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Mouse-settings resets on reboot

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:52 pm
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by olef » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:48 pm

Have just got a R60 with XP-pro.
XP is Updated, and all updates from Lenovo.

When I change the mouse-settings (ie mouse-speed) it runs at the...

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Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:52 pm
T60 won't boot

Last post by wiiarena « Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:46 pm

by wiiarena » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:46 pm

Hi everyone,

Until recently, I had a dual boot system on T60 laptop with windows xp and ubuntu (I installed Ubuntu myself). That worked fine.

A few...

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Last post by wiiarena
Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:46 pm
Something Rattling Inside The AC Adapter

Last post by junglemike « Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:29 am
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by elite-elitist » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:08 pm

I've got something rattling inside the AC adapter. Should I be concerned about it? Too bad they make these things so you can't open then.

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Last post by junglemike
Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:29 am
Finger Print Reader - How important?

Last post by nauht « Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:41 pm
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by zahir » Wed May 02, 2007 11:30 am

I have to go collect my new t60 tomorrow but my vendor called me today saying he'd goofed up and the piece he ordered doesnt have a biometric...

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Last post by nauht
Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:41 pm
Audio Line-In T41?

Last post by zone « Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:24 pm
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by haelen » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:04 am

Hi,

This is my first post and I didn't want to cram too much into the Subject line, so I only put in one of my two or questions:

I'm about to...

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Last post by zone
Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:24 pm
On Screen Display

Last post by brikeh « Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:02 am
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by brikeh » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:41 am

Since reinstalling Vista when I press my volume buttons they change the volume but the green indicators on the screen dont appear, where do I change...

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Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:02 am
Resize or change resolution of Thinkpad Boot Splash?

Last post by rebop « Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:33 am

by rebop » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:33 am

I just got a new T60. The boot screen looks horrible. I have read where you can replace it, but I would just like to center it or change the size or...

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Last post by rebop
Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:33 am
tvt_reg_monitor_svc with high CPU

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:19 pm
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by j_leonov » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:41 pm

Hi

Does anyone knows what is the role of tvt_reg_monitor_svc ?
I know it stand for ThinkVantage Registry Monitor Service , but what is it doing and...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:19 pm
SD Card stuck in Digital Media Reader in Z60m

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:20 am
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by Davidhs » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:56 pm

I have a TP Z60m with a Digital Media Card Reader (on the right front corner).
An SD card has now become stuck in the reader.

I was doing some...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:20 am
ATI 5200 old drivers

Last post by tebore « Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:23 am
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by ennma » Mon May 28, 2007 10:15 am

Hi Guys/Gals,
I have just updated my 5200 ATI to the latest driver, and not really happy with the result, mainly the heat issue. I want to go back to...

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Last post by tebore
Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:23 am
Safe to buy replacement battery off ebay?

Last post by Broohaha « Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:34 pm

by Broohaha » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:34 pm

The battery on my thinkpad x60 seems to have died. The computer runs when the ac adapter is plugged in but when I take the plug out, it turns off,...

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Last post by Broohaha
Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:34 pm
T60, Out of Control Scrolling!

Last post by BillMorrow « Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:21 am
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by salin » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:00 am

My new T60 has a problem with scrolling and screen shake. Let me explain!

Sometimes when working in Word or Excel, the page starts to scroll to the...

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Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:21 am
Battery Date Wrong

Last post by RasmusP « Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:13 am
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by RasmusP » Thu May 31, 2007 2:08 pm

Hey,
I got a Thinkpad T60p. The battery claims that it was used in January 2007 for the first time. However, the computer was manufactured in Marts...

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Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:13 am
TP R51 Opinions??

Last post by brainpicker « Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:00 pm
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by up488 » Tue May 08, 2007 5:21 pm

Any opinions on the r51??...Just curious as I'm about to buy one. Any insight would be helpful.

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Last post by brainpicker
Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:00 pm
Strange APM Behavior on A31P with Windows 2000

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:13 pm
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by ethink » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:01 pm

I recently received my ThinkPad A31P (2653-R3U) back from EzServ. The machine received a replacement system planar board due to a number of problems...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:13 pm
x4 dock cd-dvd drive led keeps blinking

Last post by fartonmyear « Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:03 pm

by fartonmyear » Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:03 pm

there's nothing in the cd drive. the little led next to the eject button always blink. anyone know why?

