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I already reported this to Lenovo, but there is a problem for anyone doing a recovery from factory disks. There is a problem on all the later models...

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PC goes to sleep mode all the time

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Thu May 10, 2012 6:37 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Sat May 05, 2012 8:44 am

all the time... :( pc back from repair after motherboard problem. Any suggestion? I have updated the bios, the chipset driver. The power plan has...

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Thu May 10, 2012 6:37 am
which Expresscard USB port for R500 thinkpad

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Mon May 07, 2012 7:12 am

by PRAGUEGUY » Mon May 07, 2012 7:12 am

As shown in my other thread, My R500 had a fault and does not have USB ports anymore. I want to buy an expresscard version.
They range quite a lot...

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Mon May 07, 2012 7:12 am
Replacing R400 bottom cover with T400 bottom cover.

Last post by lead_org « Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:36 am
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by ThinkFrank » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:08 am

Hi folks!
My question is rather difficult - I have an old R400 with me and it has cracked bottom cover which I would like to replace.
An idea came to...

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Last post by lead_org
Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:36 am
KVM to work reliably with Advanced MiniDock

Last post by particleandparcel « Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:43 am
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by particleandparcel » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:20 pm

Hi all,

New here, been cruising the forums for the last few weeks to clear up some issues I've been having. I was just issued an R400 as my new work...

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Last post by particleandparcel
Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:43 am
T500 WSXGA+ screen flickering issue

Last post by erofbi « Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:56 pm
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by erofbi » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:38 pm

Hi all,
I have a very annoying problem with my T500 WSXGA+ screen.
Its brightness flickers continually and, after some time it is on, the bottom-left...

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Last post by erofbi
Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:56 pm
Touchpad and control stick work intermittently

Last post by sportfreak « Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:48 am
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by 9clawtiger » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:15 am

The touchpad and control stick on the laptop will periodically stop working. An external mouse works perfectly fine however.

I've downloaded latest...

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Last post by sportfreak
Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:48 am
Docked R500 dual display question

Last post by sportfreak « Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:14 am
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by Benneh » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:07 pm

I have an R500 running windows 7 with intel GMA integrated series 4 graphics in a thinkpad advanced mini dock. I'm curious if there is a way to get...

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Last post by sportfreak
Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:14 am
lenovo thinkpad r 500 failes to boot from CD or HDD........

Last post by sportfreak « Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:34 am
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by fabiniyoung » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:25 pm

hi everyone,
1 week ego i tried to make a clean install of windows 7 on my laptop, and this was the situation:
i had already both linux and windows 7...

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Last post by sportfreak
Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:34 am
High quality IPS/AFFS display panel for ThinkPad R500

Last post by hunterman223 « Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:25 am
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by milo77 » Sun May 29, 2011 7:18 pm

Hello,

For a long time now I am trying to find a high quality IPS or AFFS display panel for my ThinkPad R500, which unfortunately employs a TFT...

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Last post by hunterman223
Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:25 am
T400-6 months old is dead on Boot

Last post by lead_org « Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:14 am
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by delaneybob » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:43 pm

Hi,
i have a almost new T400 and it will not even get past the to interrupt normal startup Thinkpad screen. I am searching posts as fast as I can to...

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Last post by lead_org
Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:14 am
Thinkpad R500 dead?

Last post by sportfreak « Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:10 am
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by cshuy » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:23 pm

My roommate's R500 clicked off one night and won't even light up when the adapter (which is a bit frayed, admittedly) is plugged it.

We have tried...

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Last post by sportfreak
Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:10 am
R500 won't go past XP startup screen

Last post by lead_org « Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:17 am
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by cshuy » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:38 pm

My roommate's R500 is acting up again.

It will load to the point of the Windows XP screen (the title screen with the moving green bar) and freeze...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:17 am
Thinkpad gets restarted after connecting amplifier

Last post by tbrychcy « Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:57 am
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by tbrychcy » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:41 am

Hello everyone.

The strange behaviour of my laptop happens after connecting it to an amplifier via HDMI port (exactly using the D-PORT and adapter)....

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Last post by tbrychcy
Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:57 am
R500 and SPDIF issue

Last post by lead_org « Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:41 am
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by tbrychcy » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:07 pm

Hello all.

I wonder if there is enough to get a dockstation with SPDIF input, so that to pass the digital audio signal from the R500 thinkpad to...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:41 am
Need to find whatever is on this image for my new R400 hdd

Last post by Tsarbomba « Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:50 pm
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by Tsarbomba » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:22 am

Hi, I'm looking for help finding a seller that sells

this part, not the actual harddrive but the enclosure that makes it fit in my R400 laptop....

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Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:50 pm
What will happen to the R series?

Last post by Maryland, USA « Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:51 pm
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by zlad » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:46 am

Hi!

The subject is my question. Is R series officially dead and will be replaced with L series?
Is it worth to buy and R400 today(because of the...

