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X210 - non-working microphone, help needed

Last post by tadec « Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:23 am
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by tadec » Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:35 am

Hi, first time posting, hope i followed all the rules correctly. I recently purchased a secondhand X210 and today I found out that the internal...

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Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:23 am
X230 with 16:10 2560x1600 lcd

Last post by BarbecueJr « Sat Dec 12, 2020 12:56 pm
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by la-luva » Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:22 am

Someone knows the lcd partnumber or name?
And where to buy the lcd, adapter and cable?

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Sat Dec 12, 2020 12:56 pm
X210: Constant BIOS chip corruption?

Last post by atagunov « Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:43 pm
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by flyingfishfinger » Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:49 pm

Hi,
I've been playing with my BIOS a bunch (at least, was, until a few months ago, for coreboot-related stuff) so I have the ability to swap the chip...

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Last post by atagunov
Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:43 pm
Where to get replacement panel B for x210

Last post by yns « Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:26 am

by yns » Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:26 am

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum, and have recently purchased an x210 (3rd batch). It's running great, and I'm really enjoying this laptop so far....

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Last post by yns
Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:26 am
Help change x62 screen

Last post by atagunov « Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:00 am
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by 3ic » Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:19 am

HiI hope can make me understand...my english its quite poor....hugs from Spain!!

Last year i get an x62 motherboard for my x61s. I really love...

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Last post by atagunov
Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:00 am
Project: Thunderbolt 3 on X210

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:54 pm
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by flyingfishfinger » Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:22 am

UPDATE : Blog post is up: That will be updated with progress, major milestones will be added to this thread as I hit them.

Hi,
For those of us who...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:54 pm
51nb x210 or x2100 Linux TLP battery threshold

Last post by Yao2000 « Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:10 pm
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by Yao2000 » Mon Jul 13, 2020 2:20 am

hello guys,

Does anyone here know if a TLP battery threshold app will work for the X210 or new X2100 that is coming out now?

I know that the TLP...

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Last post by Yao2000
Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:10 pm
X210 CPU cooling improvement options?

Last post by L29Ah « Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:24 am
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by L29Ah » Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:20 am

The cooling setup of X201 is inadequate to unleash the full potential of the modern i5/i7 CPUs. I wonder what are my options to improve it.
The...

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Last post by L29Ah
Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:24 am
X62 problems, quirks, and fixes

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:52 pm
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by Bibin » Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:26 am
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It looks like those of us who ordered X62 units have begun to receive them. There's much to celebrate, and 51nb's team has done an excellent job....
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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:52 pm
x62 mobo not booting, flash bios?

Last post by lulujyc « Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:28 am
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by Roch » Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:09 am

Hey all

I have a 3rd batch x62 mobo that was running fine then stopped booting. On first plug in the fan will spin up very briefly then stop....

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Last post by lulujyc
Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:28 am
OLED display on X210?

Last post by TheForgottenKing « Fri May 29, 2020 10:40 am
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by L29Ah » Fri May 15, 2020 1:10 pm

I see that laptops with OLED displays started to pop up. Is it possible to retrofit a replacement OLED display in X210 without much extra tinkering?...

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Last post by TheForgottenKing
Fri May 29, 2020 10:40 am
51nb T70 Motherboard Schematic?

Last post by xytech « Sat May 16, 2020 12:15 am
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by mochiman123 » Mon May 11, 2020 8:25 pm

Is the T70 motherboard schematic publicly available? I recently had a power surge through one of the USB 3.0 ports on my T70 and it killed the board....

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Last post by xytech
Sat May 16, 2020 12:15 am
X62/X63 - will there be a new batch?

Last post by atagunov « Wed May 06, 2020 6:45 pm
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by pruss » Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:05 am

Hi!,

Just sold my X230 and once again went back to X61.
I love it's form factor, the 4:3 display, narrow LCD frame, notification leds, lack of...

