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

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"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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8 Core CPU availability?

Last post by dr_st « Thu May 26, 2022 12:29 pm
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by esaym » Thu May 26, 2022 11:56 am

The 16gb of ram in my t520 really isn't cutting it anymore (thanks firefox!). Looking at upgrade options. I like the modular Framework laptop. But it...

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Thu May 26, 2022 12:29 pm
T490 keeps going to sleep (Power Management issue)

Last post by dr_st « Thu May 26, 2022 12:16 pm
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by distancesprinter » Wed May 25, 2022 1:03 pm

I have a T490 (20RY) that I keep powered on while connected to the power adapter so that I can RDP to the machine remotely. I have the Power Options...

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Thu May 26, 2022 12:16 pm
T530 motherboard replacement

Last post by parchping « Wed May 25, 2022 7:08 pm
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by parchping » Wed May 25, 2022 11:14 am

My T530 (i5) has only one working USB port, the one on the back. The three on the left are dead (part of the motherboard). I have tried resoldering...

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Wed May 25, 2022 7:08 pm
T480 dock issues

Last post by OhYou_ « Tue May 24, 2022 10:29 am
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by OhYou_ » Wed May 18, 2022 6:27 pm

I have a T480 that is having a hard time with displays on the docking station.
on a pro dock it will work with just one screen, it doesnt matter...

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Tue May 24, 2022 10:29 am
T440P - Older Ultranav Driver?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 24, 2022 3:44 am
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by EAkamai » Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:00 am

I need an older driver for the touch pad. Preferably the one released before this one.
The newest driver readme claims:

- Added support for...

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Tue May 24, 2022 3:44 am
Upgrade T540p with a W540 display?

Last post by theoldhundy « Sun May 22, 2022 12:49 pm
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by theoldhundy » Mon May 09, 2022 10:20 pm

Hi all,

I've had my T540p for almost a year now, and I just haven't been able to get comfortable with the 1366x768 screen. So far, I've had no luck...

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Sun May 22, 2022 12:49 pm
T480 used - only supports M.2 Sata not NVME

Last post by OneByteCPU « Sat May 14, 2022 3:00 pm
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by krsamy2022 » Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:38 am

Recently I bought a used T480. It got a 250MB M.2 SATA SSD. When I tried to install a Intel 1TB M.2 NVME SSD, it is not getting recognised in the...

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Sat May 14, 2022 3:00 pm
ThinkPad T480 FHD N140HCG-GN1 panel

Last post by verpejas « Fri May 13, 2022 10:57 am
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by Shurup » Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:33 am

Hi there!

It's my first post on this forum, have been reading a lot of information about different panels on the T480. Most of you use N140HCG-GQ2...

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Fri May 13, 2022 10:57 am
T480s trackpoint / upper trackpad buttons issue

Last post by Smooth Operator « Thu May 12, 2022 5:53 am
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by Smooth Operator » Wed May 11, 2022 2:31 am

First time here on the forum, but a long time ThinkPad user.

So I recently got myself a T480s and its great in almost every way except both the left...

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Thu May 12, 2022 5:53 am
T470p Motherboard - Update UUID

Last post by elite1986 « Tue May 10, 2022 12:10 pm
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by elite1986 » Tue May 10, 2022 7:25 am

Hi everyone!

First post here, so don't kill me!

I have a T470p which I would like to change the motherboard UUID on.

I have tried using the HMD...

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Tue May 10, 2022 12:10 pm
Thinkpad T470S

Last post by mikemex « Sat May 07, 2022 11:14 pm
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by NXVash » Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:49 pm

have a T470s that won't boot. All I get is this: Everything was working fine last night, i even installed ubuntu 21.10 before leaving it on the...

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Sat May 07, 2022 11:14 pm
T470 Custom Fn+ Shortcuts?

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Wed May 04, 2022 2:16 am
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by Jake.Werecat » Tue May 03, 2022 6:13 pm

So I recently switched from T430 to T470. I generally have very pleasant experience so far, regardless previous hesitations and find new machine...

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Wed May 04, 2022 2:16 am
T430 battery recommendation (Europe)

Last post by TitoLabieno « Tue May 03, 2022 8:31 am
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by TitoLabieno » Sun May 01, 2022 10:27 am

Hello, I've been using a T430 for a while. It is pretty much maxed out (4-cores i7, FHD display, new SSD+mSATA SSD,...) and it is a joy to use it. I...

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Last post by TitoLabieno
Tue May 03, 2022 8:31 am
T430/T530 win xp usb 3.0

Last post by dr_st « Tue May 03, 2022 7:35 am
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by Schnitzhel » Mon May 02, 2022 10:02 am

Lenvo driver page states that usb 3.0 won't work with XP:

Do we know the spesific reason for this?