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Last post by fartonmyear
Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:03 pm
FreeMeter Pro

Last post by akhavan « Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:26 am

by akhavan » Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:26 am

Hi,

Does anyone know how to configure CPU Graph in FreeMeter Pro for T60P?

I have one on my old T41P and works great. I just bought another one for...

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Last post by akhavan
Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:26 am
Weird - new A31 battery busted by booting Ubuntu LiveCD?

Last post by carbon_unit « Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:17 am
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by Milos » Mon May 28, 2007 3:48 pm

Hi everyone,

I have a strange problem, where booting a Ubuntu Linux LiveCD to try out that OS seems to have fried a new A31 battery in such a way...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:17 am
Access Connections v4.23a GPFs on XP?

Last post by vpn-user « Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:46 am
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by Dodge DeBoulet » Tue May 15, 2007 10:33 am

Trying to define a profile that consists of only a wired connection, Access Connections generates an exception and triggers Microsoft's error...

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Last post by vpn-user
Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:46 am
shortcut key to cycle bluetooth on/off?

Last post by skanky « Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:36 am

by skanky » Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:36 am

i have a T60 with onboard bluetooth, apart from using the FN+F5 access connections shortcut which brings up the wireless radio window when from there...

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Last post by skanky
Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:36 am
AC adaptors swapping

Last post by bill bolton « Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:23 pm
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by ujav » Thu May 31, 2007 7:39 pm

I have a t30 and a30p laptops
The power adaptor from t30 seems so small and handy - especially compared with the a30p's - it's much bigger, heavier,...

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Last post by bill bolton
Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:23 pm
Does anyone have any info on the Lenovo L201p LCD monitor

Last post by 1fastvx « Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:47 am

by 1fastvx » Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:47 am

Does anyone have any info on the Lenovo L201p 20inch LCD monitor? I cant seem to find it for sale anymore on the Lenovo website. I am wondering if it...

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Last post by 1fastvx
Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:47 am
XP & Vista (2 drives)... CSS issues

Last post by coolskin « Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:53 am
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by mitchellst » Fri May 25, 2007 4:59 pm

I'm running into an unexpected problem. I've got 2 hard drives in my T60. One running XP pro, and one running Vista. I started with XP pro, and the...

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Last post by coolskin
Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:53 am
Error Message - "Not a genuine Lenovo battery"-PIC

Last post by captbunzo « Thu May 31, 2007 3:12 pm
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by captbunzo » Thu May 31, 2007 2:40 pm

Hey folks,

I bought a replacement battery for an old T30 I have. The battery is so much better then the old one, of course. However, now I get this...

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Last post by captbunzo
Thu May 31, 2007 3:12 pm
Moving hiberfil.sys to Compact Flash card ?

Last post by Dodge DeBoulet « Thu May 31, 2007 12:19 pm
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by Puppy » Thu May 31, 2007 8:52 am

I got an idea to move hiberfil.sys to Compact Flash card to get faster restore from hibernation. Has anyone tried that ? I have X31 with 4200rpm HDD.

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Last post by Dodge DeBoulet
Thu May 31, 2007 12:19 pm
Software Installer Inaccurate

Last post by dem107 « Thu May 31, 2007 12:17 pm
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by dem107 » Tue May 29, 2007 6:16 pm

Finding updates from Lenovo is turning into a scavenger hunt. There seem to be four places to look:
1. Software Installer tool
2. System Update tool...

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Last post by dem107
Thu May 31, 2007 12:17 pm
Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 and 9 - Breaks WiFi Power Mgmt.

Last post by rmendoza « Wed May 30, 2007 6:50 pm
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by Conmee » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:04 pm

Folks,

Has anyone run into this on their T60's or T40's? I was building a new image with WinXP SP2 retail, loaded all the ThinkVantage applets, etc,...

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Last post by rmendoza
Wed May 30, 2007 6:50 pm
external usb cd-rom case...

