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Ultra Slim Case?

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by JLai » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:47 pm

Are there any cases to put ultra slim devices? I have an ultra slim polymer battery which I have plugged in most of the time and would like to be...

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Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:47 pm
Thinkpad docking station keys

Last post by ambientscape « Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:18 am
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by ambientscape » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:08 am

I've lost the keys for my docking station and would like to find a replacement keys. Does anyone know.....the keys might be supplied by IBM?

Thanks

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Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:18 am
Ibm 390X

Last post by Stat « Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:04 am
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by tony6264 » Sun May 01, 2005 5:40 pm

Hello everyone, I am new here and have a rather strange problem with my Ibm 390X. no matter what os I run on it, it will not completely shut down...

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Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:04 am
IBM USB Fingerprint reader question....

Last post by Nomad-Man « Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:50 pm
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by alex_777 » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:02 am

www.ibm.com offer this device for $69.00, but does it work with all ThinkPad’s? Specially with G41??

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Last post by Nomad-Man
Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:50 pm
Warranty option Questions

Last post by Nomad-Man « Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:44 pm
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by Nomad-Man » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:00 pm

could someone help me figure out the warranty options when configuring a notebook.
I understand the subcategories but not difference in the...

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Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:44 pm
Swiffer Duster: The BEST dusting tool for Thinkpads

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:54 pm
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by Pennstate » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:32 pm

Just want you guys know that the Swiffer Duster is awesome for keeping your thinkpad clean. It works great for dusting off the LCD. 80% of the smudge...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:54 pm
Network

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:39 am
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by think9 » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:34 am

WinXP-Professional, SP2, on T42. Have a peer2peer network with 3 computers on a Netgear router (MR814v2).

1. How do I find out what is my network...

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Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:39 am
Defragmenter

Last post by emorphien « Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:05 pm
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by MKD » Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:09 pm

Can someone tell this newbie about using the defragmenter on a relatively new T42? I appreciate all the info I get on this site.

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Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:05 pm
Do CTO models include the HDD tray (or sled) ?

Last post by Aroc « Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:59 pm

by Aroc » Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:59 pm

Sorry if this has already been asked before, I have been trying to search this forums and others for this answer...

Do the current CTO models...

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Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:59 pm
Keyboard Protection-Engineering?

Last post by roast « Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:37 pm
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by t41er » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:48 am

I am a pretty careful person with my laptop, but that doesn't keep other people from being careless.

Imagine a roomate leaving their clothes iron...

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Last post by roast
Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:37 pm
keyboard cover

Last post by t41er « Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:35 pm

by t41er » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:35 pm

Does anybody have a suggestion as far as a keyboard cover to protect against liquid spills, or does this cut the efficacy of the cooling to the...

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Last post by t41er
Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:35 pm
Networking a Printer

Last post by Sand « Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:24 am
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by Sand » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:12 am

Hi,
I'm not sure if I picked the right forum for this, but I have a printer connected to my desktop, and I'm trying to share it with my...

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Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:24 am
Anyone have a thinkpad S30 or S31?

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by a31pguy » Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:22 pm

I'm curious to find out more about IBM's japanese market only subcompact laptop. Anyone in japan have one?

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Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:22 pm
Forward / Backward Internet Keys

Last post by rxl77 « Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:06 pm

by rxl77 » Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:06 pm

You know the Forward/Backward Internet Key Arrows for the T series? All of a sudden, when I use them, the LCD displays Forward or Backward in the...

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Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:06 pm
Vmware?

Last post by a31pguy « Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:46 pm
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by a31pguy » Mon May 16, 2005 5:09 pm

Anyone use VMWare on their thinkpads? I'm thinking of making an image of another laptop and loading VMWare to effectively have my work laptop image...

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Last post by a31pguy
Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:46 pm
Replacement for Ultrabay DVD Drive

Last post by MrBean « Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:21 pm
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by jack NYC » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:10 pm

I want to put a DVD burner into my A31p Utlraport slot. is there any reason why this one wouldn't work as an aftermarket upgrade using the frame from...

