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Installing classic keyboard into X230 with EC firmware mod

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Hi folks,
You may have remember some attempts to install classic X220 keyboard into X230 - they were not quite successful .

Recently I stumbled upon...
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Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:35 am
X240/s: How-to replace the Clunkpad with an X250 Touchpad+buttons

Last post by r2digital « Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:29 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:30 pm

How to install an X250 Synaptics touchpad+buttons in an X240/X240s:

1. Download this (Lenovo X250) Synaptics driver:
ONLY for W7, W8, W8.1 do not...

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Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:29 pm
ultrabay supper slim battery for x230 - as a power bridge

Last post by dienhasg « Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:35 pm

by dienhasg » Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:35 pm

requirements:

1. Three flat Lithium battery 3.7 voltare

2. Battery management circuit compatible with x230

Doing:

- Put all to HDD bay

-...

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Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:35 pm
Avast premier on a X230 kills sound

Last post by RoamingAndy « Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:23 pm
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by TinkerMan » Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:29 am

after installing win 7 pro and all the system updates, everything was working fine, than proceeded to installing avast premier, reboot, everything...

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Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:23 pm
X230 unsupported Battery

Last post by skx « Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:02 pm
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by v.kotek » Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:47 pm

Hi guys.
I bought on eBay this cheap Weihang 6 cell battery which shall be compatible with X230.

Well, it isn't. Charging does not work, the lenovo...

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Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:02 pm
Can I use x220 casing (bottom and the lid) as replacements for the x230?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:27 pm
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by Futabtw » Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:48 pm

The measurements look the same but I don't see any other information regarding layout and stuff. My x230 came with a few cracks an wears and I would...

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Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:27 pm
New keyboard

Last post by tapestry « Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:16 pm
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by tapestry » Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:56 pm

Hello,
Are genuine new UK keyboards for the x230 still available, if so where from please? I presume those on ebay such as this one are not genuine....

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Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:16 pm
x230 keyboard replacement issues URGENT

Last post by w0qj « Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:47 am
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by Kassinni » Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:48 am

Dear Forum Members,
Good day to everyone,

I am suffering to replace the keyboard for my old x230 which damaged and doesnt look presentable anymore....

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Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:47 am
X230 killing me slowly, again

Last post by TinkerMan « Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:15 pm
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by TinkerMan » Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:52 pm

So, after a restart a perfectly working X230 refused to boot, it gave me the BOOTMGR missing error
fine I said, I booted from the disc, ran the...

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:15 pm
X230 MC7710 drivers from Lenovo?

Last post by samveen « Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:35 am
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by mars83 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:18 am

Hello!
I bought my X230 last fall and I love it. It had pretty basic options (I bought it used - nearly brand new). I added to it backlit keyboard,...

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Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:35 am
Thinkpad X240 Beep code help.

Last post by iiAmDoige « Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:15 pm
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by iiAmDoige » Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:08 am

Hi all,

Was hoping someone could shed some light on an issue I'm having with my Thinkpad X240.

I purchased this under spares or repairs in the...

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Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:15 pm
X240 - Screen Upgrade Won't Fit

Last post by reddeviluk « Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:47 pm
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by reddeviluk » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:07 pm

Hi All, long time lurker, first time poster from the UK. A few weeks ago, I made the decision to replace my HUGE gaming laptop with a Thinkpad after...

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Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:47 pm
spare screws for x230

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:44 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:31 pm

Dear Thinkpadders,
I have two x230 machines at home.
I have gradually lost some screws...the one holding the hinges of the screen, fixing the...

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Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:44 am
Thinkpad x240 does not work touchpad

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:46 am
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by Arthur RUS » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:20 pm

Good afternoon, dear forum users! The problem is as follows; The touchpad stopped working, took it to the service, but the master could not figure it...

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Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:46 am
X250 - pale screen

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:01 am
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by Edward Mendelson » Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:12 am

The keyboard and trackpad in my wife's trusty X250 failed, so I bought a replacement X250 on eBay and installed the SSD from the old machine into the...

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Last post by Edward Mendelson
Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:01 am
X230 not recognizing genuine "44" 4-Cell Battery

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:40 am
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by Jake.Werecat » Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:35 pm

Hello everyone, just came across a hard nut to crack.
I wanted to change my old worn-out 44+ 6-cell battery in X230 to a smaller, thinner 44 4-cell...

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Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:40 am
Thinkpad X230 successful upgrade to 13.3 FHD & msata3.0

Last post by gelsenbart « Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:52 am
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by sdueducn998 » Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:20 am
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Thinkpad X230 is an old but still powerful laptop, but its lcd panel is not so comfortable even changed to IPS as the original resolution is only...
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Last post by gelsenbart
Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:52 am
Unreliable Screen Connection

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:20 am
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by fleamourian » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:56 pm

Any hack to affect a more reliable connection?!?

Screen can blank when flex chassis with right bottom corner carrying, I guess don't do that! Have...

