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T440/p CLUNKPAD: Pics and installation of T450 Synaptics and Alps Touchpad+buttons Driver

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Sat Apr 26, 2025 8:18 am
"1vyrain" - xx30 ThinkPad Jailbreak - Overclocking, Advanced Menu, ME Disable, Whitelist automated unlock with software!

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Supposed NIB "OEM" keyboard from Lenovo - how to identify a counterfeit/replica

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by vanillagod » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:30 am

Recently decided it was time to refresh the tired keyboard in my daily T530 and paid a premium on ebay for a genuine replacement shipped from the USA...

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IVprep - Prepare your IvyBridge ThinkPad for 1vyrain by downgrading/upgrading your BIOS automatically to a compatible ve

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Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:02 am
T470S suddenly stopped booting. Screen keeps black while everything else seems to work

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:02 am
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by irock » Sat Feb 28, 2026 2:34 pm

Hi there. I have a T470s that originally came with Windows. I formatted the disk and installed Linux Mint on it as my sole OS more than a year ago....

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Mon Mar 02, 2026 10:02 am
Extra ssd instead of Wiwan card t490s

Last post by dandreye « Sat Feb 28, 2026 9:27 am
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by radiator » Tue Sep 09, 2025 12:09 am

Is it possibe to insert extra ssd disk into Wiwan port?If possitive what is the format (2242?) od the ssd and will it work witout extra settings/mods...

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Sat Feb 28, 2026 9:27 am
T430 IPS mod - where to start?

Last post by TanChan « Sat Feb 21, 2026 10:51 am
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by astral » Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:49 pm

I’m sick of 1366 on my otherwise lovely T430 and would like to get a 1080p or maybe even 1440p panel in there. I know there have been a bunch of...

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Last post by TanChan
Sat Feb 21, 2026 10:51 am
Reduce Contrast on T490 Screen?

Last post by Clueless in Seattle « Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:20 pm
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by Clueless in Seattle » Fri Feb 06, 2026 1:29 pm

I was recently given a ThinkPad T490 running Windows 11 25H2.

The screen is a bit dark when viewing images or videos. I've turned up the brightness...

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Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:20 pm
Help, got a weird machine

Last post by Danny1984! « Fri Feb 13, 2026 10:06 am
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by Danny1984! » Tue Feb 10, 2026 8:27 am

Hi guys, this is Danny from the Netherlands.
Recently i bought a t440s for a good price online for my little girl.

When the shipment arrived, i was...

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Fri Feb 13, 2026 10:06 am
T440s Bluetooth not detected

Last post by ogopogo « Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:50 pm
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by xander454 » Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:21 am

Hello, i am having a problem of finding a bluetooth in windows 10 i have an intel dual band ac 7260 wifi and bluetooth card i installed the driver in...

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Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:50 pm
PCIe5 SSD in T480s

Last post by dandreye « Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:49 am
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by dandreye » Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:39 pm

Hi All,

Until recently my T480s had a 256GB Kioxia BG5 series SSD (KBG50ZNS256G) with PCIe4x4 with the following random read/write speeds measured...

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Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:49 am
Disable Touchpad on ThinkPad T490?

Last post by dcfbf « Sun Feb 08, 2026 1:41 am
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by Clueless in Seattle » Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:57 pm

A couple of weeks ago I was given a ThinkPad T490 running Windows 11 Pro.

I'm having trouble getting used to the location of the touchpad buttons....

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Last post by dcfbf
Sun Feb 08, 2026 1:41 am
T430 Wireless card

Last post by sktn77a « Thu Feb 05, 2026 7:19 pm
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by jronald » Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:11 pm

I understand the Intel Centrino Ultimate - N 6300 AGN can be a bit weird on W10. Need a suggestion for an updated card that will pay well with W10 or...

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Last post by sktn77a
Thu Feb 05, 2026 7:19 pm
Get a dual heatpipe mod for your t480, trust me

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 28, 2026 3:06 am
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by swordslasher » Tue Dec 16, 2025 8:43 am

Wow, I was not expecting that much of a difference lol, I thought people were exaggerating it a bit.

