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Bluetooth (I think?!) problem

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by krma-thkpds » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:12 pm

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

If this is the first time...

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Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:54 am
Software installer, cant get it to work?

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by slasko » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:06 am

Hey

When i try to get updates from the software installer i get an error message that says this packet can not be transferred .

It downloads the...

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Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:06 am
thinkpad 2645-35u cpu upgrade

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by kevin » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:16 pm

can i put a celeron 400 mmc1 in this thing i have it already here is the poop. i have a p2 233 228 ram. 40g hdd works good but need more :twisted:...

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Last post by kevin
Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:16 pm
Automatic changing of server with wireless connectivity

Last post by jdhurst « Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:35 pm
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by assistanttobill » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:21 pm

I have an X40 which I take from place to place working and at home.

I have to constantly change the server to email out. Does anyone know of any IBM...

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Last post by jdhurst
Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:35 pm
Wireless security for laptop

Last post by davidspalding « Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:17 pm
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by red bioroid » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:44 pm

I usually connect to my local libraries or coffess shop and they never implement WEP\WPA or any security on the access point. My laptops have an...

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Last post by davidspalding
Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:17 pm
IBM Integrated Bluetooth II & SP2

Last post by stangri « Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:43 pm
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by krazykritter » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:07 pm

It seems the MS BT driver for the IBM Integrated Bluetooth II adapter has become corrupt. I tried to find the driver itself but haven't had much...

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Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:43 pm
Picking up a new 7200rpm drive (any effect on battery life?)

Last post by stangri « Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:38 am
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by PrincipalValiant » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:49 pm

So this afternoon I've decided I'm going to purchase a 60gb travelstar 7200rpm drive, I'm getting it for about $188CDN. Does anyone have experience...

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Last post by stangri
Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:38 am
3com xjack wireless adapter

Last post by ricerocket « Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:19 am
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by marvelousmarvyd » Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:02 am

Can someone tell me if the 3com wireless a/b/g nic card that has the antennae that retracts has its own wireless configuration utility or does it use...

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Last post by ricerocket
Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:19 am
Software Installer Package Cleaner

Last post by bill bolton « Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:12 am
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by dstraus » Sun Dec 25, 2005 12:33 pm

I have so many different versions of the thinkpad drivers installed, due to updates from the Software Installer. Is there any utility that will...

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Last post by bill bolton
Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:12 am
So I gotta make a choice...

Last post by ricerocket « Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:34 am
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by alternative minimum » Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:25 pm

...and I think I have. I want a T4x series. But there's a problem.

Lenovo's site sucks.

I can't seem to find a price for a T43p on their site,...

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Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:34 am
R52 vs T43 and screen resolution question

Last post by brainpicker « Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:59 am
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by ed-lep » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:11 pm

I'm always amazed at how helpful people are. Every time I get a new thing, there's a forum of help - amazing!!

Now for a couple of questions.

1)...

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Last post by brainpicker
Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:59 am
xml on C drive T41p

Last post by akhavan « Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:38 am
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by akhavan » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:29 am

Hi,

On my T41p I have sSupportWeb.xml and IBMAgent.xml does anybody know what they are for and if it is safe to delete them.

I'm still trying to...

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Last post by akhavan
Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:38 am
Big lag time logging in user and loading icons!

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:37 am
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by halfcard » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:36 pm

T41

anyone help on this? the background pic comes on but the icons seem to take a couple of minutes before they show up. this has been happening for...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:37 am
Recommendations for light weight ThinkPad?

Last post by ttan98 « Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:53 am
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by JEBB » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:24 pm

I would like to have a light weight laptop for travel. I would only use it for Internet and email (need wireless) and some word processing. It...

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Last post by ttan98
Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:53 am
Fingerprint Reader: Can it be set without Windows Pasword?

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:52 pm
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by riceboy54 » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:19 pm

I was wondering how to configure the fingerprint reader to be the only way of getting into windows. Right now I have it set as Secure Mode and it...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:52 pm
product recovery cds from IBM

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:12 pm
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by thinky » Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:51 pm

I have a question, if I want product recovery discs does IBM/Lenovo ship them (stamped media, CD or DVD ) to me or my only option is to burn the cds...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:12 pm
charging issues

Last post by wmsontx « Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:43 am
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by dts » Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:17 pm

Greetings,

When I plug my power supply in the system still thinks it is on battery. the
battery icon stays on and no beep when I plug in. The...

