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

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Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:17 pm
"1vyrain" - xx30 ThinkPad Jailbreak - Overclocking, Advanced Menu, ME Disable, Whitelist automated unlock with software!

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Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:48 am
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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T480 blinks x 3 tiles, but turns on and charges

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by hollowburden42 » Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:36 am

Been having this problem for a few weeks, the laptop originally did not charge and showed the blinking, and when I thought I had fixed it; it shows...

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Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:36 am
Anyone verified a T480s will work with Windows 11?

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:38 pm
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by CharlieDog » Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:42 pm

I'm thinking of getting a T480s as a traveling laptop, but would like to be assured it is compatible with W11. FWIW there is a small, free software...

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Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:38 pm
Lit keyboard into T480

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:22 pm
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by keithsketchley » Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:09 am

Lighted keyboard I purchased works, yay!

(Swapped red stick cap for concave one.)

Same connectors, small, those have wire hoop retention whereas...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:22 pm
More Thinkpad hardware failures - power bricks

Last post by keithsketchley « Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:06 am
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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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Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:06 am
Is there any way this would work in a T480?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:37 am
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by NickSteel » Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:24 pm

Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 500GB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:37 am
My T480 gets very hot - almost 200 F -normal?

Last post by mraroid « Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:17 pm
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by mraroid » Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:40 pm

Hi folks...

My T480 gets very hot after I boot to Windows 11 and with out launching any applications. It will get over 1805 F with in about 3 or 4...

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Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:17 pm
Rodecaster Pro2 and Linux OS

Last post by PeterLinu « Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:44 am
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by PeterLinu » Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:42 pm

Hiyall,
I want to operate my Rodecaster audio device with Linux Mint rather than Windows or Apple. A different forum suggests that fitting a PCIE...

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Fri Sep 15, 2023 2:44 am
Where to buy an internal battery for my T480?

Last post by mraroid « Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:21 am
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by mraroid » Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:51 pm

Hello friends...

My T480 can not see the internal battery. I went into the BIOS to see if I had something disabled. It all looks good. My T480 likes...

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Last post by mraroid
Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:21 am
T480 Power on/off switch on keyboard.

Last post by thewaywardgeek « Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:10 am
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by NickSteel » Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:49 am

My switch isn't responding. I've tested with two working motherboards, so suspect the switch itself has failed. Is there anything else I should try...

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Last post by thewaywardgeek
Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:10 am
Need T480 CMOS battery

Last post by thewaywardgeek « Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:44 am
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by NickSteel » Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:39 am

Can't find a specific one. Are these interchangeable with some other Thinkpad models?

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Last post by thewaywardgeek
Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:44 am
T440s dead

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:08 am
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by manolis kokotsakis » Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:09 am

I use your time again before, having a problem with my laptop and ram compability.
You recomment me to buy new ram stick,didnt work and yoir...

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Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:08 am
Upgrading memory T480

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:45 am
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by keithsketchley » Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:07 am

I upgraded memory by adding 16GB to the 8 installed (putting larger module in the primary slot, confirmed OS sees 24).

I used Crucial...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:45 am
T480 backlight

Last post by keithsketchley « Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:01 am
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by vetdoc » Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:29 pm

Hi

So I spilled about a few ounces of water on top of my T480 thinkpad a week ago. I immediately opened the computer blotted some very small amount...

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Last post by keithsketchley
Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:01 am
Disk drives T480

Last post by keithsketchley « Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:53 am
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by keithsketchley » Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:22 pm

Opened my main T480 to take out the M.2 drive and put it in a USB enclosure to run ReClaiMe recovery software on it as I lost some files. (Using my...

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Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:53 am
T480s - Hot as hell?

Last post by keithsketchley « Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:49 pm
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by CDVZ » Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:27 am

Hello there. I recently bought my second ThinkPad, a T480s, and while I already read that this behavior is sadly common in this model, I'm still...

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Last post by keithsketchley
Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:49 pm
T480 charging port problems

Last post by keithsketchley « Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:04 pm
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by baertracks » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:05 am

My wife has been using a T480 touchscreen ThinkPad for three years. She likes it very much. Recently, however, it has not been consistently charging...

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Last post by keithsketchley
Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:04 pm
Doing System File Check on T480 Windows 10

Last post by keithsketchley « Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:31 pm

by keithsketchley » Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:31 pm

I finally ran System File Checker, using the tactic of holding Shift key down while commanding Power|Restart.

(Problem has been that Windrows...

