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T550 W10 - Battery 1 'NOT PRESENT'

Last post by WVZR1 « Sat May 30, 2020 9:02 pm
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by WVZR1 » Wed May 20, 2020 7:36 pm

I've no idea when this might have occurred but according ti BIOS it should be there. Device Manager seems to indicate 1 AC Charger, 2 Batteries as it...

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Sat May 30, 2020 9:02 pm
T440p Recommendation for a panel ips

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by Pisckuy » Mon May 25, 2020 8:35 pm

Hello. I'm living in Argentina and its very difficult get a display to upgrade the screen. So Im seeing this in ebay. Is Okey? I don't know if it is...

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Sat May 30, 2020 10:26 am
T530 and thinkpad-ec

Last post by Raffa « Fri May 29, 2020 5:46 am
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by Raffa » Thu May 28, 2020 10:19 am

I would like to use thinkpad-ec ( to enable usage of non Lenovo battery on my T530.
Battery is from vhbw and currently has 43% charge, but T530...

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Fri May 29, 2020 5:46 am
ThinkPad t440p LCD backlight

Last post by dawsonbr « Tue May 26, 2020 10:52 am

by dawsonbr » Tue May 26, 2020 10:52 am

Just bought a t440p with no backlight, I have checked the fuse F3 associated with the backlight and it's good, on further inspection found that fuse...

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Tue May 26, 2020 10:52 am
Dock model / compatibility / naming

Last post by atagunov « Mon May 25, 2020 11:22 am
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by pjk » Mon May 25, 2020 12:09 am

Seems like Lenovo loves to confuse people with numerous undocumented variants of different models of docks. I've spent hours researching this in the...

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Mon May 25, 2020 11:22 am
T460p and T61 in Docking Stations at 1600x1200 Resolution Setting

Last post by pjk « Mon May 25, 2020 1:04 am
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by dances_with_woof » Wed May 06, 2020 7:47 pm

Does anyone have experience using the ultra-docking station with the T460p, but with the display input into an alternative format standard?...

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Mon May 25, 2020 1:04 am
Help: sd card reader much slower in Linux on T430

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed May 20, 2020 10:23 pm
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by tulgd » Wed May 20, 2020 12:58 pm

The sd card reader on my Thinkpad T430 gives read speeds of 18-20 MBps under Linux (Manjaro/Mint/Pop OS) but 33-40 MBps on Windows 7.

The write...

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Wed May 20, 2020 10:23 pm
T430S Very long to wake up

Last post by Jolon « Wed May 20, 2020 11:14 am
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by Jolon » Wed May 20, 2020 8:51 am

Hello guys !

I'm writing you about my T430s, second hand and very good working except my current problem.

I tried many things and looked for...

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Wed May 20, 2020 11:14 am
upgradable laptop options - competitors for the T440P?

Last post by w0qj « Sun May 17, 2020 10:05 am
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by Claven2 » Sun May 17, 2020 8:44 am

I'm currently running a T440P I picked up last month. It's pretty upgraded, 16GB ram, 4702MQ, LG 1080P IPS screen, 2 big SSDs and the Nvidia DGPU.

I...

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Sun May 17, 2020 10:05 am
t440s change thermal paste

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Sun May 17, 2020 6:10 am
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by manolis kokotsakis » Sat May 16, 2020 2:32 pm

Hi, i want change the thermal paste on my laptop and make a general cleaning inside. Is it something that i can do myself. I have change allready to...

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Last post by manolis kokotsakis
Sun May 17, 2020 6:10 am
[Solved]HDD caddy for t430.

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sat May 16, 2020 11:21 pm
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by rjsrjs » Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:58 pm

I hope some one will point me in the right direction.
I'm looking to replace my CD Rom with a replacement drive caddy to install a 1 or 2 TB HDD for...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Sat May 16, 2020 11:21 pm
Can CPU for T440p work on a pc?