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Last post by atagunov
Wed May 06, 2020 6:45 pm
X210 - change BIOS chip size from 8MB to 16MB (guide)

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Tue May 05, 2020 9:19 pm

by flyingfishfinger » Tue May 05, 2020 9:19 pm

Hi there-
I wrote up an article on how to change the size of the BIOS chip from 8MB to 16MB. This is useful if you're running coreboot, then you'll...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Tue May 05, 2020 9:19 pm
mini DP to HDMI -- explanation?

Last post by sona1111 « Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:06 pm
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by sona1111 » Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:58 pm

Hello All,

I am still very happy with the T70 which I have been using for the past few years. Does anyone know what happened to LCDFans? I messaged...

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Last post by sona1111
Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:06 pm
Anyone tried non-storage devices in X210 M.2 slot?

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:21 pm
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by flyingfishfinger » Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:12 pm

Hi there-
I'm trying to get this card working in the X210. However, I can't tell if this just does not work, or if my card is DOA.

The symptom is no...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:21 pm
1600x1200 resolution on x62!

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:46 pm
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by vavet » Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:46 am

Turns out due to the fact that x62 boards use edp instead of lvds you can actually scale your sxga+ panel to show uxga.
It works and works well!...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:46 pm
Unaccounted-for battery draw on X210?

Last post by L29Ah « Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:52 am
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by flyingfishfinger » Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:15 am

Hi,
Maybe a silly question but this has me stumped. I'm currently using coreboot with vladisslav's EC.

I've got a 9-cell X201 (8.6Ah nominal)...

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Last post by L29Ah
Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:52 am
X210 and Linux: snd_hda_codec_generic hdaudioC0D2: Unable to sync register 0x2f0d00. -11

Last post by L29Ah « Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:11 am
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by L29Ah » Wed May 15, 2019 10:27 pm

My kernel hangs for a ~minute at each suspend/resume producing this message in `dmesg`, unless i `rmmod snd-hda-intel` (and lose all the sound I/O of...

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Last post by L29Ah
Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:11 am
X210 - PCI root bridge for M.2 slot?

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:17 pm
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by flyingfishfinger » Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:50 am

Hi,
I'm trying to figure out why none of my PCIe cards (none of which are actually NVME drives) will show up in the M.2 slot. I've enabled all 9 root...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:17 pm
T70 bios updates / suspend issue?

Last post by sona1111 « Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:11 pm

by sona1111 » Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:11 pm

Hello All,

I have been using T70 for the past few years and I am in general very happy with it. Unfortunately during one of the recent ubuntu...

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Last post by sona1111
Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:11 pm
X62 questions...

Last post by zzuper « Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:34 pm
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by Libre_ME » Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:18 pm

I know that the X62 boards are no longer being made. Is there a possibility of even finding one of them anymore, specifically i5-gen3 ? I'd also like...

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Last post by zzuper
Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:34 pm
x210 fan control - porting from x62-fancontrol possible?

Last post by mifritscher « Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:54 pm

by mifritscher » Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:54 pm

Hi,

I've gathered following information:
* x62-fancontrol: . I presumly need to change the pci-product-id (0x9cc3) to 0x9d4e to match the device...

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Last post by mifritscher
Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:54 pm
Where to get high current 5V and 12V on X210?

Last post by L29Ah « Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:12 am
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by flyingfishfinger » Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:26 pm

Hi all-
I just picked up this guy for experimentation, but I still need to power it. It comes with an adapter that looks like it pins out the...

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Last post by L29Ah
Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:12 am
UPDATED: X2100 4th batch crowdfunding

Last post by xytech « Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:18 am
Replies: 13
by xytech » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:52 am

Hi everybody! the 4th batch X2100 (renamed from X210) group buy is on!

I am the modder behind xy.tech and Instagram . I have built plenty of...

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Last post by xytech
Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:18 am
X330 -Ask Me Anything

Last post by Harry in Warsaw « Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:03 pm
Replies: 18
by Geartooth » Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:33 am

I've recently acquired a X330 from Jacky. I'm willing to answer any questions the community has about it.

