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X230 not going to sleep properly

Last post by dr_st « Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:31 pm
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by rajm » Sat Jul 12, 2014 4:31 pm

I've had issues lately with my x230 not going to sleep fully when pressing fn-f4. The moon light on the top cover turns on and the power button is...

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Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:31 pm
x240 Ugrades, Keyboard/Screen/Ram...

Last post by doubledown « Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:30 pm
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by unit80 » Tue May 13, 2014 6:33 pm

Hello all, i was just going to buy an x240 when i thought of asking the community some questions. Im planning to keep this machine for a while...

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Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:30 pm
X230 Wireless switch issue

Last post by Kilowatt « Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:45 pm
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by geekor » Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:16 pm

I may just be screwed here. Have a X230, was working fine this morning, now it tells me the wireless switch (hardware on the side) is turned off. It...

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Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:45 pm
Downgrade rights and m.2 SSDs

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:48 pm
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by kevinc » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:58 pm

I'm considering an X240, new or possibly from the Lenovo outlet, depending on condition and specs. I have a few questions that I hope some of you...

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Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:48 pm
Finding an x230 and upgrading to an IPS display

Last post by avtar « Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:29 pm
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by avtar » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:53 pm

I've been searching for a x230 with the backlit keyboard, IPS display, and an i7 processor. Going through this document I determined that the...

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Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:29 pm
Query regarding Hard Disk Upgrade for X230T

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:04 am
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by trex21 » Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:12 pm

Hi everyone

My post here so apologies if any mistake. I have a x230T model 3434-CTO (quite old one :P )

It has 180 GB SSD drive which is quite less...

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Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:04 am
MC7700 3G PCI-E Card Over MC8780

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:14 pm
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by AhmedHamdy2002 » Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:11 am

I bought MC 7700 sierra WWAN card MC8780 and when I installed it in my X230 I got an error 1802 and don't know what to do.
does anyone know how to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:14 pm
X230i questions and update

Last post by Atreides « Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:55 am
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by Laurens » Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:56 pm

Hi all,

Recently i was able to buy a second hand Lenovo Thinkpad X230i (CPU: Intel I3 2370M, 4 Gb RAM, 320Gb HDD) for a nice price. This fine piece...

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Last post by Atreides
Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:55 am
problems of dual monitors on X230

Last post by jcvjcvjcvjcv « Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:59 pm
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by verbatim » Fri May 30, 2014 3:50 pm

I have X230 on dock station which has one VGA and one displayport; and I have one monitor acer v223w( 1680 X 1050 recommended) and another monitor HP...

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Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:59 pm
x230 i7 noise always behaving like a racing motorbike

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 27, 2014 6:53 am
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by iThinkThere4iPad » Sun May 25, 2014 2:10 pm

I recently bought on Amazon a refurbished x230 and have been happy with pretty much every aspect of it, its speed, graphics, ease of use, but once...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 27, 2014 6:53 am
IPS Display on x240 - 20AM-S39X00

Last post by Ibthink « Sun May 25, 2014 5:01 pm
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by unit80 » Sun May 25, 2014 12:22 pm

Hello, i recently won a auction on ebay for this laptop model. I was wondering if anyone here anyone had this model laptop and if it comes with the...

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Last post by Ibthink
Sun May 25, 2014 5:01 pm
X230 IPS screen upgrade

Last post by lameventanas « Sat May 24, 2014 7:57 pm

by lameventanas » Sat May 24, 2014 7:57 pm

I want to upgrade the LCD of my X230 to IPS.
I have found that the replacement parts are for IPS screens are: 04w3462 and 04w3919.

Can anybody tell...

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Last post by lameventanas
Sat May 24, 2014 7:57 pm
Reset Thinkpad X240

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 20, 2014 4:47 am
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by haenlein » Tue May 20, 2014 2:39 am

Dear all,

I have received a new Thinkpad X240 on which sombody has installed a list of programs I would like to get rid of. Since I did not yet put...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 20, 2014 4:47 am
The ThinkPad I've been waiting for ... (Pic)

Last post by pianowizard « Wed May 14, 2014 4:23 pm
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by Medicopter » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:40 pm

Today was a very happy day for me! UPS delivered my long awaited new ThinkPad X230 :D

I have already posted this in the shipping thread, but here...

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed May 14, 2014 4:23 pm
[SOLVED!] x230 Left click button issue

Last post by billygoat « Tue May 13, 2014 12:00 pm
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by billygoat » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:26 am

When using the trackpoint with the left/right/scroll keys, the left click button becomes unresponsive if you are also pressing any other key on the...

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Tue May 13, 2014 12:00 pm
x240 appears to ignore power settings

Last post by dr_st « Mon May 12, 2014 2:57 pm
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by jwcane » Thu May 08, 2014 9:37 am

Have it set to hibernate when pressing power button. Does not work, does a hard power-down instead. Anybody got an idea how to fix this?

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Last post by dr_st
Mon May 12, 2014 2:57 pm
Recovery Disks or Cloning?