Last post by jursky « Thu May 14, 2020 4:14 pm
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by Peter Linu » Tue May 12, 2020 10:55 pm

Hiyall,
I just built a pcNAS (desktop) from parts. The CPU is v-e-r-y slow. I have several i5 and i7 CPUs from past modification of laptops. Will...

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Last post by jursky
Thu May 14, 2020 4:14 pm
T470S FHD to WQHD Panel Upgrade - Troubleshooting Question

Last post by gianry « Fri May 08, 2020 11:02 am
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by htc4668 » Sat May 02, 2020 11:27 am

Per the following post from markgm: it is possible to swap out the T470S panel from FHD to WQHD so long as you swap out the video cable with an eDP...

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Last post by gianry
Fri May 08, 2020 11:02 am
T440p CPU Upgrade suggestions

Last post by profjekyll « Thu May 07, 2020 10:02 pm
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by Whitieiii » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:22 am

I've put it off for too long but I'm in need of a faster CPU for the T440p it's my gaming machine and want to know what I can use for the CPU? I've...

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Thu May 07, 2020 10:02 pm
T470s Sierra Wireless GNSS sensor

Last post by hhmcsv « Thu May 07, 2020 9:52 am
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by hhmcsv » Sun May 03, 2020 11:01 am

On my new (used) T470s there is a WWAN card, Sierra Wireless EM7455.
Firstly, the GNSS sensor was not visible in device manager, but after using the...

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Thu May 07, 2020 9:52 am
T460 shuts off when unplugging computer

Last post by Scorpion8 « Wed May 06, 2020 11:04 pm
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by kevin22 » Sun May 03, 2020 4:20 pm

Hi guys, I bought this t460 used a few weeks ago and now when I unplug the ac plug from the computer with the battery on, the system shuts off. I'm...

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Last post by Scorpion8
Wed May 06, 2020 11:04 pm
Have your charging ports overheated before? T450 has flickers and overheating issues.

Last post by tunafita « Wed May 06, 2020 9:40 pm

by tunafita » Wed May 06, 2020 9:40 pm

I bought a T450 last December and I observed that whenever I plugged the charger in, the screen flickers one time. I thought that maybe it's a...

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Last post by tunafita
Wed May 06, 2020 9:40 pm
t430 i5 overheat ? how to fix this

Last post by AnalyticalMind « Wed May 06, 2020 11:35 am
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by AnalyticalMind » Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:53 pm

Hey. I got my t430, even 2 pieces.
first is t430 + i5-3380m 1600x900 , i tried to turn off Turbo boost allowing processor to get only 99% energy,...

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Wed May 06, 2020 11:35 am
M.2 SSD type for 2.5" bay (NVMe vs SATA)

Last post by bamya « Mon May 04, 2020 12:35 pm
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by JinHK » Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:19 am

Hello,

So I've got gotten a new T480 and wish to upgrade the SSD size.

It came with a 256 M.2 NVMe drive in the 2.5 bay, and I'd like to replace it...

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Last post by bamya
Mon May 04, 2020 12:35 pm
Dimensions of T430 power plug

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sun May 03, 2020 3:42 pm
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by g1gop » Wed Apr 22, 2020 1:16 pm

Can anyone give me the dimensions of the T430 power plug?
I have measured the plug but the plug sizes does not match standard sizes. I am making up...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Sun May 03, 2020 3:42 pm
T430 Delta Fan replacement not fit in my T430 Toshiba

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sun May 03, 2020 3:08 pm
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by kiterunner » Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:03 am

Hello all, so long story short, i have 2 T430, one with Delta fan, and its dead mobo, one with Toshiba fan which my daily driver laptop currently.
So...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Sun May 03, 2020 3:08 pm
T450s - upgrade to SSD

Last post by gianry « Sun May 03, 2020 9:36 am
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by gianry » Fri May 01, 2020 4:13 am

I've a T450s with hybrid hard drive and WWAN card.
I'd like to improve battery life and apps load speed.

Which is the best solution ? ssd manuf...

