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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?

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Getting Windows 8.1 running on a T60P laptop

Last post by PatrickJ « Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:36 pm

by PatrickJ » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:36 pm

I've owned a T60P for a few years now and have been pretty happy with the laptop. Recently I decided to upgrade the OS from XP to Windows 8.1 (Fwiw I...

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Last post by PatrickJ
Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:36 pm
Middle Trackpoint Button Configuration

Last post by asp « Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:59 am
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by craigmontHunter » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:07 pm

I've loaded windows 8 on my T61, and have run into a problem that may be enough for me to switch back to 7; when the ultranav drivers are installed,...

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Last post by asp
Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:59 am
T400 & Windows 8.1

Last post by Temetka « Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:40 pm
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by kitor » Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:44 am

Hi,
As I already got retail 8.1 (msdn on university), I'm trying to get it working on my T400. So far everything works... excluding switchable...

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Last post by Temetka
Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:40 pm
Boot into Safe Mode in Win 8 to restore old video driver

Last post by ttan98 « Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:30 am

by ttan98 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:30 am

Hi,

During the process of updating my windows 8 drivers and enhancements from Microsoft website, I was offered to update my video driver. I...

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Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:30 am
T61p and windows 8 bluetooth

Last post by gehageh « Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:01 am

by gehageh » Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:01 am

I have installed successfully Win 8 on my T61p, but I cannot force Bluetooth to operate. Any ideas what to do?

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Last post by gehageh
Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:01 am
What IDE did you use?

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed May 14, 2014 2:01 am
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by rn10950 » Tue May 13, 2014 6:38 pm

What IDE/Compiler did you use? I would like to continue development of this project. And for the transparency issue with Firefox, just run it in XP...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed May 14, 2014 2:01 am
New W540 - Windows 8 startup - blue screen

Last post by IbmPad « Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:14 pm
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by wiesl » Sat Apr 05, 2014 2:17 pm

Hello,

I got a new Lenovo W540 (20BHS0WP00) with German preinstalled Windows 8.1. After entering language, computer name it comes to network setup...

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Last post by IbmPad
Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:14 pm
System Update on Win 8.1?

Last post by ausmike « Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:52 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:40 pm

Anyone gotten this guy to install on the newfangled 8.1?

I can't get past accepting the license terms; hitting Next seems to do nothing. I've tried...

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Last post by ausmike
Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:52 pm
High DPC on Windows 8.1 - Lenovo 3000 N200 0769

Last post by ganon11000 « Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:59 am

by ganon11000 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:59 am

What can I do to fix this. It says ACHI.sys and ndis.sys

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Last post by ganon11000
Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:59 am
Win 8.1 on X200T?

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:00 pm
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by RDKirk » Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:39 am

I've been unsuccessful installing Win 8.1 on an X200T--although 8.0 works well enough.

I've heard that the Core2 Duo processor misses an essential...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:00 pm
T410 - camera problem

Last post by PHwolfy « Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:17 pm
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by Wojtek » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:06 am

Hi,
I cannot use my build-in camera in Windows 8 RTM on my T410.

Web pages suggests using of non-administrative account or
back to the original Win8...

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Last post by PHwolfy
Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:17 pm
Windows 8 Recovery Disk

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:33 am
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by DLX34 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:04 am

Got my first ever thinkpad today, loving it so far, the keyboard and trackpad are a delight, i've read alot of people dont like this new chiclet...

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Last post by jayton4
Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:33 am
Windows 8.1 and T43 - Hotkeys?

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:41 am
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by martinlink » Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:45 pm

Hi,

I'm having problems getting my hotkeys and OSD working. Tried both old and new drivers, but can't get anything other than the fn+f5 OSD to...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:41 am
IBM Z61m and Windows 8 pro x 64bit

Last post by elizamoscow « Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:42 pm
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by elizamoscow » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:29 am

Dear All,

I have IBM ThinkPad Z61m (9453) and I have a problem with installing Windows 8 pro x 64bit on SSD drive.

During the installation...

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Last post by elizamoscow
Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:42 pm
Black Screen when start Windows 8.1

Last post by martinlink « Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:13 pm
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by nguoichancuu » Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:38 am

I have a T60 laptop (T5200/2Gb RAM) and I have just installed Windows 8.1 today. I installed the drivers from the Lenovo site (PWN, UltraNAV etc.)...

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Last post by martinlink
Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:13 pm
Unintentionally switching from Desktop to Modern

Last post by kitor « Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:22 am
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by jonah255 » Sun Nov 03, 2013 2:21 pm

I find myself unintentionally switching from the desktop to the modern ui when using the touchpad. This happens often when I'm just surfing in chrome...

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Last post by kitor
Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:22 am
T400 - Windows 8.1 and integrated graphics

Last post by kitor « Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:19 am
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by caviomorpha » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:59 pm

Hi!

I have a problem with graphics. Just installed W 8.1, but can't change graphics drivers. I can only use the MS driver, and the resolution is...