Images:

Specs: i5-3320M, 8GB RAM, 128GB...

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Last post by Harry in Warsaw
Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:03 pm
Finding a 51nb T70 motherboard.

Last post by sergi0 « Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:19 pm
Replies: 9
by horrorofpartybeach » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:20 pm

As someone who owns a handful of ThinkPads, my favorites have always been my T42 and T60, but aside from those I own an X201 and an X230. The...

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Last post by sergi0
Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:19 pm
X210 fan and battery communications

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:29 pm
Replies: 8
by L29Ah » Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:40 pm

Hi there, i just got the third batch™ X210 kit, and it seems like it cannot report battery current in Linux (0 via ACPI where X230 reported correct...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:29 pm
X210 issues/ questions (rant warning)

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:28 am

by flyingfishfinger » Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:28 am

Hey all-
Apologies in advance, I feel like I need to let off a bit of steam / maybe get some questions answered :evil: . Jacky, if you're reading...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:28 am
3d printing a Frankenpad, (Warning: small image)

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:56 am
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by portsample » Sun Aug 11, 2019 1:26 am

Checking around on www.yeggi.com, www.makexyz.com, etc. I see a lot of 3d printing projects
to create a variety of replacement parts as well as...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:56 am
x210 stock bios with ME disabled in option menu.

Last post by verynice « Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:41 pm
Replies: 4
by verynice » Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:43 am

Hello, can anyone be of help and provide bios.rom of a stock bios with ME disabled in options menu?
I made a mistake and flashed modified bios which...

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Last post by verynice
Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:41 pm
[SOLVED] X210 WiFi / WWAN antenna cables

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:39 am
Replies: 7
by flyingfishfinger » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:35 am

Hi all-
Just received my full X210 - yay!

One thing confuses me so far though: ALL 4 WiFi / WWAN cables coming out of the screen assembly end in...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:39 am
4th Batch of X210 Available

Last post by JimInside « Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:15 am
Replies: 5
by jeffbaichina » Thu May 30, 2019 8:37 pm

Greetings everyone!

I have made a post in the Marketplace section if you're interested in purchasing an X210 - all the details, pricing, Q&A are...

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Last post by JimInside
Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:15 am
analog audio on x210 of the 3rd batch?

Last post by xytech « Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:48 pm
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by cypherpunks » Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:50 am

I'm a happy owner of a new (3rd batch) x210. but i have problems getting analog audio (internal/external speakers/mic) working under Linux. i only...

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Last post by xytech
Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:48 pm
X210 boards still available?

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:47 pm
Replies: 7
by flyingfishfinger » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:15 am

Hi,
I've been hearing so much great stuff about the X210 I'm considering grabbing one.

However, I saw the post by LCDFans on Facebook that they...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:47 pm
Battery life improvement?

Last post by leedatsing « Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:06 pm
Replies: 6
by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:17 am

This is mainly for the X210 but if you have one of the other machines, feel free to answer. How much better is the battery life on the newer...

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Last post by leedatsing
Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:06 pm
Review of the X210 (Translation)

Last post by jeffbaichina « Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:51 am

by jeffbaichina » Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:51 am

Took me a good 30-40 hours to translate, proofread (and fact check), and typeset this review. However, I should note that since this is a review from...

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Last post by jeffbaichina
Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:51 am
NVME on x210

Last post by Jacky-CNMOD « Thu May 30, 2019 5:36 am
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by zxzkzkz » Sat May 04, 2019 9:35 am

Got my x210 yesterday and while it's not perfect I'm pretty stoked.

But I do have a stupid question.... Where is the NVME slot and how do I get...

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Last post by Jacky-CNMOD
Thu May 30, 2019 5:36 am
x210 Success/Failure reports with memory SODIMMs?

