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Adding 5Ghz to SL410 with Intel 1000 BGN

Last post by Peak2Peak « Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:17 am
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by jsmit86 » Thu May 24, 2012 7:23 pm

I have a SL410 with Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN. I will be upgrading to a dual band router this weekend (Netgear N750) which has 5Ghz capability. I'd...

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Last post by Peak2Peak
Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:17 am
[Request] Lenovo L520 Bios 1.17 WWAN Whitelist removing

Last post by NexusClusterNet « Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:40 pm

by NexusClusterNet » Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:40 pm

Lenovo ThinkPad L520 Modell 5015A81

-Motherboard Manufacturer and Model : Lenovo
-Bios Revision : 8GET40WW 1.17
-Bios Type : Phoenix
-Bios SLIC :...

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Last post by NexusClusterNet
Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:40 pm
External Blu-ray drive issue with SL400c

Last post by danceswithrage « Wed May 02, 2012 10:59 pm

by danceswithrage » Wed May 02, 2012 10:59 pm

Hello there. I recently got myself an external Blu-ray drive for my SL400c and I am having a hard time with getting the drive to recognize the discs...

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Last post by danceswithrage
Wed May 02, 2012 10:59 pm
2847-9UU Realtek PCIe GBE Driver Issue WinXPSP3 Ser#LR-XXDHG

Last post by BGC1865 « Wed May 02, 2012 3:28 pm
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by BGC1865 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:44 pm

Greetings Group!

I have a stack of SL510 units that have to be taken down from Win7 to XPSP3. My usual approach is configure a lead machine, then...

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Last post by BGC1865
Wed May 02, 2012 3:28 pm
Rescue & Recovery issues for SL410

Last post by Neil « Tue May 01, 2012 7:43 pm
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by budimu » Tue May 01, 2012 2:42 pm

My SL410 turned into blue screen, not sure if it was caused by a virus, but probable. The blue screen indicated the laptop was dumping the physical...

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Last post by Neil
Tue May 01, 2012 7:43 pm
SL510 2847-9UU Random key failures

Last post by Brad « Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:51 pm
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by tgrevers » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:40 pm

I have an SL510, 2847, and some of the keys randomly stop working. Nothing as ever been spilled on the keyboard. The machine is as clean as the day...

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Last post by Brad
Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:51 pm
SL500 Black Screen - Not Invertor or Backlight

Last post by IceMan2244 « Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:59 am
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by trcbit » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:44 am

Hi all,

Tested an SL500 and found that the backlight and LCD are ok, Invertor is good but I do not have any power getting to the invertor. Does this...

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Last post by IceMan2244
Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:59 am
System Recovery on SL410

Last post by ausmike « Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:02 am
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by camoran » Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:14 pm

My SL410 was infected by virus and turned into blue screen. The blue screen indicated the laptop was dumping the physical memory and then restarted....

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Last post by ausmike
Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:02 am
Display flickering Lenovo SL500 with Windows7

Last post by shajilt « Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am

by shajilt » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am

Hi There,

Recently I have updated my laptop Lenovo SL500 to windows7, and now I am facing an issue like whenever I use one more programs opened and...

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Last post by shajilt
Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am
SL 510 support for Linux

Last post by tecneeq « Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:15 pm
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by g__k » Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:44 am

Hello All,

I am planning to buy Thinkpad SL 510. I do not use Windows at all and will be installing Linux over it preferably Ubuntu 10.04. I want to...

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Last post by tecneeq
Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:15 pm
SL500 , what screen fits?

Last post by mariol90 « Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:13 pm
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by SaberX » Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:26 pm

I just picked up a used SL500(2746-EKU).
The screen and hard drive was missing. So i put in a good 160gig 7200rpm drive and used the VGA to my 32...

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Last post by mariol90
Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:13 pm
SL400 warranty not showing

Last post by mariol90 « Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:57 pm
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by mariol90 » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:21 pm

I have an SL400 which I believe was refurbished. When I bought it, the warranty said it expired 2012-09-14. Now, the website says Expiration date:...

