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Hard drive sectors

Last post by Vypr « Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:16 pm
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by Vypr » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:33 am

I recently purchased a new ThinkPad, and on the hard drive, I noticed that Lenovo had moved some files to the end of the hard drive. I assume this...

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Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:16 pm
Difference between T- /R- /A- /X- series Thinkpads?

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:17 am
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by TonyJZX » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:38 am

Could you guys give me a canned cheat sheet on the above?

I know Rs are the cheap ones?

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Last post by BruisedQuasar
Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:17 am
upgrade of processor in tp 570

Last post by aeroz02 « Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:02 am
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by aeroz02 » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:56 am

hi people.i will like to know whether it is possible to change the tp 570 pentium 2 to a pentium 3 and how to do so.thanks.pls email me .

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Last post by aeroz02
Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:02 am
Check my plan.. Please

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:53 pm
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by autologic » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:07 pm

Getting a new thinkpad. Here's what I want to do. Help me with step 6... I have no idea what to do.

1) Create recovery & restore cd's.
2) Wipe...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:53 pm
Computer no longer boots normally

Last post by goofyGAguy « Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:10 pm
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by goofyGAguy » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:29 pm

Hello everyone. I hope this is in the right forum.

I have a T21 running Windows 2000 that is hanging on the startup screen. The blue bars only go...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:10 pm
Celeron M in Desktop Motherboard? (Warning: Pictures)

Last post by boshi « Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:13 pm
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by JHaislet » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:02 pm

I need to build a small firewall appliance and would like to use something like a Mobile Celeron M instead of the regular Socket 478 Celeron D's...

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Last post by boshi
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:13 pm
Possible solution to "Invalid Machine Type" error

Last post by SeanM « Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:47 pm
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by daeojkim » Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:52 am

Okay!! this must have worked with older version of Software Installer.
My bad... :(

It seemed to have worked until december last year. :(...

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Last post by SeanM
Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:47 pm
600x vs T23

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:42 am
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by fwebb » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:26 pm

I am considering either a 600X or a T23. Both are in excellent condition. My main concern is the keyboard. Read somewhere that the 600X keyboard is...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:42 am
R&R3

Last post by croooowe « Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:01 pm
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by Filip » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:34 am

Is it worth to install? Is it much better than R&R2?

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Last post by croooowe
Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:01 pm
Rescue and Recovery 2.0 doesn't ask for network path

Last post by jdont « Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:03 am
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by jdont » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:13 am

RR 2.0
IBM Thinkpad X40

I can backup all day to the local drive but when I try to copy the local backup to the network it never asks for a network...

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Last post by jdont
Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:03 am
How to activate the middle-button of the TrackPoint?

Last post by ndee « Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:42 am
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by ndee » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:57 am

So here's the deal: I have a T42p, which is about 1.5 years old. In the very beginning, I had the TrackPoint working and the middle-button would also...

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Last post by ndee
Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:42 am
Are IBM eServer drives compatible with Thinkpads?

Last post by cakesy « Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:15 am
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by cakesy » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:51 am

Hi, I have the option to get an IBM eServer drive. I need a new drive for my Thinkpad T23 - is the drive compatible with Ultrabay 2000 - I have tried...

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Last post by cakesy
Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:15 am
Which Thinkpad to buy??

Last post by djpharoah « Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:49 am
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by Charles Mann » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:37 am

I currently own the following Thinkpads, which were purchased new as they were introduced by IBM.
755c 9545-F0C
770 9549-1AU
A20p 2629-6UU
A30p...

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Last post by djpharoah
Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:49 am
client security passphrase?

Last post by Rower « Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:05 am
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by Rower » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:10 pm

i forgot my client security passphrase. how can i log in to my windows xp without my client security passphrase? pls help me. thanks in advance.

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Last post by Rower
Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:05 am
Problems with Bluetooth dial-up via Nokia 6630

Last post by krma-thkpds « Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:46 am
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by krma-thkpds » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:36 pm

I'm using my Nokia as a modem to connect to the internet. Whilst using the connection everything is ok, but if go to standby or hibernate while...

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Last post by krma-thkpds
Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:46 am
I need Access Connections 2.61

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:36 pm
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by trharlan » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:19 pm

It is the only version that I cna get to work on my network with my constraints and my drivers, etc, etc...

Is it up on an FTP server somewhere? Or...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:36 pm
Seagate 160 GB with Perpendicular Recording Technology

Last post by sugo « Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:13 pm
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by w0qj » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:55 am

Re: Seagate 160 GB with Perpendicular Recording Technology

Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160GB Hard Disk Drive with Perpendicular Recording Technology...