Last post by bill bolton « Wed May 30, 2007 5:27 pm
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by SaberX » Wed May 30, 2007 12:25 pm

Just wondering if any one has used this...

Or any thing like this?
I'm thinking about picking one up to use for an X21 laptop.
I'm wondering if i...

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Last post by bill bolton
Wed May 30, 2007 5:27 pm
Problem deleting Norton anyone?

Last post by Puppy « Wed May 30, 2007 3:15 pm
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by dorronto » Wed May 30, 2007 8:20 am

I've acquired a nice hard drive with Norton 2004 on it. I never use Norton, so I want to delete it. Except----there doesn't seem to be an option to...

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Last post by Puppy
Wed May 30, 2007 3:15 pm
GPU

Last post by ryengineer « Mon May 28, 2007 2:00 pm
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by ennma » Mon May 28, 2007 11:46 am

What does having more GPU ram mean exactly?
is it just like having more memory where the processes will
be faster?

thanks

ennma

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Last post by ryengineer
Mon May 28, 2007 2:00 pm
Worthless accidental damage protection

Last post by DenTP4rm « Mon May 28, 2007 9:41 am
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by hodad » Sat May 26, 2007 11:00 pm

I just noticed a crack in the bottom of the case on my 5 month old Z61m. It looks like a small stress fracture beginning at the battery connector and...

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Last post by DenTP4rm
Mon May 28, 2007 9:41 am
Thinkpad LCD Replacement Guides & Advice

Last post by Neil1 « Mon May 28, 2007 9:15 am
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by DenTP4rm » Sat May 05, 2007 2:01 pm

This thread will aim to serve as a guide to those who wish to or need to replace their Thinkpad LCD screens. There has been some discussion on the...

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Last post by Neil1
Mon May 28, 2007 9:15 am
ibm a/b/g increase signal strength?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun May 27, 2007 5:50 pm
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by Paul Unger » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:36 pm

Anyone know if it's possible to increase the signal strength (tx / rx power) on the ibm a/b/g I (atheros) wireless card? The reason I ask is I'm...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun May 27, 2007 5:50 pm
stuck 365xd

Last post by bkemman « Sun May 27, 2007 1:53 pm
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by bkemman » Sun May 27, 2007 11:31 am

After deleting several unused bookmarks from favorites, did the recycle bin/delete & closed down. Next time i attempted normal boot up, an 'explorer'...

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Last post by bkemman
Sun May 27, 2007 1:53 pm
can YOU upgrade your vid card on a thinkpad?

Last post by Tholek « Sun May 27, 2007 12:17 pm
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by eigh » Thu May 17, 2007 8:59 pm

i was really thinking about getting a T61 today but saw i could only get it with a quadro nvs 140m. this really wasnt that great of a card.

is it at...

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Last post by Tholek
Sun May 27, 2007 12:17 pm
What LCD Panels are used in the ThinkVision monitors ?

Last post by arion « Sat May 26, 2007 10:56 pm

by arion » Sat May 26, 2007 10:56 pm

What LCD Panels are used in the ThinkVision monitors ?

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Last post by arion
Sat May 26, 2007 10:56 pm
Wireless PC card - suggestions?

Last post by Tholek « Sat May 26, 2007 10:38 pm
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by gator » Tue May 22, 2007 1:01 pm

I want to buy a wirless PC card. I was looking at old threads and noticed that these two cards are greatly appreciated:

1. Orinico Classic Gold PC...

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Last post by Tholek
Sat May 26, 2007 10:38 pm
T60p, replacing hard drive, clean install windows vista

Last post by coolskin « Sat May 26, 2007 3:19 pm
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by nomissa » Wed May 23, 2007 4:28 pm

I recently purchased a new hard drive for my T60p, and I was wondering how I should go about installing and transferring files to the new drive.

I...

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Last post by coolskin
Sat May 26, 2007 3:19 pm
T60p - Problem with 1. generatet Recovery CD Set

Last post by coolskin « Sat May 26, 2007 3:04 pm

by coolskin » Sat May 26, 2007 3:04 pm

Hi @all
At the time i get my T60p i created a recovery CD set. At this time i had to create 2 CD´s and 1 DVD. The Recovery Boot CD, the DVD for...