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Last post by kitor
Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:19 am
Intel 3945abg and Win8.1

Last post by kajencik « Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:34 am
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by hhmcsv » Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:08 am

I just upgraded my daughters T60 (2007-4CG) to Win8.1 from Win8pro. But to my surprice, internet speeds were bad, especially upload was almost non...

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Last post by kajencik
Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:34 am
Win 8.1 SecureBoot isn't configured correctly

Last post by neukrisz « Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:55 pm
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by Tim-ANC » Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:03 pm

Installed win 8.1 pro yesterday, desk top screen has watermark in lwr RH corner:

Windows 8.1 Pro SecureBoot isn't configured correctly Build 9600...

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Last post by neukrisz
Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:55 pm
HOW TO make a clean install of Win8.1 Pro to my X1C?

Last post by neukrisz « Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:17 am

by neukrisz » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:17 am

Hello,

I'd like to know how can I make a Win8.1 Pro clean install to my X1C?

My X1C came originally with Win8 Pro (key is set in the BIOS too)....

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Last post by neukrisz
Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:17 am
bitlocker on dualboot

Last post by Mighty_Mauz « Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:40 am

by Mighty_Mauz » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:40 am

Hi guys,

I would like to finally protect my drive with bitlocker. I have a T400 with a dualboot system with Windows 7 and Windows 8.

There are 2...

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Last post by Mighty_Mauz
Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:40 am
Thinkpad and Gobi 2000 on Win8

Last post by Christian « Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:54 am
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by Christian » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:31 pm

Hi,

I haven't been able to get my Gobi 2000 card to work with Windows 8. The card is installed in a W510 and was actually included directly from...

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Last post by Christian
Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:54 am
Can thinpad w510 format ssd to GPT?

Last post by Yong « Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:49 am

by Yong » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:49 am

I just got a new 120G ssd , and I tried to format it ,it asked me format to MBR or GPT ， Can I format it with GPT, mine is thinkpad w510 ,try to...

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Last post by Yong
Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:49 am
Win 8 CP on an X61T

Last post by Temetka « Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:30 pm
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by grunger106 » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:11 pm

My brief experiences are mainly positive.

I actually put the older win7 video driver on to clear a OpenGL error, and the sierra 3g watcher on WWAN...

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:30 pm
Win8 startup problem T60

Last post by hhmcsv « Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:44 am
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by hhmcsv » Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:04 pm

I have upgraded a T60 (model 2007-FVG) from Win7 to Win8 pro. Upgrade and subsequent Windows update went without errors. But it displays a...

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Last post by hhmcsv
Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:44 am
Thinkpad Twist Webcam Light is Green, but Shows Crossed Came

Last post by ghazals « Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:54 pm

by ghazals » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:54 pm

When the camera is accessed by the Camera app or other programs like Skype, the green light turns on, but the screen is blank, only has the crossed...

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Last post by ghazals
Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:54 pm
Upgrading from Win7 to Win8

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:46 am
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by ThinkGreen » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:54 am

I've just bought a ssd samsung 840 for my Lenovo x220 and I'm wondering if move from win7 to win8 or not.

In terms of reliability and performance...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:46 am
Thinkpad X200T if upgrading from 7 to Win 8

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:50 pm
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by KAQSP » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:48 pm

If i use the upgrade on OS 8 for my X200T will it erase the Lenovo partition.

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:50 pm
Win 8.1 production release date announced!

Last post by bill bolton « Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:02 pm

by bill bolton » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:02 pm

The Win 8.1 prduction release date has been announced for October 17th.

Cheers,

Bill B.

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Last post by bill bolton
Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:02 pm
Windows 8 drivers for x200t

Last post by Thomas Olivaux « Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:23 am
Replies: 4
by jihe » Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:39 am

Will Lenovo support x200t? I think windows 8 will run very well on it if the driver support are there! I can see there are beta drivers for windows...

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Last post by Thomas Olivaux
Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:23 am
Anyone installed Windows 8 x64 from scratch ?

Last post by Oglon3r « Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:23 pm
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by henni » Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:09 pm

by scratch, I mean, new DVD, reformat of drive and allow Windows 8 x64 to discover (or not) all hardware, drivers. etc ?

I recently installed...

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Last post by Oglon3r
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:23 pm
Reinstall of Win8 upgrade

Last post by jessepit « Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:21 pm
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by Norway Pad » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:49 am

Ok, so this is the dumbest question I have ever asked here. But anyway..

Tempted by the introduction offer on the Win8 upgrade and the uselessness...

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Last post by jessepit
Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:21 pm
Win8.1

Last post by Tim-ANC « Tue Jul 09, 2013 12:49 pm
Replies: 5
by Tim-ANC » Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:38 pm

I'm looking forward to this. I wonder if Lenovo will give us a free update?

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Last post by Tim-ANC
Tue Jul 09, 2013 12:49 pm
thinkpad t41 win8 problem

Last post by Neil « Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:25 pm
Replies: 7
by mukixxxx » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:13 pm

my thinkpad t41 can not to install win8,
processor does not support
Data Execution Prevention (DEP, NX, EDB) Not Supported
how to activate this....

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Last post by Neil
Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:25 pm
Windows 8 or 7 for a new T430s? Your helpful input please!