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Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:57 pm
L512 Web page navigating with arrow keys.

Last post by jlbalder « Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:53 pm

by jlbalder » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:53 pm

I have an L512 which I use in a mini-dock 95% of the time with an external monitor and keyboard. My gripe (problem) is that when I take the laptop...

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Last post by jlbalder
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:53 pm
Some keys not working on the keyboard

Last post by gnarly_buttons « Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:48 am
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by gnarly_buttons » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:07 am

I have a problem with certain keys not working on my keyboard. It seems to be pressure related. When I rest my wrists while typing the keys often...

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Last post by gnarly_buttons
Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:48 am
SL510: brownish marks on/under screen?

Last post by words1 « Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:23 pm
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by words1 » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:34 pm

My SL510 is less than a year old, no problems until this week, when discoloration started appearing around the edges of the screen. It's definitely...

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Last post by words1
Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:23 pm
SL410 boot problems

Last post by Danny « Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 pm

by Danny » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 pm

Hi there,
I acquired a ThinkPad SL410 recently, and it it's in nice condition. However, it will not boot past the initial splash screen. I can't get...

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Last post by Danny
Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 pm
Need To Wipe The HDD On My SL410 For Sale

Last post by lordpuffer « Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:35 am
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by lordpuffer » Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:47 pm

I have an SL410, and I replaced the stock HDD with a Seagate Hybrid SSD. Most of the drivers on the ThinkPad are no longer Lenovo. I want to wipe the...

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Last post by lordpuffer
Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:35 am
Two questions about L420 / L520

Last post by Matthew_Greening « Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:25 am
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by tc35 » Thu May 26, 2011 9:04 pm

1)Does L520 / L420 exhibit the same fan pulsing problem as the T520 / T420 (fan goes on and off every 5 seconds or so)?

2) How does the 1600x900 for...

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Last post by Matthew_Greening
Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:25 am
L420 thinkpad camera poblem

Last post by subhesh_999 « Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:16 pm

by subhesh_999 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:16 pm

I have hotkeys driver installed on my system every other key except Fn+F6(camera) keys are working fine. whenever i presses Fn+F6 it says hot keys...

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Last post by subhesh_999
Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:16 pm
Thinkpad L412 mSATA on PCI-E WWAN port Hack

Last post by LUC@X « Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:04 am

by LUC@X » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:04 am

Hi, i'm wondering, has anyone tryed to install a mSATA SSD PCI-E mini card on the L412 WWAN PCI-E port?
I've been searching about it on the web but...

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Last post by LUC@X
Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:04 am
L512 + MiniDock3 => Monitor Display Resolution problem

Last post by rossmosis « Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:26 pm
Replies: 4
by jlbalder » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:26 pm

I have a new L512 (PN: 4444CT) running Win7 Pro, and am trying to get it to work in a Mini Dock Series 3 (PN: 4337 10U).
I want the Laptop to use the...

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Last post by rossmosis
Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:26 pm
touchpad problem on new sl300

Last post by silsatykki « Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:14 pm
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by webrehm » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:01 pm

My new sl300 touchpad does not always respond to my single or double taps. I have tried changing the sensitivity but it did not help. My wife tried a...

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Last post by silsatykki
Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:14 pm
Lenovo SL500c 1804 error with Gobi2000 wwan (FRU 60Y3183)

Last post by Peak2Peak « Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:33 am
Replies: 1
by milo_cz » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:39 am

Hello
I have SL500c (4414 W6K) wwan ready and I bought Lenovo GOBI2000 wwan card (FRU 60Y3183)
Unfortunately I receive 1804 error... and I can't...

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Last post by Peak2Peak
Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:33 am
What WWAN cards are on the whitelist of sl500?

Last post by Peak2Peak « Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:21 am
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by Szymon_Zy » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:57 am

Does any one know what wwan card i can put in sl500? I want to put F5521gw (however it is very expensive card without any reason to be so extremly...

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Last post by Peak2Peak
Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:21 am
SL510 ExpressCard not recognized

Last post by seaview « Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:09 am

by seaview » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:09 am

ThinkPad SL510 laptops might have problem recognizing some express card devices. I bought a Ubiquiti SR71X wireless card a few months ago still I...

