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Some questions about t450s

Last post by evening_hunger « Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:11 pm
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by Chipmunk » Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:49 am

Hi, I recently bought a t450s, and now I found some problems about it. Can anyone help me?

First, sometimes the mouse will not move when I try to...

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Last post by evening_hunger
Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:11 pm
Two Thinkpad T450s Questions

Last post by ZaZ « Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:48 pm
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by kenw232 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:18 pm

1) If I include a camera with my 450s its obviously part of the display, at the top of the LCD screen correct?

2) Can I take my screen off and still...

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Last post by ZaZ
Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:48 pm
Telephone Tech Support AWOL?

Last post by sktn77a « Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:40 pm
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by sktn77a » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:43 pm

In the past, I have been able to discover the (extremely) well-hidden toll free number for IBM/Lenovo Tech Support in Atlanta. Now I've struck...

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Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:40 pm
16GB upgradable, next laptop advice

Last post by markos « Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:25 am
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by louisJ » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:14 am

Hi everybody,

I need advice for my next machine.
I am really used to the T series. I have now a t400 but I need more power.
I am looking for a model...

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Last post by markos
Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:25 am
Sierra 8355 (Gobi 3000) WWAN on T430

Last post by Flemingo « Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:07 am
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by Flemingo » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:59 am

I ordered Sierra 8355/Gobi 3000 WWAN Card for T430. It is working but a few queries while using it on Windows 8.1:

- Does this have GPS/location...

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Last post by Flemingo
Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:07 am
Wireless card can't be activate

Last post by ajkula66 « Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:08 pm
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by dairyseb » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:15 pm

Hi everybody!
I got an wireless issue with my T430s.

One day for no particular reason my wifi card stopped working.
I got a red X on my wireless...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:08 pm
Can HD+ cable be used with regular screen?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:45 pm
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by Flemingo » Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:01 am

Well, I have ordered an HD+ cable from eBay and need to confirm whether it works or not. The HD+ replacement screen will arrive in a couple of weeks...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:45 pm
T450s HDD with m.2 SSD migrate to full SSD

Last post by Brad « Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:03 am
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by shawntx » Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:10 am

My T450s has a 16G m.2 SSD cache and a 500G HDD. It runs windows 10. I want to migrate the HDD to a Samsung 850 pro 1T. Do I need to do anything...

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Last post by Brad
Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:03 am
T440 - COA for W8 or W7 for W10 'ACTIVATION'

Last post by WVZR1 « Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:00 am
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by WVZR1 » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:00 pm

I purchased my T440 with W10 already installed and after sorting out a few small issues all WAS well. W10 had been 'restored' at least once and the...

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Last post by WVZR1
Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:00 am
Can my T530 support 3 drives?

Last post by dwrkoa « Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:09 am
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by n0m » Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:38 pm

In the near future, I plan to use the mSATA port, the 2.5 SATA and the UltraBay expansion as drives. Is this supported in the BIOS? Can I boot from...

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Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:09 am
Bizarre charging problem (start/stop rapidly) - T440s

Last post by awkward_pickle « Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:02 pm
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by awkward_pickle » Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:25 pm

Hi all, been having some trouble with charging on my T440s. I was noticing some problems with the original charger I got with the laptop...

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Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:02 pm
T530 Thinklight loose?

Last post by Recife « Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:19 pm
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by Recife » Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:46 pm

I'm not quite sure what's going on with my Thinklight, at first I thought it just wasn't very effective compared to my T42 and T510. It just didn't...

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Last post by Recife
Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:19 pm
Will a T520 heatsink fit in a T530?

Last post by Recife « Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:06 pm
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by Recife » Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:15 pm

Will a T520 heatsink fit in a T530?

Specifically Fru: 75Y5782

As I'm in Brazil I'm considering modding the heatsink to fit my integrated graphics...

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Last post by Recife
Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:06 pm
T440p intermittent lagging trackpoint cursor

Last post by pianoprodigy « Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:58 pm
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by pianoprodigy » Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:27 pm

This issue is driving me crazy. I have tried every driver possible. I even bought a new keyboard for a new trackpoint thinking it could be hardware...

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Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:58 pm
How hard is it to open up the T550 to upgrade the RAM?

Last post by Recife « Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:49 am
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by kshaw » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:29 pm

I recently bought the T550 and was planning on upgrading the RAM myself as I have done with previous Thinkpads. On older models it was easy, with...

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Last post by Recife
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:49 am
Frosty looking B140HAN01.1 for T440

Last post by Recife « Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:30 am
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by Recife » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:30 pm

So, after many assurances the Aliexpress seller would indeed send me the exact part B140HAN01.2 and many months of anticipation waiting for it to...

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Last post by Recife
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:30 am
t550 trackpad question

Last post by Tim-ANC « Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:32 am
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by xxcysxx » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:19 pm

Hi folks,
I looking to modify the trackpad on my t540p laptop with the one from the t550, the ones that has the three buttons on the top. The reason...

