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L512 does not scroll on a web page using up/down arrow keys

Last post by jlbalder « Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:29 pm

by jlbalder » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:29 pm

I have a newer L512 (PN: 4444CT) running Win7 Pro. It does not scroll on a web page using the up/down arrow keys .
I believe this is common paradigm...

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Last post by jlbalder
Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:29 pm
Hinge broken?

Last post by TheTourist « Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:00 am
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by TheTourist » Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:19 pm

I am posting a picture of the broken Thinkpad SL400. Someone please tell me what this part is called (a hinge or something else?) and the part number...

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Last post by TheTourist
Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:00 am
SL510 Network issues No internet

Last post by JmartinLGA « Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:41 pm

by JmartinLGA » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:41 pm

I have several SL510's running as staff laptops on our server. I have one in particular that is able to access the server but not connect to the...

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Last post by JmartinLGA
Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:41 pm
SL 510 2847-3ZU plobems

Last post by gator96 « Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:31 pm

by gator96 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:31 pm

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else had problems with this model. This laptop screen wiil flicker and sometimes go black and the screen wont come back...

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Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:31 pm
Advice on replacing keys?

Last post by tonfagun « Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:14 am
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by tonfagun » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:44 am

Hey.

One of the keys of my SL510 seems sticky, probably some combination of dust and liquid causing it. I wanted to take off the key, wash it and...

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Last post by tonfagun
Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:14 am
SL510 keyboard is partly not responsive

Last post by dr_st « Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:17 am
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by martind1 » Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:33 pm

I recently had a spill on my keyboard. It was gatorade so I removed the keyboard so that I could rinse it with distilled water. After it dried I...

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:17 am
SL400 can't disable touch pad...

Last post by southpawOO7 « Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:15 pm

by southpawOO7 » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:15 pm

hi, i was trying to thin out some of the start up programs on my computer to help it run a little faster. so i was disabling things i thought i...

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Last post by southpawOO7
Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:15 pm
SL410 Wireless - no "N" mode

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:27 pm
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by tpribors » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:06 am

My wife's new laptop has the stock 11b/g/n card. It can connect to my router in G mode but nothing shows up in N mode at all. My W510 connects...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:27 pm
SL410 9 cell battery... same as T42?

Last post by ausmike « Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:12 pm
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by jsmit86 » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:59 am

I just ordered a 9 cell battery for my SL410. After doing so, I noticed that Lenovo lists:
ThinkPad T/R/W/Z/SL Series 9 Cell Li-Ion Battery (45J7966)...

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Last post by ausmike
Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:12 pm
SL300/SL400/SL500 Whitelist Issue

Last post by TommyLau « Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:45 am
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by TommyLau » Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:00 am

I'm currently working on the whitelist removing work,
so far I had removed the whitelist check(hope so) from
the bios, but I don't have a SL400 by...

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Last post by TommyLau
Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:45 am
How to reduce the volumn of the AC/Battery switch sound

Last post by malachont « Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:37 am
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by malachont » Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:40 am

Hi, the sound our SL300 makes when switching from AC to battery is really loud (especially when working with speakers). Can we reduce it or disable...

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Last post by malachont
Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:37 am
SL300 plays movies (and all audio) at half speed

Last post by malachont « Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:01 am

by malachont » Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:01 am

Hi, I have a frequently recurring problem- our Thinkpad SL300 plays video audio and other audio at half speed sometimes (i.e. visually). Windows XP,...

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Last post by malachont
Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:01 am
L412 Special

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:56 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:38 am

cowboom.com deal of the day. Lenovo 055335U L412 ,14 , i5 520M 2.4 GHz, 2GB (8GB Max) DDR3 mem,
$679.99

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:56 am
Transferring a T60 DC IN port to an SL500

Last post by sausage « Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:36 pm
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by sausage » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:52 pm

so my T60 has become so damaged it's just plain annoying to fix, something breaks, you have to break something else to fix it, then fix what you...

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Last post by sausage
Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:36 pm
SL410 slowwww

Last post by ipyro24 « Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:46 pm
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by lynnja » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:49 pm

I have a T42 that has seen better days so I bought myself a SL410 at Best Buy.

It is really slow and hangs up all the time. It hangs up on line and...

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Last post by ipyro24
Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:46 pm
How do I fix this?

Last post by killer « Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:20 pm
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by cshuy » Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:17 am

I have a Thinkpad SL500, but I think this would be the sort of general question that others might have too, so I am asking it here.

I did something...

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Last post by killer
Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:20 pm
SL500 2746P7G

Last post by shaiang « Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:10 pm
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by shaiang » Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:33 am

Hi everybody.
Im new at this forum,and i have a thinkpad SL500 2746P7G
My question's are about the memory.