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Last post by MrBean
Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:21 pm
what is more economical keep it till it dies or upgrade

Last post by Nolonemo « Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:32 pm
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by danny_isr » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:03 pm

I don’t have any plans yet for my thinkpad , it’s way too new :)
But was curios what you guys do with them, keep them till they are too slow or die....

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Last post by Nolonemo
Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:32 pm
Hardening or Toughining up A31p for extreme conditions

Last post by jack NYC « Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:11 pm
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by jack NYC » Tue May 31, 2005 6:37 am

I am planning a job in a rather tough rough environment (Iraq) and wanted to do what I could to better secure my Thinkpad against dust, weather, etc....

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Last post by jack NYC
Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:11 pm
I can't figure out what kind of Thinkpad I have.

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:33 am
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by CoolNamesTaken » Tue May 31, 2005 3:15 pm

Hello. I recently got an old IBM Thinkpad from a buddy of mine, who got it in at a garage sale. The charger that came with it doesn't fit my...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:33 am
2 external HD on T40

Last post by SeanM « Tue May 31, 2005 6:51 pm
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by mrdarcy » Tue May 31, 2005 10:35 am

Hi folks,
I am using a Thinkpad T40 (2373-72A - out of date, I know :( ). It has a 40Gb HDD. I also have an external HDD of 40Gb. The problem is when...

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Last post by SeanM
Tue May 31, 2005 6:51 pm
Max battery upgrade

Last post by jack NYC « Tue May 31, 2005 10:12 am
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by Romeo » Sun May 22, 2005 2:27 am

Hello,

I have A30 with half dead battery and I consider to open it and replace cells. Is it possible to replace original cells rated at 733mAh with...

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Last post by jack NYC
Tue May 31, 2005 10:12 am
Access IBM...

Last post by GoEatFood « Mon May 30, 2005 3:31 pm

by GoEatFood » Mon May 30, 2005 3:31 pm

if I remove the hidden partion for the Access IBM can I use that for another purpose...say, to linux at start up? It would help save power because...

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Last post by GoEatFood
Mon May 30, 2005 3:31 pm
Anyone playing Half Life 2 on their ThinkPad?

Last post by RS_003 « Sat May 28, 2005 7:31 am
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by K. Eng » Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:03 am

I've got Half Life 2 installed on my midtower (Athlon 1.83 GHz + Radeon 9600). I'm curious to see if it'll run on my ThinkPad (Pentium M 1.30 GHz +...

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Last post by RS_003
Sat May 28, 2005 7:31 am
How to stop hard disk from 2nd Ultrabay Adapter?

Last post by a31pguy « Fri May 27, 2005 12:59 pm
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by ambientscape » Thu May 12, 2005 1:40 pm

I just bought the 2nd Ultrabay 2000 hard disk adapter and would like to know the proper way to stop it without damaging my hard disk.

My way of...

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Last post by a31pguy
Fri May 27, 2005 12:59 pm
Wireless reception or lack thereof

Last post by K. Eng « Wed May 25, 2005 6:08 pm
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by jwhpa » Mon May 23, 2005 8:24 pm

I had a a/b/g card installed in my T40 today, but I'm less than impressed with the reception. Our network is an Apple AirPort Extreme with transmits...

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Last post by K. Eng
Wed May 25, 2005 6:08 pm
differerence between 770 570 600 390?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Wed May 25, 2005 12:37 pm
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by kocoman » Wed May 25, 2005 2:33 am

Hi, is there any differences between 770 570 600 390. Besides the weight, casing, screen size.. I know that pentium one uses the 430 chipset and...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Wed May 25, 2005 12:37 pm
Useful link on batteries

Last post by Kenn « Tue May 24, 2005 2:38 pm
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by vjack » Mon May 23, 2005 5:53 pm

I just ran across this site, and I thought it might be helpful to those of you just starting out with your new Thinkpad (like me):

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Last post by Kenn
Tue May 24, 2005 2:38 pm
new samsung flash based solid state hard drives

Last post by daeojkim « Tue May 24, 2005 9:57 am
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by eigh » Tue May 24, 2005 12:10 am

Flash memory maker Samsung is trying to drive a new kind of disk for PCs.

The company announced Monday that it has developed a solid-state disk...

