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weird causes of freezes ?

Last post by precip9 « Wed May 14, 2014 12:24 pm
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by precip9 » Fri May 09, 2014 2:34 pm

Of my three almost identically configured X61s, one occasionally freezed. It was so occasional, so subtle, I let it go for around 8 months,...

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Wed May 14, 2014 12:24 pm
Effectively Removing Stripped Screws

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri May 09, 2014 6:22 am
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by portosown362 » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:30 pm

I recently acquired a used x61. I want to clean the inside, upgrade the ram/cpu etc, but then I noticed that four of the screws to access the...

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Fri May 09, 2014 6:22 am
Cleaning ThinkPads

Last post by EvoT61 « Wed May 07, 2014 10:24 pm
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by pointyhat » Tue May 06, 2014 7:11 am

I'm about to throw my T410 on the market. How do I go about effectively cleaning it? Historically I've not bothered as I usually destroy ThinkPads...

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Wed May 07, 2014 10:24 pm
x220 vs ThinkCentre m90p?

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:39 pm
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by Georgeolivergo » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:45 pm

hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with the ThinkCentre desktops, circa the m90p series.

I've long thought my upgrade from my...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:39 pm
Do you prefer some Older Versions of TPM? lean clean?

Last post by crashnburn « Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:44 pm

by crashnburn » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:44 pm

Do you prefer some Older Versions of TPM? lean clean?

Which versions of the TPM and TP Drivers do you guys prefer to use as I know a lot of people...

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Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:44 pm
WWAN card not being detected

Last post by Lockheed « Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:36 pm
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by Lockheed » Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:44 am

I am using W500 with middleton's bios, so I assume it has black/white lists removed.

I took apart my Kindle 3g and got out form out a WWAN ePCI...

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Last post by Lockheed
Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:36 pm
Lenovo Solution Center/Thinkvantage Toolkit

Last post by indicium « Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:33 pm
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by indicium » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:33 pm

What is the advantage of using one or the other of these tools? I did a clean install and have not installed Solution Center. I have Thinkvantage...

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Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:33 pm
thinkpad thickness

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:06 am
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by aldimeola81 » Mon Apr 07, 2014 12:24 pm
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a question I've always wondered:
how come after the 40 series thinkpad have become much more 'thick and heavy? the series 50, then 60 etc. ..
it...
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Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:06 am
OneLink Pro Dock: will it work with non-ThinkPad PC?

Last post by Medessec « Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:59 pm
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by Nickolai » Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:10 am

I'm considering a ThinkPad OneLink Pro Dock . Will it work with non-ThinkPad computer, such as Microsoft Surface Pro 2 ?

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Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:59 pm
Did anyone opened 90W Slim AC/DC Combo Adapter?

Last post by rychuu « Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:51 am
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by rychuu » Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:15 am

hello,

did anyone opened this AC/DC adapter?I suppose that cable in my adapter is damaged. but im not sure about dismounting - iknow that I need...

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Last post by rychuu
Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:51 am
Double side by side finger swipe?

Last post by EvoT61 « Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:42 pm
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by dogbarber » Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:14 pm

Sounds like a racy title...sorry. :D

On my Ideapad P500 running Windows 8.1, I have the ability to do that double finger side by side scroll thing...

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Last post by EvoT61
Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:42 pm
DELL Hard Drive in a LENOVO Thinkpad T60. Is it OK?

Last post by jronald « Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:27 am
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by slaterlp » Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:06 am

Hi all,

I've been offered a brand new DELL hard drive cheap, with makers warranty.

This may be a daft question. I'll ask anyway.

Would a DELL...

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Last post by jronald
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:27 am
7mm Drives into 9.5mm Drive Bay Caddy - Options

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:05 am
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by Tableteer » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:15 am

Keywords: 7 mm, 9.5 mm, HDD, SSD, caddy, adapter, tray, frame, bracket

7 mm high 2.5 drives, in particular SSDs, are becoming more common. Some...

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:05 am
Ultranav Utility and Synaptics Ultranav Driver?

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:38 pm

by emeraldgirl08 » Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:38 pm

What is the difference between the programs?

Background information: T500, reinstall of W7-64 bit, and not sure if I need both programs :??:

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:38 pm
**20 keyboard in **30 Thinkpads - a possible solution

Last post by Saucey « Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:15 pm
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by haarp » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:51 am

Hello,

I've been considering a W530 for a while now, but as for many others, the keyboard is an absolute no-go. After doing some research,...

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Last post by Saucey
Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:15 pm
Uninstalled Rescue and Recovery now X61 t vista won't boot

Last post by nikemen « Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:18 pm
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by nikemen » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:49 pm

So, this was all a trial trying to upgrade to Win 7 on this machine. The Vista install was just getting slower and slower.

The win 7 installer...

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Last post by nikemen
Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:18 pm
Small Thinkpads with big 4:3 resolutions

Last post by pianowizard « Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:00 pm
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by Otto » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:54 am

I'm considering upgrading my T42 with a 14 SXGA+ display to something more modern.

