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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
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
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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
X230T - Looking for an i7-3612QE mb & Slice battery

Last post by Daybringer « Sat May 27, 2023 3:15 am

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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Sat May 27, 2023 3:15 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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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
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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
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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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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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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
[X270] Type 20HN - upgrade to touchscreen ?

Last post by CPC464 « Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:59 pm
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by Greddy7 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:06 pm

Hello,

i have an X270, Typ 20HN, i5-7200, i want change from fhd to fhd touchscreen. I only found X270 Typ 20K6 with Touchscreen. Not the Typ 20HN,...

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Last post by CPC464
Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:59 pm
Adding 3w amp to speakers, looking for good 5v source that is not USB, dock port maybe? Need pinout

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Feb 19, 2023 12:26 pm
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by X230user » Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:31 am

I ordered this amp to put on the puny speakers and am I wanting a 5v source to power it that isn’t usb as that port will need it’s power when used....

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Sun Feb 19, 2023 12:26 pm
X230 Keyboard

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:30 am
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by pauljmoore » Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:41 am

I have just replaced the fan on an X230, but the keyboard is not sliding back into place. I can't see why. Is there a likely cause, or a knack to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:30 am
X250 review by an old school ThinkPad fan

Last post by WarMachine « Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:59 am
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by Kilkenny » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:52 am

There are a lot of reviews of newer ThinkPads out there, but none focused on the kinds of things I am interested in. So, for the sake of Googlers, I...

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Last post by WarMachine
Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:59 am
X230 recovery. Help!

Last post by theterminator93 « Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:54 pm
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by Bondi » Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:35 pm

The SSD on my x230 has suddenly died :( I'm now trying to recover from the USB stick that I have, but it won`'t boot. Just errors: Error loading...

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:54 pm
Windows 10 unjustified low battery warning

Last post by Bionicman « Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:52 am
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by TOTAL » Wed Dec 14, 2022 3:19 pm

x230 connected to charger, all of a sudden green screen low battery notification, the icon in right corner does show low level for those few moments....

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Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:52 am
sticky shift key (software)

Last post by dr_st « Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:00 am
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by TOTAL » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:31 pm

A few days ago my thinkpad x230 with windows 10 started to have sticky shift key at software level, making it very difficult to handle many browser...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:00 am
Thinkpad X230 - refreshing thermal paste

Last post by dr_st « Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:53 am
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by Lomax » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:23 pm

Hi all,

My X230 is running way hot, even under moderate load. I want to clean the HSF and refresh the thermal compound on the CPU to see if this...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:53 am
mini displayport not working

Last post by buder « Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:24 am
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by Ianski » Wed May 13, 2020 11:11 pm

Now that I have my X230 working properly (I posted a couple of months ago about its faulty wireless card, now replaced) and a fresh, fully updated...

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Last post by buder
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:24 am
X230 Tablet EPROM Location

Last post by heilong « Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:03 pm
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by Vista2020 » Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:55 pm

Hi, I was wondering if the X230 EPROM location the same as the standard X230

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Last post by heilong
Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:03 pm
x230 TrackPoint is painfully slow

Last post by murdonk « Sun Jan 08, 2023 2:56 pm
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by murdonk » Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:55 pm

My trackpoint got really slow seemingly all of a sudden. I googled around and found no real solutions, so here's my case. For context, I got an x230...

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Last post by murdonk
Sun Jan 08, 2023 2:56 pm
x230t 1-3-3-1 beeps

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:10 pm
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by arsenars » Sun Jan 01, 2023 11:06 am

Hi. My x230t get 1-3-3-1 beeps when booting up and not start with black screen. I understand that it can be different problems. But maybe problem is...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:10 pm
X260 has no AMT option

Last post by piledriver « Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:19 pm
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by ThorOfAsgard » Fri Jul 22, 2022 10:54 am

So this model has the i5-6300u, which according to ark is a vpro-capable cpu. Also the laptop has the vpro sticker on it. But there is no AMT setting...

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Last post by piledriver
Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:19 pm
Long-term impact of keeping clock speed at 3.1

Last post by TOTAL « Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:04 am
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by TOTAL » Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:00 am

Those of you who have long-term experience, does keeping clock at high speed reduce the lifetime of either mobo or cpu?
I am finding that the...

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Last post by TOTAL
Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:04 am
Reversing a replaced X250 Trackpad with original Trackpad - Get 1-3-3-1 beeps when booting up

Last post by johnmasster « Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:11 am
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by niche » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:53 am

Hi all,

I've seen others had this problem but I can't see any solutions!

I had an X240 and replaced the trackpad with a 3rd party one - worked fine...

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Last post by johnmasster
Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:11 am
X280 came with 45W or 65W AC adapter?

Last post by LazLong « Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:36 pm
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by Jefferson » Mon May 30, 2022 1:48 am

Just scored a used X280 on ebay at a good price but it doesn't come with the AC adapter.

