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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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Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:06 pm
X240/s: How-to replace the Clunkpad with an X250 Touchpad+buttons

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Fri May 13, 2022 4:33 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:30 pm
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How to install the X250 Synaptics touchpad+buttons driver in an X240/X240s:

1. Download this (Lenovo X250) Synaptics driver:
ONLY for W7, W8,...
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Fri May 13, 2022 4:33 pm
Win 10 update broke my backlight/Fn Key (X240)

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by DavidGould » Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:28 am

This happened at least 8 months ago. Using a keyboard tester, Windows no longer recognises the Fn key in the bottom left of the keyboard. Since then...

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Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:28 am
HELP! My X230 decided not to charge my non-genuine battery.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:07 am
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by canonmasta » Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:31 pm

Good evening. I have a battery for my TinkPad x230 that is not original.
It works perfectly, but every now and then I get a message when I boot up...

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Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:07 am
HELP! I Cant access BIOS menu during windows 11 start

Last post by canonmasta « Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:25 pm
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by canonmasta » Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:07 pm

Good evening. I happened to buy a hard drive to install windows 11 on my Thinkpad X230. Everything went fine. I have installed it successfully, but...

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Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:25 pm
X230 Palmrest Supplier

Last post by JPOESQ « Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:08 am

by JPOESQ » Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:08 am

Does any have a favorite supplier for X230 parts? I need a new X230 palmrest. Thanks.

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Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:08 am
Any considerations with this mobo swap?

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by canonmasta » Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:36 am

Good morning. I am new in the forum. I take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Alvaro from Spain and I am the proud owner of a second...

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Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:35 pm
X230 keyboard

Last post by TPFanatic « Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:31 am
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by steffy_k » Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:26 am

Hello

I have a Lenovo X230 which still serves me well, I have 4 or 5 keys which no longer seem to work..
I took it apart, uncapped it, cleaned all...

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Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:31 am
X230 - what SSD will best fit in the WWAN slot?

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by br1anstorm » Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:59 pm

My trusty T430 has just failed (and I have posted separately about this in the T430 sub-forum). Might take some time to repair. Looks as if I will...

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Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:17 pm
X230T Keyboard trackpad button issue replacement?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:59 am
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by blink » Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:29 am

Hi,
i have an X230T & the scroll & right click buttons dont seem to work.
What are my options to get them working again Please.
I have removed them...

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Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:59 am
X230 1440p backlight dead

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:41 am
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by apojoga » Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:57 pm

Hi,

I have a nice X230 from Jacky modded with a 1440p panel. The backlight just went dead one day. It boots fine and I can see the picture if I...

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Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:41 am
x230 - Reinstall X230 Keyboard from X220 Keyboard

Last post by astral « Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:27 pm
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by AlbertTW » Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:27 am

Hi, this is my first post.

I have one x230 with the x220 keyboard and ax200 wifi in place. Now I want to install the x230 keyboard but keep the...

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Last post by astral
Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:27 pm
x230 Wi-Fi card replacement and external antenna

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:59 am
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by Teddy98 » Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:39 am

Hello, i'm interested in replacing the wi-fi card on my x230 and maybe adding an external antenna as well. What is the best one i can get ?
I have to...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:59 am
x230 FHD Mod - Linux status and other questions

Last post by pepo « Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:00 am
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by felixduhaut » Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:44 am

Please forgive this most unassuming post - however as they say, read EVERYTHING before you solder! So in that spirit, I'd like to really cover all my...

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Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:00 am
Thinkpad X250 - Computer turns off when I open the lid after 10 seconds

Last post by piggybackbandit « Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:49 am
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by piggybackbandit » Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:35 am

I recently got a Thinkpad X250, and I am enjoying it, but I am experiencing that is annoying.

Whenever I close the laptop for 10 seconds , and try...

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Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:49 am
x250 battery 2 charging error

Last post by huba « Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:41 am

by huba » Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:41 am

Hi, I have a x250 with internal/external batteries. I have changed the external one to a new OEM one. However i have charging issue with it. When it...

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Last post by huba
Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:41 am
functional differences between x230 and x230t

Last post by dr_st « Sun Oct 01, 2023 4:21 pm
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by astral » Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:32 pm

At some point I would like to purchase myself an x230 to use as an ultraportable win7 system. when i look on ebay, the tablet versions seem to be a...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Oct 01, 2023 4:21 pm
X390 possible WQHD display upgrade?

Last post by DrathVader « Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:30 am
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by DrathVader » Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:17 pm

I've been a ThinkPad owner since the X220 era but this is my first post here, so hello everyone.

Has anyone tried hacking the X390 with a higher...