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Last post by Maryland, USA
Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:51 pm
R500 and 1080p hardware acceleration

Last post by lead_org « Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:07 pm
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by Caterpillar » Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:16 pm

Have a R500 Type 2714 with mobile Intel 4 series express chipset family
I would like to know if it is capable to play hardware accelerated 1080p mkv...

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Last post by lead_org
Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:07 pm
WXGA+ LCD Cable

Last post by sir_synthsalot « Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:24 pm
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by sir_synthsalot » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:05 pm

The manual says the part number is 93P4551. Is this the only part number that will work? I can't find this one in Canada. What about 93P4451? I have...

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Last post by sir_synthsalot
Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:24 pm
PCMCIA to Serial setup

Last post by smugiri « Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:19 pm
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by tom3k380 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:58 am

I got an Epson TM-88II receipt printer with a SERIAL connector to the PC. I need a PCMCIA card with SERIAL interface to be able to connect the...

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Last post by smugiri
Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:19 pm
Serial & Parallel settings in BIOS

Last post by Harryc « Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:27 am
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by tom3k380 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:47 am

Can someone tell me what are the settings for SERIAL & PARALLEL in the BIOS are for?

What will happen if I enable them?

I got a R500-2716PV3.

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:27 am
R400 Replacement Parts (CD Drive, HDD)

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:55 am
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by noahk » Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:27 am

The CD Drive and Hard Drive on my R400 are both broken. I'm trying to buy replacements for both of them, but it seems like there are a lot of...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:55 am
R500 HDD replacement, etc.

Last post by lead_org « Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:15 am
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by cshuy » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:53 am

my best friend has an R500 with a dying hard drive.

She is thinking about replacing it herself, but wants to keep the Thinkvantage backup functions,...

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Last post by lead_org
Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:15 am
Strange sound from CD drive when start from standby

Last post by Highbury « Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:56 pm
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by Highbury » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:03 pm

Hi guys,

first post on the forum, and I am starting off with a difficult question (at least it's difficult to me):

I have a R400, and every time I...

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Last post by Highbury
Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:56 pm
fox error for lenovo r500

Last post by Harryc « Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:48 pm
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by abdrahimo » Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:56 pm

plz a have a lenovo r500 i need a bios for fix error 1802 plizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:48 pm
Keyboard Flex Fix

Last post by jolarson « Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:57 pm
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by jolarson » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:32 pm

I recently purchased a new R500 from the outlet. Upon receiving it, I was sad to discover that there was a great deal of keyboard flex on the left...

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Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:57 pm
1680 x 1050 screen

Last post by Harryc « Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:38 am
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by micbjork » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:40 pm

Can anyone share their experiences with the 1680 x 1050 screen?

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:38 am
Buying a ThinkPad Rx00 Soon, Opinions Please

Last post by sir_synthsalot « Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:12 pm
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by hunterman223 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:21 pm

I am looking into replacing my R40 for an R400 or R500. I am leaning towards the 400 because of it's smaller size and weight. Anything I should know...

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Last post by sir_synthsalot
Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:12 pm
R410 Dock Sound Problem

Last post by SgtZeke « Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:25 am

by SgtZeke » Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:25 am

I have a user who can not get sound out of his dock running Win 7 64. Dock was replaced but new dock has same issue. Sound works fine on laptop. Any...

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Last post by SgtZeke
Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:25 am
Should an R400 have a fingerprint reader?

Last post by lead_org « Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:19 am
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by mmo| » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:55 pm

Because mine doesn't and I find that strange?

(and now I promise not to start more threads for a while, hehe!)

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Last post by lead_org
Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:19 am
Installing a Solid State Drive on my R500

Last post by AMATX « Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:52 am
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by dar10@live.com » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:07 am

All:

I just bought an Intel X25-V SSD (40GB) to install on my R500, which runs Vista x64 Basic SP2.

1) Are there any preliminary steps I should...

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Last post by AMATX
Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:52 am
does R500 supports bluetooth A2DP for listening music?

Last post by danielz « Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:08 pm
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by danielz » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:21 am

I have a R500 computer and i want to buy a bluetooth headphones which just works with bluetooth devices acording on bluetooth standard A2DP to listen...

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Last post by danielz
Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:08 pm
How long is your R400 battery life?

Last post by Ryan_C « Thu May 06, 2010 3:47 am
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by mmo| » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:37 pm

I am wondering how long peoples r400 battery life is?

I don't think mine is that long - about 3-4 hours. I though I saw mentioned somewhere that it...

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Last post by Ryan_C
Thu May 06, 2010 3:47 am
Lines appearing on R400 monitor

Last post by lead_org « Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:21 pm
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by elisapeimer » Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:23 pm

I have a brand new R400 and I'm occasionally getting horizontal lines on the screen. Sometimes they're just in a small area, sometimes they're over...

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Last post by lead_org
Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:21 pm
Hotkeys LCD Brightness issue

Last post by Harryc « Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:41 am
Replies: 3
by Pawelek » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:25 am

Hi !

