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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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Forum donations for upgrades

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Laptop(?) to use with large external (24"+) monitor

Last post by Neil « Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:33 pm
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by lemonstar » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:54 pm

I'm gravitating towards the idea of buying a laptop to use with a large external monitor - in my work I'm often having to spin my current laptop...

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Last post by Neil
Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:33 pm
Sharp Beginning Production on Three New IGZO Displays

Last post by Tedy1939 « Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:25 am
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by Puppy » Mon May 20, 2013 7:53 am

Looks promising ...

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Last post by Tedy1939
Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:25 am
19" - 22" 1080P LED Tvs

Last post by ZaZ « Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:20 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue May 28, 2013 1:25 am

Does Sony or anyone else make a 1080p 19 to 22 LED LCD Tv? like to get one for the desk. Use to own a old 19 Sony LCD Tv, but was when LCDs started...

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Last post by ZaZ
Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:20 am
Moving on from Thinkpads for nw

Last post by Temetka « Sat May 25, 2013 5:43 pm
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by Temetka » Thu May 23, 2013 5:53 am

Well all,

It has been a wonderful journey in Thinkpad land so far. I have learned a lot about what I consider to be the best line of laptops on the...

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Last post by Temetka
Sat May 25, 2013 5:43 pm
Hello to everyone!

Last post by luncheon « Fri May 24, 2013 2:20 pm
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by luncheon » Wed May 22, 2013 11:08 pm

DISCLAIMER: I didn't find a proper introductions subforum, so I'll just post here... Mods, please move this if you need to.

Hello to everyone!

My...

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Last post by luncheon
Fri May 24, 2013 2:20 pm
Dead USB Stick

Last post by bill bolton « Thu May 23, 2013 8:28 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Tue May 21, 2013 4:28 pm

One of the first year teachers at school came rushing in my classroom today frantic because her Verbatim USB stick is dead. Tried it in several other...

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Last post by bill bolton
Thu May 23, 2013 8:28 pm
What is the best way to secure a flash drive?

Last post by thatgothbehindyou « Wed May 15, 2013 10:18 pm
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by thatgothbehindyou » Fri May 03, 2013 1:56 am

Being a tech website I thought this might be the best place to ask. I run linux and use a flash drive to store files. What would be the best method...

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Wed May 15, 2013 10:18 pm
Brag about the "good deals" that you've bought!

Last post by MunkyCheez « Wed May 15, 2013 9:55 pm
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I just received a near-mint X22 2662-95U (with RAM upgraded from 128MB to 256MB) for which I paid only $169 including shipping! I am ecstatic!

Have...
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Last post by MunkyCheez
Wed May 15, 2013 9:55 pm
French proposal would tax smartphones and tablets

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed May 15, 2013 5:05 pm
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by Puppy » Mon May 13, 2013 1:59 pm

French proposal would tax smartphones and tablets to fund cultural projects

I have never been fan of EU (having experiences with Comecon) but this...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed May 15, 2013 5:05 pm
Technology & Progress Ruminations

Last post by killer « Wed May 15, 2013 2:00 pm
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by Tõnis » Wed May 15, 2013 8:58 am

Is anyone else amazed that this stuff we have even works at all? I can't get my mind around the fact that this hard drive is spinning its disk(s) one...

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Last post by killer
Wed May 15, 2013 2:00 pm
Just a tad bit of a ThinkPad copy...

Last post by lead_org « Tue May 14, 2013 9:52 pm
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by SprintingAhead » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:21 pm

So I've been looking at the ThinkPad T series recently and during my search for something comparable I come across this
:eek:
The Toshiba Tecra...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue May 14, 2013 9:52 pm
COMMERCIALY sold R500

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by jronald » Tue May 14, 2013 8:51 am

Seems like a pretty good deal, based on what Fleebay is offering. Could use some more memory

Ron

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Last post by jronald
Tue May 14, 2013 8:51 am
Old DOS games

Last post by dwilsonfl « Tue May 07, 2013 10:28 pm
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by aoitenshi » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:21 am

So, this morning I looked inside my ssd and I saw an old ZIP files named F-117A
I unzip the file, play it for a while using DOSBox 0.74

and then...

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Last post by dwilsonfl
Tue May 07, 2013 10:28 pm
IBM makes 'world's smallest movie' using atoms

Last post by mattdocs12345 « Fri May 03, 2013 9:15 pm
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by Puppy » Wed May 01, 2013 12:13 pm

Today, a team of IBM scientists are bypassing the big screen to unveil what they call the world's smallest movie.

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Last post by mattdocs12345
Fri May 03, 2013 9:15 pm
The new ultrabay!

Last post by Ibthink « Fri May 03, 2013 6:50 am
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by QWERTY Andreas » Fri May 03, 2013 1:13 am

So i say this video, with the ideapad Y500.