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Last post by DrathVader
Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:30 am
Repairs

Last post by RandomUsr890 « Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:21 pm
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by RandomUsr890 » Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:11 pm

Greetings, I am a new poster and have been following this forum for some time now. I have a ThinkPad X230, and I am experiencing issues with the...

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Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:21 pm
Considering an X270, or should I go Yoga?

Last post by DrathVader « Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:27 pm
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by angeleyes » Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:48 am

I'm considering buying an X270 as a second notebook (alongside my existing X201). However the Yoga 370 has also caught my eye. Both of these are of...

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Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:27 pm
Resetting BIOS Pwd on X270

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:10 am
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by sicilia » Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:31 pm

I inherited an almost brand new X270 from a company I did some work for and they went out of business. I have no way of contacting the person who set...

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Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:10 am
X230T touch screen not working

Last post by Grabber5.0 « Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:41 am
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by greeyak » Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:33 pm

Hi all,
I bought a used ThinkPad X230T running on Windows 10, and as I was not familiar with tablet laptops prior to this, I didn't think to test all...

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Last post by Grabber5.0
Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:41 am
X380 Yoga battery how to jumpstart BMS?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:15 pm
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by likengmx » Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:47 am

Hi. Trying to recover a battery for X380 Yoga.
Nominal Voltage is 15V but it had only 7V and doesn't charge.
My idea is that probably this battery...

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Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:15 pm
How to start a motherboard X380 yoga without power button?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:08 am
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by likengmx » Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:17 am

I have a X380 yoga motherboard, with fan and speakers i want to test.
There is no power button, it is a board apart connected to mainboard with a 8...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:08 am
X230 doesn’t torn on every time

Last post by Garlic Bread « Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:29 am
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by Garlic Bread » Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:42 am

I am trying to upgrade my X230 with a custom motherboard that has an i7-3612QM soldered on to it, and I am having little success. I am on my third...

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Last post by Garlic Bread
Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:29 am
X230T - A review of a madman (Slice battery \ i7-3612QE)

Last post by Daybringer « Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:42 am
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by Daybringer » Sat May 27, 2023 3:15 am

Hello fellow ThinkPad lovers!

Hope you are all doing great lately.

As the title suggests, I have an X230T (since 2018-2019), and had an x100e for...

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Last post by Daybringer
Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:42 am
X250 Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:38 am
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by equal_frequency » Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:22 pm

Hello,

I've come across this error: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) . I know it's very common, but I've tried almost everything to no...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:38 am
X230 won’t turn on

Last post by muzunov « Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:21 am
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by muzunov » Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:05 am

Hello, I have ThinkPad X230 with broken display and I’m trying to boot it through vga port but it won’t start. When I press the power button it...

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Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:21 am
fingerprint scanner driver windows 10 64-bit home

Last post by onionskin « Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:12 am
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by TOTAL » Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:52 pm

Hi
Does anyone have the file name for this or the dl link? I am sure the hw is working because the windows 10 installation on a slow hd I got with...

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Last post by onionskin
Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:12 am
X230 PCMCIA/Firewire Card.

Last post by Beetlecrusher « Thu Jun 22, 2023 1:55 pm
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by Beetlecrusher » Thu Jun 22, 2023 6:11 am

I am trying to find a suitable PCMCIA Expresscard/Firewire IEEE 1394 for my trusty old X230. I am looking to transfer a few old Digital 8 tapes onto...

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Last post by Beetlecrusher
Thu Jun 22, 2023 1:55 pm
X230: replacing hall effect sensor (lid switch)

Last post by MontyEffect « Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:03 am
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by MontyEffect » Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:25 pm

I've got an x230 with a malfunctioning hall effect sensor. It randomly decides the lid is closed, causing the screen to switch off (and keyboard to...

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Last post by MontyEffect
Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:03 am
Thinkpad x230 to x230t (tablet)

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:37 am
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by Cat-purr-cat » Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:06 am

Excuse me, if someone know, it is really to update x230 to x230 tablet by replacing display of x230t ?

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:37 am
ThinkPad x260 - 1080p Screen Replacement Log (BOE NV125FHM-N41)

Last post by Skipple « Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:30 pm

by Skipple » Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:30 pm

I am the owner of a new-to-me x260. While I love the form factor of the laptop, one of the downsides to the model I purchased was the terrible 720p...

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Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:30 pm
x260 turns off - will not turn on until Emergency Reset Button is pressed

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:25 am
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by Skipple » Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:44 pm

Hello everyone -

I have a new-to-me X260 that I have purchased from eBay that has a very strange issue I haven't been able to put my finger on how...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:25 am
X230 CPU Upgrade

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:05 am
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by George Soros » Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:49 pm

Hello, just a quick question is the x230 cpu upgradeable.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:05 am
Using the bluetooth module port of the x230 to power a tracker.