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Last post by sugo
Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:13 pm
Sending in HD

Last post by Kyocera « Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:17 pm
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by Kyocera » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:58 pm

I have to send in a HD that was replaced under warranty and am wondering if I can hit it with a hammer :shock: or make it completely unrecoverable...

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Last post by Kyocera
Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:17 pm
clicking or chattering noise with scrolling

Last post by tp23 « Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:49 pm
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by eharley » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:46 am

Hi people.

I have something going on here that seems very mysterious to me. Whenever a large chunk of the screen is redrawn rapidly (such as...

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Last post by tp23
Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:49 pm
Screen goes off when no AC attached

Last post by speniboy « Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:31 am
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by speniboy » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:59 am

Hi, can anybody help, I'm stuck in Indonesia with my Thinkpad, and cannot use it outside of my hotel room; not much use.

The screen in on 80% of the...

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Last post by speniboy
Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:31 am
LAN boot (PXE)

Last post by Kyocera « Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:35 am
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by marcos » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:41 am

Has anyone tried that?

I was bored and as distraction began to tinker with my machine for things that I didn't do before. So I tried to see if I...

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Last post by Kyocera
Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:35 am
Mini-pci 802.11 compatibility

Last post by tp23 « Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:18 pm
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by tp23 » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:28 pm

I understand that if a ThinkPad bios doesnt support a particular piece of hardware, drivers will not install. My question concerns mini-pci wireless...

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Last post by tp23
Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:18 pm
Cannot Find Hiberfil.sys

Last post by Orevin « Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:52 pm
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by rosemarycane » Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:39 pm

Could anyone tell me where to find this file? I did a search and I could not find it anywhere on my C drive.

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Last post by Orevin
Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:52 pm
Upgrade to RnR v.3 or not?

Last post by croooowe « Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:56 pm
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by Piran » Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:08 pm

I currently have Rescue and Recovery 2.04.0182 on my T43p. Is it worth to upgrade to v.3 or not?
Reading through the readme-file I found that it is...

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Last post by croooowe
Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:56 pm
List your Generic Battery problems

Last post by briank « Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:39 pm
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by Aristotle11 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:31 pm

Hi.

As many of you know, the generic thinkpad batteries cost much less than the IBMs, but often come with problems. I though we might start a list...

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Last post by briank
Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:39 pm
Good back up software??

Last post by davidspalding « Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:57 pm
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by daeojkim » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:39 pm

I have an external USB HD and I woulld like to regular back up.
I have used R&R to back up both C and D drives.

I have all of my important file in...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:57 pm
Digitally signing documents

Last post by krma-thkpds « Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:57 am

by krma-thkpds » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:57 am

I wish to enable the thing but have completely no idea how does it work. Can you enlighten me?

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Last post by krma-thkpds
Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:57 am
Memory question

Last post by tbu3 « Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:41 am
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by tbu3 » Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:51 am

Will a DDR2 memory work on a thinkpad that originally uses DDR? I would like to upgrade my R51 to 1GB. There aren't any available in my country...

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Last post by tbu3
Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:41 am
Hard drive quality standards, have they gone down?

Last post by donking! « Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:09 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:37 pm

I just checked the technical specs for my hard drive on Toshiba's website and noticed that the life expectancy is 5 years. Currently, that drive is...

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Last post by donking!
Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:09 am
Can't UnInstall Access Connections

Last post by wantathinkpad « Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:25 am
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by wantathinkpad » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:22 pm

When I use software Installer & Add/Remove Programs trying to uninstall AC 4.01 i Get

An Installation support file could not be installed. The...

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Last post by wantathinkpad
Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:25 am
Removing Krazy Glue from Palm Rest

Last post by brooklynboy « Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:05 am
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by brooklynboy » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:43 pm

A blob of Krazy Glue Gel wound up on my T30 palm rest in a completely unrelated operation. Don't ask.

I'm about to test a little acetone...

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Last post by brooklynboy
Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:05 am
A 3.5" HDD formatting format

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:33 pm
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by ambientscape » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:24 pm

I just bought a desktop hard drive attached to a external casing. Before I started putting it in the enclosure, I formatted it with my desktop...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:33 pm
X series PSU on T-series?

Last post by ambientscape « Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:26 pm
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by ambientscape » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:51 am

I just wanna know is it safe if I use the X31 PSU for my T23??

Regards,

Alvin

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Last post by ambientscape
Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:26 pm
New user with questions: LCD panel replaced under warranty

Last post by Jlambert « Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:00 am
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by teefar » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:19 pm

My backlight is on its last wing and an IBM tech is coming to replace it. My question is... what exactly are they replacing? I have read that IBM...

