
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by NS » Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:29 pm

^Google.com blocked in China? To restrict public's access to information. Weird.

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Last post by pschemo
Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:17 pm
ADSL / dial-up network help sought

Last post by vital-analitix « Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:15 pm
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by vital-analitix » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:19 am

Hello

my present endavour depends on failsafe internet connectivity at certain times of the day / night. (particularly during the night when most...

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Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:15 pm
Return of the Desktop Replacements

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:49 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:04 am

I guess they are willing to trade a bit less battery life and more heat for less cost. :)

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Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:49 pm
A modern engine? 1985 MR2 vs. 2006 Mini Cooper

Last post by archer6 « Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:44 am
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by underclocker » Mon May 22, 2006 3:56 pm
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I just had to post this somewhere. Just how far has modern technology and german engineering come in 20 years?

1985 MR2
Weight: 2270 lbs.
1.6 litre...
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Last post by archer6
Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:44 am
Name that Jingle

Last post by 440roadrunner « Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:37 am
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by 440roadrunner » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:36 am

Who in heck is the girl who sings that Ford commercial, lets go lets go........come-on baby lets go.....

drives me nuts.

Ok, fine, nevermind,...

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Last post by 440roadrunner
Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:37 am
Preview of Core 2 Duo Specs

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:25 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:00 pm

So far so good; of course, I am waiting for my T61 to see for myself. ;) :)

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:25 pm
New laptop design more ThinkPad than not

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:37 pm
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by Boricua65 » Wed May 31, 2006 3:27 pm

IBM used to make laptop computers called ThinkPads. Many people really liked those computers, but IBM doesn’t make computers anymore.

They sold that...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:37 pm
how to break a computer (terribly old)

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by dsigma6 » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:51 am

stumbled across this, i assume one or more of you have seen this before.

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Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:51 am
Significant eBAY security breach??

Last post by egibbs « Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:55 am
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by leoblob » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:56 pm

I belong to another message board for Camaro and Firebird enthusiasts. Today, I saw the following thread discussing what sounds like a significant...

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Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:55 am
Lenovo Website : No More T-Series???

Last post by archer6 « Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:11 am
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by drewnyc » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:21 pm

Our apologies...

There is no product available in this category at this time.

Please contact a Lenovo representative for more information.

Does...

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Last post by archer6
Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:11 am
What happen?

Last post by JaneL « Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:20 pm
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by GuoXing » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:11 pm

Just want to know what happen just now. Cannot log into forum. It says DNS problem. Site down?

Thanks. Do you guys have the same problem?

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Last post by JaneL
Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:20 pm
questionable build quality

Last post by archer6 « Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:37 pm
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by hnq » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:54 pm

Just wanted to know other people's experience.

I've had my t42p for about 1.5 years. In that time, I've had a tech to my house 7 times (he's coming...

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Last post by archer6
Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:37 pm
Annoying Sybase Anywhere software delaying Restart\Shutdown

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:22 pm
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by red bioroid » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:23 pm

I have 2 .exe or processes from a newly installed Sybase database program that just comes up when I initiate the Shutdown or Restart in WinXP. They...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:22 pm
Stuff that lasts

Last post by JHEM « Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:44 pm
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by jdhurst » Thu May 25, 2006 8:56 pm
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I hobby in electronics (minored in it an University a long time ago). A while back I got a 7A13 Tek Differential Comparator from eBay. It was...
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Last post by JHEM
Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:44 pm
Things That Last II

Last post by JHEM « Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:37 pm
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by draco2527 » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:46 pm

Not Oscilliscope related......FWIW....

Well.....

I have a (solid) silver 1920's belt watch made by CYMA with black enamel; to this day it still...

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Last post by JHEM
Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:37 pm
Oscilloscopes

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:01 pm
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by jdhurst » Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:10 am

I wanted to branch this out of Stuff that lasts .

I have the following working oscilloscopes:
1. A Tektronix 455A2B2 50Mhz dual trace portable...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:01 pm
T60 Plastic

Last post by Kyocera « Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:16 pm
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by drewnyc » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:36 pm

The images of the T60 show:

a plastic body that is shiny
three screws at the bottom of the screen
trackpoint mouse buttons that are sqaure instead...

