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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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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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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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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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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
Aeron Chair

Last post by sunthas « Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:33 pm
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by schen » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:14 pm

Anybody ever work on an Aeron chair? If so, maybe you can answer a question for me.

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Last post by sunthas
Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:33 pm
'Privacy killer' CISPA is coming back, whether you like it..

Last post by farmall « Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:47 pm
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by robert213 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:03 pm

'Privacy killer' CISPA is coming back, whether you like it or not

'Privacy killer' CISPA is coming back, whether you like it or not
Summary:...

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Last post by farmall
Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:47 pm
Thought question

Last post by jronald « Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:16 pm
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by jronald » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:48 pm

Could you take enough weight out of the front of a 747, so that regular but very strong ground wind, could lift the front of the plane off the...

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Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:16 pm
Nice desk setup

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:46 pm

by ThinkPad560X » Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:46 pm

I just added on to my desk and placed my 32 SONY LCD tv on it, I was thinking of a great idea to put the tv away when not in use. I was watching Die...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:46 pm
IBM Ethernet Credit Card Adapter II

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:31 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:26 am

I'm looking for the Driver for my IBM ThinkPad 755CD to install IBM Ethernet Credit Card Adapter II. Its the only way to access the Internet on it...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:31 am
Good deal T43p on ebay!

Last post by Medessec « Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:57 pm
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by Medessec » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:00 pm
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Someone needs to get the last one QUICK.

It is vague, I asked him and he said he wasn't able to power them on. But they're the 2668-Q1U, meaning...
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Last post by Medessec
Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:57 pm
Press Power, Fan Moves Very Slightly, Nothing Happens *PICS*

Last post by Medessec « Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:14 pm
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by loyukfai » Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:54 am

Got a malfunctioned HP netbook with Atom processors. Doesn't turn on at all. Tried unplugging power and battery, hold power for 30s, no go. If...

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Last post by Medessec
Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:14 pm
Is your Yahoo e-mail account sending out SPAM?

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:56 pm
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by robert213 » Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:04 pm

I have several e-mail accounts through Yahoo. One of them, I use everyday. The rest, I use for specific occasions -- one for computer-related stuff,...

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Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:56 pm
Mr. Gorsky - This is too good not to pass along

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:37 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:48 pm

On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 lunar module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon.
His first words after...

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:37 am
Thinkpad... earbuds?

Last post by DaKKS « Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:04 am
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by Medessec » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:46 pm

I was trying to find parts for my Thinkpad W700 awhile back, and I ended up somehow finding this:

And first thing I thought when I saw it was: I...

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Last post by DaKKS
Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:04 am
Cheap Quadro FX5800 on ebay

Last post by aoitenshi « Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:54 pm
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by aoitenshi » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:06 pm

Recently I just got an upgrade for my office's desktop system using Quadro 600
And then I did some benchmarking tests using Cinebench and I saw that...

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Last post by aoitenshi
Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:54 pm
Blu-Ray Drives

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:40 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:31 pm

So im thinking of replacing my DVD library with Blu-Ray but before I do I want to make sure.
Will all the movies look better and sharper then DVD? At...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:40 pm
I need help with my Thinkpad addiction

Last post by FunkyRes « Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:53 am
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by Thinkpaddict » Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:28 pm

The title is only slightly humorous in spirit. I am seriously beginning to think I have a serious problem, and I suppose that, based on the forum...

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Last post by FunkyRes
Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:53 am
Yeah, we made that...

Last post by Medessec « Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:11 am
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by DaKKS » Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:44 pm

A prime example of Swedish engineering. As a previous 855 owner (even the same colour), this both breaks my heart and fills it with pride. Soldier...

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Last post by Medessec
Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:11 am
Microsoft's Marriage Made in Dell

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:47 pm
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by BillMorrow » Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:53 pm

From time to time i see an article of interest in the Wall Street Journal that I feel would interest the forum membership..
In the past I would just...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:47 pm
Cell phone suggestions

Last post by sysiphus « Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:51 am
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by emeraldgirl08 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:20 pm

Hi all. I have been using a BB 8900 for the last 3 years and it has served me well! I love the QWERTY keyboard and the straightforward functionality...