Last post by Dro « Sun May 28, 2023 8:46 am
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by Dro » Mon May 22, 2023 1:37 pm

I don't know if anyone will find this useful but here it is:

I've been playing around lately installing trackers into various things, so here's a...

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Sun May 28, 2023 8:46 am
Yellow barrel jack charge port crackles and sparks when charger is moved around

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun May 28, 2023 1:18 am
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by TheChuckster » Sat May 27, 2023 7:41 pm

I have an X230, I replaced the outer bottom chassis for it. Now, the charger crackles and sparks whenever it is moved around a bit. I replaced the...

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Sun May 28, 2023 1:18 am
X230 does not boost after mobo upgrade.

Last post by Garlic Bread « Sat May 27, 2023 9:52 am
Replies: 3
by Garlic Bread » Sat May 27, 2023 12:02 am

The saga of my defective X230 continues, but I think that making a separate thread for this new problem makes more sense as it makes the problem and...

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Sat May 27, 2023 9:52 am
x280 weird power issues?

Last post by Mahatma « Fri May 26, 2023 3:45 am
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by aroundincircles » Sat Dec 17, 2022 10:42 am

Have an x280, was working fine, but then it started to not shut down when I clicked on start>power>shut down. so I decided to try to just do a...

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Last post by Mahatma
Fri May 26, 2023 3:45 am
X330 display mod

Last post by beyonson « Sun May 21, 2023 10:51 am

by beyonson » Sun May 21, 2023 10:51 am

I would love to do the display mod on my X230 but it seems like all of the usual board sellers are AWOL (xy.tech, cnmod, nitrocaster). Does anyone...

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Sun May 21, 2023 10:51 am
x250 m.2 ssd install - no power on

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 02, 2023 12:44 am
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by huba » Mon May 01, 2023 5:37 pm

Hi,
I have just tried to update my x250 with m.2 ssd (trascend 256GB). So i have taken out the WWAN card and installed the ssd. I have taken the...

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Tue May 02, 2023 12:44 am
X250 not booting probleme

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:49 pm
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by jackc31 » Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:01 am

I have a thinkpad X250 i5, sata hdd, and 4g ram, It rows to start the system, sometimes you have to boot several times for the system to turn on. I...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:49 pm
X250 cuts power/reboots randomly, please help!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:23 am
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by petersvei » Mon May 17, 2021 9:29 am

Hi everyone. My X250 started randomly rebooting without any notice. It does not power down, so not a sw issue. It also happens during boot, and...

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Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:23 am
x230 and x220 Keyboard not working on X230 ThinkPad

Last post by mechkbfan « Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:07 am
Replies: 7
by kimsin » Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:46 pm

I have Lenovo ThinkPad x230.

Recently I decided to do a keyboard mod. After the mod, I noticed that the right mouse button on the keyboard is not...

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Last post by mechkbfan
Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:07 am
X230 constant BSODing. Is it done for?

Last post by Garlic Bread « Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:54 pm
Replies: 14
by Garlic Bread » Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:00 am

My beloved i7 X230 has been giving me trouble for the last couple of weeks, and is constantly BSODing on me. It is almost always...

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Last post by Garlic Bread
Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:54 pm
x230 + KingSener 9 cell battery = 0190 error

Last post by [!] « Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:07 pm

by [!] » Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:07 pm

Hi, greetings to All,

And many thanks for providing a lot of useful information that helped me many times.

However, this time I met something weird...

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Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:07 pm
x230 - why no normal display port?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:40 am
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by felixkrull » Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:21 pm

I just switched from my beloved x220, which was worn down a little, to an X230. I had been using the x220 at work with an external screen, connected...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:40 am
X230T and Windows 11

Last post by E350 « Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:22 am
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by E350 » Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:14 am

I bought the used X230T i7 as a result of changing to a used X201T i7 because the three or four X61 which I have collected over the years have fan...

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Last post by E350
Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:22 am
thinkpad 20hm touch screen replacing with non touchscreen

Last post by marketsubito « Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:54 pm

by marketsubito » Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:54 pm

Hi , i ve buyed a lenovo thinkpad x270 20hm with intel i5 7gen, i would like to know if is possible to change the touch screen with a no (and cheaper...

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Last post by marketsubito
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:54 pm
X270 replace NVMe with Sata SSD?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:46 am
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by blink » Mon Mar 06, 2023 7:02 pm

Hi all, hopefully you can help?
I have just purchased an X270 & it has the NVMe drive installed. Can i fit a sata ssd instead?

Ideally i would like...

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:46 am

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