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Last post by Jlambert
Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:00 am
How to backup OS to CD?

Last post by croooowe « Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:19 am
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by pschoggens » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:31 am

Hi again,

While reading the EULA for windows agreement, I learned it was OK for me to burn one copy of the OS for personal reinstall use and since...

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Last post by croooowe
Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:19 am
needs driver

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:49 pm
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by cord73 » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:45 pm

hi all just wanting to find out i got this old laptop its a Ibm thinkpad 560 and the mouse wont work on it do i need a mouse driver for it

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:49 pm
Movingfrom 1 ThinkPad to a new one.

Last post by djpharoah « Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:56 am
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by PutnamJct » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:34 am

Hi,

My T23 has finally given up on me. The LCD backlight is either dead or close to it. I had the problem fixed once efore when it was under...

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Last post by djpharoah
Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:56 am
Anyone have an external Thinkpad-like keyboard?

Last post by chubes « Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:05 am
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by tbessie » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:05 pm

I was thinking of buying one of those Thinkpad-like external keyboards with the UltraNav and TrackPoint, but I'd like to try one out first, to see...

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Last post by chubes
Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:05 am
t4x touchpad as mini-tablet?

Last post by icantux « Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:46 am
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by icantux » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:26 am

Hello,

I've often wondered about whether or not the T (or other series) touchpad could also serve as a mini-tablet for a variety of uses such as...

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Last post by icantux
Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:46 am
Annoying Hard Disk Vibration under Palm Rests...

Last post by Elliott « Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:27 am
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by Elliott » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:59 am

Hello all,

I just upgraded the Hard Disk in my x30 to a Samsung 5400 rpm 40GB model (link if anyone is interested: )

While the Hard Disk is...

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Last post by Elliott
Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:27 am
IE v7.0 and Client Security Password Manager

Last post by krma-thkpds « Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:19 am
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by krma-thkpds » Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:54 am

I just downloaded the beta version of new Internet Explorer and foud out that Password Manager doesn't work with it. Does anyone here use IE 7.0 and...

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Last post by krma-thkpds
Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:19 am
FlexView vs non-flexVIEW

Last post by dr_st « Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:11 am
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by mkashlev » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:43 am

hi, I am thinking of purchasing a Thinkpad T60 with dual core CPU. One of the functions that I want the laptop to provide is the ability to watch DVD...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:11 am
high quality sound on Thinkpads

Last post by marcos « Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:45 am
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by savarin » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:24 am

I have a task. To buy a notebook for my nephew.
Of course, I can buy only a Thinkpad ... :-)

Most of his demands is easy to fulfil (DVD burner,...

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Last post by marcos
Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:45 am
Car mount ?

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by marcos » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:10 am

Have searched but found no discussion...

I was thinking of mounting my t42 on the the truck that i supposely will get soon. The idea is to have GPS,...

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Last post by marcos
Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:10 am
Anyone see old Space Saver Trackpoint keyboards out there?

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:46 pm
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by tbessie » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:03 pm

I got an IBM keyboard for my A31, and am happily using it, but was wondering if the older, Space Saver model keyboards without the trackpad (only...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:46 pm
My beef with ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery v3.01.0037

Last post by w0qj « Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:58 pm
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by w0qj » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:21 pm

***Please advise how I can prevent R&R v3 from creating a 3 GB R&R recovery folder onto the external USB 2.5 notebook hard drive without my consent?...

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Last post by w0qj
Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:58 pm
ATI Powerplay issue

Last post by krma-thkpds « Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:52 pm
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by krma-thkpds » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:47 pm

i have a problem regarding ati's powerplay. it is not saving the alts i made in preferences. even if i turn the powerplay on/off next time i check it...

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Last post by krma-thkpds
Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:52 pm
maximum length for passwords

Last post by boshi « Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:39 pm
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by boshi » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:40 am

What is the maximum length for supervisor passwords on the thinkpad z60 series?

Thanks

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Last post by boshi
Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:39 pm
x41t at IBM Certified Refurbished

Last post by southy « Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:04 pm
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by Nebrie » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:23 pm

18666SU

What do you think of this one? $1,347.25 with the Visa/Mastercard discount. I can't decide between the x60s and this one now.

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Last post by southy
Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:04 pm
Keyboard 1171 02K5577 or 5578

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by jparrot427 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:12 am

Hello bunch.

Would anybody have such an a/n keyboard to donate or for a meesly price ? My space bar is dead.

This is on an i Series 1171 of all...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:12 am

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