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EU GDPR/DSGVO no more concert and parties pictures

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by Puppy » Mon May 07, 2018 4:39 am

The new General Data Protection Regulation in EU brings a lot of surprises . While it does not solve sensitive data privacy breach by government...

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Mon May 07, 2018 4:39 am
Router Recommendation

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 02, 2018 4:41 pm
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by jronald » Wed May 02, 2018 4:16 pm

So we are going with Spectrum, and I would like to provide my own router/wifi.
Pretty basic, so NOS may be the ticket.

Fastest thing we own is N...

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Wed May 02, 2018 4:41 pm
If you think ThinkPads are smart, have a piece of Pi(e) and enjoy!

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by RealBlackStuff » Wed May 02, 2018 10:36 am

Got to see what's possible nowadays with the El Cheapo Raspberry Pi :

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Wed May 02, 2018 10:36 am
Why does FedEx needs 168.00 CDN to ship a 0.3Kg 2" thick and 16" long?

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue May 01, 2018 3:43 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Tue May 01, 2018 12:45 pm

This goes to China. Postal was able to ship this for $14 CDN to China for $200+ CDN refund. This is result of shoddy business with a website reseller...

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Tue May 01, 2018 3:43 pm
Questions about ASUS RT-AC68U and T-Mobile TM-AC1900 Routers

Last post by Weogo « Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:20 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:48 pm

Some of my newer laptops have 802.11ac wifi cards, so my current 802.11n router (ASUS RT-N66U Black Knight) needed an upgrade.

Initially I went for...

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Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:20 pm
Craigslist ~ Best selling "techniques" ...

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by TPFanatic » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:57 pm

:lol:

I've managed to sell some of my Thinkpads on Craigslist, but primarily in the $70-130 range. Higher priced laptops are more likely to sell on...

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Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:57 pm
'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

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by Puppy » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:45 am
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A fundamental design flaw in Intel's processor chips has forced a significant redesign of the Linux and Windows kernels to defang the chip-level...
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:56 am
Bench Supply from a PC PSU

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:12 pm
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by MikalE » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:52 am

I have recently earned my Technician ham Radio operator licence and have purchased the Kenwood TH-D74A handheld radio. It is capable of using a 11-16...

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Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:12 pm
2018 Grand National in Aintree, UK

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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:13 pm

For those of you who missed this fabulous horse race:
Watch at FULL screen!

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Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:13 pm
Is BlueTooth ... dangerous / "bad for you" ???

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:40 pm
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by TankPad » Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:54 pm

No, Bluetooth is not at all bad for you.
It's short range, lower powered radio that operates within the same frequencies as many other common...

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Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:40 pm
Why I don't want anything Amazon Alexa...

Last post by olex126 « Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:33 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:07 pm

Amazon Alexa: Who needs it?
No effing way!

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Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:33 pm
Dell Inspiron 15 5565

Last post by Whitieiii « Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:44 pm
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by Whitieiii » Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:00 pm

I'm looking at and someone is selling locally... what would be a good price to offer him? I found a few AMD A12 for right around $300 so I don't know...

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Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:44 pm
Microsoft is putting Windows on the back burner

Last post by Ibthink « Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:12 am
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by Puppy » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:45 pm

Microsoft has intentionally killed the Windows 10 Mobile OS first, now it is the PC one on its way ... :?

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Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:12 am
This Would Be QUITE A Step Up....

Last post by Geartooth « Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:04 pm
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by olex126 » Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:43 am

From using an unused X61T with 8 Gb RAM for my dedicated media server...

Anyone have a spare $76,475.00 I could borrow for, oh, say... a...

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Last post by Geartooth
Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:04 pm
Best Benchmark Software?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:47 am
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by gfuller » Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:22 am

What is some of the best CPU performance bench-marking software to use for free?

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:47 am
Color Laser printer suggestions

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:59 am
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by Whitieiii » Fri Mar 16, 2018 6:05 pm

I'm looking for a nice color laser printer with scanner that I can pick up for as cheap as possible either new or used... I've been into HP printers...

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Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:59 am
"Shipping Impossible: 'Wrong Side of the Pond'" [Non-US users?]

