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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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p50 / *BSD

Last post by ralphee « Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:45 am

by ralphee » Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:45 am

anyone running *BSD on their p50? was looking to try OpenBSD in particular but with Nvidia Optimus i am doubtful....if you are running a *BSD on your...

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P40 Yoga

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:22 am
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by Whitieiii » Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:20 pm

Thoughts on the P40 Yoga? What GTX consumer card is it's Quadro graphics card equivalent to? I was thinking of one to try out a yoga but don't know...

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Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:22 am
P72 finally available

Last post by BKthink « Sat Nov 03, 2018 1:37 pm
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by BKthink » Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:06 pm

Any thoughts on the new P72, finally available to order as of 10/26?

Longtime TP user, happily banging away at a nicely equipped W530 now, but every...

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Sat Nov 03, 2018 1:37 pm
P50 - Docking station and sound stutter in games (DPC latency) - Solution!

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:38 pm
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by athlon64 » Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:07 am

I just wanted to share the outcome of my problem finding process... which lasted quiet a while.

So if someone else has it this can help.

The...

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Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:38 pm
I've searched for my P50 issue(s) here but no luck...

Last post by dol « Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:11 am
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by raceannouncer » Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:57 pm

P50 Win 7 Pro 64 12GB ram Lenovo ThinkPad 230w Workstation Dock - 40A50230US I've searched for my P50 issue(s) here but no luck...I have a love/hate...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:11 am
P51s won't boot up anymore

Last post by Summilux « Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:47 pm
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by adi92 » Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:49 pm

I have a Thinkpad P51s. Over the past week, my laptop would randomly shut down and would only restart after I pressed the emergency reset button. It...

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Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:47 pm
Petition to Amend this Sub-Forum Name

Last post by w0qj « Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:52 am
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by w0qj » Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:02 am

Now that the ThinkPad P1 workstation is out, may we petition to Amend this Sub-Forum Name to:

ThinkPad P1 /P50/P70 and later Series

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Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:52 am
Thinkpad P1 cooling system

Last post by Puppy « Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:12 pm
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by TinkerMan » Sat Sep 08, 2018 3:27 am

So, the P1 is out, and yet no review by notebookcheck or any other meaningful english website, BUT WAIT, what the west cant do , its done by a...

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Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:12 pm
external hard drive using P50 usb-c port

Last post by baertracks « Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:37 am

by baertracks » Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:37 am

I've been using a Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 to backup my P50 internal hard drives while traveling. It works...

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Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:37 am
Is this P50 worth the price?

Last post by RMSMajestic « Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:38 am
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by shahidt » Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:37 am

I am on a really tight budget, but sooner or later need to replace my T60 as my primary development system... yep, that's how low I am on money....

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Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:38 am
P1 Introduction--a (much) thinner version 15" Workstation Laptop

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by w0qj » Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:48 am
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Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:35 pm
Anybody hands on with p52s

Last post by crypto60 « Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:50 pm
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by crypto60 » Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:27 pm

Hello all, after being somewhat not thrilled with the latest 15 MacBook decided to return for a fully loaded p52s, I understand it’s the lower class...

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Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:50 pm
P52 - delayed components?

Last post by Quicklite « Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:17 am

by Quicklite » Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:17 am

Hi guys,

Just curious. Any idea why the P3200 Quadro and 128GB memory have yet to show up on the online configurator? (think they're already...

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Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:17 am
P51 power adapter

Last post by charlienyc « Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:46 pm
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by charlienyc » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:50 am

Hi,
I got my new ThinkPad P51 recently and want a spare power adapter. Ideally it would be either thinner or lighter than the 170W one that came with...

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Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:46 pm
P52 / P72 rumors?

Last post by Ibthink « Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:29 am
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by ckotan » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:34 am

My W510 is still in great shape with 32GB RAM + 500GB SSD, but it's eight years old and I know I could use more oomph in the CPU. I like the specs of...

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Last post by Ibthink
Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:29 am
P71 Resolution on output

Last post by jacinek « Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:17 pm

by jacinek » Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:17 pm

Hi there !
I'm lucky (so far :) owner of P71, in almost maximal configuration. Xeon E3-1535Mv6, Quadro P5000, 64GB Ram, UHD Display.
I've bought also...

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Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:17 pm
Replacing the screen in the P50/P51. Video tutorial and seller info included.