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Last post by Kyocera
Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:16 pm
warranty

Last post by Arius « Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:08 pm

by Arius » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:08 pm

hi guys

what do u think? its warranty importat thing when ur buying thinkpad?

cause iam looking for T40p/41p for max 800$ and one man make me a...

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Last post by Arius
Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:08 pm
The world's biggest laptop??

Last post by JHEM « Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:09 am
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by jdhurst » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:30 am
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I had a couple of guys in at a client of mine helping with some server stuff. One person had a ThinkPad R (I have engaged this particular person on...
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Last post by JHEM
Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:09 am
Key emulator for windows key?

Last post by NS « Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:49 am
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by Navck » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:26 pm

Is there a utlity out there so I can set something like my alt key to emulate the windows key? I'm going to be in the lucky Model M owners club soon.

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Last post by NS
Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:49 am
Problem?

Last post by NS « Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:32 am
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by 1outlaw » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:43 pm

Im not sure i did something wrong or what.....But my GIF file in my siggy is deleted and not sure why.....Yesterday it had the IMG brackets removed...

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Last post by NS
Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:32 am
Let\'s welcome ZhongWei into the forum

Last post by NS « Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:46 pm
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by GuoXing » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:55 pm

Let\'s welcome ZhongWei from Singapore Polytechnic School of IT to join this forum. *Applause* He is here to help. Let\'s give him a warm welcome.

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Last post by NS
Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:46 pm
Can't we all just get along???

Last post by bill bolton « Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:42 am
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by tfflivemb2 » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:01 pm
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I have been browsing through Bill's Forums since back before this new one was created in 2004. Granted I didn't sign up and post until September...
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Last post by bill bolton
Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:42 am
Need a New Printer?

Last post by JHEM « Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:11 pm

by JHEM » Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:11 pm

I haven't seen this mentioned before so I thought I'd post it.

HP is offering trade-ins on their full range of color and regular laserjet printers....

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Last post by JHEM
Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:11 pm
can't find the part number, help!

Last post by draco2527 « Wed May 31, 2006 11:09 pm
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by dorin » Wed May 31, 2006 2:07 pm

hi guys,

i'm searching like nothing on the web but i cannot find what's the part number for the carrying case for external usb dvd /cd units.

any...

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Last post by draco2527
Wed May 31, 2006 11:09 pm
does anyone has a ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II?

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by dorin » Wed May 31, 2006 2:12 pm

hi there,

does anyone has the ThinkPlus USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive?!

if yes, would you PLEASE tell me how long the usb cables are?

and...

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Last post by dorin
Wed May 31, 2006 2:12 pm
Do You Use a PDA - Which One?

Last post by noetus « Wed May 31, 2006 1:13 am
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by Orbitz » Thu May 05, 2005 6:44 pm
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I was just curious since we all share some interest in the TP's, which PDA's everyone favors? Currently, I use a Dell Axim X50v and a Sprint 6600...
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Last post by noetus
Wed May 31, 2006 1:13 am
wired electric question! help pls!

Last post by dorin « Wed May 31, 2006 12:44 am
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by dorin » Mon May 29, 2006 6:00 pm

hi guys,

i got today an external dvd writer,LaCie dvd+/- slim, tiny and very light, perfect option to not carry anymore the big docking station for...

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Last post by dorin
Wed May 31, 2006 12:44 am
Power down

Last post by NS « Tue May 30, 2006 7:58 pm
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by NS » Tue May 30, 2006 7:43 pm

Sorry, this is not school work assignments. I want to know why whenever i turn my thinkpad to a certain direction, the power supply seemed to affect...

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Last post by NS
Tue May 30, 2006 7:58 pm
need a usb powered cable! any ideas?

Last post by dorin « Tue May 30, 2006 2:49 pm

by dorin » Tue May 30, 2006 2:49 pm

hi there,

i recently got an external dvd writer (LaCie dvd +/- dl slim) and i have two cables to power it up (the data one and the power one)

the...

