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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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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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The Newest GPD Pocket with Z8750 CPU Windows 10 System or Ubuntu 16.04

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:52 am
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by laozhu » Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:02 am

According to reportly,the GPD gamepad manufacture is preparing their new 7inch win10 mini notebook,it's named GPD pocket.The mini notebook...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:52 am
Got a Vizio television? STOP it from spying

Last post by TonyJZX « Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:47 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:50 pm

Owners of Vizio TVs won't be too happy to know that they have been spied on for years!
Switch it OFF.

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Last post by TonyJZX
Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:47 pm
specialized playback and web browsing older C2D PC.

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Jan 30, 2017 3:10 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Tue Dec 06, 2016 7:23 pm

My friend occasionally dragged home from recycling bin some computers for me to play with but this is a possible good gem for friend's needs.

C2D...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Mon Jan 30, 2017 3:10 pm
Anyone still collecting ThinkPads?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:34 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:18 pm
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Its been awail since I bought any ThinkPads since I stayed under the IBM ThinkPad name for my collection. I visited the lenovo site to see what the...
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Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:34 am
Chance to Be Featured In A Top Tech Magazine

Last post by Johan « Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:37 pm
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by lrunkle » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:30 pm

Hellooo Thinkpad Community! 8)

My name is Larissa and I'm a journalist based in San Francisco. I've recently partnered with Lenovo to feature some...

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Last post by Johan
Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:37 pm
Upgrading USB version of external HDDs

Last post by dandreye « Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:22 am

by dandreye » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:22 am

Hi All,

Would a USB3.0 external disk enclosure like this one:

be an adequate replacement of native WD ones in the following external HDDs being...

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Last post by dandreye
Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:22 am
Thank you guys! I wanna get to know you more!

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:51 pm
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by Whitieiii » Sun Jan 22, 2017 6:52 am

you guys are the best! i'm obsessed with Thinkpads and they are the only windows computers I will buy now.... my other branded computer will always...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:51 pm
ARM64 powered all-in-one Android TV boxes for Debian/Ubuntu use

Last post by excal32 « Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:53 pm
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by excal32 » Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:23 am

I have found these Android TV boxes on Amazon and such for prices under $50. They run android and typically come with some video streaming software...

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Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:53 pm
Dell Ditches Plans For 4K OLED Monitor Due to Color Drift

Last post by Puppy « Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:23 am
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by Puppy » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:11 am

According to French publication, Les Numériques (via TechReport), the problem stemmed from color drift when viewing the screen at certain angles....

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Last post by Puppy
Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:23 am
Great to be back.

Last post by SaberX « Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:24 pm
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by SaberX » Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:22 pm

Great to see the forum is still going strong.
Been away for a while but still use thinkpads.
Just trying to catch up on all the new info.
I did...

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Last post by SaberX
Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:24 pm
Favorite 4:3 LCD is damaged NEC MultiSync LCD1765

Last post by Puppy « Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:59 am
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by excal32 » Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:13 pm

Hi all, well sadly during a move a box fell against my NEC MultiSync LCD1765 when I was not around. The monitor still works but there is a patch of...

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Last post by Puppy
Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:59 am
Lenovo has trouble with English (ThinkPads Cheating Death)

Last post by MikalE « Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:20 am
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by micrex22 » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:14 am

I wasn't deliberately seeking these spelling or grammatical errors, but it seems like China's Lenovo has a lot of them on their 'Thinkpads cheating...

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Last post by MikalE
Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:20 am
IRC channel?

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:36 pm
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by Blender » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:32 pm

Does this forum have a IRC channel?

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:36 pm
Use deactivated cell phone as PDA

Last post by calvinb « Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:55 am
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by D L Davis » Sat Dec 17, 2016 1:07 am

Looks like this area doesn't get much traffic, but it appears to be the only section where this question is appropriate.

I use a palm pilot to track...

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Last post by calvinb
Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:55 am
Fujitsu: Lenovo to take over the PC business?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Dec 31, 2016 5:37 am
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by Puppy » Thu Oct 06, 2016 3:01 am

Another acquisition in the PC business seems to be in the marking. According to a report of the Japanese news site nikkei, Fujitsu is contemplating...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Dec 31, 2016 5:37 am
Merry Christmas & Buon Natale

Last post by JohnD. « Sun Dec 25, 2016 9:38 am

by JohnD. » Sun Dec 25, 2016 9:38 am

To Everyone on this Forum and to your families:

Have a Happy, Healthy, and Safe Merry Christmas today! Peace, happiness and joy to everyone.