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Last post by seaview
Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:09 am
SL510 won't boot - 2 long, 4 short beeps

Last post by alphren « Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:32 pm

by alphren » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:32 pm

Any ideas? I can't find this post code anywhere online. The laptop is about 2 years old. Probably hardware failure of some kind that will require...

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Last post by alphren
Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:32 pm
Sl-510 english only win 7 , can i change language?

Last post by Szymon_Zy « Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:59 am
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by feu26 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:31 pm

SL-510 win 7 home prenium 64 english only. Is there a way to change the language ? need help
Thanks!

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Last post by Szymon_Zy
Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:59 am
TPad SL300-CL-Halp Plz

Last post by ZaZ « Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:55 am
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by varem » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:42 am

So I've recently sold my T61 and already I'm looking to come back to Lenovo. There's this SL300 on Craigslist, but I want to know if it's a fair...

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Last post by ZaZ
Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:55 am
What Is A Good SSD To Put Into My SL410?

Last post by lordpuffer « Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:41 am
Replies: 5
by lordpuffer » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:13 pm

I recently put a Hybrid SSD in my SL410. It gave me a little increase in performance, although I am looking for more. Which SSD, around 250GB, would...

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Last post by lordpuffer
Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:41 am
Unable to turn off the display

Last post by thinktop « Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:27 am
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by thinktop » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:55 pm

I have an L412 bought around 10 months ago.
I have set the Fn+F3 option in the power manager to turn off the display.
But it doesn't work most of the...

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Last post by thinktop
Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:27 am
screen hinge loose/broken, layman fix?

Last post by Harryc « Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:58 pm
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by akorn » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:11 pm

Hej!
I have had my SL500 for 2+ years now. The power jack got internally loose quite early on, luckily it still does what it should, so I have not...

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Last post by Harryc
Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:58 pm
ThinkPad sl500 - GPS -how establish to work?

Last post by aurorra « Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:01 pm

by aurorra » Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:01 pm

I have ThinkPad sl500 (OS Win7). Modem MOBILE BROADBAND MODULE F3507g works, Internet connection established through the SIM, no problems here .. But...

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Last post by aurorra
Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:01 pm
Backlight confirmation

Last post by ritchie888 « Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:38 am
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by ritchie888 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:40 am

Hey guys,

I need some quick advice as I'm a bit against the clock on a problem I'm having.

I have two SL300 (slightly different specs from each...

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Last post by ritchie888
Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:38 am
Do L410, L510, or L421s exist?

Last post by Blzut3 « Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:03 pm

by Blzut3 » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:03 pm

As I was going through the materials for documenting the L420/L520 on thinkwiki I noticed references to an L410, L510, and L421 in the hardware...

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Last post by Blzut3
Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:03 pm
How much is my ThinkPad L412 worth?

Last post by nicothink « Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:39 pm

by nicothink » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:39 pm

Hi,

I want to sell my ThinkPad L412. Specs are:

Intel Core i3-380 2.53ghz
6GB RAM
320GB 7200 HD
4 cell battery
Standard graphics
Standard display...

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Last post by nicothink
Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:39 pm
SL510 won't connect to remote desktop

Last post by cherylrenee « Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:39 pm

by cherylrenee » Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:39 pm

I am beyond puzzled and frustrated - and my IT consultants are as well! I'm hoping for any guidance.

Over the past 6 months our small business...

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Last post by cherylrenee
Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:39 pm
L412 random sleep

Last post by TTY « Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:22 pm
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by kge420 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:21 am

My L412 has a problem where it goes to sleep randomly. I will be working or watching a video and it will just shut itself down. Upon resume it...

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Last post by TTY
Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:22 pm
L412 displayport no audio after sleep

Last post by Colonel O'Neill « Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:25 pm
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by kge420 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:22 pm

I have a L412 that is using displayport to an Asus 27 monitor. When started up from cold all is well but if the machine goes to sleep it returns...

