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[W541] In search of a keyboard

Last post by WarMachine « Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:59 am
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by WarMachine » Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:40 am

Hello,

Long time no see ! My collection grows and grows and grows and I will in a matter of days receive a W541. As it's a polish unit, it doesn't...

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Last post by WarMachine
Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:59 am
W530 locking up sometimes

Last post by atagunov « Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:29 pm
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by atagunov » Sun Sep 29, 2024 4:31 pm

Hi, using W530 as daily driver. Sadly never bothered to open and repaste. Recently dropped my backpack with it inside bad enough to crack plastic...

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Last post by atagunov
Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:29 pm
W541 questions & lcd upgrade

Last post by astral « Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:26 pm
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by astral » Fri Jul 05, 2024 4:26 pm

Hi,

I snatched up a nice W541 recently for $50! It’s in great shape and already has a quad in it, which I understand means it can take additional...

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Last post by astral
Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:26 pm
Thinkpad W530 works only sometimes

Last post by dcfbf « Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:56 pm
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by dcfbf » Wed May 29, 2024 4:56 pm

Hi I have a Thinkpad W530 that was working fine until about a few weeks ago, it started shutting off randomly. I thought that it might have been the...

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Last post by dcfbf
Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:56 pm
W541 screen blinking, flickering also darker band

Last post by Nirvana09 « Wed Aug 14, 2024 6:22 pm
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by parangles » Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:45 pm

Win 10 pro. Have tried changing refresh rate,updated graphics drivers, deleted all apps added since
I bought it used on eBay 3 months ago. No help....

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Last post by Nirvana09
Wed Aug 14, 2024 6:22 pm
Some questions about thinkpad w540/w541

Last post by t61p_user « Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:21 am
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by t61p_user » Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:08 pm

First i'll explain a little bit of my situation and what i want (and why) , then I'll pose the questions. Please feel free to comment on the part...

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Last post by t61p_user
Fri Jul 12, 2024 4:21 am
Can the power supply that comes with the Ultra Dock 40A2 be used as a power supply for the w541 itself?

Last post by t61p_user « Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:14 am
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by t61p_user » Sun Jul 07, 2024 3:05 pm

Hi, I recently bought a w541 and am now thinking about buying the 40A2 Ultra Dock (more precisely the 170W variant), and I've been wondering if the...

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Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:14 am
Thinkpad w530 behaving strange after a motherboard swap

Last post by Blataman « Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:46 pm
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by Blataman » Tue May 28, 2024 12:09 am

Hey guys, first time poster here. I swapped the motherboard of my Thinkpad w530 to one with K2000M graphics (previously I only had K1000M). The...

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Last post by Blataman
Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:46 pm
W530 Bluetooth sound broken after switching to windows 10

Last post by Blataman « Tue May 28, 2024 1:11 am
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by Gregui To » Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:17 pm

Hello,
I finally took the leap towards Windows 10. I am happy with a fresh install, getting rid of 100% CPU slowering problems on Win 7.
the...

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Last post by Blataman
Tue May 28, 2024 1:11 am
W530 - WiFi module upgrade for 802.11AC / AX ?

Last post by mstar « Sun May 05, 2024 5:05 pm
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by ac427 » Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:58 am

Is there a module and instructions on the replacement of the standard Intel Adavanced N 6205 WiFi module, so that 802.11AC and AX bandwith can be...

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Last post by mstar
Sun May 05, 2024 5:05 pm
W520 keyboard + palmrest in W530?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat May 04, 2024 2:31 am
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by suki » Fri May 03, 2024 10:50 pm

I know it's possible to replace the 6-row keyboard with the 7-row keyboard, but I was wondering if it's possible to also swap out the palmrests, for...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sat May 04, 2024 2:31 am
WWAN card not detected

Last post by syssifus « Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:54 am
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by syssifus » Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:19 pm

Hey there,
I recently got myself a W530 and also decided that it was a good idea to fit it with a 4G modem (and also because the hardware allows for...

