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Possible to change eeprom flash BIOS with machine turned on?

Last post by Zak « Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:42 pm

by Zak » Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:42 pm

I have two T20 system boards with bad eeproms, and one that works perfectly. I'd like to fix these boards and sell them, but pre-flashed eeproms sell...

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Last post by Zak
Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:42 pm
T20 Won't Boot with AC Cable - Only Battery Boot

Last post by djpharoah « Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:18 am
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by Sal » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:48 pm

Can anyone help?
I just upgraded my T20 with a 1000/700 CPU, changed the Bios Battery, and put in a new fan.
However, the computer will only boot...

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Last post by djpharoah
Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:18 am
Need help with internal wifi

Last post by tp23 « Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:14 pm
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by tp23 » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:08 pm

Just installed a mini pci Broadcom 802.11BG 4306 Multiband Network Adapter in my T23, an antenna came with the card but I only connected the antenna...

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Last post by tp23
Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:14 pm
damaged t23 screen

Last post by skipdg « Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:44 am
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by blobo » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:53 am

i dropped my t23 and as a result the front bezel broke from the edge and also the side of the lid cracked a little

The screen didn't seem get any...

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Last post by skipdg
Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:44 am
T30 won't boot with 1 gig ram

Last post by danage « Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:39 pm
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by houdy » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:14 pm

I have a ThinkPad T30, running Windows XP Pro, SP2. I recently tried to increase my RAM from 768 megs to 1024 megs using two brand new Lenovo 512 meg...

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Last post by danage
Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:39 pm
Can't format external USB hd

Last post by DataAve « Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:17 pm
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by Rex » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:07 pm

Hi there,

I have an external, 2.5 , 20gb USB hd that I was using for backup of my T20. Due to excessive fragmentation, decided (what a mistake) to...

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Last post by DataAve
Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:17 pm
Image Drive using Firewire enclosure

Last post by dsvochak « Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:52 pm
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by Kyocera » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:33 pm

Hi all, I have a PCMCIA firewire HD enclosure that seems to be working pretty well now that I got a 5v adapter for it.

My question is can I use...

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Last post by dsvochak
Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:52 pm
t20 CPE upgrade

Last post by djpharoah « Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:51 am
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by Sal » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:13 am

Can anyone help me? I removed the 700 Ghz processor and replced it with the 1Ghz. The hardware process went well, i went by the IBM manual.
But I...

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Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:51 am
T20 - Upgrade in Progress!!

Last post by djpharoah « Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:35 pm
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by djpharoah » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:58 pm

Hi guys.
some more questions:

1) How easy it is to upgrade teh T20's cpu to a 1.0Ghz SL5TF 100fsb? Is it really just plug-it-in-play? Does the cpu...

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Last post by djpharoah
Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:35 pm
T2x HD Coin Screw/Security Screw Size

Last post by RRHODY « Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:51 pm
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by dsvochak » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:48 pm

Just got back from a visit to the hardware store for something else, but I figured since I was going anyway.

For anyone who is looking for a screw...

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Last post by RRHODY
Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:51 pm
What is the ThinkPad button for on my T22?

Last post by rmcnelly « Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:59 pm
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by rmcnelly » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:11 pm

Pressing it doesn't do anything.

I'm running XPpro.

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Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:59 pm
T23 and mini-pci wifi card

Last post by schen « Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:03 pm
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by mala » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:08 am

I'm looking into buying a t23 off of ebay.

I normally avoid ebay, but the prices are right for picking up a 2nd laptop. It should be lighter than...

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Last post by schen
Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:03 pm
Enable usb boot in T30 bios

Last post by Kyocera « Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:50 pm
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by Kyocera » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:49 am

It has a mention of enabling the usb to boot in the bios but I can't figure out how to do it :?

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Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:50 pm
Battery conditioning

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:12 pm
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by kengeo » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:01 pm

Whats the difference between a full discharge & a deep discharge? IBM
recomends a full discharge & recharge for 3 cycles to recon' a Li-Ion
then says...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:12 pm
LCD melts and then wont reboot

Last post by djpharoah « Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:40 pm
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by gfinney » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:23 pm

My daughter returned her T20 to me to remove what she thought were virus problems (I found none), but turns out that the LCD appears to melt after...

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Last post by djpharoah
Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:40 pm
T23 with Docking Station and PS2 External Mouse

Last post by been200mph « Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:39 pm
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by eric1234 » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:43 am

Hi,

I recently bought a refurb T23 (with Win2k) which I basically love.

Here is the one current problem I am facing.

When I hook the T23 up to the...

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Last post by been200mph
Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:39 pm
IBM ThinkPad T30 advice/guidance required

Last post by chubes « Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:59 pm
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by drriviera » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:37 am

Howdy all,

For the past 2 or so years, I've been using a desktop pc (amd athlon xp 1800+, 768mb pc2100 ddr ram, 64mb vram, 80gb hdd ata100, 19...