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Last post by daeojkim
Tue May 24, 2005 9:57 am
IBM Organiser Carrying Case - any good?

Last post by cwestwater « Mon May 23, 2005 6:21 am
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by cwestwater » Mon May 23, 2005 3:32 am

I am looking for a new carry case for my T43. Anyone got this case (IBM Part number 73P3598 IBM ThinkPad Organiser Carrying Case ? If you have can...

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Last post by cwestwater
Mon May 23, 2005 6:21 am
LCD connectors and other strange questions

Last post by rggrgg « Sun May 22, 2005 7:19 am
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by pjc30943 » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:37 pm

I have an older Thinkpad that I don't use any more, and so would like to modify. Not electronically, but cosmetically.
Part of this alteration is...

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Last post by rggrgg
Sun May 22, 2005 7:19 am
Intel speedstep - monitoring the clockspeed accurately.

Last post by Romeo « Sun May 22, 2005 2:21 am
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by Torque » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:14 pm

Hello thinkpads.com

Im looking for a simple and effective way, of accurately monitoring the exact frequency on my T41p. Somehow, I'm don't really...

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Last post by Romeo
Sun May 22, 2005 2:21 am
need help installing OS on OLD thinkpad

Last post by dmdsoftware « Sat May 21, 2005 9:25 am
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by leroyvoyles » Thu May 19, 2005 2:57 pm

I run a computer shop, and recently had a customer bring in some OLD 380D thinkpads after getting into BIOS and setting it up to boot from the CD-ROM...

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Last post by dmdsoftware
Sat May 21, 2005 9:25 am
Mini dock - port replicator differences

Last post by migo2137 « Fri May 20, 2005 2:55 am

by migo2137 » Fri May 20, 2005 2:55 am

Hi!

What are the differences between Mini Dock, replicator II, for instance? The dock ships with cables and so on, but the replicator uses AC...

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Last post by migo2137
Fri May 20, 2005 2:55 am
TP 560 Memory upgrade problem

Last post by goerg200d « Thu May 19, 2005 4:50 pm
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by goerg200d » Thu May 19, 2005 7:09 am

I'm trying to add memory to my 560 laptops (2640) and have the folowing problem.
The memory is not seen by the system.
I tryed on two different...

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Last post by goerg200d
Thu May 19, 2005 4:50 pm
PowerPlay corrupts the screen in Batt mode??????

Last post by makai « Thu May 19, 2005 11:20 am
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by makai » Tue May 10, 2005 10:57 pm

Ok, what's happening with Powerplay? Whenever I'm in battery mode, I see artifacts showing up across approx 30% of the entire menu bar area of any...

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Last post by makai
Thu May 19, 2005 11:20 am
arctic silver 5 application and undervolting

Last post by Kenn « Thu May 19, 2005 9:42 am
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by uzibear » Fri May 06, 2005 11:35 pm

for my laptop (see sig), can anyone tell me how difficult it would be to open it up and replace the thermal compound with arctic silver 5? (i have a...

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Last post by Kenn
Thu May 19, 2005 9:42 am
Anyone here use a USB GPS with your ThinkPad?

Last post by slagmi « Thu May 19, 2005 9:36 am
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by slagmi » Sat May 14, 2005 10:38 am

Which one do you use?

What's best?

Any brand or model to avoid?

Big price range- what do I lose buying at the low end?

All comments...

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Last post by slagmi
Thu May 19, 2005 9:36 am
Notebook Dock (Kensington)

Last post by wuy30 « Thu May 19, 2005 2:56 am
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by Nomad-Man » Mon May 16, 2005 11:20 pm

Looking for some input as to what you guys think about this

vs the Port Replicator or Mini Dock. Saw it at circuit city for around 80.00 dollars...

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Last post by wuy30
Thu May 19, 2005 2:56 am
hard drive parks itself

Last post by DavidNZ « Thu May 19, 2005 1:10 am
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by DavidNZ » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:50 pm

For those of you with Active Protection, you'll be familiar with the sound that is made when the hard drive parks itself having sensed movement....

