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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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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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Last post by Ibthink
Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:43 pm
W530 Still?

Last post by Brad « Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:09 am
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by Brad » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:55 am

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 Brad
Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:09 am
W541 keyboard issues.

Last post by bdm66 « Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:51 pm
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by bdm66 » Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:02 pm

This computer had numerous keys that wouldn't work. I replaced the keyboard only to find that it made no difference to the problem. I then tried an...

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:51 pm
Anyone go to Wi-Fi 6 on a W540?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 11, 2022 1:25 am
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by CharlieDog » Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:39 pm

Thinking of replacing my five year old router with a new Wi-Fi 6 one for our home network, and wonder if it would be worth upgrading my W540 to Wi-Fi...

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Wed May 11, 2022 1:25 am
More than 32G RAM in W530?

Last post by mikemex « Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:10 am
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by bwaldow » Tue Feb 08, 2022 9:26 pm

Does anyone have knowledge of this possibility? I have read some machines can use larger RAM modules with the same characteristics than spec'ed....

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Last post by mikemex
Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:10 am
W530: BIOS Not Recognizing External SSD

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:48 am
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by Imperatrix » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:34 am

Hey guys! I hope everyone's doing well! The title says it all. My BIOS can't read my external SSD, but Windows and my other OSes can read it just...

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Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:48 am
W530 upgrade wifi card and remove BIOS whitelist

Last post by mikemex « Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:50 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 mikemex
Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:50 pm
Faster Ram

Last post by heilong « Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:57 pm
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by indicium » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:05 pm

I installed some Corsair Vengeance PC3-17000, 2133 MHz SO-DIMM's today and had an interesting experience. When first installed, they were both in the...

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Last post by heilong
Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:57 pm
Strange audio problem when running both Chrome and Firefox

Last post by wrybread « Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:10 pm
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by wrybread » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:36 pm

I've been having an odd sound problem, and I don't know if it's a Windows issue, a browser issue or a driver issue. On my W530 running Windows 10 if...

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Last post by wrybread
Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:10 pm
W540 BIOS Update Failed

Last post by fj1200 « Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:34 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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Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:34 am
W541 - How easy ..

Last post by OneByteCPU « Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:24 am
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by OneByteCPU » Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:36 pm

.. is it to unlock the BIOS on one of these?

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Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:24 am
W541 Recovery help..

Last post by OneByteCPU « Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:49 pm
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by chazz » Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:42 pm

Hi All
Not been here for awhile, hope everyone is doing well.

Recently I've purchased an used W541 off #bay.
The machine is currently running Win10...

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Last post by OneByteCPU
Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:49 pm
Discrete graphics for a Corebooted W530

Last post by simes « Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:23 am
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by eunjung » Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:17 am

From those who already have their W530 corebooted, can you tell me if the discrete graphics is still functional? Did you test external GPU...

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Last post by simes
Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:23 am
W530 / Nvidia K2000M external display blanking

Last post by simes « Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:00 pm

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 simes
Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:00 pm
Can I get an extra battery that plugs into my dock port?

Last post by Weboh « Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:05 pm
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by Weboh » Tue Nov 16, 2021 6:36 pm

I want to get an additional battery for my W540. Did Lenovo ever make one that plugs into the docking port? It's not coming up with a standard...

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Last post by Weboh
Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:05 pm
W530 Trouble

Last post by my03 « Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:27 pm
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by thealphaoverseer » Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:22 am

Hi Everyone!
This is my first post here, so please don't judge me. I'm also a novice with computers, but my friend inspired me to become interested....

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Last post by my03
Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:27 pm
Annoying touchpad issue

Last post by wrybread « Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:12 pm

by wrybread » Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:12 pm

I have an issue with the touchpad on my W530 where the pointer won't move until I wait a couple of seconds, and it happens pretty frequently. And I...

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Last post by wrybread
Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:12 pm
W541 FrankenPad not booting, lost, please help (updated) *WARNING: PICS*)

Last post by Lucretia « Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:02 am
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by Lucretia » Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:11 pm

Hi,

I'm trying to piece together the bits required for a W541. I just got a fan with the 6-pin connector and the wider heat sink areas for the...

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Last post by Lucretia
Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:02 am
Thinkpad w530 Keyboard at war with ARDUINO IDE

Last post by Nasca64 « Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:16 pm
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by Nasca64 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:11 am

Guys, good afternoon to all. I have been using on and off Thinkads for twenty years, not for professional use but i have fun with Autodesk Autocad...