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:55 am
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by madicetea » Sat Mar 17, 2018 4:35 am

Recently (or who am I kidding, over the last year),

I've been looking for some old IBM Thinkpads. I find some on occasion, but often the seller will...

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Last post by wujstefan
Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:55 am
The best site for Thinkpad enthusiasts.

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:32 pm
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by TPFanatic » Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:13 pm

It's surely thinkpads.com. The subreddit is a nice place if not immature. forum.thinkpads.com is for serious users who actually think about what they...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:32 pm
Report: Dell is considering selling itself to VMWare

Last post by Saucey « Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:09 am
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:16 pm

Fortunately not to Lenovo :)

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Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:09 am
Latitude 3350 bios update failure and Tags.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:52 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:28 pm

I recently obtained a Latitude 3350 motherboard from online vendor (not a ebay), to upgrade a Latitude 3340 (was celeron, motherboard's fan driver...

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Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:52 pm
Merging two SSD's into one - Boot three OS's

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:46 am
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by Fusion » Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:39 am

I have a weird situation I've never had to solve before. I have two SSD's with the following configurations:
1] Boots MacOS only via Clover (choice...

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Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:46 am
IBM PC 300GL Bios stuck in French

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:31 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:16 am

I got a IBM PC 300GL 6563-44U and the Bios is in French. I cannot read if their is a language switch or not in the Bios.

The DOS pages are in...

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Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:31 am
My Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch after a few weeks

Last post by gfuller « Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:48 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:29 pm

My Thoughts on the Nintendo Switch after owning it for few weeks. I was getting asked every other day at work if I got a switch yet or are you...

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Last post by gfuller
Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:48 pm
Talk about USPS incompetence and waste

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:16 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:20 am

Talk about incompetence of, and waste by USPS , the United States Postal Service.

Package ordered from Germany for delivery to my home in the Lake...

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Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:16 pm
Data only plan suggestions

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:08 am
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by Whitieiii » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:33 pm

I've just ordered my Hotspot from best buy of all places (didn't check to order from there in first place) now I'm need of a plan to work with my...

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Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:08 am
Software switch for bluetooth?

Last post by jronald « Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:18 am
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by jronald » Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:17 am

I have installed a combo bluetooth/wifi card in my desktop, its a HP if it matters. I have the wifi up and running just fine. Can not load the...

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Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:18 am
Ripping my DVD/Blu-Rays to a external Drive

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:29 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:21 pm

I've been going through my DVDs and Blu-Rays and BD are better made discs but I do have a few DVDs that are getting the small hair crack from the...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:29 pm
Get this Thinkpad -> 20JW000AGE ?!

Last post by Boy2006 « Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:36 am
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by Boy2006 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:15 am

Sry I asked here a while ago and I got no replay... :roll:
I realy need an Thinkpad soon with Win7, LTE, Encrypt SSD, fast CPU and Graphic.
I found...

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Last post by Boy2006
Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:36 am
Seagate hard drive users: check them with gsmartcontrol!

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:54 am

by thinkpadcollection » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:54 am

I just had to clone my data to another new WD 4TB Gold (based on HGST HD) off the green seagate 2TB. Also was so glad I cloned a enterprise 2TB to...

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Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:54 am
My experience with IPS panels, from T60 through x220/230 until the T460

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:55 am
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by alisan » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:57 am

I would like to share here my bad experience with IPS panels, and would like to hear from you guys, hopping that I'm not alone :(

x220/x230
My...

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Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:55 am
Dell is charging $20 to let you disable Intel’s flawed Management Engine

Last post by dr_st « Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:37 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:44 am

Extortion: Dell is charging $20 to let you disable Intel’s flawed Management Engine

New trend to pay for buggy design?

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Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:37 pm
PC Keyboard not functioning ?

Last post by olex126 « Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:00 am
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by 123434 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:53 am

Hello ( PC Keyboard not functioning ? )
This external keyboard(with trackball) is from a 1998 programming notebook PC. (Siemens PG720P1)
- Num...

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Last post by olex126
Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:00 am
Who knows about HP Elitebooks?

Last post by wujstefan « Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:43 am
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by Whitieiii » Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:59 am

I just picked up an HP Elitebook 8460p to try out the Elitebooks but really I bought it for the Radeon HD 6470M since the video editor I use, Sony...

