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Anyone else experience intermittent, high-pitched whine

Last post by gunston « Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:16 am
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by Trolle » Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:56 am

There are numerous posts regarding intermittent, high-pitched whining but not in this forum. So, just wondering if I am the only one with this issue...

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Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:16 am
Dock Connector have pin outs for DVI Connector?

Last post by dfumento « Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:11 pm

by dfumento » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:11 pm

If one had a Docking connector would one be able to wire it to a DVI connector: e.g. does the docking connector have all of the pin outs neccessary...

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Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:11 pm
Fix for all Core Duo chips

Last post by boofoo « Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:44 am
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by gobluefan » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:46 pm

Hi,
this is my first post on the thinkpad forums. I recently bought an x60 (got it two weeks ago), and i love it. I was on notebookreviews.com...

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Last post by boofoo
Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:44 am
Anyone using Solidworks

Last post by CalBioEngr « Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:07 pm
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by lennonb » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:03 pm

Hi all,

Has anyone been using solidworks with the x60 or x60s? I am curious how it performs with the intel gma 950. I am running SW 2006 and 2007....

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Last post by CalBioEngr
Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:07 pm
X60 wireless adaptor seems to turn on and off

Last post by IBM_X31 « Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:06 pm

by IBM_X31 » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:06 pm

Sorry for double posting, I just found the post discussing this issue at

Hi, my x60 wireless adaptor (Intel card) seems to be turning itself off...

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Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:06 pm
Keyboard beeps -- strange or normal?

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:36 pm
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by madana » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:04 am

When I type on my X60s and almost simultaneously press keys Y , U and any other in the their upper row (as in you when typed really fast), the...

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Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:36 pm
Power Manager gives me a hassle -- please help!

Last post by SkiBunny « Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:53 am
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by madana » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:22 pm

I have been setting up my new X60s for the last few days, just to watch excitement replaced by irritation.

Power Manager suddenly just refused to...

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Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:53 am
x60s extended battery vs. x31 extended battery (tilt stand)

Last post by SkiBunny « Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:32 pm
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by apbudha » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:33 am

One of the things I love about my x31 thinkpad, is that the extended battery that connects to the adapter on the bottom has a stand that you can flip...

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Last post by SkiBunny
Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:32 pm
Very Hot AC Adapter

Last post by JaneL « Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:55 pm
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by inguo » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:01 am
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I've owned thinkpads (never owned another laptop brand) approx. 10yrs running and having an issue with a hot AC adapter pn/92P1155. When charging my...
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Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:55 pm
Everything we know about the X60 based Tablet so far [pics]

Last post by Tab « Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:21 am
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by devilsrejection » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:22 am

I wil update this information as it trickles out, please post whatever information you find and I will edit this first post. This is what I got so...

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Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:21 am
Loose power cord connection with X60

Last post by madana « Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:31 pm
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by Trolle » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:23 pm

I got my new X60 yesterday and immediately noticed that the power cord plug does not fit snuggly with the computer. I have not tried it with docking...

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:31 pm
X60 Tablet is Here...or at Least Rumored

Last post by devilsrejection « Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:36 am
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by maverickvii » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:33 am

Here's the leaked specs for the new X60s tablet. No idea whether they're real or not but take a look

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Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:36 am
Researching ultraportable... anyone know about the next X?

Last post by archer6 « Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:21 pm
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by jayk » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:20 am
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I've been doing a little research on an ultraportable in the class of the X60. My main problem with the X60 is its lack of a touchpad - I'd really...
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Last post by archer6
Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:21 pm
Task manager has no tabs

Last post by lev « Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:23 pm
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by Trolle » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:29 pm

I was checking out task manager when I must have done something. Now the task manager has no tabs and only shows those that are logged onto the...

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Last post by lev
Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:23 pm
2.5" SATA External Enclosure for 120gb or greater HDD

Last post by NJ_IT « Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:21 pm
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by caltrinity » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:50 pm

hello all,

Does anyone know where I can find a reliable and TESTED, WORKING external enclosure for SATA 120gb or greater 2.5 notebook hard drives...

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Last post by NJ_IT
Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:21 pm
Replace palmrest with fingerprint reader

Last post by Gordon « Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:56 am
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by rickywk » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:40 pm

I using a X60 model which didn't have fingerprint reader, can I replace the palmrest with fingerprint reader which listed in the HMM?

What price did...

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Last post by Gordon
Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:56 am
40Y6999 battery does not fit X60 - 1709-7HU?

Last post by Timmy « Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:34 am
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by Timmy » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:09 am

I have an X60 (model #1709-7HU) and it came with an 8-cell battery installed. A docking unit came with the laptop as well. I wanted to take something...