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Last post by Tim-ANC
Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:32 am
battery runtime on T430 questions.

Last post by Saucey « Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:36 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:18 am

both types of T430 equipped with intregrated intel graphics and discrete graphics runtimes on either 6 cell and 9 cell battery pack?

Lenovo stated 9...

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Last post by Saucey
Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:36 pm
Which one to buy - T450s or T540p

Last post by hhhd1 « Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:27 pm
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by Kliklak » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:29 pm

Can't figure out which one to go for, please advise...

Option 1
ThinkPad 450s
Specification:
Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U Processor (4MB Cache,...

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Last post by hhhd1
Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:27 pm
What's the normal fan behaviour T450 fan?

Last post by plexman « Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:27 pm

by plexman » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:27 pm

Just got a T450 and I've noticed that the laptop fan kicks in at 3100rpm any time the laptop reaches 50 degrees and then switch to 0 degrees once...

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Last post by plexman
Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:27 pm
T440 - TouchPad problems W10

Last post by WVZR1 « Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:31 pm
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by WVZR1 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:54 am

The TouchPad control in properties is greyed out and in the drop down the only options are pointer . The right & left click work on the TouchPad but...

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Last post by WVZR1
Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:31 pm
Replacement ideas for T450s?

Last post by ellipse « Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:43 am
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by mschaffer » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:57 pm

Does anyone have any thoughts about what would be a good replacement for a T450s? I am looking for a laptop with a similar display at least...

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Last post by ellipse
Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:43 am
Sub-model not listed on Lenovo site

Last post by hhhd1 « Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:35 am
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by Flemingo » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:21 pm

Why is it that sub-model 2349-SW8 does not show up in Lenovo site or here under MTM. What could be the reason for this? The laptop does show up on...

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Last post by hhhd1
Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:35 am
Lenovo T440; touchpad problems.

Last post by adrlopz « Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:14 am
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by adrlopz » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:31 pm

Hi! I´m a little bit concerned lately, because sometimes my touchpad´s pointer goes crazy. Also the left part of the touchpad is a little more hard...

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Last post by adrlopz
Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:14 am
T450s Touchpoint not working after resume from hibernate or sleep

Last post by hhhd1 « Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:08 pm
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by mschaffer » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:50 pm

My T450s is really beginning to get on my last nerve. Recently, I have been experiencing a problem when resuming from hibernating or sleeping: the...

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Last post by hhhd1
Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:08 pm
t530 ram upgrade

Last post by hubadog « Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:57 am
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by hubadog » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:55 am

Hi,
I want to upgrade my t530 ramby installing another 4gb unit beside the stock ramaxel one. However i have realized an almost two fold difference...

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Last post by hubadog
Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:57 am
T440 Win8 "no audio devices installed"

Last post by user17600 « Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:44 pm
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by user17600 » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:16 am

All, hoping someone has a solution to my no audio devices installed problem, in playback devices and therefore have no ability to hear anything from...

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Last post by user17600
Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:44 pm
nvidia GPU types on T430

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:50 am

by thinkpadcollection » Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:50 am

How to tell apart in FRU or motherboard's nvidia GPU markings to get newer 28 nanometer chip GF117 GPU instead of older 40 nanometer chip GF108?...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:50 am
Wireless LAN turns inactive but shows active

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:26 am
Replies: 1
by Wimmer-Logistik » Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:50 am

Hello,

i have a similiar problem with two T430s Notebooks.

The problem is, that either the Wireless Lan Interface or the internal Mobile Card goes...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:26 am
Fingerprint software fails to sign-in windows 8.1 on resuming from hibernation

Last post by harry_n « Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:22 pm

by harry_n » Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:22 pm

Dear all,

I currently have the following problem using my T430 with windows 8.1 and ThinkVantage fingerprint software v. 6.0.0 installed. Resuming...

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Last post by harry_n
Sun Sep 27, 2015 2:22 pm
ThinkPad for Web Design/Software Dev/Light Graphic Design

Last post by Khipata « Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:58 pm
Replies: 5
by bendwebdesign » Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:51 pm

Thanks in advance for any/all help. I own a web design company, so right now that is mainly what I do. I mainly use Adobe Brackets along with...

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Last post by Khipata
Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:58 pm
SDD in T530: questions

Last post by Temetka « Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:37 pm
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by cicciuzzo » Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:33 pm

Hi everybody,

I would like to add a SDD to my T530 but I have a few doubts:
1) will adding a SDD void the warranty?
2) can I add the SDD keeping my...

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Last post by Temetka
Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:37 pm
T430 middle trackpoint button creaking

Last post by jyc « Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:15 pm

by jyc » Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:15 pm

The middle trackpoint button of my T430 has started to become really creaky.

Is there a good way to fix this, or will I have to live with it / buy a...

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Last post by jyc
Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:15 pm
Standard keyboard to backlit keyboard?