I finally bought a dual pipe heatsink and it is...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 28, 2026 3:06 am
Getting a T480 what do you think?

Last post by dr_st « Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:30 am
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by mstar » Mon Jul 28, 2025 2:23 pm

Hello all, i am a new passion resurrecting old thinkpads i find really cheap. I don't know much about it but i know they are best of this breed of...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:30 am
T450 Will Not Power Up

Last post by quietude38 « Fri Jan 23, 2026 11:37 am
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by shajoe44 » Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:23 pm

My T450 will not power up. I have replaced the battery and have done all the power resets found here and online. I would really love to save this...

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Last post by quietude38
Fri Jan 23, 2026 11:37 am
Removing T480 admin BIOS password

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jan 23, 2026 11:00 am
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by bravo3 » Fri Jan 23, 2026 5:51 am

Hi guys. Its been a long time since my last one and Happy New Year to everyone. I just bought last year a T480 and unbeknowst to me it has a BIOS...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Jan 23, 2026 11:00 am
Is this battry BAD - T580 internal battery

Last post by Scoobis « Thu Jan 22, 2026 12:57 pm
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by Scoobis » Thu Jan 22, 2026 10:33 am

The battery appers to have buldges but since this is the first t580 I have owned, I am not sure if this is normal or, if the battery is bulding and...

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Last post by Scoobis
Thu Jan 22, 2026 12:57 pm
t440p: I can't change settings in BIOS

Last post by dcfbf « Wed Jan 21, 2026 11:27 am
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by unirill » Sat Jan 17, 2026 12:13 pm

Hello everyone! I bought this t440p recently, literally two weeks ago, as a New Year's gift. I bought it used on the Russian equivalent of eBay. I...

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Wed Jan 21, 2026 11:27 am
T440P SATA 2.5In Issues

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Jan 01, 2026 2:16 am
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by IndoGreg » Wed Dec 31, 2025 8:54 pm

I just recently got aT440P and the original hard drive was working just fine, but was missing a caddy. I bough a crucial bx500 (1TB) SATA SSD and...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Jan 01, 2026 2:16 am
T470 touchscreen

Last post by jruschme « Tue Dec 23, 2025 11:51 am
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by jruschme » Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:18 pm

A while back, I put together a rather nice T470 from parts of two dead ones. I ended up with a system that has a Core i5-7200U and a FHD IPS display....

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Tue Dec 23, 2025 11:51 am
T530 Screen Upgrade to FHD Panel - Which Panel?

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by Silverlake » Wed Dec 17, 2025 3:39 pm

Hi everyone. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T530 Model 2429A80 with a AU Optronics B156XTN02.1 LCD screen at 1366x768 and am looking to upgrade to...

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Last post by Silverlake
Wed Dec 17, 2025 3:39 pm
T480 Modding guide !

Last post by swordslasher « Mon Dec 15, 2025 3:10 pm
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by AvidThinkpadUser » Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:02 am

T480 modding guide:

For as long as we can remember, the Thinkpad lineup has consisted of great laptops. Now as we’re approaching mid 2025, many...

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Last post by swordslasher
Mon Dec 15, 2025 3:10 pm
T430 and bloody bluetooth

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Dec 15, 2025 2:18 am
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by jronald » Sun Dec 14, 2025 12:01 pm

Have attempted new drivers and new old stock external bluetooth radios. Whats the trick in getting them to work consistency? Deleted the Blue Solie...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Dec 15, 2025 2:18 am
T480 won't boot - power button just flashes.

Last post by kae2020 « Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:03 pm
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by kae2020 » Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:20 am

I bought a T480 and everything worked. I disabled the internal battery in the BIOS and then upgraded the ram, ssd, and cpu fan. It doesn't have an...

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Last post by kae2020
Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:03 pm
T440P on LInux Mint 22

Last post by pwnzor « Sat Dec 06, 2025 6:34 pm
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by pwnzor » Mon Oct 06, 2025 8:50 am

Been running my business on this machine for the last two years. It was in a bin full of e-waste along with docking stations, cables, various other...