Last post by athlon64 « Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:33 am

by athlon64 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:33 am

Hello.

So i replaced the pannel in my Thinkpad P50.

I did this because i damaged it. But many may want to do this because the colour gamut and...

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Last post by athlon64
Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:33 am
P51 using the battery when shut down?

Last post by jevette_hayes « Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:18 am
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by Greg Gebhardt » Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:56 pm

I did not use my P51 for 2 months and when pulled from the desk and plugged in, it’s battery was dead. Puzzled I charged it up to 100% and put in...

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Last post by jevette_hayes
Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:18 am
Thinkpad P50 - Wireless dock compoatibility

Last post by zkatai « Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:35 am

by zkatai » Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:35 am

I was reading about the new Wigig dock ( ) and it iseems that it is not compatible with my P50.
It seems, that Wigig requires a 3band wifi card, to...

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Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:35 am
P71 e-1505M v6 vs i7 7820hq, is it worth the upgrade?

Last post by bit_twiddler « Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:07 pm
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by vtohthree » Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:03 pm

Hey guys! I was considering getting the P71, I was trying to decide between the Xeon e-1505M v6 or the i7 7820hq, they are so similar in specs, the...

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Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:07 pm
P51 4k -> touch lcd swap

Last post by GuySmily « Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:35 pm

by GuySmily » Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:35 pm

Does anyone have any experience with P50/P51 touch screens? Looks like the P51 assembly is ~$500 from Lenovo but not currently available. I'd like to...

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Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:35 pm
P51 Spectre/meltdown bios update

Last post by kajencik « Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:20 am

by kajencik » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:20 am

Hello everyone, great to be back to this wonderful community :)

I just recently got a P51 at work which I absolutely love (I really feel like it is...

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Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:20 am
P51s Randomly crashes "Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart" Also randomly boots into boot menu

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by jfrank4165 » Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:16 pm

As a college student I am required to use MATLAB for my courses. When attempting to install MATLAB the computer came across an error in the...

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Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:04 pm
P50 DPC latency problems

Last post by athlon64 « Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:52 am

by athlon64 » Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:52 am

Hello.

So i replaced my HP zbook g1 with a lenovo P50.
The configuration is: 6820HQ, 32GB RAM, Quadro M2000M, Samsung 512GB NVME.

The main usage...

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Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:52 am
Opal compatible ssd nvme disk

Last post by dr_st « Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:55 am
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by zeddi » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:06 am

Hi mighty forum,

i'am looking for a new SSD NVMe OPAL disk for my P50 machine and have few questions:

does EVERY opal compatible disk will be...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:55 am
Lenovo ThinkPad P71 (i7, P3000, 4K) Workstation Review

Last post by Puppy « Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:57 am

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Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:57 am
P51s SSD upgrade

Last post by w0qj « Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:08 am
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by unimorpheus » Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:22 pm

I have a P51s on order (my last Thinkpads were a T60p and T43p bought new in 2006/2007 and still running to this day) and plan on replacing the...

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Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:08 am
P50 X-Rite Color Calibrator issue - Missing ECCM2SensorData.dat

Last post by w0qj « Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:43 am
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by KayMW » Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:20 pm

Hi everyone,

I've sent my P50 to Lenovo in order to repair the cracked palm rest (a small crack near the fingerprint sensor, I'm sure it's not my...

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Last post by w0qj
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:43 am
Have new P51 arriving Tuesday.

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:38 am
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by Greg Gebhardt » Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:33 pm

I have been on the dark side and using Apple laptops with Wondows via BootCamp. But the lack of ports have pushed my back into Lenovo's hardware. My...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:38 am
Upgrading a new P50?

Last post by hellosailor « Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:37 pm
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by hellosailor » Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:12 pm

While I was looking at options to replace my cranky W530, I priced up a P51 and was amazed at how quickly it added up. But I see the remaining P50...

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Last post by hellosailor
Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:37 pm
P50 won't run on AC without a battery

Last post by blgaarder « Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:05 pm
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by blgaarder » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:03 am

I have been working with Lenovo on a warranty problem.

I logged a ticket online saying that my battery had run down and the P50 wouldn't run on AC...

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Last post by blgaarder
Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:05 pm
My P50 impressions and setup experience

Last post by Tim-ANC « Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:44 am
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by furball4 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:55 am

I ran a W510 for more than six years, and just replaced it with a P50 (20EN-001SUS, Xeons, M2000M, 16GB, FHD, $1150 barely opened via eBay). Spec...

