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

Last post by heilong « Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:08 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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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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Last post by tamqra
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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Last post by Ibthink
Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:43 pm
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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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 11, 2022 1:25 am
More than 32G RAM in W530?

Last post by mikemex « Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:10 am
Replies: 6
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
Replies: 2
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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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:48 am
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
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
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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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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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
Replies: 7
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
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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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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
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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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Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:33 am

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