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Last post by chubes
Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:59 pm
IBM T23 LCD strange "neon" problem

Last post by djpharoah « Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:52 pm
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by raubar » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:14 pm

Hi guys,
I have a strange problem . My lcd screen has a strange bright light at the bottom (as a neon light). If a press (bend) the back of the lcd...

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Last post by djpharoah
Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:52 pm
T23 - Problem upgrading Hard Drive

Last post by dsvochak « Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:48 am
Replies: 37
by KelloggKid » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:45 pm
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I've maxed out the 40g HD that came with my T23. Two different shops have tried to install a 100g drive (a Seagate and a Toshiba) to no avail....
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Last post by dsvochak
Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:48 am
Unable to delete the Thinkpad Configuration Utility

Last post by dsvochak « Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:33 am
Replies: 3
by mytp » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:54 am

I reformatted and reinstalled Win2K on my T20, using the original Product Recovery CD. I am trying to install the updates that appear on the IBM...

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Last post by dsvochak
Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:33 am
CMOS Checksum Errors

Last post by datasgirl « Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:15 am
Replies: 4
by tys0n » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:43 am

Hi all - I have a T23 2647 Thinkpad. I sporatically have been getting an error that reads:

0251 System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration...

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Last post by datasgirl
Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:15 am
t30 Bios will not allow usb drive boot

Last post by swifty « Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:23 am

by swifty » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:23 am

I have an IBM T30 and I want to run a linux distro from a usb drive. XP loads fine fron the HDD and I have looked at the BIOS and selected removable...

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Last post by swifty
Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:23 am
T23 won't boot into BIOS

Last post by carbon_unit « Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:07 pm
Replies: 11
by qtech2020 » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:20 am

I have a T23 that won't boot into Bios or anything. Power light is on and battery is being charge. CPU Fans seems to fluctuate high and low. Hard...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:07 pm
Questions from a first-time IBM user

Last post by xnjselfdestructx « Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:51 pm
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by waterchan » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:02 am

I have a Thinkpad T43 running WinXP Pro, and I'm running into a couple of problems:

All the partitions came as FAT32. I want to convert this to...

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Last post by xnjselfdestructx
Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:51 pm
What can I upgrade? What battery should I get

Last post by chan_man « Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:37 pm
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by glassgloss » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:30 pm

my t22 is getting a little outdated.

What Can I upgrade in it?

Can i get a faster read/write hotswap cdrom?

My battery lasts about 10 minutes......

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Last post by chan_man
Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:37 pm
Looking to get a T2x...Video card question....

Last post by dr_st « Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:42 pm
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by BillD » Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:18 am

I'm leaning towards a t23 only because for what I can tell the 23 has a 16m video card...Is that true or do any of the t22's or t21's also have a 16m...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:42 pm
T23 with a dead usb port but....

Last post by Antonio « Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:22 pm
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by Antonio » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:58 pm

I think my usb port is dead, I dont know how it happened but I can still charge my sonyericsson k750 from the usb port?
any ideas on this

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Last post by Antonio
Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:22 pm
T-21 failed backlight? or inverter?

Last post by madmaven711 « Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:59 pm
Replies: 26
by Bob Collins » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:32 pm

Okay, short story, the T-21 has full image on the LCD however it is as dim as can be. Obviously the backlight is not illuminating. Could this also be...

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Last post by madmaven711
Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:59 pm
T23 can't choose F11 Restore option on boot-up

Last post by nablur « Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:24 am
Replies: 7
by nablur » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:51 pm

My t23 came with 2000 pro installed and my registry got corrupted. Upon bootup, I receive a physical memory dump message and it just loops and never...

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Last post by nablur
Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:24 am
T2x Backlight question

Last post by pjm99au « Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:32 am
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by stevech » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:08 pm

I have a T2x (2647xxx) with its back light gone. This subject has been discussed here many many times, however, I have some very specific information...

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Last post by pjm99au
Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:32 am
T23 powers on no post..

Last post by carbon_unit « Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:26 am
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by dakotart1984 » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:32 am

I have a T23 that was given to me and the person that gave it to me said that there was a problem with it not post'ing. Ive replaced the CPU with a...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:26 am
White Spots

Last post by linux_inside v2 « Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:04 pm
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by headspace » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:51 am

Purchased a refurbished T23 and when the screen is white there are faint white spots scattered all over the page.

While viewing a page with a darker...

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Last post by linux_inside v2
Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:04 pm
Can T30 Pentium 4 Mobile CPU be replaced with Pentium M?

Last post by zs0m30n3z « Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:35 pm
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by tpadlover » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:27 pm

Hi everyone

This is my second post. One of friends recommending to buy a Pentium M CPU running at 1.5 or 1.6 GHz to replace the Mobile Pentium 4...