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Last post by gianry
Sun May 03, 2020 9:36 am
T450s - web surfing and high chassis temperature

Last post by gianry « Sat May 02, 2020 11:54 am
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by gianry » Tue Apr 28, 2020 7:16 am

Is it possible only with web surfing the T450s chassis is very hot ?
there is a continuos cpu fan throttling ( low speed to high speed every 5 min )

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Last post by gianry
Sat May 02, 2020 11:54 am
Any way to change brightness in BIOS on the T450S?

Last post by bluesteel649 « Fri May 01, 2020 12:16 am
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by bluesteel649 » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:09 pm

I recently got my hands on a Thinkpad T450S for the purpose of using Arca OS (OS/2 Warp distro, does not support UEFI, only Legacy) and while it's...

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Fri May 01, 2020 12:16 am
t430 yellow/grey WHITE and not enough Bright screen Hd+ ???

Last post by jursky « Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:21 pm
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by AnalyticalMind » Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:32 pm

Hello.

Is it normal that my t430 has yellow white? At notebookcheck.com i read review that it should has avg brightness of 270 cd/m2 while lets say...

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Last post by jursky
Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:21 pm
T430s Backup Battery Question

Last post by Scorpion8 « Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:55 am
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by Scorpion8 » Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:27 pm

Is the CR2032 backup battery in the T430s replaceable inside that connector, or is the entire part molded in and need to be sourced?

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Last post by Scorpion8
Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:55 am
New-to-Me T430s ...... Schweet!

Last post by Scorpion8 « Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:10 pm
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by Scorpion8 » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:59 pm

After fiddling with the X120e's at the recommendation of YouTuber Logcabinlooms . I wanted a big one. Watched a bunch of YouTube videos, and decided...

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Last post by Scorpion8
Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:10 pm
T450s touchscreen - no pen suppport

Last post by gianry « Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:49 pm

by gianry » Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:49 pm

I thought the T450s touch display has the digitizer support.
is it available only on other lenovo laptop ?

thanks

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Last post by gianry
Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:49 pm
T530 Battery Available for Rebuilding

Last post by dr_st « Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:12 pm
Replies: 6
by JPOESQ » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:21 pm

For anyone who is playing with battery rebuilding, I have a Lenovo 45N1000/45N1001 70+ that I recently replaced. It's not dead but doesn't hold a...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:12 pm
Docking station options for T440p

Last post by Claven2 « Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:23 am
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by Claven2 » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:48 pm

Does anyone know whether there is a docking station option for the T440P that extends a PCIe lane to a docking station connector of some sort?...

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Last post by Claven2
Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:23 am
Condition of T440 trackpad

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:55 pm
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by jballew » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:03 am

Hi all, new here!

I just bought a used older T440. It has the trackpad with no actual buttons. The trackpad works well enough but the right and left...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:55 pm
How long will my T430 be good to use?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:51 pm
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by rjsrjs » Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:47 am

Can anyone answer this question? Looking to acquiring T440p and add it to my laptops. Linux Mint 19.3 is my daily driver on the T430, 180 GB SSD 8 GB...

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:51 pm
T440s almost powers on but doesn't

Last post by sebileis « Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:46 am
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by sebileis » Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:50 pm

I picked up a broken T440s from eBay for $40 the other day, and the issue it’s having is rather odd. When you press the power button, the indicator...

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Last post by sebileis
Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:46 am
Just ordered a T430 - few noob questions?

Last post by kiterunner « Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:39 am
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by IBM_Nut » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:24 am

Just purchased a used T430, paid £160 including delivery. Didn’t think that wasn’t too bad for an i7.

It’s an i7 3520M 8GB RAM with 500GB Nvidia...

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Last post by kiterunner
Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:39 am
T440p Bios Password Reset Help Please

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:42 am
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by Smudger1767 » Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:42 am

Hi everyone,
I’ve just got myself a think pad T440p but the bios is locked so I can’t get access to it to make changes. I’ve noticed that there are...

