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My New T440p

Last post by Whitieiii « Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:17 pm
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by Whitieiii » Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:57 pm

I just picked up a T440p for $129 it is almost the base model (i5-4300m) but it kinda came with most everything in the deal except for the battery...

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Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:17 pm
T440p how to upgrade motherboard...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:31 pm
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by Whitieiii » Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:28 pm

how hard would it be to install a motherboard in a T440p? how can you tell if a motherboard has Nvidia or is the Intel only board by both part number...

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Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:31 pm
Screen upgrade for T430u

Last post by vdark24 « Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:51 am
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by zkello » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:49 am

What's the chances the 1366x768 display on the t430u can be upgraded with 1600x900 displays from the t430, t430s, or X1 Carbon? There's no upgrade...

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Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:51 am
T470 and installing a bigger SSD

Last post by cyclops13 « Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:23 am
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by oliversl » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:05 pm

Hi,
I wonder how can I install Windows 10 on a new SSD on a T470?

A new T470 came with a 180GB SSD, just bought a new 512GB SSD. Then created a...

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Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:23 am
T460 black-level problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:24 am
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by ajatteluttaja » Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:26 am

I purchased a 20FN004CMS a year ago. Some months ago I noticed normal black text to appear rather gray, not only on increasingly ill-behaving...

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Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:24 am
T460p Access Connections Location Profiles Disabled / Fingerprint reader problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:21 am
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by perozdero » Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:04 am

Hi,

I have T460p/Windows 7 x64 with Access Connections 6.26.88 (AC) installed. Laptop is not on domain, all users are part of Administrators group....

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Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:21 am
how do you tell if machine has GT 730M or Intel graphics?

Last post by Whitieiii « Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:03 pm
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by Whitieiii » Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:49 am

I'd like to to know how you would tell if your machine (a T440p to be specific in my case) has Intel integrated graphics or Nvidia GT 730M graphics...

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Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:03 pm
Help. Thinkpad T430s fails to boot up...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:20 am
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by BBKampot » Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:39 am

T430s model 23539KU. bios is 67ETA6WW (2.66). The laptop has been working great since April 2013. I am the original owner. In mid July, it suddenly...

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Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:20 am
T470: Installing backlit keyboard, is it a drop-in?

Last post by tendim « Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:14 am
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by tendim » Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:04 pm

Hi.

New Thinkpad T470 arrived last night from Lenovo, and I am kicking myself because I failed to order the backlit keyboard. :( I foolishly thought...

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Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:14 am
T430 keyboard ctrl not working

Last post by leonwudongning « Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:17 am
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by leonwudongning » Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:04 am

I got a T430 and can't use the ctrl hot keys at all. If I plug a USB keyboard to the laptop, I can use ctrl keys on the USB keyboard but not the...

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Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:17 am
Use same LCD-cables on T420 and T430 (and T520-T530)?

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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:06 am

Anybody know if you can use T420 LCD-cables (HD and HD+) in the T430 or v.v.?
Guess the same question applies to T520 and T530.

I know that the HD+...

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Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:06 am
T440P vs T470P Which Can be Modded for Max Performance

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:32 am
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by rollexus » Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:23 pm

Hello Everyone,

Big fan of the original Thinkpad. I did purchase a 440P however, was wondering which of the two (T440P vs T470P) could we mod to...

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Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:32 am
T470 gets Editor's Choice

Last post by w0qj « Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:08 am

by w0qj » Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:08 am

www.pcmag.com/review/355734/lenovo-thinkpad-t470

PC Magazine gives T470 gets Editor's Choice on Aug 28th 2017.
Better late than never!

T470...

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Sun Sep 03, 2017 8:08 am
Replacement for springy drive lock thingamabob on T430S

Last post by livmatus « Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:03 pm
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by ThorOfAsgard » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:43 am

In the optical drive bay, there's a small plastic piece attached to a spring that slides back and forth so it can lock the optical drive in place....

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Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:03 pm
T430 swap 16:10 from T410

Last post by wotek16 « Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:47 pm
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by wotek16 » Fri Sep 01, 2017 8:17 am

Hi

is there any way to swap 16:10 1440x900 screen with bezel and frame to T430 16:9? Have you ever seen that?

Thanks

Wojciech

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Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:47 pm
T430 loose hinge

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:17 am
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by UnixDude » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:57 am

Hello

I have a T430 and its been a wonderful machine so far, until I noticed that the left hinge started to get loose. I dismantled the screen bezel...