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Last post by zs0m30n3z
Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:35 pm
Replacing CPU in T30

Last post by djpharoah « Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:15 pm
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by tpadlover » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:00 pm

Hi everyone

First of all, this forum is a great resource for all tpad owners and thanks to all the users who have posted here with information that...

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Last post by djpharoah
Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:15 pm
Suddenly no sound from T21

Last post by goofyGAguy « Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:24 pm
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by goofyGAguy » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:32 pm

Hello everyone. Hopefully someone here can help a newbie out. :D
Anyway, as the title says, all of a sudden my T21 is completely silent. It was...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:24 pm
How long should a 4400mAh battery last in a T21?

Last post by monkeynaut « Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:07 pm
Replies: 6
by monkeynaut » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:50 pm

Hey there,

I just bought a 4400mAh battery off of ebay for my T21 (Pentium III 800MHz) and I don't know how dodgy the retailer is, so here's my...

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Last post by monkeynaut
Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:07 pm
T30 cpu frequency

Last post by cenna81 « Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:49 pm

by cenna81 » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:49 pm

Hi, i'm a new user with an old problem!
I've a t30 with 1.8 ghz pentium m. The problem is that it works fixed at 1.2 ghz. I've read a post here with...

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Last post by cenna81
Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:49 pm
Inverter on my T21 gets pretty hot, is that normal?

Last post by linux_inside v2 « Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:27 am
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by linux_inside v2 » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:45 pm

hey guys,
Just wondering if any of you have experienced this, lately i have noticed that the inverter warms up alot and i am ever afraid of the thing...

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Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:27 am
T22 video adapter

Last post by T22 4me « Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:49 am
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by T22 4me » Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:15 am

Long story short:I reformatted hdd on my T22 2647-4eu and reinstalled W2000.Downloaded Drivers from various sites.Downloaded SP4 & windows updates....

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Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:49 am
T21 Harddrive

Last post by mysbca « Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:28 am
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by Mike_S » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:51 pm

The wifes T21 has decided to die. When the power button is pressed, it sounds like the hard drive is trying to whir but all that happens is the...

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Last post by mysbca
Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:28 am
Intel 2200bg wifi and no error

Last post by larrylwill « Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:04 pm
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by larrylwill » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:06 pm

I bought the 2200bg and installed it in place of the modem, I read that I would have to install the error fix. However I am not getting any error and...

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Last post by larrylwill
Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:04 pm
Boy is my face red!

Last post by Gord K. « Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:15 pm

by Gord K. » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:15 pm

You guys are correct, and I can't do math in my head...

Sorry.

Gord.

Boneheaded move #2. I meant to add this to the battery post. Wow, I'm really...

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Last post by Gord K.
Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:15 pm
BSOD on HD swap from T22 to T23

Last post by djpharoah « Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:08 pm
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by Nolonemo » Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:55 pm

I'm curious about something....

I have a dual boot system that doesn't use a 3rd party boot manager. It was set up like this: HD formatted to 3...

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Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:08 pm
T21 Batteries

Last post by djpharoah « Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:49 pm
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by kengeo » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:32 pm

I need to replace the battery on my T21, I have read in this forum that
a T30 battery will fit, is this true? as I have come across a couple of...

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Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:49 pm
T30 Hard Drive Into a T42?

Last post by Kyocera « Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:53 pm
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by Billlllll_345 » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:59 pm

Hello,

Does anyone know if I can take out the hard drive of a T30 and put it into a T42?

Thanks
Bill

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Last post by Kyocera
Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:53 pm
Creating rescue media

Last post by Kyocera « Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:59 pm
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by adx » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:34 pm

Is it possible to create a set of rescue media without a CDRW drive on the laptop? I tried running the program, but then it asks to select a...

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Last post by Kyocera
Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:59 pm
External HD up-grade

Last post by LtTPfan « Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:31 pm
Replies: 8
by Rex » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:31 pm

Hi there,

I want to add an external USB hard drive to back up my image files. Thinking of about 160gb +.

But have been told by a friend that I need...

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Last post by LtTPfan
Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:31 pm
T23 on the fritz, bios battery prehaps?

Last post by Nolonemo « Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:50 am
Replies: 17
by Marzzle » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:38 am

My T23 randomly crashes now for some unknown reason. It all happened one day as it was merrily chugging along and then all of a sudden it became...

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Last post by Nolonemo
Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:50 am
Wireless Ready?

Last post by somefun « Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:23 am
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by somefun » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:51 pm

How can I tell if my T30 2366-21U is upgradeable to wireless? I see both antennas and wireless cards on Ebay for the T30, but I want to make sure...

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Last post by somefun
Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:23 am
Display problem- in desperate need of help!

Last post by schen « Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:15 am
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by zubin » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:57 am

Hello:

I am having trouble with my IBM Thinkpad T30.

I am currently running a resolution of 1400X1050 pixels.

When I change my resolution, instead...

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Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:15 am

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