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Base software Administrator error ...

Last post by mnezor « Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:07 pm
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by mnezor » Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:06 am

I want to try a clean or custom install of winXP pro with this tool:
Base Software Administrator but when I start the program I get an error...

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Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:07 pm
Need Help with DVD-drive, stopped working: flashing light

Last post by DarkMark « Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:28 pm
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by DarkMark » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:03 pm

I have a really weird problem with my DVDRW drive in my T43p.

I was just copying (drag and drop) the contents of an old CD-R, when all of a sudden...

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Last post by DarkMark
Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:28 pm
Minidock Power

Last post by mikemmb « Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:05 am
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by mikemmb » Wed May 30, 2007 3:53 am

Hi,
I have a minidock (type 2878) which has a power socket with 4 pins.
I have a 16v 120w PSU, but this has a single barrel type connector.

Does...

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Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:05 am
Fresh start

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by johnfeil » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:00 am

I am about to format the HD on my x40 and clean install from recovery CDs. It appears I need to format separately as the rescue partition is...

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Last post by johnfeil
Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:00 am
Cables for DC (auto) power supply

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:42 pm
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by RobertJohnB » Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:56 pm

Does anyone have schematic diagrams for IBM's DC Power Supply for ThinkPad 600x? I have the IBM transformer (12VDC that will step up to the 16VDC...

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Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:42 pm
Password types

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:54 am
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by johnfeil » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:06 am

How do I tell which password is which. I can operate my x40 fine but if I try to access the hidden partition to do a clean install I am asked for a...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:54 am
Any Ultraportables in the works ?

Last post by tomh009 « Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:52 pm
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by chefwong » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:48 pm

I've been waiting and waiting and while my T43 is hanging on........I really need a ultraportable laptop. Surprising, Lenovo has not come up with a...

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:52 pm
160gb/5400 vs 100gb/7200 speedwise?!

Last post by tomh009 « Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:05 pm
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by dorin » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:05 am

hi there,

someone said in this forum that due to higher density of the 160gb is pretty much no difference between these 2 models (hitachi of...

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Last post by tomh009
Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:05 pm
Interchangable hd's

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:24 am
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by SUSIEJO » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:49 pm

I read the thread on hd but I still have to ask,
I have a tp 600, a tp 600e and a tp t20, will the same hd's work in all three. ( I don't mean...

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:24 am
Does it harm the hard disk? (15k picture inside)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:06 am
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by z/svc » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:22 am

Hi all,

I like to keep my laptop on my desk at this position, at this angle. Does it harm the hard disk and/or laptop in any way? We are talking...

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:06 am
Where to download Thinkpad software ?

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:49 pm
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by Jason404 » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:50 am

After reinstalling a fresh Windows installation, where can I get the IBM software from?

Like at this page:

I can find drivers and some software,...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:49 pm
Good wide TFT needed for docking station

Last post by sokos « Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:58 pm
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by sokos » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:31 pm

Getting my T61 is great, but for office work i m getting an Advanced Mini docking station. What would be a good TFT (wide) monitor to combine it...

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Last post by sokos
Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:58 pm
uninstalling Lenovo ThinkVantage software

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:45 pm

by Marin85 » Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:45 pm

Hi,
slowly but surely the amount of software on my laptop increases, so I want to uninstall some components of Lenovo ThinkVantage software as I...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:45 pm
Limit on recovery disks???

Last post by Eric Giles « Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:32 pm
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by Reo51St » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:44 pm

Is there a limit on how many times that you can use recovery disks?

Trying to recover T23 and it just loads a basic version of XP and only uses one...

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Last post by Eric Giles
Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:32 pm
no-1802.com hack functionality

Last post by bill bolton « Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:33 pm
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by Jason404 » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:18 pm

I am trying to upgrade an X30 to wifi.

After fitting a mini-PCI wifi card (Phillips) and the antennas in the screen, I was very disappointed to...

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Last post by bill bolton
Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:33 pm
Booting from USB Writer

Last post by Chispad60 « Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:20 pm

by Chispad60 » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:20 pm

I'm trying a clean windows Vista install in my x60s, is the first time i try to run a setup from Bios. My USB device is an external LG writer (DVD...

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Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:20 pm
Which Acronis version should I buy?

Last post by schen « Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:01 pm
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by schen » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:57 pm

I'm about to buy a full copy of Acronis, but not sure which version to get. Wanted to see if anybody had some thoughts on the 8, 9 or 10 versions.

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Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:01 pm
LG-Philips Screen Only Able To Show 262k Colors!

