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WTB: Thinkpad W520 Recovery Disc (physical)
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WTB: Thinkpad W520 Recovery Disc (physical)
Hi there,
I am looking for the authentic physical Lenovo recovery discs for ThinkPad W520. Please let me know.
I am looking for the authentic physical Lenovo recovery discs for ThinkPad W520. Please let me know.
Re: WTB: Thinkpad W520 Recovery Disc (physical)
You can make your own for free:
https://archive.org/details/w-520-recovery.-7z_202112
https://archive.org/details/03W7844
https://archive.org/details/w-520-recovery.-7z_202112
https://archive.org/details/03W7844
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R51 1829-W1C 2GB RAM
R500 2716-RY6
T520i 4239-47U
T530 2392-AQU 3610qm, 16GB RAM, classic kb
SK-8835 Ultranav keyboard Japanese layout
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Re: WTB: Thinkpad W520 Recovery Disc (physical)
I appreciate the feedback. I have looked into this, however I would much prefer the authentic Lenovo Disc.
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Re: WTB: Thinkpad W520 Recovery Disc (physical)
I'm skeptical of those to archive sets. Why?
I got recovery DVDs for my T420 directly from Lenovo when it was still in warranty. It is 4 DVDs, not 3, like what's posted on archive.
The other set looks fishy because it has a picture of a W520 with iTunes on the desktop. No Lenovo recovery ever included that. It's possible someone installed it after doing a recovery but still, it gives me pause.
Unfortunately the T420 set I got only works on T420 and T520. It can be used on a W520 but it is missing the Quadro GPU drivers - which can be downloaded and installed from the web (this is what I did on my W520).
ff you do come across legit genuine W520 recovery, I'd sure like to archive it.
I got recovery DVDs for my T420 directly from Lenovo when it was still in warranty. It is 4 DVDs, not 3, like what's posted on archive.
The other set looks fishy because it has a picture of a W520 with iTunes on the desktop. No Lenovo recovery ever included that. It's possible someone installed it after doing a recovery but still, it gives me pause.
Unfortunately the T420 set I got only works on T420 and T520. It can be used on a W520 but it is missing the Quadro GPU drivers - which can be downloaded and installed from the web (this is what I did on my W520).
ff you do come across legit genuine W520 recovery, I'd sure like to archive it.
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Re: WTB: Thinkpad W520 Recovery Disc (physical)
I will proudly support proper media archiving so when I obtain the disc I will reach out.
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