Last post by Jacky-CNMOD « Thu May 30, 2019 5:30 am
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by zxzkzkz » Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:12 pm

Anyone have an x210 from nb51 and tried any of these memory sticks? If so please post if you had success and which cpu you have. Also whether you had...

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Last post by Jacky-CNMOD
Thu May 30, 2019 5:30 am
X210 ThinkVantage button

Last post by vladisslav2011 « Sat May 11, 2019 2:17 pm
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by L29Ah » Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:27 pm

Do you have it working? Do you have it working in GNU/Linux? How do i make it work? It doesn't produce any ACPI events or keycodes on my system.

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Last post by vladisslav2011
Sat May 11, 2019 2:17 pm
Heat and fan noise and coilwhining with x210 ?

Last post by vladisslav2011 « Sat May 11, 2019 1:32 pm
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by artic_squirrel » Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:04 pm

Hello,

I am interested with the x210, in order to have a better computer than my current x201. I worry about heat and fan noise the most. My usage...

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Last post by vladisslav2011
Sat May 11, 2019 1:32 pm
Ordered a X330.

Last post by artic_squirrel « Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:22 pm
Replies: 17
by Geartooth » Wed Feb 20, 2019 7:55 am

Mine will have the Samsung Display instead of the old one's XPS 13 AUO, which had the annoying Adaptive Brightness thing. It also sports better color...

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Last post by artic_squirrel
Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:22 pm
T70 Partitioning NVMe Causes Shutdown on Debian 9.5 Installation

Last post by TuuS « Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:19 am
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by folkhack » Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:10 am

Hey all! Long time lurker - first time poster =D

Just picked up a T70 and am trying to get Debian 9 loaded onto a Samsung PRO 970 NVMe. Every time I...

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Last post by TuuS
Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:19 am
PSA: Contacting Jacky (LCDFans)

Last post by flyingfishfinger « Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:31 pm

by flyingfishfinger » Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:31 pm

Hey folks,
Just for people's information, it's possible to contact Jacky on WeChat very easily, if you have it. I just completed a transaction for a...

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Last post by flyingfishfinger
Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:31 pm
Which BIOS / flash chip is used on the X210?

Last post by L29Ah « Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:32 pm
Replies: 3
by flyingfishfinger » Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:30 pm

Hi,
Sorry for sort-of double-posting but I figured this wasn't a coreboot question so it shouldn't have been in that thread (can't delete my post...

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Last post by L29Ah
Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:32 pm
51nb x220 fan mod help needed

Last post by axur-delmeria « Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:05 am
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by Drago » Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:34 am

I am about to replace the fan in my x220, ordered all the necessary parts, and found this thread on forum.51nb.com about replacing thermal pad with...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:05 am
51nb motherboards and spill protection?

Last post by artic_squirrel « Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:45 am
Replies: 9
by penartur » Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:41 pm

I was unable to find anything on google; I hope that our successors will be able to find this thread.

So it came to my attention that X210...

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Last post by artic_squirrel
Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:45 am
T560 3K in a P52

Last post by projanen « Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:39 pm
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by projanen » Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:59 am

Does anyone know if a 3K panel from a T560 could work in a P52?

I can tolerate an imperfect physical fit. 2880x1620 seems about right at ~15 .

WQHD...

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Last post by projanen
Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:39 pm
51nb / lcdfans waiting times

Last post by dmdsoftware « Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:05 pm
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by penartur » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:03 am

Since the communication with lcdfans could be somewhat erratic, I think it would be useful to create some place where people could tell of their...

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Last post by dmdsoftware
Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:05 pm
X62 / Win 10 Battery Thereshold set?

Last post by wujstefan « Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:00 am
Replies: 2
by flyingfishfinger » Mon Dec 24, 2018 3:10 am

Hi,
This question was asked in Dec 2017 I believe, but I don't know if it was ever solved. I moved to Windows 10 a few months ago, and I have no idea...

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Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:00 am

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