I'm planning to update one XP-desktop rig and...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue May 03, 2022 7:35 am
T590 WITH ULTRA DOCK 40A2

Last post by dr_st « Sun May 01, 2022 3:14 am
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by zlowryder » Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:34 am

Hi I have an ULTRA DOCK 40A2.(THINKPAD ULTRA DOCK) from my older t440. It seems such waste to dispose it. Is there an adapter that I can get to use...

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Sun May 01, 2022 3:14 am
ThinkLight for T430

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:17 am
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by lord jim » Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:25 pm

Gents:
My ThinkLight stopped coming up, but the keyboard is fine. Is the light integrated with build in camera or it is stand alone part? I can get...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:17 am
Upper Left TrackPad button not working (but right is working)

Last post by wwcanoer « Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:28 pm

by wwcanoer » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:28 pm

Upper Left TrackPad button: NOT working Upper Right TrackPad button: working
Lower Left TrackPad button: working Lower Right TrackPad button:...

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Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:28 pm
T530 Maximum msata size? 1TB M.2 2242 with adapter ok?

Last post by wwcanoer « Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:03 pm
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by wwcanoer » Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:04 am

Is there a maximum msata size for the T530? (2429-LZ9)

Will a 1TB M.2 2242 with M.2 to msata adapter work fine?

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Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:03 pm
T470 Screen - touch vs non-touch - how are they different

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:30 am
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by NiA » Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:11 am

Hi.

I'm about to order a T470, but need to know the difference in quality and other diffrences between the touch and non-touch versions.

a) Is...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:30 am
First Thinkpad in about 10+ years

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:28 pm
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by mikek5117 » Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:30 am

After not having a Thinkpad (or any Windows laptop) for at least 10 years (my last one was a T60), yesterday I picked up a T460 from the bay.

I only...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:28 pm
T440p 768p display upgrade to 1080p

Last post by Natakranta « Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:38 am
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by Natakranta » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:32 pm

Hi Guys, I've just got a T440p with malfunctioning 768p display - a dozen or more vertical lines over the screen. Do you know what eDP cable is with...

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Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:38 am
T470 No GPS COM port for WWAN

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:32 pm
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by Jake.Werecat » Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:58 pm

I recently upgraded my hardware from T430 to T470. It's a great machine, however I'm having a little trouble with installing WWAN card on Win10. The...

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Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:32 pm
T430 upgrade

Last post by 3h « Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:24 pm
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by 3h » Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:58 pm

Recently bought a nice T430 here in Reykjavik. Thinking of perhaps replacing the HDD with an SSD. Don't know much about which SSDs are good and which...

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Last post by 3h
Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:24 pm
Windows 10 Recovery DVD's For ThinkPad T450

Last post by esens11 « Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:56 pm
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by Tweever » Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:58 am

Folks I'm looking to restore a T450 to the original factory defaults build with Recovery partion. Does anyone have for sale a set of the Lenovo...

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Last post by esens11
Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:56 pm
T450, T470 wifi/BT wireless - same card inside?

Last post by OneByteCPU « Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:07 pm
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by stumpie92 » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:47 am

Can I use a T450 wifi card to replace one in a T470? Look the same, same spec it seems.

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Last post by OneByteCPU
Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:07 pm
T430 - I upgraded to i7 Dual core from i5 but benchmarks slow

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:37 am
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by Dude87 » Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:03 pm

Bios & CPUID shows i7 dual core 3rd gen. Just seems slower than expected in benchmarks. Is there anything I need to do to get it running full speed?...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:37 am
TP T540P mouse issue

Last post by ayarrington « Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:37 am

by ayarrington » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:37 am

Hello all. I'm new to this forum, but I'm a long-time user of Thinkpads, back to about 1999-ish, when I had transitioned into I.T. and had an IBM...

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Last post by ayarrington
Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:37 am
T560 internal battery FRUs / compatibility

Last post by kitor « Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:59 am

by kitor » Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:59 am

I'm looking for internal battery for T560 that I just fixed. Turns out this is different unit than internal x2xx/t4xx series battery.
So far I found...

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Last post by kitor
Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:59 am
T440s Receiver and Transmit Buffers

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Mar 21, 2022 2:24 am
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by manolis kokotsakis » Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:26 am

I tryed to increase the Receive and Transmit buffer in my thinkpad. The Receive up to 1024 and the Transmit up to 2048. I see an obvious improvement...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Mar 21, 2022 2:24 am
T530 Trackpad and Trackpoint failure.