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Fri Sep 01, 2017 7:17 am
T440s Webcam blurry on Windows 10

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:48 pm
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by loganlucky » Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:52 am

I recently bought this seller-refurbished laptop off eBay. It came with Windows 8.1 but I upgraded the SSD and did a clean install of Windows 10 on...

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Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:48 pm
T440s vs T440p

Last post by Whitieiii « Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:13 pm
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by Whitieiii » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:42 pm

Doing a quick search on the forum via Tapatalk didn't do so well for me but what are the differences between the T440s and T440p? I have a T440s and...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:13 pm
Gonna get another T430... but what one?

Last post by Whitieiii « Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:13 am
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by Whitieiii » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:18 pm

it's time for another T430 but what config should I go with? I still don't know the differences between the T430/T430s/T430i/T430u/T430si... what are...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:13 am
My T430 throttling cpu to 1,18GHZ while on power supply

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:48 pm
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by mirobe » Tue May 30, 2017 4:20 am

My T430 is throttling cpu to 1,18GHZ max when connected to power supply no matter which power/performance plan I choose.
Weird is that my cpu gets...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:48 pm
quad core cpu for T430 suggestion

Last post by Whitieiii « Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:18 pm
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by Whitieiii » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:38 pm

has anybody used a lower end 3rd gen iseries quad core cpu in a T430? what model cpu would be best to be used in this model thinkpad? this one has...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:18 pm
T430 HDD and Ultrabay not recognized

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:46 pm
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by MrRoboto » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:03 am

Hello,
I have a T430 running Windows 10 , BIOS 2.72 Intel i5 2520
It was working fine until Windows crashed and after restart? I get a 2100:...

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Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:46 pm
T450s screen glitching

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:07 am
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by retrosaurus » Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:59 am

I was gaming on my T450s and suddenly these artifacts appeared on the screen. I tried to power off and restart, update drivers and BIOS... nothing...

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Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:07 am
T430s CPU Upgrade possible?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:04 am
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by Chronoculars » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:53 am

I saw online that you could upgrade a T420 with an aftermarket quad-core i7, and I wondered if my T430s was capable of a similar process, since 4...

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Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:04 am
Keyboard - some keys stop working - T540 hardware problem

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:02 am
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by Snowflake » Wed May 03, 2017 4:31 pm

The T540 keyboard has about 7 of its keys, stopped working. The seven keys are usually on the right hand side and in a group, but could be in any...

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Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:02 am
T440p keyboard backlight issue

Last post by WVZR1 « Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:14 am
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by Kuzman » Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:49 pm

I have a T440p which came with a non backlit keyboard, which I wanted to replace it with a backlit one. After installing the new keyboard the...

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Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:14 am
Display Problem with T530 Thinkpad

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:55 pm
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by baertracks » Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:48 pm

I recently acquired an inexpensive (and untested) T530 laptop on eBay. There was no OS installed . Upon installing Windows 7 I noticed that the...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:55 pm
SEirra WWAN card worked on T430, now it does not

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Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:57 am
T450s Docking Station monitor issue

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:23 pm
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by zephxiii » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:17 pm

I have an Ultra Dock station P/N SD20A06046 FRU P/N 04W3956 that has always had an issue where the monitors hooked up to it would lose signal for a...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:23 pm
T570: M2 NVMe + additional 2,5" SATAIII?

Last post by w0qj « Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:36 am
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by hirnsaege » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:26 pm

So i'm considering to buy a Thinkpad T570 ... (or a T470 or P51s), highend configurations (NVMe SSD and hiDPI screen).

From what i get from reviews...

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Last post by w0qj
Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:36 am
Bad keyboard on T470p

Last post by w0qj « Sat Jul 29, 2017 2:19 am
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by chetan » Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:02 pm

Hi
I got my T470p a couple of weeks ago and I am very very disappointed with the keyboard. It is quite unlike the other thinkpads I have used. I have...

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Sat Jul 29, 2017 2:19 am
Regarding the t470s

Last post by moijk « Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:04 pm
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by moijk » Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:24 am

After a decade owning both a macbook pro and a t61p I've upgraded to a t470s.

Intel Core i5-7300U
2x 8GB DDR4-2133
Windows 10 Pro 64
256 PCIe...

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Last post by moijk
Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:04 pm
T440s or s? Or other?

Last post by moijk « Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:23 pm
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by moijk » Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:57 am

I'm in the market for a new laptop after almost nine years with a Macbook pro late 2008. I want to use it with my bicycle trainer, some coding, some...