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Last post by keithsketchley
Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:31 pm
T440p/T540p replace DC-in port with USB-C

Last post by solidus1983 « Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:34 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:44 am

Just came across a well-documented guide on how to swap the DC-in port with USB-C .
The guide is for the T440p , but can also be used for the...

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Last post by solidus1983
Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:34 am
T440P caddy--metal vs plastic?

Last post by solidus1983 « Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:04 am
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by euless » Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:07 pm

Hi,

I found OWZ brand caddy for T440p, on Taobao.

The seller has two versions of the caddy: metal or plastic.

Any reason I should not get the...

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Last post by solidus1983
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:04 am
How to tell if a T580 has an IPS screen if it is only listed as FHD

Last post by A Monell « Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:56 am
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by A Monell » Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:50 pm

I am looking at an Ebay sale and the sellers said their 1080p T580's are already packaged and they can not guarantee me an IPS one. They do have...

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Last post by A Monell
Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:56 am
T480 16:10 mod - seems possible!

Last post by xlobuz « Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:50 pm
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by H-Atkinson » Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:21 pm

Hello all,

After seeing a number of recent mass-market laptops launch with 16:10 panels, its clear that 16:10 displays are once again going to be...

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Last post by xlobuz
Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:50 pm
T440p fingerprint sensor attach/detach

Last post by RuleRoBe82 « Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:37 pm
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by RuleRoBe82 » Sun Aug 13, 2023 3:08 pm

Hi all!

How can i detach or attach a t440p fingerprint cable to the fingerprint sensor without damaging it. There is no information about this. Just...

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Last post by RuleRoBe82
Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:37 pm
how do i figure out if a t420 keyboard on ebay is genuine?

Last post by astral « Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:08 pm
Replies: 5
by astral » Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:49 pm

I'd like to upgrade my t430 with a t420 keyboard.
to my knowledge there are three fru specs for these - an alps, chicony, and nmb or something like...

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Last post by astral
Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:08 pm
T480: Upgraded Touch screen and cable to non-touch: PS/2 mouse not found

Last post by Rob21 « Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:11 am
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by carfal » Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:36 am

My T480 had the dark FHD-Multitouch panel. I switched to a UHD-non-touch panel alongside the 40-Pin WQHD-Cable. New panel is working. But on boot,...

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Last post by Rob21
Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:11 am
T480s - FHD + touch, possible to move to QHD or UHD?

Last post by Rob21 « Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:50 am
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by Rob21 » Sun Aug 13, 2023 3:27 pm

Hi all. I have a Thinkpad T480s, which I love. I've had it for some time running Windows but now run several difference OSes on it. One such OS would...

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Last post by Rob21
Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:50 am
Lenovo T570 upgrades

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:21 am
Replies: 3
by ViDaVario » Fri Aug 11, 2023 6:17 am

Hello, I have Lenovo ThinPad T570/P51, with touch screen, SIM card slot, Fingerprint sensor, 32 GB RAM SODIMM DDR4 and 1TB Kingston disk.

I have...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:21 am
T440s Doesn't turn on Anymore suddenly - Any ideas?

Last post by T92x « Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:08 am

by T92x » Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:08 am

No signs of life whatsoever, no noise or any light.

Turned it off previous night and all was fine before that ,than couldn't turn it on...hasn't...

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Last post by T92x
Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:08 am
T430 backlit keyboard not lighting up

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:34 am
Replies: 5
by tzunu » Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:01 am

Hello everyone,

I have a T430 that has a backlit keyboard. It used to work but after flashing the bios to a never version (2.82 & EC 1.14), turning...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:34 am
TPFanControl okay to use?

Last post by euless « Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:36 am
Replies: 3
by euless » Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:43 pm

Hi

For my T440P, I downloaded TpFanControl(v.0.63) from thinkwiki.de.
And VirusTotal scan shows:
1 security vendor and no sandboxes flagged this...

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Last post by euless
Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:36 am
T430 fan and heat question

Last post by Ziploc « Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:13 pm

by Ziploc » Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:13 pm

I've got a pretty old T430 (10 years?) and it gets quite hot (occasionally hits the cut-off temp of 105 deg-C I believe). I've read tons of stuff...

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Last post by Ziploc
Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:13 pm
Mod Idea - Magnets inside T440p chasis for magnetic dust filters?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:19 am
Replies: 2
by cultOfThinkpad » Sun Jul 23, 2023 1:54 pm

Has anyone heard of DMCiFlex?