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Last post by syssifus
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:54 am
NEW FHD IPS SCREEN FOR W540

Last post by kiterunner « Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:20 am
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by kiterunner » Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:37 am

Hello, so i have W540 that i bought originally new from 2014 back then, it comes with TN FHD panel ( 30 pins )
using this tank since new, until...

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Last post by kiterunner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:20 am
W530 - Windows 10 and drivers

Last post by kiterunner « Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:01 pm
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by ac427 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:04 am

Is there a guide on installing Windows 10 on the W530 available?

I remember i tried to install Win 10 a few years ago but couldn't all the drivers...

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Last post by kiterunner
Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:01 pm
W530 - Win-10 Video Driver Update

Last post by ac427 « Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:58 am
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by FrankK-F » Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:47 pm

I know ... I know. Mine is a 2438-58U with 32GB memory, 3.2GHz. It's an old machine but it works well... solid modeling Autodesk Inventor, etc....

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Last post by ac427
Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:58 am
confirm or deny W541 whitelist

Last post by fredduvar « Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:57 am
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by WizardOfBoz » Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:42 pm

Soooo. Does the W541 have a whitelist?
If so, is there a modded bios (like 1vyrain) to get rid of the WL?
I have an Intel Dual Band AC 7260...

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Last post by fredduvar
Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:57 am
[SOLVED] - Screen stays on when lid closed on Thinkpad W530

Last post by MajedS « Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:49 am
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by MajedS » Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:45 pm

Hi everyone!

Greetings from London, UK.

I have a Thinkpad W530 (Product No: 24473F8 and bios 2.76) with 32Gb RAM and dual 1Tb Samsung SSDs running...

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Last post by MajedS
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:49 am
Flickering Screen on Low Battery

Last post by MasterLink « Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:43 am
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by MasterLink » Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:18 am

When the battery is low on my W541, around anywhere 9% and lower, the screen starts flickering like mad based on CPU activity. Ironically enough just...

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Last post by MasterLink
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:43 am
ThinkPad W541 won't update EC and has battery issues

Last post by MasterLink « Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:04 pm
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by MasterLink » Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:18 pm

I've had this particular W541 for 9 years now, and for those 9 years it's been a rather rock solid machine. Lately I've noticed it's unable to run on...

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Last post by MasterLink
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:04 pm
Does the W541 accept an mPCIe-to-USB adapter?

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:22 pm
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by cultOfThinkpad » Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:41 am

Yeah, does the Thinkpad W541 accept an mPCIe-to-USB adapter and can I install one along with a Wi-Fi card?

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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:22 pm
W541 Heat Sink Screws

Last post by NinjaB0T « Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:26 am

by NinjaB0T » Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:26 am

Hello,

I ve recently bought a W541 on ebay and after disassembling it to clean and repaste I found two stripped screws on the heat sink. I was able...

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Last post by NinjaB0T
Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:26 am
W540 BIOS Update Failed

Last post by thealphaoverseer « Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:30 am
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by fj1200 » Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:00 am

Good morning

I have a W540 that I've just finished updating to W10 - latest and greatest, fully patched etc etc and it was running nice and smooth -...

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Last post by thealphaoverseer
Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:30 am
W540 USB overcurrent diags failure

Last post by basscleff « Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:38 pm

by basscleff » Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:38 pm

hi group, my usb's won't work in windows, (but oddly will work in bios and with linux)
'usb cannot supply enough power' error
(I've tried BIOS USB 3...

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Last post by basscleff
Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:38 pm
Are you running a W530 with Windows 11?

Last post by Sandmanpilot83 « Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:18 am
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by mraroid » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:07 pm

Hello friends....

When I started looking for a W530 to buy on ebay, I saw three that were running Windows 11. Because I already own a Lenovo T480...

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Last post by Sandmanpilot83
Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:18 am
W530 upgrade wifi card and remove BIOS whitelist

Last post by heilong « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
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by T520 » Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:30 pm

Hello Forum,

This is my first post. Has anyone tried removing the bios whitelist with W530 and succeed. I want to have better internet speed and...

