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Bad NIC

Last post by Fred Mertz « Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:10 am
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by Fred Mertz » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:17 am

My Brother who has never owned a Thinkpad before was offered an A21P for $150.It has a bad NIC.What does this mean and is this a good deal?Thanks

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Last post by Fred Mertz
Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:10 am
Streamlining thinkvantage

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:05 pm
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by seaweedsl » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:22 am

I saw somewhere a guide for streamlining (removing) some of the thinkvantage that is redundant with XP to speed up the pc and simplify things a...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:05 pm
Which Thinkpads came with Bluetooth and/or WiFi Built in?

Last post by DryBear « Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:53 pm
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by DryBear » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:30 pm

What was the earliest Thinkpads that came with Bluetooth, and/or WiFi built in? (Preferrably Bluetooth)

Is there a list out there that sums up all...

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Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:53 pm
Difference between Fn+F4 and Fn+F12

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:27 pm
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by Dead1nside » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:00 am

Out of curiosity, and to my knowledge I haven't messed around with those keybindings... but what is the difference between Fn+ F4 and Fn+F12...?

On...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:27 pm
visaperks.ca pricing extended

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by tomh009 » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:13 pm

Good news for Canadians: visaperks.ca has extended the discounted ThinkPad pricing (which originally expired yesterday) until the end of January....

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Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:13 pm
Switching Hard Drives

Last post by Kyocera « Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:03 am
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by Fred Mertz » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:16 am

My old A20m died from a bad system board and and i was able to procure an A20p to replace it however it has no HD/OS.I would like to take the old HD...

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Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:03 am
[Warning] Don't install "PC-Doctor 5"

Last post by JaneL « Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:29 am
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by Talon88 » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:09 am

:::

Don't install PC-Doctor 5

After install PC-Doctor 5 , Many uninstall at
Win's Add & Remove will lost. Both IBM & other
Program's Uninstall....

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Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:29 am
New HD - recommendations??

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:34 pm
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by Anders S » Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:56 pm

Hi guys,

I'm considering getting a 100gb 7200rpm HD for my t42.

any recommendation, regardless of brand?

btw what's difference between E7k100 and...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:34 pm
Do not buy built-in EVDO wireless

Last post by dfumento « Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:56 pm
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by dfumento » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:32 pm

The federal government does not allow the EVDO wireless radios to be user replacable. Thus, because you might want to switch providers or because...

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Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:56 pm
Questions about TP before buying...

Last post by atomMan « Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:55 am
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by atomMan » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:18 pm

From everything i've read so far it looks like the TP is the way to go. I'm considering the T60 and have a few questions if anyone would care to help...

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Last post by atomMan
Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:55 am
Hi wich WIFI card I can use on my r-40 2681

Last post by Terrahawk « Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:35 pm
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by ottadel » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:41 pm

Hi to every body in the forum, recently I buy an used R-40 2681 laptop, but do not com with wifi card, I saw in the botton cover the place to fit,...

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Last post by Terrahawk
Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:35 pm
How Do I Completely Remove Norton AV?

Last post by leasure98 « Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:40 am
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by hodad » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:52 pm

Can anyone tell me how to completely remove Norton AV from my system. It came pre-loaded and I know from past experience that Norton seems to be the...

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Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:40 am
Sound coming from T20...reminiscent of a katydid

Last post by dsigma6 « Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:12 am
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by dsigma6 » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:04 pm

I've noticed a sound just like a katydid makes, however it has less of a pitch. I can't hear where it's coming from exactly, but at this point I've...

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Last post by dsigma6
Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:12 am
New Core 2 Duo Thinkpads - Do they come with 64-bit XP ?

Last post by kulivontot « Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:45 am
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by tselling » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:45 am

I am wondering if the new Core-2 Duo Thinkpads come with 64-bit Windows XP Pro? Or just the old standard 32-bit.

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Last post by kulivontot
Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:45 am
Stasis Racing team using Thinkpads...

Last post by Talon88 « Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:44 am
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by Quattro » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:47 am

looks pretty neat. Lots of pics:

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Last post by Talon88
Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:44 am
Delete all RnR backups after upgrade?

Last post by Talon88 « Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:35 am
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by Optigrab » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:44 am

The other day, I applied the latest update to Rescue & Recovery from 3.10.0017 to 3.10.0022. R&R told me to discard the rescue media I created under...

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Last post by Talon88
Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:35 am
Fan upgrade- General questions

Last post by proaudioguy « Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:32 pm
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by dsigma6 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:28 am

This relates to my T20 but is general in nature. It has a T22 fan in it with an 800mhz processor. The thing runs up to about 68C before the fan kicks...