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Last post by sysiphus
Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:51 am
Networking problem

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:27 pm
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by Thinkpaddict » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:38 pm
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I am trying to solve a practical problem, and I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good networking forum where this sort of questions are asked....
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Last post by Thinkpaddict
Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:27 pm
Who (or what?) is user "Google [Bot]"?? *PIC*

Last post by Ormu « Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:35 pm
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by Johan » Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:16 am

Today I noticed by coincidence, at the bottom of the forum homepage, where a short list of some of the loged-in members is displayed, that an unknown...

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Last post by Ormu
Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:35 pm
Complete IBM/lenovo ThinkPad Driver CD download

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:43 pm

by ThinkPad560X » Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:43 pm

Im going to make a driver disc s for all my ThinkPads I own so to have the drivers for each one and incase lenovo starts to remove drivers for older...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:43 pm
Cleaning the PC

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:14 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:39 am

Im getting ready to clean out my IBM NetVista X40, its a Intel Pentium III and has a SiS GPU graphics card. Its never been cleaned out by the looks...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:14 am
Any Thinkpad 600 users still out there?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:09 pm
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by adenkenneth » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:53 pm

Hey all, my name is Ken and I am a new poster to the forum. This site has been a real help to me over the years as an avid reader however with...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:09 pm
Importing from Canada -> US, duties?

Last post by TuuS « Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:27 pm
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by elray » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:23 pm

When buying a Thinkpad ($300) from an Ebay seller in Canada, sent via Canadian International Parcel Surface , should I expect any taxes, duties, or...

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Last post by TuuS
Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:27 pm
Need some PDF help

Last post by Radioguy « Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:54 pm
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by jronald » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:13 pm

OK, I have a PDF that needs to be shrunk in half, turned 90 degrees, duplicated and put onto the other half of the page, and then finalized. In other...

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Last post by Radioguy
Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:54 pm
Surgery for Dummies: Priceless!

Last post by DaKKS « Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:36 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:05 pm

Surgery for Dummies:

Five surgeons from big cities are discussing who make the Best
patients to operate on.

The first surgeon, from New York ,...

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Last post by DaKKS
Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:36 am
Willing to do painting commission for $250 including ship

Last post by ThinkPad R « Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:46 am

by ThinkPad R » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:46 am

I am a painting student at the Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD ranks #1 in fine arts. (

I use Golden Heavy Body Acrylics or Winsor & Newton...

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Last post by ThinkPad R
Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:46 am
Please NO! - first 21:9 LCD ultrabook

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:13 pm
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by yak » Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:58 am
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First 21:9 ultrabook:

I just hope this is not where the industry is going.
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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:13 pm
Any W520 owners with wireless print server solution?

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:23 am
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by caonen » Sun May 29, 2011 11:40 pm

With a new W520 (W7-64) and an still functioning T43 (WXP), I would like to install a wireless print server that will accommodate both systems.

Web...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:23 am
Household Alarm Question

Last post by jronald « Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:45 pm
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by jronald » Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:55 am

I was given an hardwired alarm system complete, except the sensors. Sensors are not that expensive, and in a past life (25 years ago) I installed low...

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Last post by jronald
Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:45 pm
Stupid on CES 2013: The iPotty (from Apple of course) *PIC*

Last post by killer « Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:04 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:56 pm

iPotty training with an iPad?
What an awful idea!

Note from Admin: We are not amused...

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Last post by killer
Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:04 pm
Windows 7 question

Last post by craigmontHunter « Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:53 pm
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by jronald » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:58 pm

Dont really think this fits in the regular forum, so here goes.

Moons ago, I inherited an XP VLK, I say inherited because the owner of the business...

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Last post by craigmontHunter
Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:53 pm
DVD's to HDD - Best Method

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:50 am
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by u751920 » Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:18 pm

Hi All,
I shall shortly be on a contract with work that will take me away from home for quite sometime. I don't want to take my dvd's with me, also...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:50 am
Any channel to buy Windows 8 stickers?