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Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:23 pm
T460S DC-in Jack ??!!!

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:03 pm
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by deez666 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:50 pm

I need to know what order the wires on the serial plug are in., i dont remember exactly what i was doing when my son got ahold of the dc in jack but...

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Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:03 pm
170w VS 90w

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by Rockrz » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:13 pm

I just got a Thinkpad T530 that I'm setting up for someone and it came with a 90 watt power supply.

It is an I7 with Nvidia graphics and 16gigs of...

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Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:58 am
Lenovo contnues in the IBM tradition of strange laptop builds

Last post by Ibthink « Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:50 am
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by unimorpheus » Sat Jul 15, 2017 5:26 pm

I have not been in the market for a new laptop since 2007 when I picked up a T60p that I still use along with my retired T43p and Z60p that populate...

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Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:50 am
Possible to upgrade T430 to 1920×1080 screen, or other suggestions?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:26 pm
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by tendim » Fri May 26, 2017 6:00 pm

I'm in the market for a new ThinkPad to replace my aging X200. Primary uses for the laptop:

Triple boot Win7, Linux, and NetBSD
Linux and NetBSD...

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Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:26 pm
Biometric Device issue

Last post by air1056 « Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:41 pm

by air1056 » Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:41 pm

I have a biometric fingerprint reader installed on my recently acquired T430, and when I go to set it up, it takes me to a browser link ( which comes...

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Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:41 pm
Trouble finding T460 smart card reader product codes

Last post by Ratatata « Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:16 am
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by Ratatata » Fri Jul 07, 2017 1:27 am

Hi
Got a Thinkpad T460 here, to what I would like to add an internal smart card reader. Unfortunately the new HMM and part list documents are a bit...

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Sun Jul 09, 2017 11:16 am
T460S Power/battery problem

Last post by braikes « Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:15 am
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by braikes » Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:03 am

I recently have been having a lot of power problems with a T460S.

First, after running low on power the other day (and the day after updating the...

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Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:15 am
T430s-T420s LED sub card Swap

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:41 am
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by Wolfman_Jack » Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:55 pm

Firstly, I'm Wondering if anyone has tried installing a T420s LED sub card (04W1696/04W1697) in a T430s (04W3934). The goal being to get a dedicated...

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Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:41 am
T460s External Battery

Last post by braikes « Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:56 am
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by umeshg » Sun May 28, 2017 6:53 am

Hi

Has anyone got an external portable battery that would work on Lenovo T460s

Thank you

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Last post by braikes
Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:56 am
T540p power supply question.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:20 am
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by Quardah » Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:45 pm

Hi all. This is a question for y'all electric enthusiasts.

I know running a lower wattage AC adapter can be damaging for the computer but i have a...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:20 am
T430/T530 questions.

Last post by hansened « Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:19 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:41 pm

If I purchase any T430 or T530 regardless, will they take i5 or i7 based on sandy bridge or ivy bridge without worrying about knowing correct...

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Last post by hansened
Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:19 am
T540p and T550 compared, need help.

Last post by Quardah « Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:22 pm
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by Quardah » Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:53 am

Hello.

Once again i come here for knowledge i know only here i will find.

I am currently running a T420 with the biggest battery configuration...

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Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:22 pm
Fewllo T450s: Quick way to help me

Last post by dave67 « Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:46 pm
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by Gregor » Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:58 am

Hi fellow Thinkpaders,

it looks like Lenovo is not willing to consider this a problem, because my wifi is working generally. But there are...

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Last post by dave67
Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:46 pm
Fake or genuine battery?

Last post by umern « Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:58 am
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by umern » Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:48 am

Hi all,
I have a T450 and recently purchased a spare (external) battery 24wh / 68 battery. It was advertised as genuine Lenovo and it certainly looks...

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Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:58 am
Sleep sensor under screen bezel issues T530

Last post by Brandon0623 « Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:35 pm
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by Brandon0623 » Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:11 pm

I recently dropped my T530 and the sensor underneath the screen bezel had the black, I'm assuming, magnet fall off. Does anyone know the best and...

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Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:35 pm
Review of the T470p (Core i7, GeForce 940MX, WQHD)

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by Puppy » Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:03 am

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Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:03 am
T460p - recovery and windows 10 entitlement failures

Last post by pdrachman « Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:34 am

by pdrachman » Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:34 am

Hello I just purchased new ThinkPad T460p type 20FW.

I tried to make set of Lenovo Recovery Disks using the appropriate icon in control panel – the...

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