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Presentation Director wont install

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by roont » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:38 pm

When trying to install Presentation Director on a clients PC nothing happens. I've tried to do it thru the system update and software installer,...

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Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:38 pm
TVT SMBus and SMI2 folders

Last post by someotherguy « Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:26 am
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by LutzMolderings » Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:03 am

can anybody tell me what these folders TVT SMBus and SMI2 are?
Have they anything to to with RR?

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Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:26 am
Lid/Resolution problem -- WHY WON'T THEY FIX THIS?

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by daveman » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:12 pm
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I've got a new z60t and it has this dreaded lid closing resolution problem. Like others, I've tried everything, with varying degrees of success. I'm...
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T4xP series comparison

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:40 pm
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by semaj » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:01 pm

What are the main differances between the series. I was looking at picking up a t41p, i have a t41 with a t42p motherboard installed and i have been...

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Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:40 pm
Disconnecting From Router!

Last post by KivanAtaris « Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:38 am
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by KivanAtaris » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:30 am

Hey All!

I just bought an IBM Thinkpad and also currently have 3 iMACs in our house. I've connected all of these to a router to grab internet....

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Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:38 am
Lenovo USB2.0 Multi-Burner

Last post by fschwep « Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:03 am
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by Wolfie » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:10 am

Can anyone comment on the Lenovo USB2.0 Multi-Burner? Is it a good drive to get compared to what is available out there? I plan on purchasing the...

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Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:03 am
can nero 6 copy dvd directly to hard drive?

Last post by Aroc « Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:17 am
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by dsigma6 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:02 pm

i got a dvd burner hooked up in my desktop, but i only have 1 dvd drive- so no direct copies.

it came with a nero suite, and youd think there would...

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Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:17 am
Thinkpad Dock

Last post by j-dawg « Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:07 am
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by j-dawg » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:11 pm

I've lost the key to my Thinkpad Dock (fortunately not with my computer in it) and I still want to use it. Can I just take the dock to a locksmith,...

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Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:07 am
Do all recent ThinkPads take PS/2 mouse?

Last post by bill bolton « Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:10 am
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by poochtp23 » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:50 pm

Hi,

I'm about to be loaned a ThinkPad so I can work at home. My client doesn't yet know what model I'll get, but it won't be more than a couple of...

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Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:10 am
Motion Computing Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Trackball

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by shfawaz » Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:18 pm

Is anyone using one with a Bluetooth equipped Thinkpad? Was it easy to connect? Comments, opinions, compliments or criticism welcome.

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Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:18 pm
Sudden, complete battery failure

Last post by JHEM « Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:50 am
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by JonathanGennick » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:57 am
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I've had notebook batteries degrade over time many times, but recently the battery on my wife's Thinkpad simply stopped holding a charge. It won't...
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Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:50 am
Question about restoring HDD with Acronis TrueImage

Last post by Kyocera « Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:12 pm
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by Puppy » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:42 am

This could be another HOW TO. My question is regarding regular HDD backups using Acronis TrueImage 9.

I do regular backups of the Windows partition...

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Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:12 pm
Client Security / Password Manager v7

Last post by jjesusfreak01 « Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:12 am
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by LutzMolderings » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:28 am

Lenovo no longer has CSS7 available for dowload at present. Has anybody got a copy he/she would be kind enough to send me?
Thanks a lot.

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Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:12 am
IBM\Lenovo Shipping Charge

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:06 pm
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by BruisedQuasar » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:37 pm

I may need to replace my T23 Keyboard. Does anyone know whether IBM\Lenovo insists on shipping overnight at a high flat fee?

--Bruised

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Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:06 pm
Hidden Partition versus new Rescue and Recovery

Last post by carl3 « Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:41 pm
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by luminus » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:01 pm

Hi, everyone.

I have a Thinkpad X31 with a 40gb HD. If I look at the HD property, I only see 34gbs. I remember people told me the 6 gb is a hidden...

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Last post by carl3
Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:41 pm
replacing backlight on T42?

Last post by jkn « Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:16 pm
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by jkn » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:26 pm

Hi all
I've been offered (cheap!) a T42 which has a very dim screen. It gets dimmer as it runs, which makes me suspect the backlight. I realise I...

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:16 pm
Dock / Monitor Stand

Last post by mcvosi « Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:36 pm

by mcvosi » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:36 pm

I just got the advanced mini dock and the monitor stand for my T60. Is it just me or does the monitor stand not work with this newer dock?

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:36 pm
72W versus higher rated AC power adapters for A31?

