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Applying thermal grease vs warranty

Last post by agarza « Tue May 22, 2007 11:10 am
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by CZOLG » Fri May 18, 2007 4:40 pm

Hi,
I've been reading quite a lot about people applying thermal grease to improve the heat conduction between cpu and the cooler.
I own a t43p and...

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Last post by agarza
Tue May 22, 2007 11:10 am
Laptop comparison question

Last post by jjesusfreak01 « Tue May 22, 2007 10:00 am
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by gnyffel » Mon May 21, 2007 3:28 am

Hello people. I'm new.

As things are now, I'm able to buy a T60 or a Z61m at a price I'm able to afford.

The T60 is a UY163DK, and will cost me the...

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Last post by jjesusfreak01
Tue May 22, 2007 10:00 am
Utility To Adjust FSB Speeds and Memory Timings

Last post by efrant « Tue May 22, 2007 6:52 am
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by efrant » Mon May 14, 2007 4:00 pm

Is there any kind of utility to adjust FSB speeds and/or memory timings for a T60 or x60?

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Last post by efrant
Tue May 22, 2007 6:52 am
Excited!

Last post by ranjit « Tue May 22, 2007 4:49 am

by ranjit » Tue May 22, 2007 4:49 am

Wow! There is no other way to express my jubilation right now in regard to the performance leap that the Hitachi 7K100 has made to my IBM ThinkPad...

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Last post by ranjit
Tue May 22, 2007 4:49 am
Problem with T21 Mouse Pointer

Last post by truk « Mon May 21, 2007 9:55 pm
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by QLi » Fri May 18, 2007 9:08 am

My T21 mouse pointer is working fine most of the time. However, it freezes or becomes very jittery after the laptop resumes from standby. I've...

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Last post by truk
Mon May 21, 2007 9:55 pm
keyboard covers?

Last post by truk « Mon May 21, 2007 9:38 pm
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by ibmuser » Mon May 21, 2007 1:00 am

Anyone know of keyboard covers for thinkpads - or for laptops in general?

A friend who uses a mac passed this site on to me

any such comparable...

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Last post by truk
Mon May 21, 2007 9:38 pm
RecordNow update doesn't work

Last post by hart22 « Mon May 21, 2007 6:30 pm
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by Terrahawk » Fri May 18, 2007 5:26 am

Hi everyone,

I have a R40 with a DVD/CD-RW that has the latest firmware installed. I have IBM RecordNow installed too, and I wish to upgrade it to...

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Last post by hart22
Mon May 21, 2007 6:30 pm
Recovering certain files from a backup image?

Last post by ashleys « Mon May 21, 2007 3:46 am
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by marlinspike » Thu May 17, 2007 5:28 pm

I ended up having to do a clean install to get Vista to work. Before upgrading to Vista I had made a backup to a USB drive using rescue and recovery....

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Last post by ashleys
Mon May 21, 2007 3:46 am
A30 Thinkpad sensitive to CL2,CL3?

Last post by jpapier « Mon May 21, 2007 12:15 am
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by jpapier » Tue May 08, 2007 11:08 pm

Will the latency make a difference? I am looking at two 512, sixteen chip, 64x64,CL2 sodimms for an upgrade.

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Last post by jpapier
Mon May 21, 2007 12:15 am
Has the software become flaky

Last post by bpetterson « Sun May 20, 2007 8:07 pm

by bpetterson » Sun May 20, 2007 8:07 pm

I have or have had Thinkpads starting with the 755, 760,770,
A20P,A21P, A30P, A31P, X20, X30, X31, and T43P as well as two
Transnotes.
In most cases...

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Last post by bpetterson
Sun May 20, 2007 8:07 pm
Blue-Ray playback on z61m with 945GM gfx.

Last post by LasseFJ « Sun May 20, 2007 3:29 pm

by LasseFJ » Sun May 20, 2007 3:29 pm

I've made a complete copy of my blueray disc which contains a movie, to my harddrive as I haven't got a blueray disc on my laptop.

I've tried a lot...

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Last post by LasseFJ
Sun May 20, 2007 3:29 pm
Titanium Composite Covers on a thinkpad?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun May 20, 2007 2:55 am
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by fefrie » Sun May 20, 2007 12:47 am

I've had a thinkpad for a long time and have done a lot of tinkering with repairs and such.

I've always wondered about the titanium covers I've...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun May 20, 2007 2:55 am
ThinkVantage System Update Error

Last post by adb007 « Sat May 19, 2007 4:31 am
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by perkinqq » Mon May 07, 2007 11:31 am

Hello,

I was just wondering if some people have been encountering an unexpected error every time they try to trigger the Systems Update..