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Last post by DavidNZ
Thu May 19, 2005 1:10 am
External case for my UltrabayEnhanced optical drive?

Last post by rgrosz « Wed May 18, 2005 3:39 pm
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by coolsilicon » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:56 pm

Hello folks!
If I were to use a second battery instead of the optical drive, what about putting that drive into an small external box and connecting...

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Last post by rgrosz
Wed May 18, 2005 3:39 pm
What would I use a smart card for?

Last post by egibbs « Wed May 18, 2005 12:59 pm
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by tomartom » Wed May 18, 2005 5:16 am

I just bought a smart card IBM made by Gemplus for $3.00 (new) on ebay. What may I ask are they used for???

many thanks

tony

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Last post by egibbs
Wed May 18, 2005 12:59 pm
just did the no1802 hack, but can't install drivers

Last post by dyne « Tue May 17, 2005 11:08 pm
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by dyne » Tue May 17, 2005 4:09 am

I just got an 802.11g router, and was able to get my brother to swap his 2200BG card from his dell for my IBM 2100B card. I did the no1802 hack no...

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Last post by dyne
Tue May 17, 2005 11:08 pm
2nd hdd + dual boot on T41?

Last post by egibbs « Tue May 17, 2005 7:14 pm
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by FlyingDutch » Tue May 17, 2005 3:59 pm

I have a T41 from my employer: no admin rights, fully encrypted disk, VPN to access internet, restricted websites, blocked USB, and a log file that...

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Last post by egibbs
Tue May 17, 2005 7:14 pm
2nd laptop hdd question

Last post by dash7540 « Mon May 16, 2005 2:59 pm
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by vliou » Sun May 15, 2005 10:42 pm

I own a T42, and I have the 2nd hdd in my ultrabay slim port...

My question is...does the active shock protection system work for the 2nd hdd as...

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Last post by dash7540
Mon May 16, 2005 2:59 pm
Wireless Router

Last post by emorphien « Mon May 16, 2005 1:55 pm
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by ZaZ » Mon May 16, 2005 4:53 am

Anyone got a recommendation for a wireless router with good range. I have a NetGear B router at the momet. It works, but is sometimes slow. If it had...

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Last post by emorphien
Mon May 16, 2005 1:55 pm
How do I replace my 60GB 7200RPM with 100GB 7200RPM HD?

Last post by d lehmann « Sun May 15, 2005 11:18 pm
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by longfellow » Sun May 15, 2005 10:41 am

As many of you know Hitachi started shipping 7k100 HDs. I want to replace my 7K60 with 7K100. I am not an expert in this area. I do not have another...

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Last post by d lehmann
Sun May 15, 2005 11:18 pm
Harddrive upgrade to 7200rpm (100gb)

Last post by Antioch « Sun May 15, 2005 8:42 pm
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by Antioch » Sun May 15, 2005 3:28 pm

I'm thinking about putting a new HD in my T42 in a few months. I'm looking at putting the new Hitachi travelstar 7k100 in. 7200prm, 100gb =)...

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Last post by Antioch
Sun May 15, 2005 8:42 pm
Trackpoint Nipples

Last post by cwestwater « Sun May 15, 2005 5:15 pm
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by Gaz » Sun May 15, 2005 7:38 am

I've just bought a couple of replacement red trackpoint covers off ebay for my recently acquired T22 and I have a couple of questions:

1) How long...

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Last post by cwestwater
Sun May 15, 2005 5:15 pm
Problem with the “Battery charge thresholds”

Last post by DavidNZ « Sun May 15, 2005 1:24 pm
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by jodo2017 » Thu May 12, 2005 6:15 pm

I have been having problems adjusting the battery charge thresholds.
Because I use my X40 mostly on AC I would like to change the “start charging...

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Last post by DavidNZ
Sun May 15, 2005 1:24 pm
How to fasten your laptop on the side driver's seat?

Last post by MadeInJapan « Sat May 14, 2005 6:38 pm
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by CoolDragon » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:33 pm

I am going to drive a long way, and I have a laptop than is connected to the GPS, I wonder if there are something that I can use to fasten my laptop...

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Sat May 14, 2005 6:38 pm

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