It have a ultrabay, with some very delicate options!

DVD/Blue-ray (nothing new here)
2. HDD (nothing...

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Last post by Ibthink
Fri May 03, 2013 6:50 am
Bicycle Question

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:00 pm
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by jronald » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:08 pm

Once upon a time, I ran or biked just about everyday. After loosing the battle of the budge for a number of years, I need to lose a minimum of 25...

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:00 pm
custom laptop cooling pad

Last post by aoitenshi « Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:51 am
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by aoitenshi » Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:31 am

Hello,

while browsing my old pics on photobucket I stumbled on this old design ..

2 years ago I was planning to make a custom cooling pad for my...

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Last post by aoitenshi
Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:51 am
Apple 1st High Res Retina Laptops/ Tablets, Others Follow?

Last post by crashnburn « Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:01 am
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by crashnburn » Thu May 17, 2012 4:30 am
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Apple 1st High Res Retina Laptops/ Tablets, Others Follow?

Well.. this would make leave Thinkpads. I wish we could Petition the Thinkpad Design team...
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Last post by crashnburn
Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:01 am
Good GPS navigation for windows (x86)

Last post by jkahng « Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:28 pm
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by DaKKS » Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:15 pm

Anyone know a good navigation program that works on windows? XP would be preferred, but I can get Seven working too.

The original GPS in my work...

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Last post by jkahng
Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:28 pm
Strange Google search result...

Last post by Tasurinchi « Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:43 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:50 pm

My Foxit PDF reader was updated to V6.02.
GAWD-AWFUL HORRIBLE, with an MS-Office-like ribbon. Absolutely useless crap version! :evil:
So I...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:43 am
New MacBook Pro Retina Display is IPS

Last post by Puppy « Sat Apr 20, 2013 4:56 am
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by Dimitri_P » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:56 am
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Here's a link.

I'm very well might be switching.

Lenovo better put ANY IPS in the next model line... in 2 years...
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Last post by Puppy
Sat Apr 20, 2013 4:56 am
Receiving lots of marketing calls for someone else?

Last post by twistero « Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:08 pm
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by twistero » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:06 pm

I'm having a pretty weird problem with spam calls lately.

Multiple times a day, I receive calls on my cell phone from all kinds of companies asking...

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Last post by twistero
Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:08 pm
Boston marathon

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:57 am
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by killer » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:24 pm

Please accept my sympathies to anyone affected by the dreadful bombings in Boston, USA.
These terrorist acts are appalling. :(

(Forgive my naivety,...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:57 am
Pocket Knife Sharpener

Last post by thatgothbehindyou « Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:55 am
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by Harryc » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:41 pm

What's the best thing to use to sharpen a pocket knife, how do you use it, and where is a good place to get it? I have a couple of pocket knives that...

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Last post by thatgothbehindyou
Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:55 am
is your phone better than your thinkpad?

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:26 am
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by ganon11000 » Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:36 pm
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Is your phone more powerful and faster than your thinkpad?

I have:

A Nexus 4 snapdragon s4 pro 1.5GHz quad 2GB ram

A X41 Pentium M 1.6GHz 2GB ram...
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Last post by pianowizard
Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:26 am
Whats your laptop/ tablet/ mobile phone combinations?

Last post by DaKKS « Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:28 am
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by paul*robertson » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:58 am
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Just curious.

(Samsung full size laptop/ Thinkpad X61/ Blackberry Pearl)
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Last post by DaKKS
Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:28 am
Resignation

Last post by jronald « Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:13 pm

by jronald » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:13 pm

I sent this to my boss yesterday, thought I would share it:
I also knew he would be reading it on a Blackberry!

From: Ron Xxxx (XXXX,GM)
Sent:...

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Last post by jronald
Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:13 pm
Intro

Last post by Cigarguy « Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:28 am
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by Hagony » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:39 am

Hey everyone. This is Hagony from Australia, new to the forum. Didn't got any introduction forum so, just posting it in here a little about myself....

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Last post by Cigarguy
Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:28 am
Cheap Mouse - Thinkpad style?

Last post by Medessec « Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:56 am

by Medessec » Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:56 am

I was browsing ebay and I remembered a really cheap USB optical mouse that I bought awhile back, that turned out to be really nice to use. Here's a...

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Last post by Medessec
Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:56 am
Fake Apple store found in China.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:47 pm
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by paul*robertson » Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:37 am

Cheeky................

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Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:47 pm
Price of your ThinkPad collection NEW

Last post by mpcook « Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:04 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:08 am

So out of all the IBM PCs I own, ThinkPads to desktops, im looking for a old retail price archive of what your collection of ThinkPads were brand new...

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Last post by mpcook
Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:04 pm
Keeping Windows XP in the future

Last post by ganon11000 « Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:30 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:57 am

I still use Windows XP Professional on all my PCs and most are older ones that will only run up to Windows XP.