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Last post by Nasca64
Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:16 pm
W530/K2000M + Linux + external monitor still a problem?

Last post by ThinkTwinki « Mon Nov 15, 2021 8:19 am
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by atagunov » Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:04 pm

Hi,

I just purchased a W530 because I wanted 32Gb under Linux; I'll be waiting for delivery a few more days
However it has come to my attention that...

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Last post by ThinkTwinki
Mon Nov 15, 2021 8:19 am
W530/K1000M - Screen upgrade to FHD? Problem with "Built in" EDID?

Last post by DiagonalArg « Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:29 am
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by DiagonalArg » Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:51 am

My W530 has an AUO B156RW01 v.1 LCD. That's WXGA++ (1600x900) and I'd like to upgrade to FHD. I have done a similar upgrade with my T530 and T520,...

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Last post by DiagonalArg
Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:29 am
Fuse map of W540 needed

Last post by Jackbee « Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:28 am

by Jackbee » Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:28 am

I experienced that same backlight fuse issue that I got with many other people swapping out LCD panels while the battery was still inserted. In...

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Last post by Jackbee
Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:28 am
Necessity of using the 170 watt charger? (SOLVED!)

Last post by wrybread « Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:42 pm
Replies: 43
by wrybread » Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:39 pm
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I have my W530 set to use the Intel graphics card, which I was hoping would allow me to use my old 90 watt chargers, but apparently not... Is the...
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Last post by wrybread
Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:42 pm
Downgrading the screen on a W530

Last post by olddog « Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:05 am
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by dwf » Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:33 am

hi,

I am looking to replace the screen on my W530. The unusual part of this (I guess) is that I want to downgrade the screen, from 1080p to...

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Last post by olddog
Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:05 am
2560x1440 for W530

Last post by mikemex « Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:00 am
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by my03 » Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:16 pm

First of all - apologies if this question has come up before.

Would it be possible to replace the 1080 display of an W530 with a higher resolution...

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Last post by mikemex
Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:00 am
Replacing CPU fan or fan+heatsink on W550s

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:33 am
Replies: 3
by BornABruin » Tue Sep 07, 2021 4:25 pm

I have a W550s with a noisy CPU fan (bearings going south). I see that there are both cpu fans with the heat pipe/heatsink (00J267 or 00J268) but I...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:33 am
minidisplay-HDMI adapter

Last post by dr_st « Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:21 am
Replies: 4
by Freewheeling » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:27 am

Dear community

does the mini-displayport of W530 accept mini-displayport-HMDI adapter that is labeled for Apple? Such as this one->

If not, why,...

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:21 am
W530: Replace fan in existing fan chassis?

Last post by 28CarsLater « Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:23 pm
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by 28CarsLater » Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:15 pm

I have a W530 in which I need to replace the fan, I just wanted to clarify may I buy just the fan to mount it in the fan chassis and if so is there a...

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Last post by 28CarsLater
Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:23 pm
W/T530 CPU Mod - HSF 04W3626 / 04W3623 sufficient?

Last post by my03 « Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:22 am
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by DiagonalArg » Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:56 am

Edited because I was getting @RBS confused!

I'm looking at upgrades to my W & T530's. The HSF's listed on the Lenovo website have no indication of...

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Last post by my03
Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:22 am
Can I test the BIOS chip for errors on a booted W541 ThinkPad

Last post by Geophyte1 « Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:30 am
Replies: 13
by Geophyte1 » Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:17 pm

Is there a way to check the bios chip for errors on a W541 ThinkPad computer that is booted up?
I don't see that hardware listed in the Lenovo...

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Last post by Geophyte1
Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:30 am
W550s internal battery possibly bulging; replacement available?

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:08 pm
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by BurtieLad » Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:54 am

Hi all

First post and all that :)

I recently took possession of my old work laptop (W550S) as my own through a charitable donation. I'm saddened to...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:08 pm
Has anyone tried upgrading cells in the battery pack?

Last post by wrybread « Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:08 pm

by wrybread » Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:08 pm

I have the 9 cell battery pack in my W530, and I get about 1.5 hours of life from it on average. And everytime I buy one off ebay I get similar...

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Last post by wrybread
Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:08 pm
W541 boot up ThinkPad Screen is taking over a minute to disappear

Last post by Geophyte1 « Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:41 pm

by Geophyte1 » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:41 pm

Boot up times on my W541 with Windows 10 and 16 gig ram have been increasing for about 4 or 5 months. I do the Windows 10 updates as requested and am...