Last post by pianowizard « Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:15 am
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by PilotDave » Sat Jun 15, 2013 11:01 am

Dear ThinkPads experts,

Could you please help me decide which OS to purchase for my wife? I have been busy the past two years starting a family and...

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Last post by pianowizard
Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:15 am
Power-Manager utility for Windows 8 (third-party)

Last post by thinkutils « Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:43 pm
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by thinkutils » Wed May 29, 2013 5:38 pm

Hi...

I wrote a small utility that might be interesting for ThinkPad users running Windows 8 who miss the old battery indicator and power manager....

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Last post by thinkutils
Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:43 pm
Question about Bitlocker

Last post by tinue « Sun May 26, 2013 11:02 am
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by puma » Fri May 17, 2013 11:21 am

Can you use Bitlocker to encrypt an msata?

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Last post by tinue
Sun May 26, 2013 11:02 am
Is there a non-metro version of the Lenovo Settings

Last post by bluppfisk « Tue May 14, 2013 11:34 am

by bluppfisk » Tue May 14, 2013 11:34 am

I'm running Windows 8 but like to stay away from metro as much as possible, as my X230 does not have a touchscreen, only a rather small touchpad. And...

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Last post by bluppfisk
Tue May 14, 2013 11:34 am
Copy Windows 8 to external hard drive

Last post by ganon11000 « Sat May 04, 2013 4:10 am
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by bizmodel » Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:48 am

I installed Windows 8 on my 60g internal hard drive. I then purchased a SDD drive to replace the original. I installed the new drive and reinstalled...

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Last post by ganon11000
Sat May 04, 2013 4:10 am
Win8 High RAM usage?

Last post by Danny « Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:30 pm

by Danny » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:30 pm

Hello everyone,

I've been running Windows 8 on my T430 for a few months now, on my Samsung SSD. I still have Windows 7 installed on my hard disk in...

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Last post by Danny
Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:30 pm
Disabling the touch screen

Last post by peter-h « Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:22 pm

by peter-h » Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:22 pm

I have the Lenovo Tablet 2 and to prevent accidental touching I would like to kill the touch screen, until a button on the side is pressed.

The...

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Last post by peter-h
Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:22 pm
I'm admin but can't do "admin stuff"

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:41 am
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by thefrogking » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:35 am

Hi, I am the only user on my thinkpad so i think that i am the admin.
I try to change the toutsh pad and make it faster but i can't.
The controler...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:41 am
windows 8 less cpu usage than XP?!?

Last post by ganon11000 « Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:37 pm
Replies: 5
by ganon11000 » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:26 pm

I have a X41(Laptop) with a SSD, 1.6GHz Pentium M 2GB ram etc.. And windows 8 is somehow faster, only issue is flash video (no gma900 driver :'( but...

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Last post by ganon11000
Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:37 pm
Touch not working in desktop mode

Last post by SafeHarbor « Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:03 pm
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by Robynb1 » Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:28 am

I just got a Thinkpad touch and for some reason after a few hours useing it touch turns off in desktop mode. It works fine in any of the metro apps...

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Last post by SafeHarbor
Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:03 pm
Windows 8 doesn't allow me to type!! serious bug

Last post by Cigarguy « Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:00 pm
Replies: 4
by ttxzee » Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:38 pm

both of my Thinkpads now have a serious bug... this only happened after I installed the February patch Tuesday updates. after using the pc for a...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:00 pm
ThinkLight does not work in Win8?

Last post by shinjiplus « Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:00 pm
Replies: 6
by shinjiplus » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:46 am

I've installed the latest HotKey drivers from Lenovo on both my X200 and X201 with a fresh Win8 install (in both Win8 and Win7 Compatibility Mode)...

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Last post by shinjiplus
Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:00 pm
T60 Windows 8 - Hotkeys problem

Last post by bedrigo « Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:57 am
Replies: 11
by bedrigo » Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:16 am

Hi,

I have Thinkpad T60 2613-EAU with Windows 8 installed. My notebook is configured oneself. Processor Intel T7200, 2x 2GB RAM (3GB usable due to...

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Last post by bedrigo
Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:57 am
How do I activate my Sierra Wireless MC8355 data card?

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:31 pm
Replies: 14
by barrywohl » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:59 pm

I'm running Windows 8 RP x64 on my new X230T, waiting for my RTM copy after October 26th.
I ordered my new X230T with an AT&T Sierra Wireless data...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:31 pm
T500 display gets garbled on Win8 pro 64

Last post by twistero « Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:55 pm
Replies: 3
by Rick the Green » Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:17 pm

Hi everyone !
Got a strange problem with win 8 pro 64, the display gets pixelized when movings windows on the desktop, like if i move around an...

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Last post by twistero
Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:55 pm
Windows 8 Upgrade on X60 successful only after updating BIOS

Last post by caliber90ft « Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:34 am
Replies: 1
by henrikb » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:56 am

I just like to report that upgrading to Windows 8 works on Thinkpad X60 (T2400@1.83GHz; 1.5GB RAM). However, it only did so after updating the BIOS...

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Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:34 am

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