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Last post by dorin
Tue May 30, 2006 2:49 pm
Dell jumping the gun

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue May 30, 2006 10:44 am

by christopher_wolf » Tue May 30, 2006 10:44 am

Well now, I would say that is a bit premature. Given that Dell has, before, offered to actually make Mac clones for Apple (the offer was turned down,...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue May 30, 2006 10:44 am
Kosher computers?

Last post by dsigma6 « Tue May 30, 2006 9:51 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Wed May 24, 2006 10:33 pm

Monday I recieved my new ThinkPad 600E. A pristine condition model 2646-4BU. No keyboard wear, very nice bright screen, tight hinges, good battery,...

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Last post by dsigma6
Tue May 30, 2006 9:51 am
I need help again II

Last post by jdhurst « Tue May 30, 2006 9:15 am
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by NS » Tue May 30, 2006 5:35 am

EDIT: Sorry

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue May 30, 2006 9:15 am
Samsung Q30-SSD with solid state HDD: silent, fanless, fast

Last post by GuoXing « Tue May 30, 2006 5:57 am
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by lophiomys » Tue May 30, 2006 5:37 am

finally some innovation on the laptop market:
A laptop with solid-state-disk and no fan:

That could be the way for innovative Lenovo to go...

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Last post by GuoXing
Tue May 30, 2006 5:57 am
Again!!!

Last post by GuoXing « Tue May 30, 2006 5:49 am
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by NS » Tue May 30, 2006 12:28 am

Sorry, i need help again. May i know what is the address ranges for class-based IP address? E.g: Class A, B and C.

What is the acceptable ranges for...

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Last post by GuoXing
Tue May 30, 2006 5:49 am
Finally!!!

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by JHEM » Sat May 27, 2006 9:30 pm

A clear and accurate diagram of exactly how a Thinkpad works!

This makes it all so clear.

Regards,

James

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Last post by ThinkPad
Mon May 29, 2006 1:33 am
Thank you everyone

Last post by NS « Sun May 28, 2006 3:31 am
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by GuoXing » Sun May 28, 2006 3:20 am

It has always been a pleasant experience for me in this forum. Thank you BillMorrow for having such a well moderated forum. I am leaving tomorrow....

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Last post by NS
Sun May 28, 2006 3:31 am
Account log out problem (Big).

Last post by GuoXing « Sat May 27, 2006 10:39 pm
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by GuoXing » Fri May 26, 2006 9:30 pm

Sorry, for posting another thread on logging off problem. I am using my T60 to surf this great forum. When i log in, it is fast and smooth but when i...

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Last post by GuoXing
Sat May 27, 2006 10:39 pm
lenovo facelift?

Last post by DIGITALgimpus « Sat May 27, 2006 5:51 pm
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by spacefriend » Sat May 27, 2006 10:21 am

anyone know an online place to give your lenovo a facelift?

i would like to hide those in my opinion kinda ugly IBM logos.

i found and but there...

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Last post by DIGITALgimpus
Sat May 27, 2006 5:51 pm
Custom ORANGE T40 lid anyone?!

Last post by Toine « Sat May 27, 2006 5:41 pm
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by Toine » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:36 am
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Update on the cover. Well after the poll, I decided to make it orange anywho. So here it is!!!!

Here the cover was all polished, but I decided to...
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Last post by Toine
Sat May 27, 2006 5:41 pm
EU wants taxes on emails

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat May 27, 2006 1:22 pm
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by Puppy » Fri May 26, 2006 10:51 am

Are they going to be completely mad ?

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat May 27, 2006 1:22 pm
Interesting idea from Mac world

Last post by beeblebrox « Sat May 27, 2006 8:05 am
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by Puppy » Thu May 25, 2006 7:30 am

Could be another usage for ThinkPad's APS sensor :-)

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Last post by beeblebrox
Sat May 27, 2006 8:05 am
Windows NT (how to create an ODBC data source)

Last post by GuoXing « Fri May 26, 2006 1:28 am
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by NS » Fri May 26, 2006 12:03 am

Sorry, i need help for this topic.

Before an ODBC driven database can be accessed via a Java porgram, it is necessary to register the database as...

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Last post by GuoXing
Fri May 26, 2006 1:28 am

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