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Last post by Timmy
Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:34 am
X60s superseded by improved X60?

Last post by joh « Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:54 am
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by merlion » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:14 am

I noticed that X60 models are now having all the features of X60s, i.e. bluetooth, fingerprint recognition, 60GB HDD, 512 etc. The only advantage of...

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Last post by joh
Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:54 am
4 cell to 8 cell battery conversion

Last post by lev « Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:17 pm
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by Brave_turtle » Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:43 am

Hi guys,

I'm using a slim 4 cell battery on my x60s. If I get this 8 cell battery:

SKU: 40Y7003

Will it fit perfectly on my x60s? Do I have to get...

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Last post by lev
Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:17 pm
Certified Used X60s - what do you think?

Last post by SkiBunny « Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:39 pm
Replies: 17
by tselling » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:07 pm

There are two models of X60s forsale on the IBM Certified used site with 6 months warranty. The prices are pretty low so I have to have one... 6...

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Last post by SkiBunny
Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:39 pm
Trackpoint cap touching screen

Last post by archer6 « Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:18 pm
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by atb12688 » Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:12 pm

Its not noticeable and i don't think its hurting the screen but if the screen is off and seen at the right angle, theres a little ring that can be...

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Last post by archer6
Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:18 pm
Battery recall by lenovo..

Last post by JaneL « Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:30 am
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by JaneL » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:58 pm

here is a reprint of the WSJ article..

Sony Is Hit With More Battery Woes

Lenovo Recall Is Latest Blow,
Spurring Company to Begin
Global...

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Last post by JaneL
Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:30 am
8-cell battery won't charge, acting up

Last post by surg « Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:18 am
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by atb12688 » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:14 pm

My 8-cell won't charge and the estimated time left keeps going up. The battery clearly needs a reset but that would take hours. Is there any way to...

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Last post by surg
Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:18 am
Random intermittent beeping?

Last post by tselling « Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:27 pm
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by eepeep » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:41 am

Picked up an x60s last week and it's a really sweet little box, but every once in a while, sometimes fifteen minutes and sometimes four hours, it...

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Last post by tselling
Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:27 pm
Will the X60 drive a 24" LCD, i.e., 1920x1200?

Last post by alee « Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:37 pm
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by RaysMD » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:13 pm

Will the X60 be able to drive the Dell 2405FP monitor?

Also does the dock have a DVI out?

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Last post by alee
Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:37 pm
How to clean cover?

Last post by JaneL « Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:02 am
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by lilminmin » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:55 am

My laptop cover has some white marks on it, I've tried to clean it with those wipes used to clean glasses but to no avail.

Does anyone have any...

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Last post by JaneL
Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:02 am
Larger than 100gb disk in X60?

Last post by SteveGT « Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:27 pm
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by SteveGT » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:00 pm

My boss wants to upgrade the hard disk in his X60 from 60gb. Searching around one of the popular mail order sites I notice that 120gb SATA notebook...

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Last post by SteveGT
Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:27 pm
X60 won't boot new hard disk

Last post by SteveGT « Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:12 pm
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by SteveGT » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:25 am

I purchased a Hitachi 100gb drive to replace the 60gb in the X60. I put the new drive in the ultrabay HD adapter, and cloned the active disk using...

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Last post by SteveGT
Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:12 pm
opening x60 lid : does not always wake up from stand by

Last post by boofoo « Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:21 am
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by truefalse » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:36 pm

In the last months I had some problems to wake up my x60 after a closed lid : just opening the lid and nothing happens, I can only switch off the...

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Last post by boofoo
Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:21 am
Wanted new quiet HD for x60s

Last post by hyperslug « Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:14 pm
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by david25 » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:41 am

Hi everyone, I've been lucky enough to compared a x60 against the x60s (see post in hot wrist rest thread). I'm sticking with the x60s because of its...

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Last post by hyperslug
Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:14 pm
Right Wrist Pad Area Overheating

Last post by keruibo « Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:52 pm
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by jkaylen » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:52 am
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I have a ThinkPad X60 with an 8 cell battery, internal: bluetooth, verizon wan card, and the atheros wireless card. The model number is 1709. When...
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Last post by keruibo
Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:52 pm
I cannot install XP Professional Service Pack 2 for my X60!

Last post by lev « Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:45 am
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by earnestto » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:20 am

I purchased an X60 notebook with Windows XP Home already installed last month. Due to some reasons, I have to upgrade to XP Professional version....

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Last post by lev
Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:45 am
Stopping the keyboard beep on X60s?

Last post by atb12688 « Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:14 am
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by atb12688 » Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:44 pm

Is there anyway to stop the keyboard beep when three keys are pressed? I disabled all alarms in the bios but this one still persists. Has anyone...