I...

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Last post by adb007
Sat May 19, 2007 4:31 am
Changing resolution for the Thinkpad Magnify Utility

Last post by DarkMark « Fri May 18, 2007 2:55 pm
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by w0qj » Thu May 17, 2007 12:30 pm

My T42s (2373-K5H) came default with 1400x1050 pixels.

When I change resolution for the Thinkpad Magnify Utility (Fcn + Space), I get 800x600...

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Last post by DarkMark
Fri May 18, 2007 2:55 pm
IBM/Lenovo battery test???

Last post by bontistic « Fri May 18, 2007 1:08 pm
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by Reo51St » Fri May 18, 2007 10:41 am

Is there a standard test for IBM/Lenovo batteries? In particular “T”series batteries.

Is there an OEM test that we as end users can use?

Thanks for...

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Last post by bontistic
Fri May 18, 2007 1:08 pm
Best wireless BG router for TP's?

Last post by efrant « Fri May 18, 2007 11:53 am
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by mpcook » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:39 am

I have several X3*'s and T23's with internal wireless. I have yet to get the X32 w/ Intel 2200BG to work with my older Linksys wireless router...

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Last post by efrant
Fri May 18, 2007 11:53 am
Primer on using security software

Last post by Wiz « Fri May 18, 2007 5:11 am
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by phillipk » Thu May 17, 2007 6:30 pm

I haven't enabled the hard disk encryption or the fingerprint reader... in fact, I uninstalled CSS too.

But, I'm interested in making my T60 a tad...

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Last post by Wiz
Fri May 18, 2007 5:11 am
Expected Life of Travelstar HDs?

Last post by Nigellus « Thu May 17, 2007 12:44 pm
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by ethink » Wed May 16, 2007 4:44 pm

I use a 4 year old A31P as my desktop machine in a 2631 docking station. I like the A31P for the (3) spindle flexibility and 15 IPS screen.

My A31p...

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Last post by Nigellus
Thu May 17, 2007 12:44 pm
Windows 98 Wireless configuration

Last post by Nigellus « Thu May 17, 2007 11:41 am
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by Nigellus » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:38 am

Does anyone have experience configuring Windows 98 for wireless internet access? XP has me spoiled, and it was the tech wizards at my old school, not...

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Last post by Nigellus
Thu May 17, 2007 11:41 am
A31 or a different family?

Last post by ryengineer « Wed May 16, 2007 5:22 pm
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by ekdya » Sat May 12, 2007 1:37 am

Hi

I have had A31 thinkpad for 5 years, it is a work horse, I am happy
with it and bought another A31 ebay for my kids, I am in the market
for...

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Last post by ryengineer
Wed May 16, 2007 5:22 pm
Wireless on a 600e with a HiRate 128 PC Card

Last post by schen « Wed May 16, 2007 12:15 pm

by schen » Wed May 16, 2007 12:15 pm

Well, my low-cost 600e is almost finished. I installed an X-Jack Ethernet card last night and got on the internet. Then I installed one of my OLD IBM...

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Last post by schen
Wed May 16, 2007 12:15 pm
Intel Turbo Memory

Last post by bontistic « Wed May 16, 2007 11:34 am
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by bontistic » Wed May 16, 2007 1:18 am

What does it actually do?

I've read it caches for faster hard disk access and boot times and if it can handle it solely, doesn't have to access it...

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Last post by bontistic
Wed May 16, 2007 11:34 am
I think Rescue & Recovery just wiped my ext HD - ouch!

Last post by ozqadir « Wed May 16, 2007 9:46 am
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by ozqadir » Fri May 11, 2007 3:19 am

:(

I should have known better..and I think my data is well & truly gone but if anyone can help...!

I was doing my regular R&R backup to my Lacie...

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Last post by ozqadir
Wed May 16, 2007 9:46 am
Has anyone gotten Sony USB Skype Mouse VN-CX1 to work?

Last post by jolly2 « Wed May 16, 2007 8:41 am
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by krymson » Wed May 16, 2007 8:23 am

Has anyone tried connecting the VN-CX1 usb mouse/VoIP phone to their laptop? It's a mouse that's also a phone, and on my t41, mine's working as a...

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Last post by jolly2
Wed May 16, 2007 8:41 am
Ubuntu 7.04 Live CD

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 16, 2007 3:10 am
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by jbrasher » Tue May 15, 2007 10:31 pm

I trying to boot from an ISO image of the Ubuntu 7.04 CD i downloaded.