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Last post by wmsontx
Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:43 am
product recovery cds from IBM

Last post by thinky « Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:38 pm
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by thinky » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:09 am

I have a question, if I want product recovery discs does IBM/Lenovo ship them (stamped media, CD or DVD ) to me or my only option is to burn the cds...

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Last post by thinky
Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:38 pm
Why does RnR want to access the internet?

Last post by jparrot427 « Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:37 pm
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by dg » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:13 pm

I have Rescue n Recovery 3.0. Whenever I run a backup, I get the messaage from my firewall that r2r.exe is trying to access the internet. I deny...

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Last post by jparrot427
Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:37 pm
ThinkPad R51e for college student...what do you think? Help!

Last post by scrible88 « Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:18 pm
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by galileo634 » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:13 pm
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Hi. I'm a college student from Argentina and I'll buy my first notebook. I'll use it basically for MS Office, internet, DVDs, MP3. Here in my country...
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Last post by scrible88
Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:18 pm
Video dim when I swap motherboards on Transnote

Last post by kckc « Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:03 pm
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by kckc » Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:42 pm

Hello -

I am in the process of replacing the motherboard on my IBM Transnote, and am having a video problem.

The old board has a corrupted bios -...

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Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:03 pm
R& R 3.0 - the backup location can no longer be reached

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:54 pm
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by egibbs » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:03 am

Been using R&R 3.0 for a while with no problems.

Now for the last two weeks, it fails when backing up saying the backup location can no longer be...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:54 pm
Access Connections not seeing wireless?

Last post by sparta.rising « Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:21 pm
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by sparta.rising » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:32 am

So I did a clean install of XP and used the IBM software installer to download all the programs. The Windows wireless is working, but the Access...

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Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:21 pm
Need Help Cloning/Imaging new my hard drive for R50

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:07 pm
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by bobbypierce » Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:25 pm

I have an R50 with a TravelStar 20GB hard drive that is almost full. I just bought a Samsung 80GB 5,400rpm drive and have had problems cloning my...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:07 pm
Antivirus problems...

Last post by davidspalding « Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:12 am
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by qmainracing » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:20 pm

Today I got my T30 from Overstock.com and it was working great...until I tried installing a demo version of Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus &...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:12 am
Playing game at SXGA+ resolution.

Last post by Esben « Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:29 am
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by daeojkim » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:04 pm

So I would like to play games at SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) resolution, but most games do not offer this resolution as an option.

Is there a way to be able...

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Last post by Esben
Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:29 am
Spilled coffee

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:40 pm
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by bing » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:55 pm

Not too bad, spashed some on the corner (ESC side) of my T43. I shut it down, took off the battery, dried it best I could and let it sit for a while....

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:40 pm
Video out to SCART not working

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 pm
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by Chris N » Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:58 am

Have a T23 and am trying to relay DVD which is working fine on the T23 out to a TV monitor. I have a connection lead with SCART on the TV end and...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 pm
Rescue and Recovery problem

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:11 am
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by Stille » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:45 am

Hi,

One of my customers have a thinkpad T42 running Windows XP (the preloaded OS).

He has been using Rescue and Recovery for some time now and it...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:11 am
A21e dead? Power button ticks, no power up

Last post by Anders_H « Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:24 am
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by Anders_H » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:55 am

Hi,
I have an A21e that suddenly decided to leave me. I brought it to a (non-authorised) repairshop to controll the HDD, memory, battery etc. but he...

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Last post by Anders_H
Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:24 am
Recovering from Standy/Hibernate

Last post by krazykritter « Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:44 pm
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by krazykritter » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:54 pm

Not sure if this is a IBM or MS issue but whenever I come out of Standy or Hibernate my R40 (2682) will within a couple minutes return to...

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Last post by krazykritter
Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:44 pm
Pet messed up my keyboard

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:07 am
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by catproblem » Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:03 pm

hi

my cat sat on my keyboard while my computer is on and now I have this problem:

When I type 'm', the number '2' appears. ItThis problem affects...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:07 am
Spot on LCD -- fixed!

Last post by frobnitz « Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:54 pm

by frobnitz » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:54 pm

Recently my T42 (Hydis SXGA+) developed what looked like a clump of dead pixels near the bottom of the screen. The clump was a bit smudgy , though,...

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Last post by frobnitz
Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:54 pm
MS Word acting up

Last post by laz « Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:26 pm

by laz » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:26 pm

I've noticed that after I have word open for a few hours (working on a lab, paper etc) that NHC says my CPU is at about 85° and when I look in the...

