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Thinkcentre M55P - Video Card Suggestions

Last post by jgrobertson « Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:48 am
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by Harryc » Thu May 15, 2008 11:19 pm

i picked up a Thinkcentre M55P and I want to put a PCI-e video card in it, preferably nVidia because I run Linux. It has a PCI Express x1 and a PCI...

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Last post by jgrobertson
Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:48 am
thinking of getting a thinkcentre for home business

Last post by jamnkats « Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:12 am
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by jamnkats » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:34 pm

I am a medical transcriptionist and need a good sound card, hard drive expandibility (or installing a second one) and that is pretty much it. We live...

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Last post by jamnkats
Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:12 am
Thinkstation S10 review

Last post by erik « Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:53 pm
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by gator » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:10 pm

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Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:53 pm
Thinkcentre M55P Lightscribe Q's

Last post by Harryc « Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:54 am
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by Harryc » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:12 pm

Just installed a new Lightscribe Multiburner in m M55P, and I am looking for a brief leg up on what I need to enable and use Lightscribe? I'm...

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:54 am
Desktop choice: Tower vs. SFF vs. USFF

Last post by erik « Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:04 pm
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by syedj » Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:06 pm

I am thinking of donating my slightly out of date HP workstation and getting a ThinkCentre desktop. My requirements are:

1. Being able to...

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Last post by erik
Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:04 pm
Found this at my secondhand shop, what kind of IBM? *PICS*

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:48 pm
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by frankiepankie » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:39 am

Found this computer at my local secondhandshop, dont know what it is, especially the external CDROM thingy.

The computer itself

The external...

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Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:48 pm
Questions about RAID 5 and compatible RAM

Last post by Andersonjoe711 « Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:31 am
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by Andersonjoe711 » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:39 pm

The Intellistation in my sig has 4 spots for hard drives. I want to max out my hard drive space, and fit the 4 biggest drives my motherboard will...

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Last post by Andersonjoe711
Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:31 am
Intel AMT Q's

Last post by Harryc « Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:40 am
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by Harryc » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:08 pm

Is there any use for Intel AMT in a standalone environment? How do you disable it on a Thinkcentre? It is not an obvious BIOS option.

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:40 am
what to do with a dead motherboard

Last post by Maccess « Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:58 pm
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by Andersonjoe711 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:41 pm

I took the motherboard out of the m pro in my sig, and replaced it with one for a 6230-SBC. Is that ok? and what should I do with the dead...

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Last post by Maccess
Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:58 pm
Rollback of BIOS installation

Last post by chermesh « Mon May 26, 2008 8:13 am
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by chermesh » Mon May 26, 2008 6:43 am

Hi,
I've updated my M55e's BIOS and encountered a problem, my machine and type information aren't identified by my BIOS. The result isn't harmful,...

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Last post by chermesh
Mon May 26, 2008 8:13 am
ThinkCentre M57 review

Last post by fuscob « Thu May 22, 2008 4:47 pm
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by skellington » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:35 am

As promised (not that many are into Lenovo desktops here)...

Basic specs:

3.16Ghz E8500 Core 2 Duo, 8gigs 800Mhz RAM (newegg), ati radeon 2400 XT,...

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Last post by fuscob
Thu May 22, 2008 4:47 pm
Video question

Last post by fuscob « Mon May 05, 2008 12:47 pm
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by Andersonjoe711 » Mon May 05, 2008 12:36 pm

The video card that is in my sig, has what looks like an s-video output between the DVI outputs. It, however, doesn't accept an s-video plug.

any...

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Last post by fuscob
Mon May 05, 2008 12:47 pm
m57p review

Last post by ryengineer « Sun May 04, 2008 4:40 am
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by kotaro77 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:41 am

I have had 3 dells fail on me in the last 6 months at work... and as a long time thinkpad user I decided to give Lenovo a try in the desktop...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sun May 04, 2008 4:40 am
A50 stuck on Iexplorer.exe

Last post by AlexEDI « Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:31 am
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by AlexEDI » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:15 am

Hi,

once or twice a day, my desktop Thinkpad A50 I use at work gets in trouble trying to close an Internet Explorer window.
After that, process...