Last post by schen « Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:38 am
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by vital-analitix » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:26 am

I remember having read somewhere that instead of using the standard 72 W AC power adapter for the A31 a higher rated adapter can be used. (with my...

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Last post by schen
Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:38 am
AUDIO-Good News

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:02 pm

by BruisedQuasar » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:02 pm

For members who seek audio solutions for their notebooks, I have some good news. Buy.com just put on special the new

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS...

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:02 pm
What is this thing? PCMCIA Card of some type, IBM made...

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:31 am
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by Red_October_7000 » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:01 am

I've got here a PCMCIA card from IBM (presumably for use in Thinkpads). It is called an IBM IDE PC Card, and its P/N is 00K1084; its FRU # is...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:31 am
CSS password

Last post by Champ « Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:57 pm
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by benjaminzsj » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:10 pm

I can't remember I had a security chip password configured after I uninstalled the previous IBM security software. Now after I installed the Rescue...

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Last post by Champ
Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:57 pm
quick questions regarding ibm folders

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:17 pm
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by Guv'nor-K » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:22 am

hi all,

ive been running low on HDD space recently and wanted to free some up. I was thinking of deleting the SWTOOLS, DRIVERS, VALUEADD, IBMTOOLS,...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:17 pm
synchronizing two IBM laptops

Last post by jamess « Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:46 pm
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by jamess » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:16 pm

hello there!

I know there are sync.programs available, but i would like to ask you, dedicated ThinkPad users, which software do you use to sync...

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Last post by jamess
Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:46 pm
Thinkpad security / managing where to use pw's and fingerprn

Last post by johnp126 « Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:44 pm
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by Torque » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:55 pm

Hello Thinkpad forums.

When I first got the T43 in my signature, I enabled the fingerprint reader. Its set up so I have to swipe or enter a...

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Last post by johnp126
Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:44 pm
stuck keys

Last post by dsigma6 « Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:40 am
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by shiyang » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:12 pm

Anybody here has experienced keys being stuck while playing a 3D game?

This never happened on my desktop, could it just be the thinkpad?

I have a...

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Last post by dsigma6
Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:40 am
Very HOT 7200rpm 60GB HDD

Last post by vital-analitix « Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:17 am
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by Torque » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:30 am

Hello Thinkpad forums :D

I've had my T41p for some time now. Actually since Fall last year. I've never really noticed the harddrive getting hot...

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Last post by vital-analitix
Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:17 am
Source for screws ??

Last post by Biggs « Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:09 pm
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by kstuart » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:24 pm

I opened up my 570, and discovered that one of the screws holding the keyboard is missing (which explains the floppy feel).

It's a M2.5 x 9mm ....

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Last post by Biggs
Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:09 pm
Latest driver for Cisco CB21AG wireless card?

Last post by bri « Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:47 am
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by bri » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:42 am

Does anyone have the latest driver? I'm having trouble getting it to work on my T60 and want to see if maybe a newer driver is required to be...

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Last post by bri
Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:47 am
Conflicting CCFL/Backlight Life span Opinions

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:16 pm
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by dsvochak » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:25 am

Apparently, there are conflicting opinions regarding whether turning the monitor on and off has any impact on the life span of the backlight/ccfl....

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:16 pm
Lost

Last post by NS « Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:21 pm
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by NS » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:40 am

Hello, i need help again.

This time, i also don't know how to get the window paint program back. I clicked start, accessories and cannot find paint....

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Last post by NS
Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:21 pm
Noisy 12v Car adapter?

Last post by westsailor « Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:46 pm
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by westsailor » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:51 am

Long story short:

I live on a boat and use my T30 for music. I feed the headphone out to the aux in on my CD player. When using the AC adapter or...

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Last post by westsailor
Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:46 pm
T20 or A22M

Last post by schen « Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:33 am
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by wareynolds » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:49 pm

I have the option to get a T20 or an A22M. Is one generally a better option? T20 is older (6 or 700 MHZ while the A22 is 1.0ghz) Neither battery last...

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Last post by schen
Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:33 am
Clearing password off of hard drive

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:50 am
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by Bgradid » Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:11 am

I've got a 4gB hard drive here that I swiped out of a 560z of mine, however, its password protected.

I'm guessing that because its password...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:50 am
External Keyboard

Last post by sugo « Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:28 pm
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by shiyang » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:37 pm

Any recommendations for an external keyboard?

I'm thinking of getting a large monitor for the docking station, so i'd need a keybard+ mouse?