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Last post by laz
Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:26 pm
old Thinkpad as DVR question

Last post by smugiri « Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:19 pm
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by epbrown » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:16 pm

I'm thinking of using an old IBM X20 I have as a DVR. What I'd like to do is attach a tv tuner to it, connect my cable, and record shows to a...

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Last post by smugiri
Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:19 pm
Overclocking the 240

Last post by vincentfox « Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:40 pm
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by Blex » Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:28 am

Has anyone managed to overclock their Thinkpad 240?

I was given a neglected 240 a while back, and I use it a lot. I've cleaned it up, upgraded the...

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Last post by vincentfox
Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:40 pm
Intervideo WinDVD 7

Last post by beeblebrox « Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:05 am
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by ambientscape » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:53 am

Anyone using this DVD player software? I would recommend this one to everyone......by having good set of neat functions. :lol:

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Last post by beeblebrox
Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:05 am
What is all the new software

Last post by beeblebrox « Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:58 am
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by jdhurst » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:43 am

Would anyone with a new ThinkPad mind providing a brief description of new sofware the ThinkVantage Productivity Center, Away Manager, CSS, and R & R...

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Last post by beeblebrox
Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:58 am
Website to lookup keyboard part numbers to get UK English

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:54 pm
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by duncan » Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:56 pm

I hope I am in the right place - apologies if I am not.

When I bought a T20 Type 2647 - 21G recently, it took me a
week to notice that the keyboard...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:54 pm
Questions please

Last post by leoblob « Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:59 pm
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by Sand » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:37 pm

I've been experiencing sluggish startup so thinking maybe it was because there were too many icons in the System Tray, , I eliminated all that I...

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Last post by leoblob
Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:59 pm
Thinkpads and Graphics

Last post by smugiri « Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:40 pm
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by alternative minimum » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:18 pm

I am looking to get a newer model thinkpad, with good graphics capability. The FireGL enabled ones interest me, but I cannot find any good...

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Last post by smugiri
Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:40 pm
pin assignment T21 --> picture frame

Last post by Boerge « Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:19 am

by Boerge » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:19 am

Hi,
I'd like to use an T21 and turn it into a pictur frame.
I thouht it might be nice to have the I/O switch outside but I can't find a pin...

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Last post by Boerge
Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:19 am
I1200 550MHZ Celeron

Last post by turbo « Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:23 pm
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by turbo » Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:25 pm

I have a 1200 sitting here. Seemed to work fairly well with Win ME in it , then it got locked up, tried to restore didn't work. I didn't have a full...

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Last post by turbo
Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:23 pm
What is the best way to secure data on an external drive

Last post by aw « Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:12 pm
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by SteveDC » Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:35 pm

My Thinkpad is always with me, but on trips I leave my Maxtor backup drives at my office and home.

Is there a practical way, through software, to...

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Last post by aw
Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:12 pm
How to install my wireless card and "network controller

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:54 pm
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by Usmani » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:05 pm

hi,

I bought a R31 last year. It came with everything installed. Unfortunately, my old harddisk got messed up (it became very slow), so I had to...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:54 pm
1.7 GHz Banias to 1.7GHz Dothan swap. Worth it?

Last post by daeojkim « Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:32 pm
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by daeojkim » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:27 pm

I am here again for some advice from experts.

I am thinking of swapping the 1.7 GHz Banias in T41p with 1.7 GHz Dothan processor that is in T42...

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Last post by daeojkim
Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:32 pm
Think theme desktop ... only C: and no e-mail?

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:23 pm
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by davidspalding » Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:43 am

Those who have the Think Theme on their TPs ... I'm curious about the utility of this. The calendar is nice. The HD space-remaining widget is nice....

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:23 pm
Lost my (Win install partition) Where do I get the recov.cd

Last post by LtTPfan « Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:46 am
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by Brianlvb » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:39 am

I executed partitionMagic and suddenly something went wrong at the *bib* deleted my partition the Win install on it. Where can I get the recovery cd...

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Last post by LtTPfan
Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:46 am
Can you recommend a wireless trackball for Thinkpad T23 ?

Last post by Smiley « Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:46 am

by Smiley » Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:46 am

Can you recommend a wireless Trackball which is ergonomically not stressful to your fingers, and the receiver which is plugged into the Thinkpad is...

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Last post by Smiley
Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:46 am
Raxco PerfectDisk = Good Stuff!

Last post by jurica « Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:16 pm
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by andrey » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:28 am

Just installed Raxco PerfectDisk 7.0 to try it out and after defragmneting my partitions the Thinkpad appears to be way more responsive, boots up...

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Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:16 pm

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