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Last post by AlexEDI
Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:31 am
M57 small form factor (SFF) noise?

Last post by skellington « Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:04 pm
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by skellington » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:23 pm

Hi,

Can anyone here with experience with the M57 SFF describe how loud it is? I recently bought a dell SFF machine and it was much too loud (fan...

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Last post by skellington
Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:04 pm
ThinkCentre won't remember video settings. . .

Last post by Wayne « Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:30 pm
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by Wayne » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:01 pm

I have two 8183-43U units. P-4 3 GHz HT processors, a Gig of RAM, etc., basic, running XP Pro, all updates. Because I was going to sell one of them I...

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Last post by Wayne
Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:30 pm
Mobo type in Netvista

Last post by leoblob « Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:32 pm
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by felixgogo » Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:23 am

All,

I have a great Netvista tower PC, but the CPU and main Mobo are just not fast enough to run video. I would like to upgrade this to a modern...

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Last post by leoblob
Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:32 pm
ADI 1986 Sound Adapter on M55e disabled

Last post by chermesh « Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:15 am
Replies: 2
by chermesh » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:43 am

I'm trying to find a way to configure my SoundMAX HD Audio 1 on my MB of an M55e Lenovo pc.
I checked the MB using sandra and acknowledged that my...

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Last post by chermesh
Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:15 am
intermittent issues with display

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:09 am
Replies: 1
by LithiumKid1976 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:31 am

hi,
i have a ThinkCentre M50 8189-N24
intermittingly, the display would turn a blueish purplish colour,, with thick white lines running down the...

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:09 am
IBM Keyboards

Last post by iMav « Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:32 am
Replies: 33
by AlphaKilo470 » Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:15 am
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I just found my old 1993 vintage IBM Model M keyboard in my closet and decided to brush the dust off it and hook it up to a working computer in my...
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Last post by iMav
Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:32 am
Netvista 2251-VAU - open to suggestions

Last post by joester « Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:54 am
Replies: 2
by joester » Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:50 pm

I have a 2251-VAU with a perplexing problem.

First off, I acquired it without a hard drive, so I'm installing from a generic XP disk. Shouldn't be a...

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Last post by joester
Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:54 am
Lenovo created system account for RegistryTools.exe

Last post by ryengineer « Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:39 am
Replies: 1
by jgrobertson » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:32 pm

I found a machine account on my Vista 64 A55. It is

hdolybUHMGLO

Inside, I found in Local/ApplicationHistory and ini file for Registrytools.exe...

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Last post by ryengineer
Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:39 am
What's wrong with IBM desktops?

Last post by leoblob « Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:08 am
Replies: 54
by pianowizard » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:26 am
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We all know that Thinkpads rock and that's why they are so popular. But how come few people buy IBM desktop computers? I haven't used any and...
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Last post by leoblob
Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:08 am
IdeaCentres (Pics)

Last post by leoblob « Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:48 pm
Replies: 5
by ryengineer » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:55 am

Those who have used or seen lenovo 3000 K series ( K100 ) will notice the similarity.

IdeaCentre Q200

Mini Q

IdeaCentre K200

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Last post by leoblob
Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:48 pm
ThinkStation performance with ANSYS, Fluent, others?

Last post by hart22 « Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:21 pm
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by hart22 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:35 pm

Although the ThinkStation models just came out, I was wondering if anyone had any experience running Ansys or similar FEA programs, as well as Fluent...

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Last post by hart22
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:21 pm
Adding a second HDD to a M50 8187

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:56 pm
Replies: 5
by Islandguy » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:50 am

I am planning on adding a second HDD to my M50 and have a few questions. I have a floppy drive that is connected to the diskette drive connector on...