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Last post by atb12688
Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:14 am
Flex of the black thing with the power/volume buttons?

Last post by pianowizard « Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:44 pm
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by atb12688 » Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:32 pm

I assume this is normal but when i push one of the buttons, it goes in noticeably. Is this common on X60s's?

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Last post by pianowizard
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:44 pm
PCI Express Status Test

Last post by ibbo « Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:35 am
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by ibbo » Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:04 pm

Hi, guys:

I just ran a regular diagnostic with PC Doctor 5 on my x60 (69U) and apparently the 'PCI Express Status Test for the 11a/b/g Wireless LAN...

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Last post by ibbo
Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:35 am
vtbook on X60

Last post by hedgeman « Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:38 am

by hedgeman » Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:38 am

Hi There,

Has anybody tried the vtbook (www.vtbook.com) pcmcia video card on a X60 or X60s?

I am looking for a solution to have three 1280x1024...

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Last post by hedgeman
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:38 am
My 4-cell won't charge to 100%

Last post by lev « Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:57 am
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by atb12688 » Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:08 pm

It goes to 99% and just stops. I guess its not a problem or anything but it is annoying to see your battery at 99% :lol:
Is there anything i can do...

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Last post by lev
Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:57 am
Fn-F12 Hibernation Failure

Last post by ozmann « Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:51 pm
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by ozmann » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:52 pm

In the past week my X60s will not enter hibernation. The problem appears to occur when programs that access the internet are running (IE7, Firefox or...

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Last post by ozmann
Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:51 pm
Which external HDD works with the X60?

Last post by edcard « Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:05 pm
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by Trolle » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:23 pm

Been waiting 4 weeks for my ordered X60; annoying but normal I guess.

I am researching external harddrives for the machine and wondering what...

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Last post by edcard
Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:05 pm
Changing shipment address -- is it possible?

Last post by madana « Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:38 pm
Replies: 11
by madana » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:36 am

Regards,

Does anybody know for certain if it is possible to change shipment address AFTER the order is placed, but BEFORE the machine is actually...

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Last post by madana
Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:38 pm
Security chip passphrase

Last post by ultraelite « Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:12 pm
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by ultraelite » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:02 pm

I had set a security chip passphrase and was using it until I messed up my boot.ini after which I reformatted. I went a few weeks with the chip...

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Last post by ultraelite
Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:12 pm
GBM LPC interface

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:30 pm
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by dbyun » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:41 pm

I have an unknown device, only one

location is the Intel GBM LPC interface

from my searches on google, it seems to be a RAID controller?

I want to...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:30 pm
X60s Batteries?

Last post by archer6 « Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:18 pm
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by mesghena » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:11 pm

What is the difference in terms of usage time between the 4 Cell Enhanced Capacity battery and the 4 Cell Slim Line Battery. Also, does the Enhanced...

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Last post by archer6
Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:18 pm
Keyboard Flex?

Last post by archer6 « Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:03 pm
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by getlow » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:47 pm

Do any of you guys experience noticeable keyboard flex from the 8 , I and over (right)? By keyboard flex, I mean when I press down say the L while...

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Last post by archer6
Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:03 pm
X60 and TV out

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:50 am
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by gemal » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:42 am

I've the X60 and is looking for a solution for a TV out solution. The laptop doesn't have a TV out option but I'm wondering if the UltraBase...

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Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:50 am
Problems with Boot up in AHCI

Last post by dbyun « Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:06 pm

by dbyun » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:06 pm

hey guys, I did a clean install and followed the DIY step by step on the forum, and I did install the mass storage device matrix or wut not on step...

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Last post by dbyun
Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:06 pm
Harddrive x60

Last post by smvp6459 « Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:53 pm
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by nontechy » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:27 pm

I would like to ask whether x60 has a different kind of HDD. I talked to one of the school's technician and they claim that to backup data from my...

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Last post by smvp6459
Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:53 pm
virus protection and Thinkvantage utilities

Last post by ozmann « Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:42 pm
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by pan » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:17 am

I have now tried Zone Alarm Security suite and F-Secure anti-virus and F-Secure security suites. All three appear to conflict with the IBM...

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Last post by ozmann
Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:42 pm
PC Beep Volume - Hardware/Driver Experts Please Help

Last post by lev « Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:33 am
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by lev » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:54 pm

Hi all,
Just got my new X60s, and I like it a lot, many details I like about it (the keyboard feel, the thinklight, the trackpoint, and so on) and a...

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Last post by lev
Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:33 am
"Realtime" option view for Active HDD Protection

Last post by hasmac « Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:33 am
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by proFeign » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:09 pm

That is freaking sweet :o

Double click the little HDD with the play sign in the system tray and click the real time tab and then tilt your laptop...

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Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:33 am

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