Im viewing some sites and I have IE8...

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Last post by ganon11000
Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:30 pm
Could we kickstart fund a 4:3 machine

Last post by csioucs « Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:24 am
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by Utwig » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:14 pm
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As I've seen some people here are building 4:3 T61 frankenpads which is what I'd really like to have only with EPT and 16GB RAM.

With the advent of...
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Last post by csioucs
Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:24 am
Windows vs. Ford

Last post by Hagony « Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:53 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:45 am

Windows vs Ford

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.

At a recent...

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Last post by Hagony
Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:53 am
Deciphering Outlet model numbers

Last post by basketb « Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:20 pm
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by stuartf » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:06 am

I have been making frequent visits to the Lenovo outlet and find that many of the model numbers they list are not in the psref list from Lenovo. The...

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Last post by basketb
Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:20 pm
Putting the "Art" in "Artifacting"

Last post by Medessec « Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:51 pm
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by Medessec » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:02 pm

This is what happened today when I tried to start Minecraft on my old D900T laptop with an ailing Quadro FX Go1400.

On the subject of Thinkpads......

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Last post by Medessec
Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:51 pm
iMac at home - Need some advice

Last post by DaKKS « Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:13 am
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by Tasurinchi » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:56 pm

My wife got her old 21.5 Intel iMac from work for cheap. Now it's standing in one of the rooms and I have to think what kind of use can I give it. We...

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Last post by DaKKS
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:13 am
Dat moment when you browse 9gag and realize...

Last post by DRobinson « Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:35 am
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by DaKKS » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:37 am

that you're also using a 3000... :oops:

^ The above pic was set to me by a friend because, well, he's an a$$.

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Last post by DRobinson
Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:35 am
Huh.......Laptop Comparison Linux/Windoze

Last post by jdk « Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:43 pm
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by jronald » Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:50 pm

Not that Im doing either but one of these things is not like the other...........

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After the Windoze tax, its still cheaper!

Ron

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Last post by jdk
Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:43 pm
Lenovo Support Site Issues

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:03 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:08 am

Could someone with a TX00-era or earlier ThinkPad try entering in their model numbers into Lenovo Support's 'quick path?' Normally doing so will...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:03 pm
Re: Momentus XT

Last post by Cigarguy « Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:22 pm
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by schen » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:34 pm

I'm about to rebuild my home server and was seriously thinking about using an SSD for the boot drive just like everything else in our house, but...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:22 pm
Sometimes Google comes up with something decent... (PIC)

Last post by Medessec « Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:15 am
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by DaKKS » Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:12 pm

This is a nearly three year old (2010-05) Samsung N140 netbook running a slightly modified version of Hexxeh's Chromium OS Build 3770 (2013-02-27)....

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Last post by Medessec
Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:15 am
Bluetooth Headset For Mobile Phone And PS3

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by markpc1234 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:06 am

I got a job where I spend most of the time in the car and talking on a cell phone. I'm thinking to buy a Bluetooth headset for cell phone, but that I...

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Last post by markpc1234
Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:06 am
IBM/ Lenovo Badge Logos

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:25 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:07 pm

I got my IBM X3200 server in and was missing the IBM Badge Logo. By the looks of it, it just snaps in the two small holes, Where can I find IBM badge...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:25 pm
Lenovo no longer supporting software

Last post by bill bolton « Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:20 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:19 am

I just seen that lenovo is not supporting ThinkVantage ToolBox with PC Doctor and removed it from downloading Have a burned disc of it and not...

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Last post by bill bolton
Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:20 pm
Setting up a Server

Last post by craigmontHunter « Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:10 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:19 pm

I have a IBM System X3200 with a Intel Xeon and I think 8GB or 32GB RAM Max and has a 80GB SATA drive with 3 more HDD slots left. I was woundering if...

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Last post by craigmontHunter
Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:10 pm
Music

Last post by jronald « Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:34 pm
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by jronald » Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:30 am

So Im a bit of an audiophile, which often ticks my other half off in no uncertain terms. Anyway, I perusing the interwebs and I stumble on to the...

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Last post by jronald
Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:34 pm
My new machine (LARGE PICS)

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:40 pm
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by QWERTY Andreas » Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:49 am

Soo... I did well in a exam, and rewarded myself with a new toy :mrgreen:

I pulled the trigger and bought a Fujitsu F-07C. It costed me 621$,...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:40 pm
Thinkpad... Halo?

Last post by kangaskhan « Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:13 am
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by Medessec » Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:01 pm

Halo as in the game, Halo. Particularly Halo Combat Evolved for PC. My friends and I play it a lot despite it being so old, because basically any...

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Last post by kangaskhan
Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:13 am
Hi all

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by Jackerry » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:37 am

My name is Jack, I sell thinkpad tablets on ebay... So... can I show my stuff here? If that's not allowed, I never say again, sorry... :bow:

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Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:49 pm

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