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Last post by Colonel O'Neill
Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:25 pm
Installing Windows 7 on a SL400

Last post by downdog89 « Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:57 pm
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by downdog89 » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:00 pm

When I place a new SATA NTFS formatted hard drive and boot off of my Windows 7 32-bit disc it cannot see my drive. My computer had Vista on the...

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Last post by downdog89
Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:57 pm
ThinkPad L420, is it worth it?

Last post by schen « Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:12 pm
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by gendruwo » Wed May 11, 2011 7:56 am

Hi, I'm new in this forum and I'm thinking of upgrading my old X41. I want bigger screen so I'm thinking upgrading to ThinkPad L420. But I heard some...

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Last post by schen
Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:12 pm
Fresh install of bundled Win7

Last post by ausmike « Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:47 pm
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by DiGiTY » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:14 pm

I just bought a Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 with Win 7 Pro 64-bit installed. Of course it's crippled with bloatware and of course I wiped the hard drive...

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Last post by ausmike
Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:47 pm
L520 / L420 surface temperatures...

Last post by ozzymud « Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:09 am
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by tc35 » Tue May 31, 2011 7:28 pm

Under light use, does L520 / L420 get noticeably warm around the wrist rest area? Thank you!

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Last post by ozzymud
Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:09 am
SL400 Freezes Constantly

Last post by rkawakami « Sun May 29, 2011 2:38 am
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by Outatime1989 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:57 am

I recently received an SL400 (Type:2743-48U) without a hard drive, complete with Vista business 32-bit recovery Cds. I installed a new 250Gb Hard...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun May 29, 2011 2:38 am
Putting A New Hybrid SSD In My SL410...Need Help

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sat May 21, 2011 7:38 pm
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by lordpuffer » Sat May 21, 2011 6:37 pm

I purchased a Hybrid SSD that I'm going to put in my ThinkPad SL410. I have a new Windows 7 Pro 64 bit Disc (genuine), however, what is the best way...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Sat May 21, 2011 7:38 pm
can't turn on my SL400

Last post by chlsy8 « Fri May 13, 2011 1:47 pm

by chlsy8 » Fri May 13, 2011 1:47 pm

Everytime when I turn off my SL400 bought few years ago, it took forever to turn it back on - say like manually press the power on button 2 hours to...

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Last post by chlsy8
Fri May 13, 2011 1:47 pm
does SL410 touchpad support tapping?

Last post by dr_st « Wed May 04, 2011 3:43 pm
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by CTAKAH » Wed May 04, 2011 2:11 pm

Hi, the question is in the header.
I use debian and once had problems with tapping on an acer netbook, so i'm not absolutely sure
is this feature...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed May 04, 2011 3:43 pm
thinkpad l412 crashes when I download files or move files

Last post by mattias « Sun May 01, 2011 6:57 pm

by mattias » Sun May 01, 2011 6:57 pm

I have tried to download xubuntu, to run in virtual box, on my new Thinkpad L412 runing win 7 but it crashes during download with an usb modem. It...

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Last post by mattias
Sun May 01, 2011 6:57 pm
ThinkPad SL410 Seems Slow

Last post by lordpuffer « Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:26 pm
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by lordpuffer » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:12 pm

I just recently purchased an SL410. I just reformatted it last night. It is running Win 7 Pro, x64, a Core 2 Duo, and 6 Gigs of Ram (I added 4 Gigs)....

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Last post by lordpuffer
Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:26 pm
Integrated Webcam

Last post by mr.k.cds « Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:54 pm

by mr.k.cds » Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:54 pm

Hello,

My job recently purchased a bunch of Lenovo Thinkpad SL510's as a mobile computer cart.

My question regards the integrated webcam and how...

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Last post by mr.k.cds
Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:54 pm
SL510 - without Windows 7 Pro COA on the bottom?

Last post by craigmontHunter « Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:04 am
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by tgrevers » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:45 pm

I picked up an SL510. (2.1/2GB/250GB) It's a beautiful machine, with everything I need to drive my TV as the media center, web chat, online content...

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Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:04 am

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