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Last post by proaudioguy
Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:32 pm
Core 2 Quadro Thinkpads?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:09 pm
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by RUSH2112 » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:41 pm

I dont know much about the upcoming Core 2 Quadro processors, except that Intel is set to announce them 11/2, and theyre supposed to ship 11/14....

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:09 pm
T22 display flickering

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:43 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:22 am

The display on my T22 is flickering intermittently. Not flashing, or going black, but flickering from normal to dimmer. I read what I could find in...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:43 pm
1 GB of RAM has no effect on T41p performance

Last post by Jonathan Cordery « Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:26 pm

by Jonathan Cordery » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:26 pm

I have just installed 1 GB of Kingston RAM for my T41p 2373 GGG. The part number is KTM-TP9828/1G which is equivalent to IBM p/n 31P9834. I'm pretty...

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Last post by Jonathan Cordery
Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:26 pm
Acer-built ThinkPads

Last post by jruschme « Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:43 am
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by jruschme » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:51 am

I was reading a post in the Legacy forum about upgrades to a TP 310ED and got interested in dusting off an old Acer Extensa 610CDT of mine and trying...

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Last post by jruschme
Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:43 am
Rapid Restore keeps re-making base images

Last post by Terrahawk « Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:07 am
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by Terrahawk » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:53 pm

I'm giving IBM's Rapid Restore a try with my R40. It's still the same version as what originally shipped with the machine.

As far as I'm aware, it...

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Last post by Terrahawk
Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:07 am
X60 - CPU vmx extension crippled in BIOS (linux xen)

Last post by lev « Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:36 am
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by aravind » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:02 pm

Hi,

I use a X60 at work and would like to run virtual machines (using XEN) with full virtualization (hvm). Even though the cpu in the machine has...

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Last post by lev
Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:36 am
Best External Keyboard?

Last post by Miller88 « Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:12 am
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by RonS » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:24 am

When my T60 is docked, I use an external keyboard. Currently it's a Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite Keyboard. I just upgraded my mouse (Logitech VX...

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Last post by Miller88
Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:12 am
Hacked FingerPrint

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:15 pm
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by masterus » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:15 pm

Hello everyone

Just saw how you can brake fingerprint..
You can watch that here

Regards

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:15 pm
Which wireless card to use

Last post by ottadel « Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:50 pm
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by yozas » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:36 pm

Hi,

I want some advice, what wireless card model should I use
in my X40 (soon to own) notebook.
I know there are IBM miniPCI cards and INTEL miniPCI...

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Last post by ottadel
Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:50 pm
Usage of WinXP OEM Serial

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:23 pm
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by vnirmalkumar » Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:39 am

I have a serial number for WinXP Prof OEM Edition stuck under my Thinkpad.

Is this serial number applicable to any language version of WinXP Prof...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:23 pm
Portable Drive Bay 2000 IDE PC-Card works with old PDB ?

Last post by tom_k « Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:40 am
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by tom_k » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:08 pm

Hi

I would lke to know whether the mentioned :
IDE PC-Card Adaptor for the Portable Drive Bay 2000, FRU 19K4501 ,
will work with an earlier Portable...

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Last post by tom_k
Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:40 am
New batch of updates (Oct, 2006)

Last post by DavidNZ « Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:13 am
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by jdhurst » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:48 pm

There are new ThinkPad updates out starting in Mid-October.

So, with Internet Explorer now running on my T41, and cognizant of some recent...

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Last post by DavidNZ
Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:13 am
outputs to dual monitor problem

Last post by fartonmyear « Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:52 pm

by fartonmyear » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:52 pm

when i open my laptop screen it outputs to both the laptop and external monitor even if i'm not using an external monitor. my resolution is 1024x768...

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Last post by fartonmyear
Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:52 pm
Insyde BIOS tools needed

Last post by Katch « Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:51 am

by Katch » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:51 am

I need some tools to fiddle with Insyde BIOS'. Does anyone have an app that can decompress and repackage the ROM...?

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Last post by Katch
Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:51 am
Er, XGA? SXGA? UXGA? WUXGA? QXGA? *scratches head*

Last post by real_psyence « Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:27 pm
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by 3nigma » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:15 pm

Hey all!

I'm getti'n ready to make my first plunge and get my very first ThinkPad.

I've heard a lot of talk on these different screen types, and...

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Last post by real_psyence
Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:27 pm
Password Manager / Internet Explorer 7 beta

Last post by Champ « Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:00 pm
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by LutzMolderings » Thu May 04, 2006 5:07 am

I have installed the Internet Explorer 7 and since then I the IBM Password Mangager does not work anymore. Even if I add new passwords it does not...

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Last post by Champ
Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:00 pm
How do I recover my model name?