I've been looking for different alternatives, but haven't yet...

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Last post by pianowizard
Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:00 pm
big slim ac/dc travel adapter problems?

Last post by rychuu « Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:43 pm

by rychuu » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:43 pm

hello,

I have this adapter and it has problems - it charges and stop charging, and it loops for many times, in result i havent working ac/dc...

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Last post by rychuu
Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:43 pm
Using the internal DVD/CD drive externally.

Last post by kony « Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:58 pm
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by dogbarber » Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:18 pm

Now that I have another HD installed in the T61 Ultrabay, I'm out a DVD/CD bay.

I was going to buy an external player/burner, but somewhere on here...

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Last post by kony
Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:58 pm
Firefox horizontal scroll and trackpoint.

Last post by Adda « Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:23 pm
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by Adda » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:54 am

No this is not about getting it to work, this is about the behavior of horizontal scrolling with a trackpoint in firefox.

The problem is, as I write...

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Last post by Adda
Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:23 pm
the best mini pci video card ?

Last post by vavet « Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:19 am
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by vavet » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:07 am

Hi,
Is there a good miniPCI HD card that would support the latest Flash versions (11)
I have found a lot of threads discussing Broadcom...

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Last post by vavet
Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:19 am
Differentiating the SSD and the HD?

Last post by Cigarguy « Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:20 am
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by dogbarber » Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:02 pm

I feel like an idiot for asking, it seems like there's such a simple answer to it, but now that the SSD and extra HD are installed, how do I get all...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:20 am
Fan or Harddisk making noise? (T61 7664-16U T7300.)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:17 am
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by docherty058 » Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:18 am

Got a noise and I thought it was the Fan. Now I am not sure. I downloaded RealTemp.exe to monitor the temperature, and all looks fine; always below...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:17 am
Identifying genuine 20v 90w power supply

Last post by precip9 « Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:40 pm
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by Ash » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:58 pm

Looking through Ebay with Genuine Thinkpad adapter 90w i see a lot of listings, all of which show pretty much the same power supply in the picture...

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Last post by precip9
Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:40 pm
Ultrabay Hard Drive or External Hard Drive

Last post by Cigarguy « Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:50 am
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by foghorn » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:34 pm

I'm debating whether to get an UltraBay hard drive or an external hard drive.
Buying the Ultrabay and the hdd will cost me more than buying an...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:50 am
IBM Lenovo thinkpad E440 bad crc of security settings in EFI

Last post by Dvan « Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:55 pm
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by maxcoder » Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:28 am

Hi Folks,

When attempting to boot my laptop I got the following the error.

bad crc of security settings in EFI

How do I fix this problem? BTW I...

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Last post by Dvan
Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:55 pm
ThinkPad X240 and a wireless printer

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:56 am
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by AlRivera » Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:14 pm

I have a ThinkPad X240 and this wireless printer which I want to set up for a home network. Any tips on how to do that? :p (I've never done that,...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:56 am
Soft Rim Trackpoint Cap - My one true love.

Last post by protonot « Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:39 pm
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by Atreides » Tue May 10, 2011 2:12 pm

I don't mean to spam the forum, but I think this is fairly on on topic. If you have never tried the Soft Rim Trackpoint cap, TRY IT!

All my Thinkpad...

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Last post by protonot
Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:39 pm
T60 repair or replacement in Bangkok

Last post by smallfry « Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:09 pm

by smallfry » Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:09 pm

Hi,
I am presently in Bangkok and my good old T60 gave up on me.
I think it is the motherboard, so if anyone knows a place where I can get a new one...

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Last post by smallfry
Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:09 pm
How to test a fan out of a box

Last post by Cigarguy « Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:26 pm
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by KAQSP » Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:38 pm

Hi guys, ok how can i test to see if a fan is working out of a box?what can i rig up?do they all require same voltage?

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Last post by Cigarguy
Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:26 pm
Looking for a clean OEM ISO of Win XP Pro

Last post by TRS-80 « Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:38 pm
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by TRS-80 » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:37 am

I am replacing a failing HDD in my R51, so I need to reinstall the OS.

Thanks to this wonderful site, I have acquired a set of 5 recovery discs for...

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Last post by TRS-80
Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:38 pm
Anyone else have bad luck with Toshiba hard drives??

Last post by TRS-80 « Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:41 am
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by SaberX » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:39 pm

I had it with them. :evil:
Over the past month or two i have had a 10 gig , two 40 gig's and a 20 gig drive all die on me.All Toshiba.
Now i know...

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Last post by TRS-80
Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:41 am
Good Free Office Suite

Last post by pkiff « Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:24 pm
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by Nigellus » Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:32 pm

Having reformatted my HD and reinstalled the OS, I realized that my copy of Office '97 is still packed in an unknown box from my last move. I don't...

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Last post by pkiff
Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:24 pm
The End of XP... the end of pre-T43 Thinkpads?