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Last post by Tim-ANC
Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:44 am
P50s owners? Possible issu

Last post by fadingphoenix « Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:38 pm

by fadingphoenix » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:38 pm

I'm shopping Thinkpads and am between the P50s and the P50. Leaning toward the P50s primarily for battery life with a secondary consideration for...

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Last post by fadingphoenix
Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:38 pm
ThinkPad P50 Intermittent Keyboard Issues

Last post by DanielDK « Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:52 pm
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by DanielDK » Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:29 am

I recently ordered a ThinkPad P50 for work and I am finding that the internal keyboard periodically goes unresponsive for a short duration (30...

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Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:52 pm
Thinkpad P50 Thunderbolt port working for anyone?

Last post by Mark435 « Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:04 pm
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by hargock » Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:12 am

Hi,
I got a Thinkpad P50 and today my Dell Thunderbolt Dock arrived.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work at all (= it is not recognized), although Dell...

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Last post by Mark435
Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:04 pm
What do you use the P50/70 ExpressCard slot for?

Last post by Radioguy « Tue May 10, 2016 10:37 pm
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by i2000s » Sat Apr 23, 2016 1:46 am

I have found a lot of old discussions on best usage of the expresscard slot. Most of them are from 5 years ago. I am not sure if anyone is actually...

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Tue May 10, 2016 10:37 pm
Just freshly installed Windows 10 on P50. What to do with the previous disk?

Last post by i2000s « Mon May 02, 2016 5:45 pm
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by i2000s » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:25 pm

So, I got a chance to do a fresh installation of Windows 10 on a new SSD to my Thinkpad P50 machine. I put the previous 500GB HDD as a second disk...

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Mon May 02, 2016 5:45 pm
P50 - replace 4k screen with FHD one

Last post by donkey rider « Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:16 pm

by donkey rider » Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:16 pm

Hello and welcome thinkpads.com Forum.

For a little over four months now I'm a happy owner of P50. I chose 20EN0007 spec which comes with 4k screen....

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Last post by donkey rider
Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:16 pm
P50 hard disk drive cable

Last post by i2000s « Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:03 pm
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by helloguys » Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:16 pm

ThinkPad P50 has the option to install two 2.5 HDD. However, Hard disk drive cable is needed.

Per Lenovo, there are two different part numbers:...

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Last post by i2000s
Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:03 pm
ThinkPad P50 and NVidia M1000M game videos and benchmark videos on my YouTube channel

Last post by PaulBrause « Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:44 am
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by PaulBrause » Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:53 am

Hello,

in order to help people who are interested in the ThinkPad P50,I recorded 14 videos of benchmarks and gameplay and posted them on my new...

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Last post by PaulBrause
Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:44 am
AES wacom pen support on Thinkpad P50

Last post by i2000s « Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:15 pm
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by i2000s » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:31 am

Hi there,

I noticed that P50 can support a wacom AES pen. Can I just order a configuration with touch screen (FHD) without a pen on Lenovo website...

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Last post by i2000s
Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:15 pm
Performance Benchmarks of my P50 with NVidia M1000M GPU

Last post by hhhd1 « Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:35 am
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by PaulBrause » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:51 pm

Hello forum,

I am a new ThinkPad P50 user and I made lots of benchmarks tests and compared the P50/M1000M with my elder X230, T520 and W701...

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Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:35 am
P50 buy questions

Last post by Tim-ANC « Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:19 am
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by Tim-ANC » Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:24 am

I want to buy a P50. I am a heavy excel user, all day interface with our company web based software, and frequently host Webex meetings. My current...

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Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:19 am
Heads up on ThinkPad P70

Last post by Tim-ANC « Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:29 am
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by Sepy » Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:46 am

Hello everyone,
I received my ThinkPad P 70 on Tuesday 12/29/2015, via UPS in Switzerland.
It is fully loaded and has all the options.
It is not a...

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Last post by Tim-ANC
Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:29 am
Thinkpad P70

Last post by Sepy « Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:40 am
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by Sepy » Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:46 am

Hi,

I have ordered a ThinkPad P70 and its docking station in Switzerland. It's on its way now.

I have some questions regarding it.

1- My ThinkPad...

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Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:40 am

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