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Last post by pwnzor
Sat Dec 06, 2025 6:34 pm
T480 Purchase and Upgrades

Last post by norrinraddhr « Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:15 pm
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by DrSmart » Wed Aug 14, 2024 9:23 am
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I am just getting into thinkpads and I am thinking of buying a used one and upgrade it
I have settled on the T480 base model and I am here...
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Last post by norrinraddhr
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:15 pm
Should I update my T440p BIOS?

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Nov 28, 2025 1:51 am
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by CicadaCool » Wed Nov 26, 2025 8:11 am

Hi everyone,

Right now my ThinkPad T440p is on BIOS version 1.14, and I'm thinking about updating it to the latest version for the small...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri Nov 28, 2025 1:51 am
T490, Did I make a good investment in late 2025?

Last post by Twarden « Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:29 pm
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by Twarden » Sat Nov 22, 2025 12:35 pm

I recently joined the lovely Lenovo ThinkPad cult. I made a purchase of an excellent condition refurbished T490 model. With taxes and shipping it was...

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Last post by Twarden
Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:29 pm
T480 never offered update to Windows 11 24H2

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:08 pm
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by cage » Wed Nov 12, 2025 3:10 pm

Has anyone been offered Windows 11 24H2 by Windows update? 23H2 ended support on 2025-11-11 and I still see nothing popping up.

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:08 pm
Possible Upgrades for a T480s ?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Nov 17, 2025 1:18 pm
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by MortacioRatio » Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:24 pm

I recently got a T480s, was unable to get a T480 as it was never delivered once I ordered it.

I have only been upgrade the RAM so far by replacing...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Nov 17, 2025 1:18 pm
Found Windows 7 En-US recovery media for T440p

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 17, 2025 1:28 am
Replies: 1
by CicadaCool » Sun Nov 16, 2025 10:40 am

Hi everyone,

I recently got a T440p (i5 processor + Geforce 730M GPU) and it came with a factory install of Windows 7 Professional on it with no...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 17, 2025 1:28 am
T440p Flash and Crash

Last post by mvaudio « Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:04 pm
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by mvaudio » Thu Oct 16, 2025 5:18 pm

I have a T440p running Linux (MX26.3), and for quite a while I've had a situation where, when I close the lid to suspend, often when I open it again...

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Last post by mvaudio
Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:04 pm
T440p CPU upgrade + dGPU question

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Nov 09, 2025 12:07 am
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by brendenbogi » Thu Nov 06, 2025 11:19 am

Hello, I guess it's my first post here

I'm planning to pick up a T440p to mess around with and mod. I've looked around the forum and other places...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Nov 09, 2025 12:07 am
T580 fan starts running moment its turned on

Last post by rotterdam « Sat Nov 08, 2025 2:09 am
Replies: 5
by rotterdam » Mon Nov 03, 2025 4:39 pm

T580 with below specs has the fan running at full speed from the moment its turned on. Therefore it can't be heat. Any idea what it could be?...

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Last post by rotterdam
Sat Nov 08, 2025 2:09 am
Maximising my T440p - the progress so far

Last post by ogopogo « Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:43 pm
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by MrDale93 » Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:42 pm

Its been a while since I posted here as I haven't been able to log in, but this is sorted now and I am back in.

Anyway, hello everybody, I've done...

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Last post by ogopogo
Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:43 pm
T480 screen shuts off after a few seconds to a minute after starting to use it.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Nov 01, 2025 12:09 am
Replies: 13
by FranklinHawkings » Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:26 pm

I am not sure what is happening, it's been working for years without issue and a couple of hours ago it just went poof. The laptop can sit there at...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Nov 01, 2025 12:09 am
What kind of battery life can I expect with a WQHD display + 96Wh of battery?

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:12 pm
Replies: 1
by RealBlackStuff » Sun Oct 12, 2025 11:23 pm

It would help if you tell us for WHICH Thinkpad model.

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Oct 13, 2025 7:12 pm
More Thinkpad hardware failures - power bricks

Last post by Scorpion8 « Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:32 pm
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by keithsketchley » Tue Jun 20, 2023 1:53 pm

Standard power brick for T480 FAILed, fortunately I had a backup one.