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Last post by heilong
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
3840 QM or 3920 XM for W530?

Last post by my03 « Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:20 pm
Replies: 11
by TinkerMan » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:35 am

Hy, I want to ask the community which is the better option to upgrade an W530 equipped with the quadro K200M, heat wise and performance, i know the...

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Last post by my03
Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:20 pm
W530 on dock, BD PROCHOT, does not charge/discharges battery

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:56 am
Replies: 13
by Colonel O'Neill » Thu Feb 23, 2023 5:58 pm

I have a new-to-me W530 that seems to work perfectly fine except for one phenomenon that only happens while docked:
1) Throttles to 1.2GHz and...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:56 am
W530 Still?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:33 pm
Replies: 41
by Brad » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:55 am
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Using a W530 for a while like since sometime in 2013.

Still does the job for me.

Not bad for a ThinkPad released in June of 2012.

Who else?

Let...
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Last post by TPFanatic
Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:33 pm
W530 not powering on

Last post by bhendin « Thu May 18, 2023 4:38 pm
Replies: 4
by agath » Mon Aug 29, 2022 5:00 am

I have a W530 that I bought in 2011. It was working all fine when all of a sudden it went off last week. Now, every time I try to power it on, the...

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Last post by bhendin
Thu May 18, 2023 4:38 pm
Looking for advice on W530 GPU upgrade

Last post by Dro « Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:57 am
Replies: 2
by Dro » Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:51 am

In the past I modded a T430s and made a X330, both with bga cpu replacements, screens, classic keyboards, etc

Both were a lot of work but extremely...

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Last post by Dro
Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:57 am
Changing LCD panel on W530

Last post by Prickleyebush « Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:58 pm
Replies: 4
by Prickleyebush » Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:53 am

My W530 died suddenly and was completely unresponsive to all the usual tests so I asked a local repairer for a diagnosis and he decided it was a...

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Last post by Prickleyebush
Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:58 pm
Wifi White list removal on a W541 - Help, please?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:30 am
Replies: 1
by JuanOpinyon » Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:54 pm

Ok, so I have successfully removed the whitelist on a t440p after a very long night and it works great with my AX210 m.2 WIFI card.

I now want to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:30 am
HDD Caddy for a T540p?

Last post by JuanOpinyon « Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:17 pm
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by JuanOpinyon » Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:07 am

Anyone know where I can buy an HDD caddy for a T540p that won't take 8 weeks to receive coz it's coming from China?

I've tried every possible store...

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Last post by JuanOpinyon
Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:17 pm
Move from a T530 to a W530?

Last post by BillG « Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:45 pm
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by BillG » Sun Apr 09, 2023 6:32 pm

I have a Win7 T530 with an i7-3540M and a nice fast Samsung SSD (ReadyBoost=off) and its served me faithfully. However, the 16GB of RAM isn't cutting...

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Last post by BillG
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:45 pm
Need advice, best IPS FHD 1920 X 1080 screen replacement for a t540p

Last post by JuanOpinyon « Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:00 am
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by JuanOpinyon » Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:42 pm

I have a t540p where I swapped the motherboard for a W541 andsince I'm upgrading, id also like to get a better screen. I bought one but what came did...

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Last post by JuanOpinyon
Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:00 am
W541 motherboard heatsink fan connector is wider than the heatsink connector I have

Last post by JuanOpinyon « Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:26 pm
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by JuanOpinyon » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:45 pm

So I just bought this T540p laptop and decided to upgrade the board to a W541. I bought the new board and a heatsink to go with it since it now has...

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Last post by JuanOpinyon
Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:26 pm
W540 with 6 Pin Fan, New Board Need 8Pin

Last post by JuanOpinyon « Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:07 pm
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by shouldbeworking » Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:05 am

Good Afternoon All,

So I had a dead W540 series, I ordered a replacement motherboard which just arrived. Everything works apart from the fan as the...