Avere...

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Last post by JohnD.
Sun Dec 25, 2016 9:38 am
Time to ditch Google? New results are utter CRAP.

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:27 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:25 am

Google is really getting on my nerves.
Their latest search-result layout is the worst I have ever seen!
It's also turned into an enormous vertical...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:27 pm
Question about American Department wiring standard/requirement

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:42 pm
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by RMSMajestic » Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:32 pm

It's wintertime and also time to restart Bitmining.

But when I was running my mining hardware (draws about 700W) yesterday, there was suddenly a...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:42 pm
Computer motherboard requirement PCI-E allocation

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:21 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:40 pm

I do not mind buying 2nd or 3rd gen i core computer like Dell or HP based on socket 2011 or Xeon to get more PCI-E lanes so primary PCI-E 16x is...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:21 pm
Collecting thoughts & inputs about ThinkPad History video & info.

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:18 pm
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by Saucey » Mon Nov 07, 2016 7:19 pm

WARNING: This post is probably a jumbled mess of thoughts!
Incompleted PDF Graph Here.
Vizio file if you want to do some editing.
I was making...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sun Dec 11, 2016 12:18 pm
Looking for AT&T predefined ringtone "Swan" from around 2009

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:15 am

by RealBlackStuff » Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:15 am

I have a Pantech Breeze C520 , originally sold by AT&T , since unlocked.
This cell came with predefined ringtones, one of them Swan .
Is there any...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:15 am
Yoga Book and the frustrations of ordering internationally (mild rant)

Last post by qviri « Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:38 am
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by qviri » Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:06 pm

I'm looking at the Yoga Books. (Not for me... you can pry my X220 keyboard from my cold hands... but I've been requested to procure one... and I...

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Last post by qviri
Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:38 am
Best ThinkPad Crippled by A Flaw....

Last post by RMSMajestic « Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:41 pm
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by schen » Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:48 pm
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Here's a different one for you guys. What's the best, or at least the favorite ThinkPad that could have been the best, but for the one fatal flaw!...
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Last post by RMSMajestic
Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:41 pm
Lenovo Developer Program / SDK

Last post by GarthMJ « Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:25 am
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by GarthMJ » Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:46 pm

I’m not exactly sure where this post should be posted on this board but…

I’m looking to find out if Lenovo has a developer program or a SDK that is...

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Last post by GarthMJ
Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:25 am
Old ThinkPad and Aptiva wallpapers

Last post by oeuvre « Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:32 am

by oeuvre » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:32 am

Thought these might be of interest to you guys.

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Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:32 am
Firefox 0-day vulnerability in the wild

Last post by Summilux « Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:43 pm
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by Puppy » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:59 pm

- affects Firefox 41 to 50, incuding ESR and 50.0.1
- the exploit currently works on Windows only but other platforms are very likely affected as...

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Last post by Summilux
Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:43 pm
SSD recommendation

Last post by Cigarguy « Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:13 pm
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by shahidt » Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:41 am

What is a good quality internal SSD that I can buy with a good mix of size and quality. I currently have a T60 and while I know it supports only...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:13 pm
Significantly speed up firefox!

Last post by Temetka « Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:10 am
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by brchan » Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:03 pm

I just realized firefox now fully supports multiple processes as of August 2016:

For me it was not enabled by default because of incompatible...

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:10 am
A new member to the "family" *PICS*

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:14 pm
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by QWERTY Andreas » Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:21 pm

So i just thougth i would upload some pictures of my GPD win.

Its not a thinkpad. Its a small UMPC oriented towards games. It features an Intel Atom...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:14 pm
I'd rather have a Renovo than a Lenovo!

Last post by TonyJZX « Sun Nov 27, 2016 7:50 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:41 am

Getting fed up with Lenovo?
I'd rather have a Renovo than a Lenovo .
A spelling mistake led me here , WOW!.

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sun Nov 27, 2016 7:50 pm
Lenovo is apparently in talks to buy Samsung's PC division

Last post by Summilux « Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:52 am

by Summilux » Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:52 am

According to a report from a local news source in Samsung's home country, the company has been in secret talks with Lenovo for the past few months,...

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Last post by Summilux
Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:52 am
A message from the Queen

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:23 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:21 pm

A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In light of your failure in...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:23 am
Happy Thanksgiving

Last post by MikalE « Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:40 am
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by JohnD. » Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:36 am

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to express to everyone a happy and wonderful Thanksgiving to your family and friends.

I am grateful and happy that I am...