1.I would like to know how many memory...

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Last post by shaiang
Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:10 pm
Can you change the DVD multi drive to Blu-ray?

Last post by Anil_Trinidad « Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:40 am
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by Anil_Trinidad » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:48 pm

Hello. This is my first post on this site! I recently got an SL410 for my wife for 600bucks on Amazon. So it has an HDMI output which is of no use to...

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Last post by Anil_Trinidad
Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:40 am
Flashed Bios With Update Now PC Won't Do Anything

Last post by bazza22 « Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:04 pm
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by bazza22 » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:51 am

Hi All,

I am new here but have tried to find information about what I have messed up, if I am asking a same question someone else had I apologies...

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Last post by bazza22
Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:04 pm
SL vs L

Last post by Danoc « Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:30 pm
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by TrailRunner » Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:49 pm

Is the L series just the SL with faster processors?

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Last post by Danoc
Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:30 pm
L512 Slowdown while charging

Last post by rossmosis « Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:01 am
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by rossmosis » Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:12 pm

My laptop runs fine when its not plugged in, but the second I plug it in it slows way down. Once I unplug it it speeds back up again. It's plugged in...

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Last post by rossmosis
Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:01 am
XP Downgrade to Win 7 and then later upgrade to Win 7?

Last post by mpcook « Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 pm
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by TrailRunner » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:59 pm

Do the SL510 models that ship with Win XP preinstalled ship with Win 7 disks?

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Last post by mpcook
Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 pm
Choice Between Thinkpad L Series and the T Series.

Last post by Harryc « Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:13 pm
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by anishpld » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:09 pm

hi guys ,
i am in a bit of confusion .
Till now , I was gonna buy a thinkpad L 412 with Dedicated graphics .
And with the specs that i want it was...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:13 pm
SL500 Screen problem

Last post by tsimeur « Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:42 pm
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by Gipiv » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:22 pm

Help!
Well I switched on the Sl500 only to find a black screen. The system boots into XP as I can hear the XP welcome sound. If I place a flash light...

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Last post by tsimeur
Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:42 pm
L vs T

Last post by TrailRunner « Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:57 pm
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by j-dawg » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:58 pm

Has anyone had any real experience with both T410 and L412? My sister is contemplating and it's hard to justify the extra T-series features when the...

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Last post by TrailRunner
Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:57 pm
SL510 Replace CPU T4400 with P8700 Question

Last post by sdolen « Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:30 am
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by jwc553911 » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:13 pm

Bought my SL510 earlier this year. ordered it with upgrade from Celeron T3100 to T4400.
My question is can i swap out the CUP with a P8700 2.53, or...

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Last post by sdolen
Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:30 am
L412 and Advanced Mini Dock Sound

Last post by SgtZeke « Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:02 am

by SgtZeke » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:02 am

How do I get the sound port on the dock to work? Do I have to disable the sound on the laptop first? Running Win 7 64 Enterprise.

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Last post by SgtZeke
Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:02 am
Filter and Sticky Keys

Last post by jamz « Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:29 am
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by jamz » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:59 am

Hello! I am using thinkpad sl400. I guess I just started experiencing my problem when my nephew played games with my laptop. I keep on receiving...

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Last post by jamz
Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:29 am
SL400 does not work without the power adapter

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:08 am
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by TheTourist » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:54 am

Yesterday night I was using my SL400 on battery power and all of a sudden it just powered off. I thought the battery may have discharged without any...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:08 am
L412 short review *Pic warning*

Last post by Harryc « Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:16 pm
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by Danoc » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:57 pm

Here is a short review of the new Thinkpad L412, received last week. First impressions.

Overall pretty satisfied with it. Fast and reliable.

Core...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:16 pm
SL 410 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 - any experience?

Last post by Nautical « Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:41 am
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by zlad » Mon May 10, 2010 5:05 pm

Hi!

I should buy a laptop to my brother. Prevoiusly I bought an SL 510 for my girlfirend and it works well for home using. Now I need a smaller one...

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Last post by Nautical
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:41 am
Touchpad and heat problems

Last post by Nautical « Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:29 am

by Nautical » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:29 am

Hi everyone,
I just bought my 3rd Thinkpad which is an SL410 DLG.I am having a terrible time with the touchpad, it is not sensitive to touch...

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Last post by Nautical
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:29 am
SL series shipping thread

Last post by 11hoagjo « Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:18 am
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by JaneL » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:34 pm

Ordered a new SL series notebook? Post your specs, shipping information and questions here!

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Last post by 11hoagjo
Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:18 am
SL510 compatible with 41+ battery?