Last post by kevinc « Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:13 pm
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by kevinc » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:19 pm

I may be ordering a new X240 and am considering alternatives to burning recovery disks to DVDs. First, how many DVDs would that require? I may clone...

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Last post by kevinc
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:13 pm
X240 DDR3 14900 vs 12800

Last post by EOMtp « Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:58 pm
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by stan1415 » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:13 pm

I saw this question in an earlier post but no one replied...

Anyone know if going with ddr3 14900 will have any benefits or is the motherboard maxed...

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Last post by EOMtp
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:58 pm
X-240 CPU Selection

Last post by Atreides « Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:51 pm
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by kevinc » Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:59 am

I'm considering an X-240. I'll probably get the IPS non touch panel, 4GB RAM and a 500GB HDD and upgrade to 8 GB RAM and an SSD later. Does anyone...

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Last post by Atreides
Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:51 pm
whoa x240 option - battery

Last post by Ibthink « Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:06 pm
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by rsutoratosu » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:21 am

Last year they had mandatory internal battery, i just check the configs, the internal battery can be an option. and I saw the warranty, the internal...

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Last post by Ibthink
Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:06 pm
X240 Keyboard is actually smaller, hmm...

Last post by Puppy « Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:56 am
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by dr_st » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:53 pm

A friend has an X240, and I had a chance to compare it side-by-side with my X220.

Much has been said about the changes to the layout (mostly...

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Last post by Puppy
Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:56 am
X240 and intel 7260NGW wireless AC card

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:01 pm
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by Orth » Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:19 am

Hello, everyone

Does anyone have any workaround about how to make it work in X240? BIOS reports 1802 error - Unauthorized networc card...bloody...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:01 pm
X230: Bright spots developing on screen?

Last post by stuartf « Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:44 pm
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by vth » Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:57 pm

I have owned my X230 (an i7 model with a premium IPS display) for around three weeks now. When I got it, I checked the screen carefully for dead and...

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Last post by stuartf
Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:44 pm
x230 repeated broblem with upper left corner of frame/bezel

Last post by Atreides « Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:47 pm
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by PRAGUEGUY » Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:11 pm

Whatever it is called.
The upper left corner of the frame, where the display is located, seems to be broken the second time....
I got it repaired...

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Last post by Atreides
Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:47 pm
X230 with a crucial M550 256gb SSD. Results!!

Last post by Atreides « Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:45 pm
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by twilk73 » Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:16 pm

I recently install a crucial M550 I didnt upgrade the ram yet but as soon as fedex gets here ill have 16 gigs of cl9 1600mhz. Anyway running Ubuntu...

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Last post by Atreides
Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:45 pm
Thinkpad's

Last post by dr_st « Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:12 am
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by twilk73 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:04 pm

My first Thinkpad was a T61 customized to my liking the cost was almost $1400. That computer lasted me 10 years or so and the tech inside the thing...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:12 am
New owner of a used X230.

Last post by Atreides « Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:56 pm
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by twilk73 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:49 pm

I just picked an x230 up off of ebay. I wanted the 240 but with the feel of a 220 so the 230 was kind of a middle ground I guess. Anyway the plan is...

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Last post by Atreides
Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:56 pm
mSATA, SATA SSD questions.

Last post by Atreides « Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:46 pm
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by twilk73 » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:55 pm

I am going to update the 320gb drive in the x230 to an SSD I was just going to drop in a Crucial M500 480GB in the SATA drive but my curiousity is...

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Last post by Atreides
Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:46 pm
x230 laptop dual monitor display with laptop open (and viewa

Last post by EOMtp « Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:05 pm
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by lionpaw2012 » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:09 pm

I have an x230 laptop with a monitor conneted via vga port on ultrabase, another monitor connected via mini display port on laptop and I would like...

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Last post by EOMtp
Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:05 pm
Possible to use X220 IPS LCD on the X230?

Last post by Velocitor « Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:17 am
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by Velocitor » Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:12 am

hi! i currently have the X220 and i'm planning to buy the IPS

i'm also planning to get the X230 in a few months

would it be possible to use the IPS...

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Last post by Velocitor
Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:17 am
X230 shutdown anomaly?

Last post by USSS « Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:28 am
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by siLc » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:43 am

Hi,

I have a X230 2325-VKY running Win8.1 and the latest 2.59 BIOS. The HDD has been replaced with 120GB Samsung 840EVO with RAPID mode enabled....

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Last post by USSS
Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:28 am
Returning all my x240s & TP Yoga

Last post by rsutoratosu « Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:38 am
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by rsutoratosu » Fri Feb 07, 2014 1:53 pm

There are some issue, I can't figure it out, wifi randomly disconnect, the intel ac wireless adapter. Laptop randomly go into sleep mode while docked...

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Last post by rsutoratosu
Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:38 am
Upgrading RAM in X240 - opening the beast....

Last post by rsutoratosu « Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:36 am
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by Mitchell » Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:01 pm

Hey everyone:

How do you open a X240? I've loosened and/or removed the base screws per the Thinkpad PDF on

but I can't get the base cover off...