Last post by ZPrime « Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:16 am
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by ZPrime » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:51 am

I just replaced the system board in my T42p due to a failing graphics system. After doing the replacement, how do I go about changing the machine...

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Last post by ZPrime
Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:16 am
I want my R&R files back

Last post by PPLepew « Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:20 pm

by PPLepew » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:20 pm

After my T30 HD squeeked to death, I re-installed the OS and Appls and was ready to restore my data files from my R&R backups on a USB drive. After...

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Last post by PPLepew
Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:20 pm
Start-up password and HDD protection password

Last post by bwd « Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:55 am
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by ambientscape » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:10 am

I have a problem with the start up & HDD protect. pass where I can't disable it. I've gone into the BIOS and try to disable it but no vain........ I...

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Last post by bwd
Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:55 am
DVD GCC 4160N doesnt read some DVDs

Last post by rs « Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:36 am

by rs » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:36 am

Hi

After my DVD player stopped functioning properly I bought a used one from a friend - a GCC 4160N. The thing works fine, but does not read some...

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Last post by rs
Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:36 am
Thinkpad and Polar heart rate monitor

Last post by serpico « Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:23 pm
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by serpico » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:37 am

With some of the older Polar HRMs, you need to buy a Polar infrared interface to be able to connect the HRM to the computer (even if the computer has...

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Last post by serpico
Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:23 pm
<Solved>My 2.5" hard drive enclosure does not fit

Last post by gustafson « Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:37 pm
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by gustafson » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:17 pm

I got an old 60G hard drive from my friend,
this hard drive belongs to his broken Toshiba A65 s-126 laptop,
I looked up some websites, they all...

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Last post by gustafson
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:37 pm
Antivirus headaches

Last post by wayrad « Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:38 pm
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by wayrad » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:32 pm

OK, this is driving me nuts...

My Z60m came with Symantec Client Security 3.1, and when it ran out I ordered a license, since it seemed to be doing...

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Last post by wayrad
Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:38 pm
slow login after installing access connections 4.12

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by skanky » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:35 pm

i've got a x31 and installed a intel 2100B mini pci card from my t42 (so i know theres nothing wrong with the card and it deffo works as it came with...

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Last post by skanky
Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:35 pm
PATA, SATA drives, what's the deal here ?

Last post by tomh009 « Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:25 pm
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by marcos » Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:19 pm

I understand that the thinkpads are now using SATA drives. Since I'm not familiar anymore with PC hardware, I have a couple of questions... Aren't...

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Last post by tomh009
Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:25 pm
Sending Hitachi Drive back under warranty

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:30 am
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by atct86 » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:28 pm

My 7200rpm 60gb Hitachi laptop drive failed, and is under warranty.

They state that the HD will be erased as soon at it arrives at their location....

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:30 am
Can R&R exclude file types?

Last post by IsoQuantic « Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:38 am
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by Optigrab » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:34 am

I see how I can set Rescue and Recovery to exclude files from a backup, using the Optimize backup storage space option. But can I set R&R to exclude...

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Last post by IsoQuantic
Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:38 am
R60 is Core 2 Duo?

Last post by RUSH2112 « Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:17 pm

by RUSH2112 » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:17 pm

Lenovo changed the products page to say Up to Core 2 Duo for the R and T Series today. As of right now, you can configure an R with a Core 2 Duo, but...

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Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:17 pm
5k160 160Gb 2.5" SATA Hitachi Travelstar Now Shipping

Last post by tomh009 « Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:30 pm
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by shfawaz » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:51 am

OWC appears to be the only outlet that has these in stock ready for shipping at $279, an $80 premium over its ATA counterpart.

2.5 5400RPM 160Gb...

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Last post by tomh009
Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:30 pm
Recommendation for A31 replacement: Z61M or R60?

Last post by P-Meyer « Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:52 am
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by P-Meyer » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:02 am

I am looking at retiring my two overworked A31p laptops.

I need a high performance machine with at least double the performance of my existing...

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Last post by P-Meyer
Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:52 am
Upgrading Hard Drive T20

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:13 am
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by lutami » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:29 pm

Was reading sometime ago posts on upgrading Hard Drives...can't find them now.

Question...i want to upgrade a T20...any recommendations on the...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:13 am
Access Connections Replacement

Last post by FredFromNYC « Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:47 am
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by Joe Cline » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:46 pm

I've been a loyal thinkpad user since 1999. I relly like the hardware, but the Access Connections software has never really liked me or the networks...

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Last post by FredFromNYC
Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:47 am
Best keyboard manufacturer ?

Last post by marcos « Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:09 pm
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by marcos » Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:59 pm

Thanks to the automated part pircing service, I got to know that national keyboards are, at least, in the system. Previous call to service could not...

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Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:09 pm

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