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Last post by Geophyte1
Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:41 pm
W530 random shutdowns when moved

Last post by sup « Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:35 pm
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by sup » Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:39 am

I have a W530 that is quite stable when docked and not touched. However, when I move it around, it frequently abruptly shuts down as if the batter...

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Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:35 pm
W530 Fails to Boot when Docked

Last post by DiagonalArg « Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:09 am
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by DiagonalArg » Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:28 pm

Is anyone having this problem? I get an error when I try to book with my W530 docked:

Unexpected return from initial read: Volume Corrupt,...

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Last post by DiagonalArg
Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:09 am
W541 Ultrabay usage

Last post by schen « Tue May 11, 2021 12:09 pm
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by josh5k » Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:41 am

I just picked an used W541 and was looking to replace the Ultrabay (it's empty right) with a Second Hard Drive caddy. The space looks to be sealed...

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Last post by schen
Tue May 11, 2021 12:09 pm
W541 One core overheats

Last post by olddog « Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:54 pm
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by olddog » Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:46 am

I have just acquired a very nice W541 from Ebay.
Well, I thought it was very nice. The fan keeps cutting in noisily, even under low loads, and...

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Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:54 pm
How to remove thumbnail from volume control OSD? [solved!]

Last post by wrybread « Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:13 pm
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by wrybread » Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:01 pm

At some point the OSD for volume control on my W530 became really large, with a thumbnail, like this:

I think it happened when I updated the...

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Last post by wrybread
Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:13 pm
IPS Screens for any T/W-520/530?

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:39 am
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by DiagonalArg » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:57 pm

I bought a couple of FHD screens here for my W/T-520/530 collection, which I really enjoyed until ...

I understand IPS screens are easier on the...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:39 am
LG-Philips LP156WF1(TL)(B1) - Anyone with experience with this panel?

Last post by DiagonalArg « Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:53 pm
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by DiagonalArg » Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:20 pm

I've found some mention of the LP156WF1-TLB2 on this board, but not the -TLB1 . It's listed as compatible with the W530, and it still available, but...

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Last post by DiagonalArg
Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:53 pm
Color calibration on W530?

Last post by atagunov « Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:16 pm
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by atagunov » Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:39 am

Hi, I could research, but...

- as a new owner of a W530 with FHD
- I heard about built-in colour calibration

Anybody knows anything?

- suppose...

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Last post by atagunov
Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:16 pm
screen door effect on W530 display

Last post by atagunov « Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:21 pm
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by msdowdie » Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:44 pm

I recently got a new W530. I'm mostly happy with it. Even adjusting to the new keyboard, with the exception of some of the bewildering key...

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Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:21 pm
Charging not working... Any theory? (solved)

Last post by atagunov « Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:06 am
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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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Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:06 am
Touchpad settings? [WARNING: PICS]

Last post by wrybread « Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:49 pm
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by wrybread » Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:01 am

I must have some setting wrong for my touchpad in Windows, since pretty frequently my touchpad stops responding until I lift my finger and put it...

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Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:49 pm
Any considerations when looking for a W530?

Last post by wrybread « Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:11 am
Replies: 20
by wrybread » Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:27 pm

My beloved T530 just died, and I'm thinking about getting a W530 so I can have more RAM. Anything I should look for? Are there some screens that are...

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Last post by wrybread
Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:11 am
W541 Palmrest

Last post by thomas24 « Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:12 pm

by thomas24 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:12 pm

Hi!
I recently bought a w541 on ebay, however this model does not have the color sensor.
I understand that it is possible to buy a palm rest that...

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Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:12 pm
Ram compatibility question

Last post by atagunov « Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:50 am
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by W530_Help » Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:53 pm

Hello, I want to make sure before I make the purchase, this ram is 100% compatible with my W530. Here are the specs/product description. Please,...

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Last post by atagunov
Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:50 am
W540 keyboard choice

Last post by CharlieFarlie « Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:47 pm
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by CharlieFarlie » Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:51 am

Greetings all
i need to replace the keyboard on my UK spec W540 and have found two. One has the part number 04Y2494 and the other has 04Y2416. What...

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Last post by CharlieFarlie
Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:47 pm
W530 and Windows 8: Bluetooth not running

Last post by gregui « Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:56 am
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by bendamon » Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:46 am

Hi,

I have various issues after installing Windows 8 Pro 64 (clean install) on my W530.

Aside from the device Manager showing 4 unknown devices, I...

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Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:56 am

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