High capacity power brick for UltraDock FAILED, fortunately that dock is used...

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Last post by Scorpion8
Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:32 pm
T440p Synaptics touchpad swap issues

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:12 am
Replies: 1
by MrDale93 » Sun Oct 12, 2025 2:35 am

Morning

I have swapped the T440p clunkpad for the three button Synaptics touchpad from the T450. It looks and feels great, however I have 2 small...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:12 am
t490s do you put thermal paste od the secon chip CPU?

Last post by Scorpion8 « Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:29 pm
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by radiator » Thu Oct 02, 2025 4:29 am

I have owned t490s for about a month and wanna giet it a new and fresh thermal paste. Some tutorial show to put paste on both cores and the others...

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Last post by Scorpion8
Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:29 pm
ThinkPad T470 motherboard swap

Last post by jakemonO « Fri Sep 19, 2025 12:22 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:57 am

My ThinkPad T470 or rather the T470p are the highest ThinkPads in my lineup. So only going to the 7th Gen Intel CPU and no official windows 11...

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Last post by jakemonO
Fri Sep 19, 2025 12:22 pm
T430 CMOS RTC battery

Last post by sktn77a « Wed Sep 17, 2025 5:41 pm

by sktn77a » Wed Sep 17, 2025 5:41 pm

Hello all:
My daughters T430 (vintage 2012) finally started giving the RTC error on startup and losing time. So I dutifully ordered a CR2032 battery...

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Last post by sktn77a
Wed Sep 17, 2025 5:41 pm
New T440p owner, question about optimal temps

Last post by ogopogo « Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:14 pm
Replies: 6
by Shadoe » Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:41 pm

Recently picked up two T440p’s off eBay. Both are the nvidia models and have 1080p displays. Running different flavors of Linux on them. Just...

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Last post by ogopogo
Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:14 pm
Has anyone tried upgrading a ThinkPad T480 with an NVMe Gen4 SSD?

Last post by Arielbr « Mon Sep 08, 2025 8:00 pm
Replies: 2
by Arielbr » Sun Sep 07, 2025 9:31 pm

Hi everyone, I’m using a ThinkPad T480 and I’m considering replacing the old SSD with a Gen4 NVMe drive to boost performance. I know the laptop only...

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Last post by Arielbr
Mon Sep 08, 2025 8:00 pm
Thinkpad Docking Station Sound/USB Issue

Last post by Katonia « Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:52 am
Replies: 6
by hyde » Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:22 pm

Hi Everyone,
I am using the docking station with USB Printer and Audio out to my speakers, but ever since I got my new dock, it doesn't work...

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Last post by Katonia
Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:52 am
Blinking Lights on T430s

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Sep 06, 2025 7:13 am
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by Anthony_Queen » Fri Sep 05, 2025 6:22 am

Hello, yesterday I decided to open up my ThinkPad to clean it and maybe install Usb-C PD in it (which in the end I didn’t do, since the module was...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sat Sep 06, 2025 7:13 am
T480 temperatures during streaming live TV

Last post by Mr tom « Tue Sep 02, 2025 5:56 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Sep 02, 2025 12:45 am

I'm a fan of Formula 1 and watch practices and qualifying via the F1TV Pro app on my laptop (races I always watch on my TV).
My T480 (i5-8350U, iGPU...

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Last post by Mr tom
Tue Sep 02, 2025 5:56 am
Where is the BIOS chip on the T540p with the dGPU?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:48 am
Replies: 11
by qn7vvv » Wed Aug 27, 2025 2:35 pm

My laptop's bios has been corrupted and nothing worked (fn+r, power drain, cmos reset). My last choice is using a ch341a programmer but I cannot find...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:48 am
Power comes on, but screen stays black

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:17 am
Replies: 3
by bryanwonka » Thu Aug 28, 2025 6:00 am

Hello everyone,
My name is Bryan and I’m new to the forum. I’ve been using Lenovo ThinkPads (models with i5 and i7 processors) for about a year and...

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Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:17 am

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