Last post by Radioguy « Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:25 am
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by houndkr » Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:58 am

I know it may sound stupid, but i really like those OEM stickers on my laptops. It kind of tells me what the laptop is capable of, and clean stickers...

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Last post by Radioguy
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:25 am
My GREAT Christmas Buy

Last post by A31 « Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:22 pm
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by jronald » Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:56 pm

So Im tooling around FeeBay, and I stumble on a Z60t for $19.99.
I goob it and forget to bid. Contact the seller, explained that I was without cell...

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Last post by A31
Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:22 pm
Merry Christmas to you all.

Last post by A31 « Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:28 pm
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by killer » Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:15 pm

No matter how much peaceful people hope for peace on earth there are those who prefer an assault rifle or two to make sure their Christmas gravy...

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Last post by A31
Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:28 pm
Future 3D printing for old IBM ThinkPad Parts

Last post by DaKKS « Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:29 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:47 pm

So I watched some 3D printing videos and was thinking, This would be really nice to have if I ever wanted to replace a part of one of my ThinkPads...

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Last post by DaKKS
Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:29 pm
End of the World...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:45 am
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by TuuS » Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:59 am
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As I prepare to embark on a long overdue and well deserved vacation, I realized that I'm leaving on 12-21-2012, which is the last day of the world...
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:45 am
Stripped thinkpad screw

Last post by ThinkRob « Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:26 pm
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by gaidensensei » Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:09 pm

A thinkpad (t61) that I'm working on has one stripped screw beyond belief. It's in a tricky spot, right next to the LCD.
I've got both the top and...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:26 pm
Are you a thinkpad addict ?

Last post by Unknown_K « Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:46 am
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by rsutoratosu » Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:10 am
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I just got my hand on a t400 last night and hurry to this wonderful site to look up upgrades & etc.. and just realized, am I an addict ? I only...
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:46 am
Looking for a quote

Last post by DaKKS « Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:09 pm
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by DaKKS » Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:43 pm

I've been racking my brain for a quote I read a few years back. It went something along the lines of They speak the language of violence and it...

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Last post by DaKKS
Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:09 pm
Newtown, Connecticut.

Last post by rsutoratosu « Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:55 am
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by killer » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:22 pm

I feel very sad and sickened about what has happened at the school there. It is very surprising that nobody on here has mentioned the slaughter of so...

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Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:55 am
IBM ThinkPad with CF Hard Drives

Last post by dr_st « Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:58 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:02 pm

I bought a new IDE CF Hard Drive for my ThinkPad R31, and installed a 16GB Card in it.
Image link below is a SATA type, Mine is IDE, but the same...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:58 am
IBM ThinkPad Dock

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:19 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon May 28, 2012 11:13 pm

I had this dock for years and This was probably the best dock to buy for the IBM ThinkPad, Type: 2631 It came with a UltraBay port for CD...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:19 am
Nigerian scam mail recvd when trying to sell T430s

Last post by Cigarguy « Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:42 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:46 pm

the scam mail I got. I cannot believe anybody can fall for this.
Btw my post to this effect was deleted, why was that? thanks.
Interesting poit for...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:42 am
Video in via USB?

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:37 am
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by houndkr » Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:20 am

Hi.
Recently I sold my desktop. I thought I could go on for a while without one, because the i7 on my X201T has been successfully keeping up with my...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:37 am
A reflection on thinkpads, and their users

Last post by dr_st « Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:00 pm
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by QWERTY Andreas » Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:11 am

Hello
A lot of people have been quite mad at lenovo, for quite some time. Blaming them for destroying the think -brand.
Most of the people think...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:00 pm
Password

Last post by killer « Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:36 am
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by killer » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:03 am

I was asked to enter an eight character password. I entered snow white and the seven dwarfs. It was rejected. :roll:

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Last post by killer
Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:36 am
ThinkPads follow into tablets?

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:42 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:42 am

Ive seen alot of tablets nowadays like the iPad and people are upgrading to these over basic laptops. Will ThinkPads follow into this and just make...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:42 am
How time seems to fly...

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:28 am
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by draco2527 » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:02 pm

I just looked at my join date ... :eek:

That is all :)

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Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:28 am

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