Unlike some people here I can't get past the initial load on Ubuntu, it goes...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 16, 2007 3:10 am
Will this RAM work for my Z60m?

Last post by sapibobo « Tue May 15, 2007 11:46 am
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by BioHazard » Fri May 11, 2007 10:09 am

I have a Z60m - model 2532 and would like to max the RAM to 2gb.

It came with a single 1g chip from the factory. So I have 1 slot open.

ZipZoomFly...

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Last post by sapibobo
Tue May 15, 2007 11:46 am
Anyones knows a good memory monitoring program?

Last post by madmax « Tue May 15, 2007 10:09 am
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by gator » Mon May 07, 2007 8:44 pm

I am troubleshooting one of my lab computers (a netvista workstation). The windows xp install has gone very very slow and is making the machine crawl...

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Last post by madmax
Tue May 15, 2007 10:09 am
Stand by/power problem

Last post by o1sowise « Tue May 15, 2007 6:29 am
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by laz » Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:24 pm

Starting about a week ago, I've been having a lot of problems with stand by with my T42. If I charge it up all the way, put it in stand by and leave...

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Last post by o1sowise
Tue May 15, 2007 6:29 am
Best external trackpoint keyboard?

Last post by sinden « Mon May 14, 2007 9:40 pm
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by sinden » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:04 pm

Best IBM Trackpoint keyboard? Dunno which one I should plan of keeping...

IBM Space Saver II

IBM Trackpoint USB keyboard

USB keyboard w/...

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Last post by sinden
Mon May 14, 2007 9:40 pm
Dead Pixel Or Something Else?

Last post by joester « Mon May 14, 2007 8:00 pm
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by trentblase » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:25 pm

About 6 months after I got my Thinkpad (see sig for details), a black spot appeared on my screen. What's strange is it's not your typical dead/stuck...

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Last post by joester
Mon May 14, 2007 8:00 pm
Booq powersleeve *or* Waterfield bag??Opinions?

Last post by shalliday « Mon May 14, 2007 6:34 pm
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by trapper » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:28 am

I am looking for a case/sleeve/bag for my new z60m. I am considering the new Booq Powersleeve vs. the Waterfield Cargo(medium) w/ sleeve. Does anyone...

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Last post by shalliday
Mon May 14, 2007 6:34 pm
Quick question about Battery Maximzer

Last post by Temetka « Mon May 14, 2007 3:50 pm
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by Temetka » Sun May 13, 2007 2:54 pm

In XP Pro SP2, How do I get the battery icon just outside of the system tray to report time remaining instead of percent remaining?

Thanks.

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Last post by Temetka
Mon May 14, 2007 3:50 pm
clean install winxp?

Last post by mnezor « Mon May 14, 2007 1:58 pm
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by mnezor » Sun May 13, 2007 3:15 pm

Hallo to everybody !

When I bought my r60 there wasn't any installation cd for windows xp-pro to the package only on a partition on HD ...as to all...

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Last post by mnezor
Mon May 14, 2007 1:58 pm
DVD Problem With Audio

Last post by ArtShapiro « Mon May 14, 2007 9:22 am
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by ArtShapiro » Thu May 10, 2007 2:27 pm

I'm cross country stealing a rogue wireless connection to ask a question. I'm visiting my sister, to whom I'd given my T30 when I got a T42 last...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Mon May 14, 2007 9:22 am
System Update does not pick up new updates

Last post by wackydan « Mon May 14, 2007 8:14 am
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by gt5l » Sat May 12, 2007 10:54 am

I have a T60p that came with Win XP home, I did a HD format and clean vista ulitmate install. I ran System update and it picked up about 20 or so...

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Last post by wackydan
Mon May 14, 2007 8:14 am
XP or Vista

Last post by chaukap « Sat May 12, 2007 7:13 am
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by coral » Thu May 10, 2007 11:24 am

I'm out for a new Thinkpad X60s

Vista or XP?

What's work best with the preinstalled drivers and so on?

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Last post by chaukap
Sat May 12, 2007 7:13 am
Built-in camera slow? (Z61m)

Last post by ZeroPlay « Fri May 11, 2007 7:38 am
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by ZeroPlay » Thu May 10, 2007 3:32 am

When I use the Windows XP Camera Wizard to capture images from the built-in camera, the animation is extremely slow. Even very slow movements (e.g....

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Last post by ZeroPlay
Fri May 11, 2007 7:38 am
Lenovo Repair or a Business Partner?