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Last post by coolskin
Sat May 26, 2007 3:04 pm
New HD and OS Installation -- Advice Requested

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri May 25, 2007 12:32 pm
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by ethink » Thu May 24, 2007 1:36 pm

I have just purchased a new Hitatchi Travelstar 60GB Hard Drive to install in my A31p. This is 7200rpm (Model HTS721060G9AT00) HD.

I currently have...

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Last post by dsigma6
Fri May 25, 2007 12:32 pm
weird pixel *PIC*

Last post by jjesusfreak01 « Fri May 25, 2007 11:11 am
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by zahir » Fri May 25, 2007 4:40 am

check this picture out.... i have this weird white pixel that shows up on my desktop. its like a white dot as shown in the pic but its bothering me a...

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Last post by jjesusfreak01
Fri May 25, 2007 11:11 am
IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection

Last post by akhavan « Fri May 25, 2007 10:55 am
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by akhavan » Thu May 24, 2007 1:48 pm

Hi,

I have been using CDP since October and its a great backup software. People who do a lot of work with words and excels documents would find it...

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Last post by akhavan
Fri May 25, 2007 10:55 am
Critical BIOS updates for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor

Last post by andyP « Fri May 25, 2007 9:05 am

by andyP » Fri May 25, 2007 9:05 am

Just found this on the Lenovo Site:

Critical BIOS updates for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor - 3000 Family desktops / 3000 Family notebooks /...

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Last post by andyP
Fri May 25, 2007 9:05 am
Reading a Jaz Disk

Last post by chaukap « Thu May 24, 2007 6:47 pm
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by chaukap » Thu May 24, 2007 11:31 am

Hi all,

I need to read some data from a 1GB Jaz disk. I have a Jaz drive too which connects directly to a printer port.
The problem is my Z61p does...

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Last post by chaukap
Thu May 24, 2007 6:47 pm
Access Connections turns off file & print sharing

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu May 24, 2007 1:55 am
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by mtroxel » Wed May 23, 2007 9:30 am

I searched for this but didn't find it. Everytime I connect to a new network Access Connections decides I don't need file/print sharing. I can't...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu May 24, 2007 1:55 am
T Series caddy.

Last post by gator « Wed May 23, 2007 3:38 pm
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by Reo51St » Wed May 23, 2007 2:54 pm

Does anyone have a Part# or Fru# for the TP2x series hard drive caddy.

Thanks.

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Last post by gator
Wed May 23, 2007 3:38 pm
Problem with ThinkVantage (Blue key)-Help please

Last post by Rolloclan « Tue May 22, 2007 5:39 pm
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by gt5l » Fri May 18, 2007 8:06 am

I downloaded and upgraded the May drivers/software posted on Lenovo's website. Since then when I press the blue key the productuvuty center flashes...

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Last post by Rolloclan
Tue May 22, 2007 5:39 pm
R60 - Advanced dock for audio

Last post by tommy d « Tue May 22, 2007 2:57 pm
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by rdkng07 » Fri May 18, 2007 11:58 am

Hi all,

I’m looking for a solution for backups and good audio for my R60. I thought an advanced dock would be the solution. I could run a second...

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Last post by tommy d
Tue May 22, 2007 2:57 pm
Wipe drive

Last post by andyP « Tue May 22, 2007 2:05 pm
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by Oaklodge » Sun May 13, 2007 12:31 pm

I have 40GB drive from my T40.

What is the best way to totally wipe the drive before selling it ?

I DO NOT have a USB floppy drive that I can boot...

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Last post by andyP
Tue May 22, 2007 2:05 pm
12" LCD panel with better resolution than XGA for X31 ?

Last post by WarMachine « Tue May 22, 2007 1:17 pm
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by Puppy » Sun May 20, 2007 10:21 am

I'm wondering whether there is a LCD panel to replace the one in ThinkPad X31 to get better resolution (at least 1280x1024 or so). I though that...

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Last post by WarMachine
Tue May 22, 2007 1:17 pm

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