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:56 pm
Couple of missing drivers

Last post by liliggyracin « Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:32 am
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by liliggyracin » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:53 am

Ok I am going completely nuts. I have an 8811-DMU and I am putting a custom image of Windows XP Pro on it. I am still missing 2 drivers in Device...

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Last post by liliggyracin
Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:32 am
13.3% off A Series eCoupon Ends 12/3

Last post by mediasponge « Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:09 pm
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by ecoupons » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:20 pm

13.333% off A Series eCoupon. Ends Mon 12/3 11:59 PM EST

(This is more than the usual 10% off)

Stackable with current Lenovo Holiday Sale with up...

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Last post by mediasponge
Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:09 pm
how to tell if A55 is running dual channel memory.

Last post by jgrobertson « Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:21 pm
Replies: 4
by jgrobertson » Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:48 pm

I have an A55 with a Core 2 Duo running 64 bit Vista.

I have two 1 Gig memory sticks in there but I can not tell it if is really running dual...

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Last post by jgrobertson
Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:21 pm
Fun use for an older NetVista

Last post by virge « Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:11 pm
Replies: 9
by schen » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:20 pm

I kept coming across the ebay ads for the small form-factor NetVista cases on ebay and became really intrigued with the idea of doing something with...

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Last post by virge
Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:11 pm
ibm desktop as gaming/media center

Last post by mattbiernat « Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:29 pm
Replies: 3
by festher » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:04 pm

now if only lenovo's site wasn’t a huge pile og billions of models i would probably already know what to buy but honestly, after several hours of...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:29 pm
Dual Monitor Setup on a Netvista All in one desktop

Last post by Shumpert « Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:30 am
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by fefrie » Sat May 19, 2007 3:30 pm

6643 22u model number Netvista all in one unit.

I purchased a 32 mb pci video card, and when I installed it on my all in one, I couldn't get it to...

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Last post by Shumpert
Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:30 am
Lenovo intros solar powered A61e desktop

Last post by ryengineer « Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:30 pm
Replies: 14
by gator » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:14 pm

I am slightly doubtful about the efficiency of a solar powered computer (even the OLPC need more power than the best solar panels today can...

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Last post by ryengineer
Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:30 pm
Adding drives to an A60

Last post by GhostriderTx « Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:40 pm
Replies: 2
by GhostriderTx » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:56 pm

Got a good deal on an A60 from the surplus site but want to add two more drives. It has a SATA hard drive and DVD drive on IDE which has one free...

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Last post by GhostriderTx
Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:40 pm
ThinkCentre A55 processor upgrade - Celeron D to Core 2 Duo?

Last post by leoblob « Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:15 pm
Replies: 1
by minc3d » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:31 pm

Hey All,

Just got myself a nice Thinkcentre A55 desktop tower that has a Celeron D processor inside. I updated the BIOS to the latest version, and...

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Last post by leoblob
Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:15 pm
Rescue and Restore Problem on a NetVista

Last post by bobstockler « Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:53 pm
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by bobstockler » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:39 pm

I have a Rescue and Recovery Problem (it's the same on 3.x and 4.x):

IBM NetVista M42 8303-SB2 - Windows XP SP2 and All MS & IBM Updates.
Planar...

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Last post by bobstockler
Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:53 pm
ATA-66 vs. ATA-100 -- here's my actual test results.

Last post by fefrie « Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:18 pm
Replies: 2
by leoblob » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:50 pm

Almost a year ago, I asked for opinions on speed increases going from ATA-66 to ATA-100.

I finally got around to checking it out.

First, the...

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Last post by fefrie
Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:18 pm
Intellistation M Pro Sound Issue

Last post by papacorn « Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:34 pm
Replies: 12
by papacorn » Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:04 pm

Hi Guys,

I have a new Intellistation M Pro 9229. This unit has integrated sound. Anyway its brand new and when I plug speakers into the back lineout...