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:42 am
T450 - DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 20bX AND 20BW MODEL

Last post by gianry « Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:19 pm

by gianry » Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:19 pm

I've seen there are two model code for tthe T450s laptop.
which are the differences ?
thanks

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Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:19 pm
New keyboard for T450s

Last post by gianry « Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:08 am
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by gianry » Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:27 am

I’ve to keyboard as I bought a laptop with Deutch layout
I’ve found on eBay from China some manufactured by lite on and others by sunrex
What do you...

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Last post by gianry
Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:08 am
T440s G5

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:05 am

by manolis kokotsakis » Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:05 am

Is it possible, to uppgrade my laptop for the future 5G connection ?

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Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:05 am
sierra wireless

Last post by manolis kokotsakis « Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:04 am
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by manolis kokotsakis » Thu Apr 16, 2020 3:07 pm

Is this service / program , necessary for my T440s ? Can i disable/delete it ?

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Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:04 am
T480 locked BIOS

Last post by H-Atkinson « Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:17 am
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by H-Atkinson » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:40 pm

A friend of mine is offering a T480 to me thats BIOS locked. Id like to have the machine, but dont have experience cracking modern BIOS locks.

Would...

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Last post by H-Atkinson
Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:17 am
t430 double pipe heatsink

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Thu Apr 16, 2020 3:50 pm
Replies: 7
by AnalyticalMind » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:30 am

I have question, is there double pipe DELTA heatinks?

I read this tutorial

and have no clue on that.
If i understood properly from this single...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Thu Apr 16, 2020 3:50 pm
t460 - no lcd backlight

Last post by jjvbjjvb « Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:34 pm
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by jjvbjjvb » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:04 pm

Have a T460 with mb Nm-A581. Screen is black, but flashlight shows that there is something there. Works fine when plugged into another display. There...

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Last post by jjvbjjvb
Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:34 pm
T4XX - with option for 500 nits LCD

Last post by pitchdown « Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:24 am
Replies: 3
by pitchdown » Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:48 pm

Hello,
i am looking to find a recent model of the thinkpad-serie with a very bright display (like the XPS-models of dell).
I prefer something like...

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Last post by pitchdown
Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:24 am
T440s touchpad swap problems

Last post by radiozombie « Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:26 am
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by radiozombie » Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:11 am

hi all guys, this is marco near Roma, Italy, the etruscan coast, hoping you're fine in this virus emergency.

anyway, i swapped the (horrible imho)...

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Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:26 am
T430 - mSATA SSD or SATA SSD?

Last post by AnalyticalMind « Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:59 pm
Replies: 9
by IBM_Nut » Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:46 pm

Just wondering what the best and fastest way of setting up the computer is?

I have the following available:
64gb mSATA SSD
500gb SATA SSD
500gb HDD...

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Last post by AnalyticalMind
Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:59 pm
T450S - best wifi card

Last post by gianry « Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:37 am
Replies: 4
by gianry » Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:18 pm

I've just bought an used T450s and it has an intel 7265 card . My router could manage speed up to 1300 mbs .
Which is the best card to buy for the...

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Last post by gianry
Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:37 am
screen issues on T450s

Last post by gianry « Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:33 am
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by m4rtin » Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:35 pm

All of the sudden the screen of my T450s started to flicker and turn off. I made a short video to demonstrate the issue:

Usually the screen works...

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Last post by gianry
Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:33 am
T450s: Problems fitting new LiteOn keyboard

Last post by gianry « Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:31 am
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by jonny5 » Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:15 pm

Hi all.

I bought a used T450s last year which came with a rather odd keyboard: It looked like it was originally a European keyboard, but the keys...

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Last post by gianry
Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:31 am
T480 Battery 1 Not Charging

Last post by wiivile « Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:12 pm
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by wiivile » Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:31 am

After discharging to 5%, the Battery 1 on my T480 is not charging.

Battery 2 discharges and charges like normal.

I am using the 65W power adapter....

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Last post by wiivile
Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:12 pm
Buying Advice - T440 / T450 /T460 / T470

Last post by gianry « Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:08 am
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by gianry » Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:46 pm

Hi, I'm searching a good ultrabook like the Txxx series but my by budget is more or less eur 300
I've found some refurbished T440 or T450 notebook....

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Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:08 am

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