Any...

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Last post by sugo
Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:28 pm
Sierra WWAN cards?

Last post by epbrown « Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:17 pm
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by epbrown » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:10 pm

I was talking to a vendor about getting a wireless Broadband card to use in my 600X and Transnote. The seller says that the cards are not mini-PCI,...

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Last post by epbrown
Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:17 pm
RecordNow and DLA by Sonic update

Last post by gab « Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:48 am

by gab » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:48 am

I am looking for advice on two problems.

First, RecordNow disappears every time I reboot my machine. I can reinstall the software, but it will...

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Last post by gab
Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:48 am
recovery cd generates 'cdr101: not ready reading drive x'

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by dsigma6 » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:16 pm

im using t23 discs to restore w2k on a 600e. it has been previously tested and does in fact work on the 600e. when i boot from the disc, it displays...

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Last post by dsigma6
Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:16 pm
Remove "My Bluetooth Places" from the desktop

Last post by Torque « Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:37 pm
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by mhca » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:41 am

Since I recently did a clean install of Windows XP on my X41 I would like to have a clean windows desktop and I am never really using bluetooth and...

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Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:37 pm
Fresh WindowsXP install - activate service partition/utility

Last post by mhca « Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:36 pm
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by mhca » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:54 am

I decided to make a fresh install of Windows XP on my IBM X41 two days ago following a guide I had found on this forum.

I decided to leave the...

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Last post by mhca
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:36 pm
Perfect silent thinkpads ...

Last post by gearguy « Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:57 am
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by sugo » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:54 pm

Didn't notice flash drives are here

Together with Tpfancontrol, one can have the ultimate silent laptop.

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Last post by gearguy
Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:57 am
Intel GMA drivers..Lenovo or intel.com

Last post by FRiC « Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:16 pm
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by scsgoal31 » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:16 am

Does IBM do anything special to the Intel GMA drivers before releasing them either on system update or in the driver matrix?

Intel.com is about 2-3...

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Last post by FRiC
Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:16 pm
Thinkpad as a USB mass storage device

Last post by sugo « Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:53 pm

by sugo » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:53 pm

IPods, newer PDAs and cellphones can act as a USB mass storage device when plugged to a laptop. Is there a software that can turn a laptop into a USB...

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Last post by sugo
Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:53 pm
How do I assign the Thinkpad key?

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:24 am
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by RoxyRose » Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:02 pm

For some reason my thinkpad button does absoulutely nothing when I press it. Is there anyway to assign it to something useful?

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Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:24 am
Boot from External USB HDD Enclosure and Run its own R&R

Last post by Kyocera « Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:37 pm
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by w0qj » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:47 am

I have a T42s (2373-K5H) that came pre-installed with Win'XP-Pro SP2.

I have a spare 40 GB notebook HDD lying around, and I'm wondering if I can...

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Last post by Kyocera
Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:37 pm
question: thinkpad or hp?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:37 pm
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by kumi » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:39 am

hi, i need a laptop for school and as a desktop replacement (games like bf2 need to run) for school i need autodesk 2006/2007 to run

i have 3...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:37 pm
Sound Volume Indicator Invisible

Last post by w0qj « Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:51 am
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by ThinkPad R » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:23 am

Hey guys. I don't know why the sound volume bars aren't showing up recently.

Also I can't System Update for some reasons.

Does anybody know?...

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Last post by w0qj
Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:51 am
Network Bridge + Access Connections. Does it work?

Last post by kulivontot « Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:38 am
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by kulivontot » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:30 pm

Has anyone effectively got Access Connections to work while setting up the machine to bridge the network connections? I'm trying to share my wireless...

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Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:38 am
Warranty Transfer?

Last post by daeojkim « Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:18 pm
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by isosmotic » Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:00 pm

I purchased a used T40 about 8 months ago. My machine pretty much crapped out on me. Going through the board, and reading what others have said, I...

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Last post by daeojkim
Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:18 pm
Wistron CM9 Atheros MiniPCI Antenna Connectors

Last post by Biggs « Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:21 pm

by Biggs » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:21 pm

For the Thinkpad,
1) black wire = AUX
2) grey wire = MAIN

What are the consequences of reversing the antenna connections (i.e. black wire to the...

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Last post by Biggs
Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:21 pm
7K100 is it much louder than 5K100?

Last post by w0qj « Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:03 pm
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by terki » Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:54 am

like in topic - is the noise difference very noticeable?

thx for answers

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Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:03 pm

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