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Last post by papacorn
Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:34 pm
New A61 Tripp Lite UPS Issue

Last post by Shelby Griggs « Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:17 pm
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by Shelby Griggs » Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:05 pm

Well my ordered A60 finally came after two months as an A61. All seems to work well, EXCEPT it will not recognize my Tripp Lite UPS system via USB...

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Last post by Shelby Griggs
Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:17 pm
Will an A51P run 64 bit Vista?

Last post by jgrobertson « Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:52 pm
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by jgrobertson » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:04 am

I am trying to figure out if my A51 (8427 CEU) with Pentium 4 (Intel 550) that supports hyper threading will run a 64 bit OS. Looking at the Intel...

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Last post by jgrobertson
Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:52 pm
Thinkcentre A55 Desktop --- Downgrading to Windows XP

Last post by muneer_b « Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:15 pm
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by muneer_b » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:47 pm

Hello people,

Our office doesnt support Windows Vista yet , so we downgrade any new desktops/laptops to windows xp pro. the problem is downgrading...

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Last post by muneer_b
Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:15 pm
Outlet ThinkCentre A60 (8700) - Good Deal?

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:43 am
Replies: 3
by hart22 » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:49 pm

Can anyone advise if this is a good deal? Never bought a pre-built desktop (always built them myself), so I'm kind of unsure of my judgment. I have...

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:43 am
M55e fails to access safe mode: your view requested

Last post by chermesh « Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:47 am
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by chermesh » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:52 am

My M55e ceased to operate in safe mode. Whenever I try, the system fails following the sucessful run of Mup.sys, and the pc reboots. I tried all...

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Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:47 am
New A 60 (8700) Raid 1 Install?

Last post by Shelby Griggs « Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 pm

by Shelby Griggs » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 pm

I have a new A 60 on order to be my new desktop system. I have an older (3-4 years?) PC that I acquired used that had the Raid 1 setup for mirrored...

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Last post by Shelby Griggs
Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 pm
M41 Recovery CDs

Last post by dmdsoftware « Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:46 pm
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by dmdsoftware » Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:33 pm

I have a M41 IBM desktop that came with a COA for Windows XP Professional. Only problem, the HD was completely empty (this was bought used).

I'm on...

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Last post by dmdsoftware
Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:46 pm
Who has the better desktop?

Last post by Temetka « Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:06 pm
Replies: 31
by AlphaKilo470 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:26 pm
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Just about everyone here says Dell laptops suck and IBM's rock but what about desktops? Personally, I'd have to say the OptiPlex line is probably my...
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Last post by Temetka
Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:06 pm
Windows Vista and IBM 300PL

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:08 pm
Replies: 10
by Cheesemanx » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:40 pm

Hello All. I just wanted to let yo guys know of the success I have had with running Vista RC1 on a 300PL. The specs are as follows:

1.4 GHz Tualatin...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:08 pm
M52 or M55 Realtime Clock problem (XP)

Last post by ryengineer « Tue May 22, 2007 1:34 pm
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by xgc505m » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:36 am

Hi, 1st Post.

I've several IBM M55, and a couple of M52-945G that appear to be gaining time. I'm not concerened with the odd second or so, but the...

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Last post by ryengineer
Tue May 22, 2007 1:34 pm
Upgrading firmware for DVD drive

Last post by chermesh « Thu May 17, 2007 3:46 am
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by chermesh » Thu May 17, 2007 2:46 am

My shd-16p1s DVD drive (on an M55e pc) fails to read some media types. I hoped to overcome this problem by updating my firmware. I downloaded the...

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Last post by chermesh
Thu May 17, 2007 3:46 am
ibm rescue and recovery

Last post by thomo69 « Sun May 06, 2007 1:43 pm
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by thomo69 » Sun May 06, 2007 12:42 pm

when installing ibm rescue and recovery it keeps saying return code 6 error25014 installing the rescue and recovery boot manager ,any ideas how to...

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Sun May 06, 2007 1:43 pm

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