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"1vyrain" - xx30 ThinkPad Jailbreak - Overclocking, Advanced Menu, ME Disable, Whitelist automated unlock with software!

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

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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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Another free ThinkPad

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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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Sun Aug 07, 2022 9:17 am
T460s won't power up.

Last post by dr_st « Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:22 pm
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by Gord K. » Tue Nov 23, 2021 2:10 pm

I have a refurbished T460s that I bought through Staples (in Canada) in January or February of this year, so any limited warranty that may have come...

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Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:22 pm
T480 keyboard swap

Last post by tresho « Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:01 pm
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by Ianski » Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:06 am

I have a client that bought a T480 with a non-illuminated keyboard, and now wants to buy and swap in a keyboard with the illumination. In the HMM,...

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Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:01 pm
Replacement keyboard for T480 that works properly

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by tresho » Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:55 am

This is the 3rd keyboard I've bought for the T480 I bought in fall 2018. The previous ones developed different non-responsive keys (different ones...

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Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:55 am
ThinkPad T480 FHD N140HCG-GN1 panel

Last post by Paulzen « Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:52 pm
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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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Last post by Paulzen
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:52 pm
[SOLVED] T430 goes straight to PXE when booting

Last post by Harmagonia « Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:42 pm
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by Harmagonia » Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:45 am

I have been using my Thinkpad for about two months now and one day it ran out of battery completely and when I plugged it in and started it, it...

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Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:42 pm
T480 advanced BIOS and KB matrix EC cracking - Some progress!

Last post by tresho « Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:49 am
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by H-Atkinson » Sat May 02, 2020 1:04 am

I have been able to get some more info from the TP community at reddit. I made a post over there enlisting the help of anyone with info on Leokim's...

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Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:49 am
T440 some keys are working and others are not

Last post by tresho « Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:23 am
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by trott3r » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:45 pm

Hello,

An odd problem in that some keys are working but others do not respond at all.
I thought it might be the ribbon cable not seated correctly....

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Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:23 am
T470 Custom Fn+ Shortcuts?

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Fri Jul 29, 2022 3:23 pm
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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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Fri Jul 29, 2022 3:23 pm
T470 backlight fuse

Last post by tychon « Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:01 pm
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by Nostos92 » Wed May 12, 2021 9:27 pm

Stupidly tried the change the display on my T470 without removing the internal battery and now the fuse is blown and the back light doesn't power on....

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Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:01 pm
T440s Won't Power On

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:22 am
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by Nigellus » Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:04 am

I got my son a T440s for Christmas. Got a good deal on it.

Now, it won't power on. Apparently, he dropped it on it's side while plugged in which...

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Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:22 am
T490 keeps going to sleep (Power Management issue)

Last post by distancesprinter « Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:01 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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Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:01 pm
Decent 9 cell battery?

Last post by sktn77a « Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:37 pm
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by wrybread » Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:00 pm

Does anyone have a recommended source for a 9 cell battery? I know it's a bit of a crapshoot, but trying to increase my chances...

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Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:37 pm
Faulty t470 keyboard

Last post by dannylee « Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:58 pm

by dannylee » Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:58 pm

Hopefully somebody can help me with this. I bought an used thinkpad t470 that had a faulty keyboard which wasn't really a problem at first since it's...

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Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:58 pm
T480 4K mod

Last post by WastedPancakes « Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:15 am
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by Natakranta » Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:18 pm

Hi Guys,
I am very happy to present you the 4K screen mod I did on my 20L6S37W0Y ThinkPad T480. Links below are to pictures on my Google Drive, they...

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Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:15 am
T480 won't power on - in need of troubleshooting ideas

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:14 am
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by bbgonda » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:07 pm

Hi all,

This is my first time posting on this forum though I've been an avid reader of it for years. I'm stumped and would like to seek your...

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Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:14 am
Upper Left TrackPad button not working (but right is working)

Last post by Padgriffin_ « Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:19 am
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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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Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:19 am
T530 only turned on if charger is plugged.

Last post by amlbuton « Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:03 am
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by DLinks1292 » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:27 pm

2 days ago I bought a T530 dual GPU model with i7-3720QM in it, seller said the battery is broken, which confirmed when i test the battery on my...

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Last post by amlbuton
Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:03 am
T440p 9 cell full capacity dropped loads in one day.

Last post by mikemex « Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:45 pm
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by TheMagicT410 » Thu Feb 03, 2022 6:15 pm

Hi,

It seems like the T440p i have acquired yesterday has already lost half the full charge capacity.

from checking the batter health via...

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Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:45 pm
T590 Samsung SSD upgrade option

Last post by Padgriffin_ « Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:19 am
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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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Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:19 am
T430 - way to toggle disable the touchpad?

Last post by fatal_exception « Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:01 pm
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by fatal_exception » Sat May 28, 2022 2:47 am

Hello,

I'm loving the W10 where they dumbed down the drivers and there's no possibility to disable the touchpad in any way (or I haven't discovered...

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Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:01 pm
T430s rebooting when plugging in AC Charger

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 30, 2022 12:42 pm
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by Proby521 » Sun May 29, 2022 9:47 am

Hi all,

First post here. This forum looks like it's full of knowledgeable people so thought I'd give it a shot! I have a T430s in immaculate...

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Mon May 30, 2022 12:42 pm
Switching touch/non-touch LCD panels between 2 T460s machines?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sun May 29, 2022 9:09 pm
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by ahmadNZ » Sun May 29, 2022 6:05 pm

Hi everyone,

I have ended up with 2 T460s machines. One with an i5-6300U processor and the other i5-6200U (is there any performance difference??)....

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Sun May 29, 2022 9:09 pm
T480 used - only supports M.2 Sata not NVME

Last post by revjasper « Fri May 27, 2022 12:31 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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Fri May 27, 2022 12:31 pm
8 Core CPU availability?

Last post by mikemex « Thu May 26, 2022 11:43 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 11:43 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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Last post by parchping
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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Last post by OhYou_
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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Last post by theoldhundy
Sun May 22, 2022 12:49 pm
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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Last post by elite1986
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
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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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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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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Last post by dr_st
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
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
Replies: 3
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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Last post by Natakranta
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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Last post by Jake.Werecat
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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Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:37 am

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