Last post by sapibobo « Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:18 am
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by sapibobo » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:18 am

I really just dont know whether someone has brought up this issue before or not.

I red an article about Apple customer rage about how their screen...

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Last post by sapibobo
Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:18 am
Question on fixing cracked plastic on x30 palmrest

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:36 am
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by dorronto » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:15 am

I just picked up a nice x30. The left front palmrest, above the battery has a 2 crack. Can I use a special glue underneath it, above the battery...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:36 am
Noob Battery Question - Why set a stop on charge %?

Last post by unrortit « Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:24 pm
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by rcrooks » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:09 am
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Im sure everyone but me knows this, but what are the advantages of telling a battery to stop charging at say... 95% as opposed to charging it up the...
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Last post by unrortit
Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:24 pm
USB Hard drive password protector?

Last post by Stevesoura « Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:15 pm

by Stevesoura » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:15 pm

I got my new haddrive for my T42 a couple of days ago. So the Oem hard drive was a back-up. I bought a external exclosure for the 40gb hdd. I was...

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Last post by Stevesoura
Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:15 pm
Lenovo Warranty Questions

Last post by whizkid « Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:45 pm
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by Harryc » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:25 am

I've seen several threads in the forums where the OP or member is talking about their machines warranty running out shortly and that they may get...

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Last post by whizkid
Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:45 pm
Safe to delete Config.msi ?

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by ozqadir » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:16 am

Hi Guys,

I'm tidying up my XP R51 and have come across a config.msi file.

This file contains 2 files which are both .rbf and both >1GB!

I heard...

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Last post by ozqadir
Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:16 am
maintenance disk on CD (part 2)

Last post by Jason404 « Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:03 am
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by richk » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:15 pm

I have tried to copy the maintenance disk to a CD and it was suggested (correctly by rkawakami) that the problem in running was related to the fact...

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Last post by Jason404
Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:03 am
Repairing Power Cable?

Last post by gtphill « Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:42 pm
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by gtphill » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:36 pm

Hello all,

After years of being unkindly folded, the travel charger for my X40 has gone intermittent. To be clear, this is portion of the cable from...

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Last post by gtphill
Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:42 pm
Windows Thinklight plugin for gaim

Last post by Turbo Audi « Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:45 pm
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by kulivontot » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:12 pm

Linux has this wonderful plugin for gaim that makes the thinklight on your notebook flash a couple times whenever you get an IM, giving you a nice...

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Last post by Turbo Audi
Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:45 pm
Free HDD Copy Utility/Program???

Last post by JHaislet « Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:39 am
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by JHaislet » Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:58 am

I'd like to upgrade a HDD in a notebook that is probably about to go bad.

Does anyone know of any free programs/utilities that will do a sector to...

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Last post by JHaislet
Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:39 am
win98se sys C: not booting on newer thinkpadas

Last post by teetee « Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:07 am
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by teetee » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:50 pm

I think I might miss something but I just can't figure it out myself.
I was trying to make a hard drive bootable by using win98se so that I can...

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Last post by teetee
Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:07 am
R50 qxga screens! In an r60e ?

Last post by AHuan « Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:52 pm
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by AHuan » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:51 pm

After reading I'm all excited about the possibility of getting a qxga screen. I have to upgrade my screen at some point, it's just a matter of when...

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Last post by AHuan
Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:52 pm
Bootable PC Doctor Problems

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:20 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:00 pm

I was pleased to see in a thread in the T4X Forum that PC Doctor was available as an .ISO image. As none of my Thinkpads have floppy drives, I hadn't...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:20 pm
Is there any linux live CD to modify the PCI-ID of the WLAN?

Last post by copperboy « Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:59 am

by copperboy » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:59 am

Since there is a linux live CD that is to modify the Atheros EEPROM so that the card correctly identifies itself as an other instead of an ethernet...

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Last post by copperboy
Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:59 am
please help - logging on to websites with fingerprint reader

Last post by USSS « Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:08 am
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by aamadi » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:03 am

The IBM tech guys told me that with the new version of the fingerprint reader you can no longer log on to websites using it. I thought one of the...

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Last post by USSS
Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:08 am
S-Video problem, R60

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:06 pm
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by GasPipe » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:21 am

Hi again!

I bougth S-Video -> RCA adapter, and picture is good, expect it's black-grey. So no colours. I selected PAL-B, which is correct because I...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:06 pm
DVD Drive Won't Open

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:01 pm
Replies: 9
by kduniverse » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:51 am

it will blink a few times then nothing. If I use the paperclip method, it will open, but when I put a disk in, still nothing. What's up?