Google search tells me that X280 shipped with either 45W or...

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Last post by LazLong
Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:36 pm
X230T Not compatible with the Thinkpad External Battery Charger (40Y7625) ?

Last post by flygolf « Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:46 am
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by Rambler76 » Sat Oct 22, 2022 5:34 am

Hi,

Im trying to find out the reason behind this or whether anyone is using the ThinkPad External Battery Charger with their X230T.

The Lenovo OCM...

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Last post by flygolf
Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:46 am
Best Battery for X230T ?

Last post by E350 « Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:19 am
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by E350 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:37 pm

I have two X230T (tablet). One came without a battery. One came with an oem Lenovo battery built in 2013, FRU P/N 45N1079 / ASM P/N 45N1078 and I am...

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Last post by E350
Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:19 am
Thinkpad X250 not starting up

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:32 am
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by MrFiorezi » Wed Nov 02, 2022 1:18 am

Recently, I've got a broken Thinkpad X250. The original owner spilled water and it got into the board. After buying a new board, it still doesn't...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:32 am
On-screen capslock not showing up x270

Last post by Darekyl « Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:25 am
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by Darekyl » Sun Oct 30, 2022 2:12 pm

Hi, i have a X270 running win10. There is this irritating issue that has been bugging for the last 2 years or so, my x270 doesn't have working OSD...

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Last post by Darekyl
Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:25 am
Sourcing X230T battery PCB ICs

Last post by CompanyChoam « Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:09 am
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by CompanyChoam » Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:13 pm

Would anyone happen to have any teardown pictures of an X230T battery, specifically a close-up shot with legible markings on any of the ICs?

I'm...

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Last post by CompanyChoam
Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:09 am
X240 iGPU not touching heatsink

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Oct 27, 2022 6:02 am
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by thealphaoverseer » Thu Oct 27, 2022 3:45 am

Hi everyone,
I've run into some crashes lately and only when gaming, so I've narrowed down the problem to the iGPU. I believe there used to be a...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Oct 27, 2022 6:02 am
Best battery for x280

Last post by tomtc01 « Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:32 am

by tomtc01 » Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:32 am

Hi - just got a good deal on an X280 but as I guessed, the battery probably needs replacing. Tried to source a genuine Lenovo one but they were...

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Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:32 am
X230 power button not working

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:25 pm
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by ndandanov » Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:59 pm

Dear Community,

A relative of mine recently gave me their X230 because it would not start when pressing the power button on the keyboard.
However,...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:25 pm
Wireless card needs upgrade ?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:44 am
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by slklite » Sun Oct 16, 2022 8:16 am

Hello everybody, I have a lenovo X230T that I like very much and use everyday.

I use my phone's wifi hotspot with it everyday.

Now that I've...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:44 am
X230 charges but will not boot

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:01 am
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by saucerful » Wed Oct 05, 2022 3:16 pm

My X230 will not boot :( Here is what I know:

The last thing it did before dying was try to go into hybrid sleep (i.e. suspend then hibernate). I...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:01 am
extremely slow X270 on battery

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:31 am
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by Darekyl » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:54 am

Hello, i have a X270 and i bough an aftermarket 9- cell battery for it. The problem is, that as soon as the computer recognizes it, it throttles down...

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Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:31 am
T470 battery

Last post by Darekyl « Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:53 am
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by Darekyl » Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:51 am

Hello, i have a X270 and i need a new battery for it, i was wondering if a bettery for T470 would be compatible with it. I am talking about an...

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Last post by Darekyl
Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:53 am
X390 lid sensor not working

Last post by Petrfoo « Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:37 am

by Petrfoo » Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:37 am

Hello guys, I have a problem with my ThinkPad X390. Today I removed the back cover to clean the inside of the laptop from dust. After I put the cover...

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Last post by Petrfoo
Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:37 am
Using Intel AX200 M.2 WLAN card with mini-PCIe <-> M.2 adapter on Lenovo ThinkPad X230 - it works

Last post by Jakoob « Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:30 pm
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by mp107 » Tue May 05, 2020 4:23 am

Hi,

I would like to report that after disabling the BIOS/UEFI whitelist using 1vyrain and equipping with a M.2 mini-PCIe adapter (image on left) the...

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Last post by Jakoob
Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:30 pm
0271 Clock Error on Start Up after Reflash with 1vyrain

Last post by E350 « Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:22 am
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by E350 » Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:18 pm

I successfully reflashed a X230T with ivyprep and then 1vyrain.

Although the laptop works fine, on start up, it presents a 0271 Clock error. After...

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Last post by E350
Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:22 am
X230T and Tablet Mode in Windows 11 ?

Last post by E350 « Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:29 pm

by E350 » Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:29 pm

Ok now I am a little grumpy with myself. When I bought the X230T I immediately upgraded it to Windows 11.

But the volume up and down function does...

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Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:29 pm

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