Recently I've installed Win 7 Pro PL on R500 with x4500 intel graphics chipset integrated. Then I updated all drivers and common apps on my...

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:41 am
2717-5GU is max memory 4Gb or 8Gb?

Last post by Harryc « Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:33 am
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by jizzay » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:43 am

Hey guys,

I went to crucial's website and the search is telling me my R500 has a maximum memory capacity of 8Gb, but when I go back to Lenovo's site...

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Last post by Harryc
Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:33 am
I cannot install XP/Vista from custom CD/DVD

Last post by wtosta « Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:07 am
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by wtosta » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:27 pm

I cannot install Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Pro from the Original installation CD, but only FROM LENOVO RECOVERY CD, on ThinkPad R500 Type...

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Last post by wtosta
Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:07 am
Thinkpad R400 sleep / wake issues

Last post by norbertStobart « Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:00 pm
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by Ryan_C » Wed May 27, 2009 6:16 pm

I seem to be having these with my R400 (7443-CTO; P8400, 3gb, 160gb, 9-cell, WXGA+, windows Vista 32-bit). I close the lid, and it goes into sleep....

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Last post by norbertStobart
Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:00 pm
Proceswsor Upgrade on R500

Last post by thitiv « Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:16 pm
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by simisimi » Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:25 pm

I just bought an R500 model 2718WHY which has solid specs save one. The processor is a Celeron M 585 and the benchmarks I see published are pretty...

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Last post by thitiv
Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:16 pm
R500 Windows 7 Screen problem

Last post by freesoft « Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:00 am
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by freesoft » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:51 am

Hi :-)

Model: Thinkpad R500
OS: Windows 7
Lasted driver from lenovo.com, can't install the one from intel.com

See the two screenshots:

The...

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Last post by freesoft
Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:00 am
Need some advice on buying Thinkpad R400

Last post by 上局淮段 « Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:38 pm
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by zlad » Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:08 pm

Hi everyone!

I would like to buy a thinkpad r400 to my girlfriend. I need some expert thinkpad user's opinion of this machine. My girlfriend will...

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Last post by 上局淮段
Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:38 pm
Undocking and freeze

Last post by tekjock « Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:54 pm
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by tekjock » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:43 pm

One of my users laptop freezes up when she un-docks. She has tried hitting the #1 button then 2 to pop it out. She has tried Start>un-dock option....

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Last post by tekjock
Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:54 pm
Just a Heads Up: R400 Assembly Issues

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:58 am
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by spaceman7 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:14 pm

Hi Thinkpads Forums! :D ,
I recently bought a brand-new R400 from Lenovo, and I thought I'd pass on some of the quality info to share with the...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:58 am
have I got an SPDIF coaxial digital sound output?

Last post by Harryc « Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:04 am
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by PRAGUEGUY » Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:30 am

I dont know. I cant figure out all the outputs I have.
My model is not listed in the large PDF file in the sticky, with all the models. Maybe as it...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:04 am
firewire chip in R500 Ricoh vs TI

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:45 am

by PRAGUEGUY » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:45 am

Hi, Merry Xmas to all,

I am going to buy a discounted Fire Wire Solo M audio soundcard.

The knowledgebase of Maudio warns that only Texas...

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Last post by PRAGUEGUY
Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:45 am
ThinkPad Bluetooth - This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Last post by metalball « Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:41 am

by metalball » Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:41 am

hey all,

i've got win 7 running on my R500 2714, and i've got that error This device cannot start. (Code 10) in the Device Manager
next to the...

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Last post by metalball
Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:41 am
Electrical buzzing when moving cursor on R400

Last post by mmo| « Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:15 am

by mmo| » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:15 am

Hello!

I have just bought a Thinkpad R400 and I can clearly hear that it makes a small, high-pitched, electrical buzzing noise when I move the...

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Last post by mmo|
Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:15 am
Would you suggest buying R500 compared to other famous brand

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:45 pm
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by great88 » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:29 pm

Hi everyone, I am confused and have been reading mixed reviews about Lenovo and R500.

I am getting two options from other brands that are much...

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Last post by PRAGUEGUY
Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:45 pm
T400 Design Issues

Last post by nxman « Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:43 am
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by nosaku » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:28 pm

Hi Everyone,

I am just putting this thread, to show my frustration of my new Thinkpad T400.

T400 is the worst Thinkpad I have ever seen. I have...

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Last post by nxman
Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:43 am
R500 Technology Overview

Last post by izio « Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:44 pm
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by izio » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:19 am

I found a very useful, audio and video presentation for ThinkPad SL400-SL500 Technology Overview series, but not for my R500. Does anybody know if...

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Last post by izio
Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:44 pm
New R500 Poor Display (pics)

Last post by micbjork « Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:12 pm
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by npolite » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:20 am

Need some help from the group. I purchased a R500 with the integrated Intel graphics and received it on Wednesday. I re-imaged it with XP SP3. What I...

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Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:12 pm

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