Last post by Scrolls « Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:37 am
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by Scrolls » Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:26 pm

Hey guys, I’ve been trying to sell my T530 as a write off and it seems that nobody wants one with a busted trackpad.

I’ve tried everything I can...

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Last post by Scrolls
Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:37 am
T440p | Best portable dockstations

Last post by uni_0n « Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:29 am
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by uni_0n » Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:07 am

Hi everyone.
I wonder if someone got have the sheet with all compatible portable dockstations for ThinkPad T440p-model.

I was a little disappointed...

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Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:29 am
T490 add an extra drive

Last post by hndrharyanto « Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:10 am
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by driverpadder » Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:06 am

Hello everyone,
I am in need of adding a second hard drive to my T490 that can be used as a boot device.
Is this possible in any way? I have read...

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Last post by hndrharyanto
Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:10 am
Another free ThinkPad

Last post by OneByteCPU « Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:23 am
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by OneByteCPU » Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:17 pm

Just scored another free ThinkPad today.

This time it's a reasonably spec'd T440 in very nice condition. Another customer throwing away a gem in...

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Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:23 am
T470s-Screwdriver Set Recommendation

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:46 am
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by bustert470s » Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:41 pm

Can you please recommend a screwdriver set to replace speakers on a T470s? Thank you.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:46 am
T490 Intel fan noise + running hot

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:21 am
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by hyde » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:55 pm

Lately I've been hearing the fan high pitched noise more and more for some reason. I am not seeing anything use excessive CPU or RAM, but temp peaks...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:21 am
T440p: RS232 Serial Port via USB cable possible?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:01 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:04 am

I've seen stuff like this USB to Serial RS232 Adapter Cable with COM Retention .
Has anybody tried something like this on a T440p?
Does that work the...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:01 am
T590 Samsung SSD upgrade option

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:05 pm
Replies: 1
by Han_131 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:25 am

Hi, may i ask if the T590 is compatible with the Samsung 970 Evo Plus SSD ? And if so was there any bad review by Lenovo users in general in regards...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:05 pm
Successful 1080p IPS screen upgrade in my T430 with unlisted LCD panel (INNOLUX N140HCE-EN1)

Last post by Dude87 « Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:05 pm

by Dude87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:05 pm

Just upgraded to a 1080 IPS panel.

Panel is an INNOLUX N140HCE-EN1

Adapter board: (BOX is labeled TP.MS.424)

Works perfectly, looks amazing,...

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Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:05 pm
Broken T540p Screen - replacemenet doesn't fit!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:32 pm
Replies: 3
by thinknaut » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:31 pm

Hi everybody

I got the wrong laptop replacement screen it seems. What I don't understand is why and how to solve the problem, other than buying yet...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:32 pm
wondering about battery charge failure on T25 (or T430)...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 27, 2022 3:19 am
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by lalisa » Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:21 pm

Hi,

I'm new here, will be very grateful for any pointers. I have a Thinkpad 25 anniv, very lightly used to the point that it works fine on either...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Feb 27, 2022 3:19 am
No sound from 3.5 mm jack on Series 3 Mini Dock

Last post by dr_st « Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:50 am
Replies: 4
by Garlic Bread » Mon Feb 21, 2022 12:06 pm

I am trying to connect a pair of analog headphones to the 3.5 mm port of a Mini Dock Series 3, but no matter what I do they do not show up on the...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:50 am
T530 W10 Pro - registry barcode entries

Last post by HowardT « Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:57 am
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by HowardT » Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:20 pm

Purchased a second battery.
The existing registry for battery ID does not match barcode.
Deleted entries, W10 auto-re-established.
Power down between...

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Last post by HowardT
Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:57 am
Intel running services in task manager

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:03 am

by manolis kokotsakis » Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:03 am

hi,
there are many Intel running servces on my task manager . All of these are necessary to run ?

intel dynamic applicatio loader
intel local...

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Last post by manolis kokotsakis
Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:03 am
T430 how to force Windows to use Nvidia 5400m

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:45 pm
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by Dude87 » Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:59 pm

It's coming up with Intel 4000 graphics in bench marking software and other games etc.

I've tried switching between modes in bios, but no luck.

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:45 pm
T470 - Keyboard, trackpoint and touchpad problems

Last post by tempa « Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:15 am

by tempa » Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:15 am

Hi all

A few days ago, my T470's (backlit) keyboard started having issues. The keys B, N, Space, Left Click stopped working. After a day, all but...

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Last post by tempa
Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:15 am
Rewrite EDID on t450s LCD without external access

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:38 am
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by PJBrs » Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:08 pm

After cracking my old screen, I installed a new FHD IPS LCD in my t450s. It performs great in Linux, but, as you'd expect, it doesn't have brightness...

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Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:38 am

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