Last post by kony « Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:07 am
Replies: 2
by kony » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:23 am

If I replace my standard keyboard with a backlit one, will it work just fine? Do I need any software changes? I run linux, does it matter?

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Last post by kony
Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:07 am
Is Lenovo completely retarded?!

Last post by fb1996 « Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:13 am
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by don » Tue May 05, 2015 2:02 am
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My lovely X220 has some hardware issues and it's time to upgrade. I just spent a couple hours on the Lenovo website trying to customize just ONE...
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Last post by fb1996
Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:13 am
Power Manager Win10

Last post by AndersBP « Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:13 pm
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by hhmcsv » Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:28 am

On my T440 running Win8.1 i had the old Power Mananer 6.36 installed, but it ended up malfunctioning. Now upgradet to Win10, I decided to give it...

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Last post by AndersBP
Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:13 pm
T450 CPU socketed or soldered?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:18 pm
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by Almace » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:34 pm

Hello,

Can anyone tell me for certain whether the CPU of the T450 ( not the T450s) is socketed or soldered?

Thank you,
Eric

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:18 pm
T440 - cannot enter BIOS

Last post by hhmcsv « Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:44 pm
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by hhmcsv » Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:36 am

On my T440, I cannot any longer get into BIOS on booting. It used to be F12, but that no longer seems to work (and neither does F1 or Return).
It is...

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Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:44 pm
What to expect for T430?

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:42 pm
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by LegendaryKA8 » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:37 pm

Well, after a ton of hemming, hawing, and lamenting the jump from the classic ThinkPad hardware, I found a nicely equipped T430 for a pretty good...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:42 pm
security chip option gone

Last post by christopath « Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:01 am

by christopath » Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:01 am

Hi

I accidently disabled the security chip option in the BIOS of my T440s. Now the option in gone and I can't get it back.

Can anyone help me?...

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Last post by christopath
Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:01 am
T440 simcard slot replacement?

Last post by edivad « Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:44 pm
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by edivad » Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:27 am

Hi all,
by my mistake I have insert one nano simcard with bad full size adaptor to the wan simcard slot on my t440, after that, was impossible to...

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Last post by edivad
Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:44 pm
My t430 system has poor battery life on windows 10

Last post by hhhd1 « Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:45 am
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by kittlesnets » Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:44 pm

When I had my native windows 7 setup..My battery life was amazing. 7 hrs easily. With 9 cell battery.

But ever since I upgraded to windows...

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Last post by hhhd1
Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:45 am
iGPU nvidia GPU manual switchable on T430/T530?

Last post by hhhd1 « Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:08 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:31 pm

Can one switch to integrated in bios and back as needed manually on these two?
Doing researching on these just in case.

Cheers, thinkpadcollection.

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Last post by hhhd1
Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:08 am
T430 CPU upgrade (from 2nd to 3rd generation: i5-2540m to i7-3632QM)

Last post by hhhd1 « Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:49 am
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by mrmo » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:30 am

Hi everybody, I'd like to ask for some clarifications about the possible upgrade in subject.

I've in my hands an out-of-warranty T430 with an...

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Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:49 am
T440s and warranty - worth it?

Last post by sktn77a « Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:54 pm
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by nimare2 » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:23 am

I just bought a t440s 20AQ-CTO1WW used online and it has the standard 1yr depot warranty which is about to expire, I don't mind spending the extra...

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Last post by sktn77a
Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:54 pm
[T450s] Trackpoint speed causes touchpad lag.

Last post by AIX « Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:37 pm
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by 15kingben » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:03 am

When I increase the Trackpoint pointing speed in the driver settings, it makes the Touchpad less sensitive/ more jumpy and laggy. Does anyone have a...

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Last post by AIX
Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:37 pm
T530 Brightness - Can I increase the number of steps?

Last post by Recife « Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:23 pm
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by Recife » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:25 pm

My T530 has 10 levels of adjustment from darkest to brightest which I assume is standard?

It would be great if I could have one more step between...

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Last post by Recife
Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:23 pm
What will increasing ram do?

Last post by carbuff « Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:05 pm
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by carbuff » Tue Aug 18, 2015 3:42 pm

Greetings

My T430 has a SSD as its primary and secondary drives. It also has 8GB ram.

What will increasing to 16GB ram do to improve my laptop?...

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Last post by carbuff
Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:05 pm
T430 vs T430s

Last post by AIX « Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:04 pm
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by hhhd1 » Fri Aug 14, 2015 4:48 am

What are the differences between the two, T430 and T430s ? what does the heavier thicker T430 offer that is not available on the T430s ?

Why is the...

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Last post by AIX
Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:04 pm
T450s no sound - randomly witches sound output to "2nd Output" (PICS)

Last post by hyde « Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:06 pm
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by hyde » Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:29 pm

I having a strange problem, which I suspect might be due to Deep Sleep Mode although I will have to test it a couple more times.
I noticed time to...

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Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:06 pm

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