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Last post by JuanOpinyon
Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:07 pm
w530 backlit keyboard problem

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:19 pm
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by tsathoggua » Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:32 am

Hey!
I recently became a happy owner of a w530. But since it came with a backlit keyboard, and I wanted it to be backlit, I bought a suitable...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:19 pm
Which Screen Replacements Will Work for the W550s?

Last post by oblong « Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:30 am

by oblong » Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:30 am

Looking to upgrade the stock TN FHD panel to an IPS one. Doesn't have to be 2k or 3k, 1080p is fine as long as it is bright and has IPS viewing...

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Last post by oblong
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:30 am
Which m.2 SSDs will fit in the W550s?

Last post by oblong « Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:23 am
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by oblong » Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:11 am

So far I know these requirements:
1. M.2 SATA Key
2. 2242 Form Factor
3. Maybe: Single Sided

That leaves me with Transcendent MTS430s or ADATA SP900...

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Last post by oblong
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:23 am
W530 / Nvidia K2000M external display blanking

Last post by DiagonalArg « Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:11 am
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by simes » Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:00 pm

Hi everyone, I use a W530 as my daily driver, usually in a dock with an external display (1920x1200) connected via DisplayPort/HDMI adapter cable....

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Last post by DiagonalArg
Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:11 am
W540 3K Screen Upgrade from FHD - what do I need?

Last post by WavermanD « Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:22 pm
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by WavermanD » Sun Jan 01, 2023 4:16 pm

I've been made very curious by this eBay listing for a 2880x1620 touch screen assembly for the W540/W541. It's inexpensive, returns are offered, and...

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Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:22 pm
Odd driver issues after replacing keyboard

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:44 am
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by Weboh » Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:55 am

I had a few dead keys on my keyboard, so I replaced it. It was a simple hardware swap that is now giving me a headache with software issues.

The new...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:44 am
W530 middle button and right button indistinguishable

Last post by cacophony « Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:40 am
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by cacophony » Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:11 pm

I've been using a W520 for the past 6 years and just bought a W530.

I installed a fresh copy of Win 10. I did all the Windows updates, and then let...

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Last post by cacophony
Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:40 am
Arrival of my new W541 "Toy"

Last post by schen « Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:14 am
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by schen » Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:00 pm

Recently, I came across a W541 on eBay at a good price (sub $100) and ran with it. It's fairly low spec'd with the FHD TN panel and very few extras....

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Last post by schen
Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:14 am
Charging not working... Any theory? (solved)

Last post by heilong « Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:08 am
Replies: 15
by wrybread » Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:34 am

Ugh, my w530 suddenly won't charge. Symptoms:

- works fine off battery

- doesn't do anything when I connect a charger. Doesn't detect it, nothing...

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Last post by heilong
Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:08 am
W530 For Light Gaming and School Work

Last post by heilong « Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:51 am
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by Pete B » Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:30 pm

I've finding W530s fairly cheap on ebay and they more often have core i7 quad cores than the T version.
Are they a good choice for light gaming...

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Last post by heilong
Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:51 am
[W530] Freezes and Random Reboots. CPU or Motherboard?

Last post by tamqra « Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:46 am
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by RasmusP » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:13 pm
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Hi,

I have a W530 with an Intel i7-3840QM CPU. I have two problems with it that I'm trying to debug.

Sometimes the computer reboots randomly....
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:46 am
Tips to troubleshoot clicking sound from speakers?

Last post by wrybread « Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:24 pm
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by wrybread » Sun Jun 26, 2022 3:25 pm

I have a new-to-me W530, and I'm getting an odd clicking/popping sound from the speakers when playing audio. I can even hear it in this test tone...

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Last post by wrybread
Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:24 pm
W541 with P50 keyboard?

Last post by Ibthink « Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:43 pm
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by riverstyx » Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:08 pm

Hi all,

Does anyone know whether a P50 keyboard will fit and work correctly in a W541?

I currently use both machines (in different locations) and...

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Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:43 pm

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