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Last post by MikalE
Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:40 am
Something new you've got! *PICS*

Last post by MikalE « Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:32 pm
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Hi all

After having a similar thread running at another forum that I'm active on, I thought: Why not have one here as well.

This thread, is for...
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Last post by MikalE
Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:32 pm
How's this for a great escape.

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:28 am
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by Cigarguy » Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:14 am

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Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:28 am
AST Bravo MS 5166

Last post by oeuvre « Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:39 am
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by oeuvre » Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:08 pm

Hi all! Been meaning to share this beauty with all of you.

It's an AST Bravo MS 5166

Pictures

Specs

Intel Pentium 166MHz Socket 7
64mb RAM
3.1GB...

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Last post by oeuvre
Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:39 am
Modern Day PC110 Replacement??

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:00 am
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by JohnD. » Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:13 pm

Hi Folks,

I used to own a PC110 machine for the longest of times and sold it at some point last year.

I ran across this today and it made me think...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:00 am
Revival of another Donald

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:35 am

by RealBlackStuff » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:35 am

Nothing to do with The Donald !

This is about Donald Campbell , who some of you might remember, tried to set a new world speed-record on water, back...

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Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:35 am
Any PV (solar panel) owners out there?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Nov 08, 2016 7:12 am
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by rkawakami » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:40 am

In September of last year the wife said it was time to think about putting a new roof on the house. I suggested that as long as we were going to do...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Nov 08, 2016 7:12 am
Nice (and expensive) 360PE

Last post by Saucey « Mon Oct 31, 2016 9:20 am
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by Norway Pad » Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:09 pm
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Ok, so I know that as things get older, they will eventually achieve high values if they are seen as collectibles by a certain number of people....
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Last post by Saucey
Mon Oct 31, 2016 9:20 am
Tracking (eBay) packages from China or Hong Kong

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 29, 2016 4:11 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:11 am

When you check Purchase History on eBay to find out where your order/package is, you run into a blind wall (literally).
After you have clicked on...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Oct 29, 2016 4:11 pm
Screwdrivers for laptop repair - serious question

Last post by excal32 « Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:43 am
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by excal32 » Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:00 am

Over the years, i have bought many many many sets of precision screwdrivers. The problem is I have not been able to find any flat sort of philips...

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Last post by excal32
Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:43 am
A brand new 14" 1080p laptop for only $220!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:46 pm
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by pianowizard » Sat Jun 18, 2016 3:02 pm

Windows laptop prices have reached a new low. Amazon is taking preorders of this 3.9-lb HP laptop with 14.0 1080p IPS, AMD E2-7110 Quad-Core CPU, 4GB...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:46 pm
YOUR FIRST COMPUTER?

Last post by schen « Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:38 am
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by Khipata » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:24 pm
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First computer I ever saw...
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Last post by schen
Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:38 am
Want 2560x1600 or 2560x1440 via VGA output? These two monitors are for you

Last post by pianowizard « Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:35 pm
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by pianowizard » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:41 am

As you may recall, I recently got excited about finding a monitor that allows 2560x1440 (QHD) via VGA input ; that's the QNIX QHD2410R in my...

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Last post by pianowizard
Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:35 pm
Further simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

Last post by Omineca « Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:47 am
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by Puppy » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:59 pm

Further simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

From October 2016 onwards, Windows will release a single Monthly Rollup that...

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Last post by Omineca
Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:47 am
MXM Project Guru3D

Last post by taichi « Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:20 am
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by taichi » Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:09 pm

Does anyone on this forum also belong to the Guru3D forum? I need some Nvidia GPU advice for a project that a technician friend of mine is working...

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Last post by taichi
Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:20 am
Help! Looking for a firmware update:

Last post by jronald « Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:01 pm
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by jronald » Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:56 pm

RAVPower FileHub, WiFi Bridge, SD Card USB Reader, 3000mAh External Battery,White RP-WD01

Should look like 2.000.XXX. I have found a referance to...

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Last post by jronald
Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:01 pm
Which drive to get after my Toshiba Hard Disks DISASTER?

Last post by hhhd1 « Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:14 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:00 pm

In early June 2016 I replaced 2 hard disks in my desktop.
They were 3.5 Seagate Barracuda ST3320418AS 7200.12 drives, 320GB, SATA II 3.0GB/s, 16MB...

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Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:14 am
34pin-floppy-connector-to-USB-adapter-cable

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:28 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:28 pm

Anybody have one of these adapters they'd care to get rid off?

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Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:28 pm

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