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Last post by wujstefan
Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:43 am
New Tv with all ports

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:54 am

by ThinkPad560X » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:54 am

I was thinking of getting a new tv and my current tv is a 2008 Sony Bravia 32 LCD 1080p. I've always had Sony tvs and when looking online for a maybe...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:54 am
Shake my head

Last post by MikalE « Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:02 pm
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by jronald » Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:23 am

Ron

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Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:02 pm
What computer have you had for the longest? When did you get it?

Last post by crux « Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:05 pm
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by pianowizard » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:51 am
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In the past year or so I dramatically downsized my computer collection and am now down to just four, which I believe is my lowest computer count...
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Last post by crux
Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:05 pm
Need help finding

Last post by jronald « Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:25 am
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by jronald » Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:09 am

I want this as a PCI to mini PCIe

I have tons of PCI slots left on the motherboard, would like to add a wireless/BT card (think laptop card)...

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Last post by jronald
Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:25 am
My Internet Connection *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:08 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:16 pm
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Im trying to see what Internet I have speed wise. I use to have NetZero Dialup from 1998-2008 and then finally could upgrade to Broadband or DSL...
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Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:08 pm
Designed a USB device around an STM32F105

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:25 am
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by Heapme » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:49 am

I have designed a USB device around an STM32F105(datasheet: www.kynix.com/uploadfiles/pdf65976/STM32F105R8T6.pdf ). It is USB 2.0 Full Speed CDC...

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Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:25 am
IBM ThinkCentre M50 motherboard problem

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:23 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:57 am

I have a ThinkCentre M50 that the motherboard or CPU is bad. It was booting but locking up at a screen and the pressing F1 wouldn't do anything, so...

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Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:23 pm
How to force streaming video to play in SD

Last post by Whitieiii « Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:21 am

by Whitieiii » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:21 am

I'm running into a problem and wanting some help... I'm wanting to force some sites to play streamed video in 240p or 360p or 480p without a manual...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:21 am
IDE to SATA Adapters for old Desktops

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:28 pm

by ThinkPad560X » Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:28 pm

Witch adapter is the best for first gen Pentium 4 and Pentium III ect. I am going to be installing a new SATA HDD in my IBM NetVista X41 All In One...

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Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:28 pm
Hide and seek!

Last post by UMPC2024 « Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:21 pm
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by jronald » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:27 pm

Hide and Seek!
35.873586, -78.800094
Change to satellite, then zoom in a little!

Ron

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Last post by UMPC2024
Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:21 pm
To all the HP users. Keyloggers found preinstalled

Last post by UMPC2024 « Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:00 pm

by UMPC2024 » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:00 pm

Just saw this and thought I'd share.

Link to the news article here:
And the official HP support website:

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Last post by UMPC2024
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:00 pm
what PCs were first to use serial ata

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:13 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:43 am

what PCs were first to use serial ata (SATA)? From the Wiki, 2000 was when SATA came out witch would be the Pentium III era I do have lot of IBM...

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Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:13 pm
Where can I find a machine's specs based on type?

Last post by Dragunov « Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:52 pm
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by garnet » Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:09 pm

It seems lenovo support doesnt show the specs anymore. Or am I missing something?

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Last post by Dragunov
Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:52 pm
Is it possible to tell a GPU or card has been reflowed?

Last post by Dragunov « Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:47 pm
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by xsixt » Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:38 am

Is there any way to visually tell a graphics card has been reflowed?

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Last post by Dragunov
Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:47 pm
New to here.

Last post by Dragunov « Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:52 pm
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by Dragunov » Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:38 pm

Hello, I'm Dragunov. I was invited here by Mikal.

My current ThinkPad collection is as follows:

5, T420's, all with nVidia NVS4200M.All Win7Pro.
1,...

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Last post by Dragunov
Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:52 pm
Beware of eBay idiots

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:16 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:19 am

Talk about stuipid eBayers...

Concerns this eBay listing:
Messages sent:

realblackstuff:
Yours is a 15.4 widescreen laptop, NOT a 15 as stated!...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:16 pm
Ultra slim 8200 and slow windows 10.

Last post by dr_st « Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:32 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:17 am

Every time computer has to download large stuff for updates, bogs down terribly on even light multitasking. 8GB is working great (2 modules total)...

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Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:32 am

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