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Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:20 am
X230 thinkpad BIOS bin

Last post by w0qj « Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:38 am
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by calimeroo » Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:15 pm

hi, has anyone verified the dump for 25L3206E and 25L6406E for Thinkpad X230? i5 processor. The laptop is dead . Laptop type 2325-2DG, S/N PK-21HG5...

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Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:38 am
X230 USB 3.0 doesn't work on Ubuntu 16.04, any suggestion?

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by captainnemo29 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:53 am

Okay, when i comand lsub in my terminal only shows the 2.0 USB ports, so i started to search information to solve it, but it doesn't work everything...

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Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:53 am
X270 Faulty Power Button Cable

Last post by w0qj « Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:29 am
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by Idjustliketointerject » Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:05 pm

I foolishly decided to replace the keyboard on my X270 myself, not realising how much more difficult it was than on an X230.

I broke the power...

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Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:29 am
Differences in x230 i7 Planars

Last post by dr_st « Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:00 am
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by Dongers » Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:25 am

Looking at an i7 planar/mobo for my Daily on fleabay and see there are some wildly differing prices for various SKUs/FRUs....

For example -
BIOS...

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Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:00 am
[x230] Linux vs Win7 Driver issues [Cry for help]

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:10 am
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by samveen » Sat May 25, 2019 1:20 am

I've added an Seirra MC7710 and a Lenovo BT 4.0 daughter card into my x230 (both sourced via AliExpress as described elsewhere ):...

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Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:10 am
x270 w/Win 10 has performance lag on battery

Last post by w0qj « Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:49 am
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by CharacterFlaw3 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:24 pm

Hi, thx for reading. I purchased a used X270 with what I thought were reasonable expectations about performance since I was upgrading from an X230T....

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Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:49 am
x230 Flashing EC without a battery

Last post by dr_st « Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:10 am
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by Terrice » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:08 am

Hey! I am looking to pick up an x230. Unfortunately, the battery didn't hold a charge and the owner decided to throw it out.

I am looking to buy an...

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:10 am
Adding internal USB sockets into an X250/260?

Last post by xytech « Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:43 pm
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by JimNix » Fri May 31, 2019 2:50 pm

I'm thinking of picking up an X250 or 260 but wondering if it's possible to add an internal usb socket inside the laptop. I've searched around online...

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Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:43 pm
X270 Reset error (platform reset not de-asserted)

Last post by madicetea « Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:15 am
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by thinksy » Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:49 am

Hi,

My X270 stopped working, it does a smart beep code and displays nothing when powered on. The smart beep code leads to this:

Reset error...

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Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:15 am
X240/250/260... differences and questions

Last post by madicetea « Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:42 am
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by Whitieiii » Fri May 24, 2019 11:12 am

What are the biggest differences between the 3 besides the CPU and trackpad? I'm deciding on one to replace my T440s (since it maybe going to my mum)...

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Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:42 am
x250 Screen freezes and restarts + Video

Last post by w0qj « Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:30 pm
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by Lenovomax » Sun Jun 02, 2019 8:50 am

Hi!

I think this is a common occurence, I have searched around, but could not someone who solved the exact issue

See video:

First the computer...

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Last post by w0qj
Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:30 pm
X250 Display Issue with Windows 10 1903

Last post by fastoy « Mon May 27, 2019 8:55 am
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by fastoy » Sun May 26, 2019 1:10 pm

I just upgraded my X250 to Windows 10 Pro 1903. The only problem I'm having is that sometimes when Windows turns off the display based on my setting...

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Mon May 27, 2019 8:55 am
X250 Advice in BIOS Upgrade

Last post by w0qj « Wed May 22, 2019 8:30 pm
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by JoseAntonio » Wed May 22, 2019 2:15 am

Hello, I just bought a brand new X250 20CL from an old stock. It came with a 500gb hdd plus a 16gb ssd drive (I understand that for cache functions)....

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Wed May 22, 2019 8:30 pm
[x230] replacement parts questions

Last post by samveen « Wed May 22, 2019 1:54 am
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by samveen » Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:38 pm

I'm very new to the Thinkpad world, with a second hand x230 (from parts unknown) purchased 2 weeks back. The seller of this laptop told me that this...

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Last post by samveen
Wed May 22, 2019 1:54 am
Possibility of X240/X250 upgrade to 13.3?

Last post by cross1983 « Mon May 20, 2019 2:36 pm
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by apala4 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:37 am

Hello,

While I'm still looking for HW to upgrade x230 to 13.3 FHD. I've discovered that there are almost no topics about similar mods for...

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Last post by cross1983
Mon May 20, 2019 2:36 pm
x240 - trackpoint/trackpad problems and backlight keyboard support

Last post by joksim « Fri May 17, 2019 2:28 am
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by joksim » Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:23 am

Hello all,

I have a thinkpad x240 with an x250 trackpad, that I changed a year ago.

I spilled a lot of coffee on the keyboard, I left it to dry...