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Last post by rsutoratosu
Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:36 am
x240 Heat issues

Last post by rodawg « Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:41 pm
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by rodawg » Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:43 pm

Any other x240 owners have heat issues?
my x240 will hover around 93-97C watching netflix.
the fan is completely off.
A restart will not fix the...

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Last post by rodawg
Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:41 pm
Question about power adapters

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:14 pm
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by stoicho » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:05 pm

I have an old T61 power adaptor (90W, P/N 92P1105), only without the T61 now. I used to use it interchangeably with my X201 (also no longer with me)....

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:14 pm
ThinkPad x230t A2DP Bluetooth

Last post by kschan « Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:41 pm

by kschan » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:41 pm

Hey all,
I was trying to mod my pair of Bose QC15 headphones to make them receive Bluetooth signals from my x230t. I bought a GoGroove BlueGate (...

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Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:41 pm
Does my x230 have IPS panel?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:05 pm
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by Jakob-Julius » Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:04 am

I want to know if my Thinkpad x230 have IPS or TN panel. How can I find out? The serial number is 2325SWM, if that is any help.

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Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:05 pm
Fingerprint reader and service problems

Last post by stuartf « Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:09 pm

by stuartf » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:09 pm

X230 2325-5SU, IPs screen,

I installed a Msata drive in it when I got in in August (ADATA x300) which failed three months later. I couldn't get it...

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Last post by stuartf
Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:09 pm
X230 Tablet, trackpoint dead.... settings greyed out

Last post by kschan « Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:33 am
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by Lenova25 » Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:48 pm

Very upsest with Lenovo...

I just received a brand new x230 tablet in the mail. Opened it up only to discover that the trackpoint does not work....

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Last post by kschan
Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:33 am
x230 Laptop BIOS Recovery from Update Failure

Last post by oneklema « Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:15 pm

by oneklema » Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:15 pm

I have a Thinkpad x230 laptop and updated the bios through the lenovo tools. After the bios flash the computer would not boot. When pressing the...

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Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:15 pm
Upgrade hard disk driver

Last post by ha82bb « Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:15 am
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by ha82bb » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:08 am

hi, I am using thinkpad x230 tablet. I want to upgrade my hard disk driver to SSD. Can my laptop use the SSD of Samsung EVO 840 series ? If no, could...

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Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:15 am
x230 with SSD 200+G Almost Full

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:55 am
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by clittle30680 » Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:22 pm

I have a SSD on my x230. The drive is almost full. I ran Western Digital Smart Ware and it show the system files at 120G
How do I free up the hard...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:55 am
Just bought a new (to me) X230

Last post by NotThisButThat « Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:12 pm
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by K_X201 » Wed Dec 25, 2013 6:19 pm

Hi All,

I'm back with another Thinkpad after selling my X201 earlier in the year. I have bought an X230 i5 with the IPS screen (so much better than...

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Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:12 pm
x240 vs x220

Last post by yak « Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:22 pm
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by rodawg » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:34 am

Received my x240 a few days ago, core i5 4300u (2.9ghz max) 4gb ram, and i put in a samsung 830ssd.
My old x220, with a core i5 2520m (3.2ghz max)...

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Last post by yak
Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:22 pm
x240

Last post by rsutoratosu « Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:25 am
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by rsutoratosu » Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:45 pm

Anyone got one yet ? I couldn't seem to pull the back panel off.. I have the thinkpad yoga also, and that comes off extremely easy.

Thanks

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Last post by rsutoratosu
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:25 am
X230s on eBay

Last post by cocoxiang « Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:47 pm
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by ThinkRob » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:42 am

Even more fun: the model/serial don't seem to be recognized by any of the IBM or Lenovo US support systems...

So... uh... don't buy it if you want...

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Last post by cocoxiang
Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:47 pm
Touch screen on X230T tablet stopped working

Last post by ThinkPad R « Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:27 pm
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by ThinkPad R » Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:18 am

I will be going somewhere for about a month in a few days, so I have no time to send my tablet computer to service.

I was drawing on program GIMP...

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Last post by ThinkPad R
Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:27 pm
Problem with new fingerprint reader

Last post by K_X201 « Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:33 pm

by K_X201 » Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:33 pm

Hi All,

I bought a finger print reader and palm rest for my x230 (ebay). After installation it just sits there blinking away. When I swipe my finger...

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Last post by K_X201
Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:33 pm
USB 3.0 Blu-ray DVD player freezing Explorer on wake-up.

Last post by Medicopter « Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:50 pm
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by Medicopter » Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:03 pm

ThinkPad X230

My new USB 3.0 Blu-ray DVD player is causing Internet Explorer 9 to hang on wake-up.
If I unplug the drive, things work fine again...

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Last post by Medicopter
Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:50 pm
X230 "Assembled in USA"

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:39 am
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by kevinc » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:34 pm

Where are X230s assembled? Lenovo only has one X230 currently on the website, marked assembled in USA. It's a base machine, 2320HNU, with a 3320M...

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Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:39 am

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