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:01 pm
BIOS password recovery

Last post by BillMorrow « Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:15 am
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by think.t23 » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:57 am

Wondering if anyone had tried this ?

For recoverying a lost BIOS password.

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Last post by BillMorrow
Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:15 am
Power supply plug for UK - can I simply attach an adapter?

Last post by wilsonhs « Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:21 am
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by pkiff » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:59 pm

A quick question about power supplies from someone in Canada who's never travelled to the UK.

I've got a 600X and I think the recommended approach...

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Last post by wilsonhs
Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:21 am
Possible to remap the backwards/forwards keys?

Last post by Bruce443 « Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:39 am
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by Pyroraptor » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:46 pm

Is it possible to remap the backwards/forwards keys on a T40 in windows 2000? I'd really like to be able to use them for switching workspaces....

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Last post by Bruce443
Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:39 am
Password Manager on specific sites only

Last post by crashnet « Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:30 am
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by kay.one » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:52 am

Hi,

I have T60 with vista installed on it,
I love the idea of being able to enter my uber secure logins using my fingerprint suck as banks and...

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Last post by crashnet
Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:30 am
RR formatting C:\

Last post by Kyocera « Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:53 pm
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by Marin85 » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:29 pm

Hi,
after having different problems with my laptop I decided to use RR work area to format C:\ and reinstall XP. I´ve already made a copy of my...

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Last post by Kyocera
Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:53 pm
System Update 3

Last post by kevinL « Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:49 pm

by kevinL » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:49 pm

Hi,

I am trying to get some ThinkPads to get their updates from the local repository. However, the system update is still trying to get the updates...

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Last post by kevinL
Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:49 pm
Any Logic behind thinkpad model numbers?

Last post by ragefury32 « Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:11 am
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by gator » Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:36 am

I was wondering if anyone knows the logic behind the model numbers of thinkpads ... I can't see any sort of a pattern between different lines of...

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Last post by ragefury32
Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:11 am
100% cpu usage by IE

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:57 pm
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by Marin85 » Tue May 29, 2007 10:55 am

Hi,
I posted about this problem in the Z series section a day ago, now I think it´s not a Z series specific problem. I have an issue with IE...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:57 pm
another laptop freeze problem R51 and RAM

Last post by grm « Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:34 pm
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by grm » Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:12 am

R51 freezes when I add 1 gig Kingston SODIMM to the existing 256. But it seems to work OK if installed alone with one empty slot. This seems to be a...

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Last post by grm
Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:34 pm
Can't Enroll in CSS

Last post by BudC « Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:29 pm

by BudC » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:29 pm

I've tried with the last several versions of CSS to get past the enrollment phase. The message says to wait until Enrollment completes but the task...

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Last post by BudC
Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:29 pm
fn-keys

Last post by Purcy « Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:02 am
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by brikeh » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:28 pm

So everything works except for the fn+home and fn+end for display brightness.

What am I doing wrong?

Oh...Im running Vista and all the other fn+...

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Last post by Purcy
Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:02 am
sound card in a dock - can it be hotswapped?

Last post by jkahng « Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:31 am
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by qviri » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:28 am

Hi guys,

I'm thinking of giving my desktop computer the boot. However, I am not willing to trade the PCI sound card I have for my X31's onboard...

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Last post by jkahng
Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:31 am
Has anybody been able to fix a stuck pixel?

Last post by elite-elitist « Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:17 pm
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by elite-elitist » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:16 pm

Has anybody been able to fix a stuck pixel? If so, how? I got one that's stuck in green on my T22. I've heard a variety of solutions but I don't know...

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Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:17 pm
Buffer Overrun???

Last post by Mobile_Mike « Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:35 am
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by creative2go » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:26 am

Hi, recently I'm having this buffer overrun error alert when i start my TP, I've already saw this message 5 times now, every time this message show,...

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Last post by Mobile_Mike
Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:35 am
Help! How-to - remove IBM pre-load partition from HDD

Last post by shalliday « Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:14 am
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by jamess » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:08 am

I have a 40 GB disk which I've mounted into an external housing to serve me as external disk via usb/firewire. I have formatted the disk but once I...

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Last post by shalliday
Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:14 am
Vehicle Mount

Last post by saywhat « Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:02 pm

by saywhat » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:02 pm

I am planning on purchasing a X61 tablet in the next week or so. Once that arrives, I would like to purchase a vehicle mount as I plan on using it in...

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Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:02 pm

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