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Fri May 17, 2019 2:28 am
[x230] Adventures with Recovery media [Long read]

Last post by samveen « Thu May 16, 2019 11:21 pm
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by samveen » Sat May 11, 2019 2:23 am

My second hand x230 came with a windows7 install on it's 320G WD Blue (mfg. Oct 2013) with:
- Missing drivers for lots of stuff, including the...

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Thu May 16, 2019 11:21 pm
WWAN Card compatibility

Last post by samveen « Thu May 16, 2019 9:09 pm
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by pataslocas2001 » Sun Jun 03, 2018 3:13 am

Hi guys!. I was search a wwan card for mi X230Tablet and i found a gobi 4k for only 17€. But is a HP FRU...
Is compatible?

TY for your time

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Last post by samveen
Thu May 16, 2019 9:09 pm
X230 i7 vs i5 temperature rise

Last post by wujstefan « Mon May 13, 2019 6:02 am
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by wujstefan » Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:03 am

Hello,

I was lately able to source a working X230 mobo with i7-3520m CPU. Cleaned, dusted, fresh thermals applied, but... it's running hot as hell...

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Mon May 13, 2019 6:02 am
X230 new RAM compatibility issue

Last post by Tasurinchi « Mon May 13, 2019 4:32 am
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by OlegAryutkin » Fri May 10, 2019 10:03 am

Hi everybody ,I've been reading the forum for a while, and just decided to register, hoping to get some help from the dedicated community.

So I got...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Mon May 13, 2019 4:32 am
X250 lost supervisor password

Last post by skx « Wed May 08, 2019 8:26 pm
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by Thinky_X250 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:49 am

Hello,

about 1 year ago I bought my X250 thinkpad on ebay. Recently I found out that the BIOS is locked. I contacted the seller and he told me he...

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Last post by skx
Wed May 08, 2019 8:26 pm
[x230] WiFi signal strength comparison of cards

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 06, 2019 1:46 pm
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by samveen » Sun May 05, 2019 11:34 pm

My x230 came with a Intel Centrino Wireless N 2200 WLAN card. When I tried to share my 4G data via a phone hotspot, I discovered that by default my...

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Mon May 06, 2019 1:46 pm
x230 Aftermarket Batteries

Last post by wujstefan « Wed May 01, 2019 2:59 am
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by Terrice » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:41 pm

Hey!

I am planning to buy an x230 on kijiji that comes with no battery. I've looked into it, and deemed genuine batteries as too expensive. In...

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Wed May 01, 2019 2:59 am
Controller support

Last post by dr_st « Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:34 pm
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by axmaxwell » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:11 am

So my x230t has a USB 3 and a USB 2, but when I plug in my Logitech f310 controller neither one of them read that it is an optical device. I have...

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Sun Apr 28, 2019 12:34 pm
X250: 2100: Detection error on HDD0

Last post by w0qj « Sat Apr 27, 2019 3:45 am
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by tinkerer » Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:00 am

Kid's school computer threw this out yesterday. Won't boot to Windows.

No new installations, upgrades, or anything like that.

Hit some key...

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Sat Apr 27, 2019 3:45 am
X230 and playing Fortnite?

Last post by samveen « Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:21 am
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by baertracks » Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:00 am

My grandson, who is 9 years old, is asking his parents for a laptop for Christmas so that he can play the game Fortnite. His parents want him to have...

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Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:21 am
X230 with Win 7, no USB drivers

Last post by w0qj « Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:36 pm
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by AlanHK » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:31 pm

I just bought an X230. It came with a new generic install of Win7.
Wifi works, ethernet works.
Sound didn't work so I got the Realtek drivers from...

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Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:36 pm
X270 docking problem

Last post by Koldt « Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:08 am
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by Koldt » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:21 am

Hello all.

I'm new to the forum, please tell me if i need to redo something

I have a problem with my corporate laptop. My setup is two ThinkVision...

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Last post by Koldt
Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:08 am
X250 BIOS entries "OA3 ID" and "OA2"

Last post by madicetea « Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:28 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:11 am

In the X250 BIOS there are a few new/unknown fields on the first page:
OA3 ID xxxxxxxxxxxxx
OA2 Yes

Anybody know what these OAx entries are for?

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Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:28 pm
Monocromatic theme?

Last post by castelmauer « Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:31 pm
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by castelmauer » Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:23 pm

Hello everybody!
This is my first post here and I am happy to join this community!
Now, i have a strange question, i know. Is it possible to have a...

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Last post by castelmauer
Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:31 pm
X230 left click, middle click , and right click on the trackpoint doesent work.

Last post by Alvoko « Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:40 am
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by Alvoko » Mon Apr 08, 2019 1:36 pm

Hello i have a Big problem on my thinkpad x230,

when i have the touchpad and trackpoint active all click of them doesent not work, only the USB...

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Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:40 am
Windows xp on X230 without death link

Last post by w0qj « Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:15 am
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by Alvoko » Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:55 pm

Hello I tried install windows xp on my x230 but i failed, i look up a tutorial and i found in this forum, but the sata driver link is dead and any...

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Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:15 am

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