I've been led to believe its dust filters are the best, particularly for laptops, but since they attach to the...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:19 am
T470 - hangs on splash screen

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:07 pm
Replies: 3
by Jake.Werecat » Sat Aug 05, 2023 9:33 pm

Hi folks,
seems that I can no more say that my new T470 works like a charm, since a few months I'm experiencing a new phenomenon, with a rising...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:07 pm
T430 IPS mod - where to start?

Last post by Nirvana09 « Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:46 pm
Replies: 7
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 Nirvana09
Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:46 pm
T440s almost dead

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:20 pm
Replies: 31
by manolis kokotsakis » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:24 am
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On my previous post, i said i had a problem that the f1,f4 fn buttons lights on and the power andcthe laptop couldnt work
I remove the one slot...
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Last post by manolis kokotsakis
Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:20 pm
T490 2 Finger Scroll Speed

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:13 pm
Replies: 1
by motormayhem » Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:39 am

Is there a way to update the 2 finger scroll speed on a T490 running windows 11? On my T460 running windows 10 there was a synaptics control panel. I...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:13 pm
Windows 11 on T470 - feedback and short tutorial

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:05 pm
Replies: 8
by Jake.Werecat » Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:31 pm

Hey chaps, I certainly am not the first person to try this, but apparently no-one so far shared his/her experience on the forum, so I though I'll...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:05 pm
Thinkpad t480s wwan port ssd

Last post by rseke « Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:27 pm
Replies: 12
by rseke » Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:18 am

Who tried and how work nvme disk in wwan port? What is important thing which i need look before i buy it?

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Last post by rseke
Tue Aug 01, 2023 2:27 pm
T430 CPU upgrade to i7-3632. Do I need to disable dGPU?

Last post by E.T. or Krush Groove « Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:28 am
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by E.T. or Krush Groove » Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:30 am

I just acquired an i7-3632 CPU to upgrade my T430 that has a NVS 5400M dGPU. Should I disable the dGPU in the BIOS and enable the integrated graphics...

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Last post by E.T. or Krush Groove
Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:28 am
T440P-- Cheap IPS 1080 screen, okay to buy?

Last post by euless « Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:09 pm

by euless » Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:09 pm

Hi

Has anyone here have experience with buying a new 1080 screen, for T440P, from AliExpress/Taobao?

My T440P has the low-end TN screen. And I want...

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Last post by euless
Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:09 pm
No option for 1 finger scroll

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:42 am
Replies: 5
by MANTI5 » Thu Jul 27, 2023 11:53 pm

Hi, I have a t490 with only the 2 finger scroll option and if I turn that off then there's no scrolling on the trackpad. This is all the options I...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:42 am
t440s Powerplan

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:45 pm
Replies: 2
by manolis kokotsakis » Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:19 am

Hi,
long time now, i use some settings on my laptop, but i am am not sure if i do correctly.

on processror power managment are three choices...

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Last post by manolis kokotsakis
Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:45 pm
Any 3d party fans better than stock T440p ones?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:55 am
Replies: 1
by cultOfThinkpad » Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:52 am

While I'm looking to improve my heatsink by adding more heatpipes (and using the Honeywell PTM7950 thermal pad ),
I'm also wondering if you can...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:55 am
Any advice for modding the T440p cooler?

Last post by cultOfThinkpad « Sat Jul 22, 2023 2:27 am
Replies: 5
by cultOfThinkpad » Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:36 pm

This is kinda a continuation from my last thread .
After some research and my own experience with my T440p, I'm dead set on modding my cooler to...

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Last post by cultOfThinkpad
Sat Jul 22, 2023 2:27 am
T440p the fan does not work on the new cpu

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:24 am
Replies: 5
by EGR24_Brony » Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:09 pm

Hello everyone.

Faced with the problem of adjusting the cooling on his T440p. Everything worked fine on my old processor and the cooling system...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:24 am
T430 Disabled (?) ethernet port

Last post by burko01 « Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:41 am
Replies: 6
by burko01 » Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:40 am

Hi there,
is it possible that I'tell driver & support assistant, and subsequently, downloaded driver with some managing software inside, would...

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Last post by burko01
Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:41 am
Mods for T440p heatsink?

Last post by devinfriday « Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:28 am
Replies: 8
by cultOfThinkpad » Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:46 am

I currently own a T440p, had avidly searched around for mods and upgrades for it and I remember coming across
an article where someone said they...

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Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:28 am

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