Last post by ozqadir « Fri May 11, 2007 2:54 am
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by rexy » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:54 pm

I have had problems with my T.P. and I was hoping for a replacement,
BUT...at this point, Lenovo is insisting on the T.P. being repaired as oppossed...

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Last post by ozqadir
Fri May 11, 2007 2:54 am
What Happened To T-60 Forum?

Last post by Mic1 « Thu May 10, 2007 9:09 am
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by Mic1 » Thu May 10, 2007 9:04 am

I know, I know.....Someone please help out the newbie.......Can someone explain to me what happened to my beloved T60 forum. I can find everything...

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Last post by Mic1
Thu May 10, 2007 9:09 am
Best place to buy Thinkpad Batterys?

Last post by phillyd2 « Thu May 10, 2007 8:57 am
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by phillyd2 » Wed May 09, 2007 10:06 am

Search resulted in over 700 pages LOL

Looking for a new battery for my X31. Where do you guys think is the best place to buy. I'm worried about ebay...

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Last post by phillyd2
Thu May 10, 2007 8:57 am
Access Connections Policies

Last post by Wiz « Wed May 09, 2007 8:29 am
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by QuadWorker » Tue May 08, 2007 4:34 pm

I have a user that is an administrator of his laptop, yet when he tries to go into Global Settings the options are greyed out. He also tries to...

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Last post by Wiz
Wed May 09, 2007 8:29 am
Access Connections replacemnt ?

Last post by Wiz « Wed May 09, 2007 8:13 am
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by powaq » Wed May 09, 2007 7:33 am

Hi, I'd like to know if there is anything out there that manages connections as well as IBM Access Connections. AC works great for me but I need to...

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Last post by Wiz
Wed May 09, 2007 8:13 am
Anyone here use the Linksys Wireless-B WPC11 card?

Last post by goofyGAguy « Tue May 08, 2007 5:11 pm
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by goofyGAguy » Sun May 06, 2007 8:47 pm

Hello, I just acquired a Linksys wireless card and trying to get it set up. If I install the driver for it and insert the card in the PCMCIA slot,...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Tue May 08, 2007 5:11 pm
ThinkPad T60 Supply/Display Availability

Last post by Jay_Z « Tue May 08, 2007 12:13 pm

by Jay_Z » Tue May 08, 2007 12:13 pm

Has anyone seen any official or unofficial news about the constraints on supply for the T60 15.4 SXGA+ display?

I have had one on order with Lenovo...

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Last post by Jay_Z
Tue May 08, 2007 12:13 pm
LINKSYS

Last post by akhavan « Tue May 08, 2007 11:56 am

by akhavan » Tue May 08, 2007 11:56 am

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying LINKSYS Wireless-N Broadband Router. Is anyone using it can comment about it?

Thanks

Sepehr

Note from Moderator:...

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Last post by akhavan
Tue May 08, 2007 11:56 am
Thinkpad motherboards

Last post by newmark « Tue May 08, 2007 10:34 am
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by newmark » Mon May 07, 2007 5:54 pm

I have a few questions regarding the Thinkpad insides:

1. Does anybody know who makes the Thinkpad motherboards?

2. Are the motherboards in the T60...

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Last post by newmark
Tue May 08, 2007 10:34 am
Battery error detected?

Last post by hodad « Mon May 07, 2007 11:53 pm
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by hodad » Mon May 07, 2007 10:55 pm

I keep getting multiple messages in my Messege Center saying A battery error is detected but it gives no details. Anyone know what this might be...

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Last post by hodad
Mon May 07, 2007 11:53 pm
Is my HDD failing?

Last post by Purcy « Mon May 07, 2007 10:19 pm
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by gator » Wed May 02, 2007 3:47 pm

I have had my T60 since last august, and it has been really solid. It was working perfectly, but over the last 3-4 days I have had a strange problem...

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Last post by Purcy
Mon May 07, 2007 10:19 pm
Question on the "Thinkpad" button on the keyboard

Last post by bontistic « Mon May 07, 2007 11:02 am
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by SaberX » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:35 pm

Most of the thinkpads i had have had this Thinkpad button on the keyboard.
But none of the systems seem to have software for it.When i hit the button...

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Last post by bontistic
Mon May 07, 2007 11:02 am
Loose keys

Last post by bontistic « Mon May 07, 2007 12:59 am
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by up488 » Sun May 06, 2007 6:45 pm

I accidently knocked a couple of keys off my keyboard when cleaning it and find it really hard to get them back into place...Is there a trick to this?

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Mon May 07, 2007 12:59 am

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