Last post by rotcoddam « Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:17 pm

by rotcoddam » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:17 pm

I've been looking at the SL510 to replace my older T60. Over the years, I purchase additional chargers and batteries for the T60 and was wondering...

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Last post by rotcoddam
Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:17 pm
tpvolbar

Last post by dewright « Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:20 am

by dewright » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:20 am

How do I eliminate the volume bar on my wall?? How do I eliminate TPVOLBAR ??

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Last post by dewright
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:20 am
SL410 Losing Time

Last post by aparker81 « Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:17 pm
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by aparker81 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:48 pm

Hello -

After purchasing my SL410 from Lenovo, the battery died about four weeks later. I received a warrany replacement. Since then, I've noticed...

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Last post by aparker81
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:17 pm
Power Manager Gauge on Taskbar problem

Last post by aparker81 « Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:45 pm
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by stannhuang » Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:52 pm

it just cannot show up early for some reason on my SL400 laptop. I checked the power manager settings and it's checked to show up on taskbar. but it...

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Last post by aparker81
Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:45 pm
SL410 T5870...what can I upgrade processor to

Last post by sdolen « Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:06 pm
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by jongordo8 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:45 pm

What would be the fastest processor I could upgrade this laptop to? Would a new core i3 or core i5 fit in it?

Also this processor is 35w, if I went...

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Last post by sdolen
Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:06 pm
After replace chip BIOS, restore serial, MAC & generate UUID

Last post by VecH « Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:47 am
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by VecH » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:37 pm

Lenovo SL500
2746-A73

After write firmware in new chip bios (MX 25L8005M2C) and place in notebook
has lost
System unit serial number: INVALID
System...

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Last post by VecH
Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:47 am
SL510 ......... just received

Last post by dr_st « Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:29 pm
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by ausmike » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:17 am

WOW this new SL 510 jsu got from Lenovo is HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!
a) placed that on top of my work W701 .........humnn some instresting...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:29 pm
Overclocking on SL510?

Last post by tecneeq « Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:12 am
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by nanojr » Mon May 10, 2010 11:14 pm

Has anybody tried overclocking their SL510? :?:

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Last post by tecneeq
Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:12 am
SL500 Power Supply Issue

Last post by sausage « Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:17 pm
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by sausage » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:42 pm

So the charger port on my brother's SL500 has cracked down the middle and will not recieve power anymore.

I looked up how to open it up and replace...

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Last post by sausage
Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:17 pm
custom logo at power-on.

Last post by tobe « Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:31 am

by tobe » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:31 am

how to make custom logo at power-on (BIOS Version 1.39)?
i found this article at but nothing information aboaut how to

Thank4all

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Last post by tobe
Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:31 am
SL510 with flakey USB ports

Last post by Harryc « Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:54 am
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by mpcook » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:41 am

My wife has a new SL510 from her employer. I have noticed while backing up and reinstalling and updating for her, that the USB ports (there are 4) do...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:54 am
T43 Vs Sl500

Last post by jongordo8 « Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:25 am
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by lagoausente » Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:09 pm

I have a T40, and have thought about buying a used T43, but have seen on ebay these models at very reasonable cost and they are new, is there any...

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Last post by jongordo8
Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:25 am
SL300 backlight problem

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:18 pm
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by ritchie888 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:32 am

Hey all,

I recently bought a faulty SL300 off eBay to replace some faulty parts on my current SL300, this worked great, however, I'm now wondering...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:18 pm
SL300 - upgrade with SL9600 or SU9400 CPU

Last post by sego « Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:09 pm
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by sego » Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:19 am

Hallo,
is it possible to upgrade with such CPUs? These CPUs are often ES samples ...
Normally they should work because they are normal Penryn CPUs....

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Last post by sego
Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:09 pm
SL300 slows down every now and then

Last post by malachont « Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:56 pm

by malachont » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:56 pm

I, I have an XP SP3 SL300 Thinkpad, in random times (seemingly not related to what is run on the OS) the machine slows down to a very slow processing...

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Last post by malachont
Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:56 pm
SL300 USB connecting sound when moving monitor

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:44 pm
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by ritchie888 » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:17 pm

Hey,

Sorry if this has been asked before, I had a google and it seems that other people have this problem but no answers.

I have an SL300...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:44 pm
SL series WWAN options discussion - BIOS hack available yet?

Last post by Rebooter « Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:49 am
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by Random Dude » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:17 am

Hi all,

Just picked up my 13.1 SL300 with WWAN antennas but I didn't option a module from the factory.

Down here in Australia we've got 2 frequency...

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Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:49 am

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