Last post by lophiomys « Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:18 am
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by Thedaddy » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:34 pm
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I've got a bunch of pre-T43 TPs I use from time to time. With the imminent demise of XP, are these machines going to go the way of the T-Rex? If...
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Last post by lophiomys
Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:18 am
Lenovo Battery Firmware Update

Last post by Gandalf67 « Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:28 pm
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by Puppy » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:12 am

Lenovo has just released new Lenovo Battery Firmware Update .

This is not an urgent update; the problem will manifest itself over a period of...

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Last post by Gandalf67
Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:28 pm
External Enclosure for 2.5" IDE HD at 3.3v

Last post by twistero « Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:20 am
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by ThinkBrad » Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:03 am

Hi guys,

I'm looking for an enclosure for the HD in my X41 tablet - it's the Hitachi style 1.8 PATA HD which connects on its long side with a 2.5...

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Last post by twistero
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:20 am
T60 hardware problem bettwen battery and computer

Last post by Neil « Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:18 am
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by yup » Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:39 pm

I dropped my t60 (don't ask) and now it seems like there is something loose in the hardware that causes the battery to disconnect from the board. The...

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Last post by Neil
Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:18 am
Batteries

Last post by dr_st « Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:35 am
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by Crazycow » Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:31 pm

So thinkpad models get older and eventualy lenovo stops selling batteries for them.

Where can someone find good quality batteries?

My internet...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:35 am
T. Advanced dock and qpu questions

Last post by QWERTY Andreas « Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:34 pm
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by Crazycow » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:51 pm

Hello dear friends!

I am in need of advise, and I know there is no better place than this forum!

Some years ago, I got my z61t as my laptop and I...

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Last post by QWERTY Andreas
Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:34 pm
Help, SN labels is falling off

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:10 am
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by mpcook » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:36 pm

Usually people complain about stickers and want to know how to get them off cleanly. I have the opposite problem. My daily driver, X201, usually sits...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:10 am
Rescue&Recovery: definition of the hard drive to use

Last post by BigCatAndy « Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:59 am
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by BigCatAndy » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:28 pm

Hello @all,

here is my situation: I recently purchased at eBay T60p. This laptop has builtin disk + another IDE disk in the UltraBay adapter. This...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:59 am
Any suggestions for decent and free cloning software?

Last post by WillAdams « Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:52 pm
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by emeraldgirl08 » Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:41 am

The title says it all. I figure its about time I learn how to use cloning software to save installations from my machines to an external drive. I...

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Last post by WillAdams
Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:52 pm
Ughhh my next thinkpad will have to be a used thinkpad

Last post by mattdocs12345 « Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:46 pm
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by mattdocs12345 » Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:39 pm

Looking at the newer thinkpads Im dissapointed at the lack of the third mouse button (the one right under the trackpoint). I also recently got...

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Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:46 pm
TPM2.1.0 on T61

Last post by Frankenstien « Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:33 am

by Frankenstien » Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:33 am

I have discovered (too late) that once you delete an entry in TPM2, you are not prompted again to re-create the entry for a given domain.
To my...

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Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:33 am
Lenovo Solution Center

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:54 pm
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by dxps26 » Wed May 23, 2012 2:51 pm

I happened upon This piece of work while updating my system. Looks like the PC-Doctor based ThinkVantage Toolbox is EOL.

i'll begin with the worst...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:54 pm
An Xtree Replacement

Last post by JohnD. « Sat Jan 04, 2014 4:57 pm
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by JohnD. » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:01 pm

Hi Folks,

I am not sure if this is posted in the right section, so if I am in error please let me know or move the message to the right section....

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Last post by JohnD.
Sat Jan 04, 2014 4:57 pm
Mystery Thinkpad coming to me

Last post by Dos3.1 « Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:53 pm
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by Dos3.1 » Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:24 am

Someone is digging out an old ThinkPad for me later this week, and giving it to me for free. I've no idea what model is it, or the condition, as they...

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Last post by Dos3.1
Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:53 pm
T400S Keyboard swap

Last post by Saucey « Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:46 pm

by Saucey » Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:46 pm

Hi I want to know if a T400S keyboard can be replaced by the old keyboards that are in T6x models.
I want to know if they share the same connector...

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Last post by Saucey
Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:46 pm
IBM Thinkpad 770 hard disk upgrade (DTCA-24090 E182115)

Last post by Luca.v62 « Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:34 am
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by Luca.v62 » Fri Dec 27, 2013 6:33 am

Hello from new user, from Venezia Italy.
I've check this forum but not yet found a post to help me, but if I.m wrong, please exscuse me
I kindly ask...

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Last post by Luca.v62
Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:34 am
sizzling noise from the power plug socket on X41 tablet

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:30 am
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by teetee » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:04 am

Since I don't see anyone mentioning this in the X4x forum I figured it is probably not a common problem for the X series.

It started last week....

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Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:30 am

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