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Do I have a 3G modem on my Lenovo x201?
After reinstalling Windows 7 on my computer I noticed that I had to install drivers for Qualcomm Gobi 2000. As far as I know, this is a 3G modem.
I found a SIM-card slot under my battery, and after ...
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Thinkpad T400 drops its wireless connection
My Laptop is Lenovo Thinkpad T400 with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7
Symptoms:
When I use Ubuntu 12.04 (and 10.10 previously), every now and then,
the wireless connection drops, and then no wireless ...
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Video driver slows down after Adobe flash crashes
I have this really weird and annoying problem. Sometimes, not always video playback makes Flash crash in the browser (I use Chrome 19.0.1084.46 Official Build 135956 but as far as I remember it is the ...
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Screen flicker/no screen and wireless problems after water spill
I have lots of problems with my Lenovo G470 after there was a water spill accident 3 months ago which caused half my keyboard to be damaged.
Recently the screen flickers or there will be totally no ...
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Intel Graphics saturation setting disappears when using HDMI
I have a little problem.
You see the Saturation setting in Color Enhancement is there when you're using the laptop alone, but as soon as I plug in HDMI to a display, that particular setting ...
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Disable cardreaders on Lenovo T500 in BIOS
I have a lenovo T500 that I'm trying to do a DBAN on (formatting program)
it stalls cause it can't handle the card reader in the lenovo..
I was suggested by people on the DBAN forum to go find the ...
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How to change/remove BIOS splash screen on Lenovo B460e laptop?
I got a Lenovo B460e laptop yesterday (given by the Tamil Nadu (India) Govt).
It has Windows 7 Professional preinstalled.
The BIOS has a funny looking flash screen. Is there a way to get rid of it ...
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How can I troubleshoot a laptop that powers on but has not POST beep?
I have a laptop that is 1 year old and powers on, I can hear the fan running and the num lock and caps lock lights are lit, but the computer never completes a POST beep and absolutely nothing ever ...
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How do I recover the MBR on a Thinkpad t420?
After a messy Linux upgrade of my dual boot Lenovo T420 I ended up with GRUB replacing my MBR. Everything works fine: I can boot both Linux and Windows; the only thing different from before is that ...
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How can I get back Windows 7 multitouch options?
I'm using a Lenovo X200 Tablet with multitouch, and somewhere along the line an update replaced the amazing Windows 7 mutlitouch features (flicks, panning ect) with almost non-existent custom ...
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Wireless not detecting signals after hibernation, reboot doesn't fix it
The wireless adapter (Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter) of my Lenovo S10-3 is being detected correctly in the device manager in Windows, but I am unable to detect any wireless signals. This happened ...
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Lenovo X220 lid coming loose (And the hard drive cover)
I love my X220 but have a couple hardware issues. There is a top strip on the computer that is separate from the rest and it is getting loose. Same issue with the hard drive cover. Has anyone else had ...
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What is the maximum throughput of an IDE bus (ATA-3)?
I'm trying to breath some new life into an old Thinkpad X40 by replacing its HDD with a couple of CF cards. I've found a nice adapter will let me install two cards into the notebook's drive bay and ...
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Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD: No sound
I'm using Windows 7 with the latest updates. Now I got a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD and I wanted to test it. I connected my sound system (Edifier S730D) with the external audio interface via Cinch ...
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Cause of file corruption on Lenovo T60
What would be possible causes for corrupt Windows 7 system files? We have 5 Lenovo T60 laptops, and noticed that a system file scan - sfc - showed 2 of the 5 machines had modified files. What would ...
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can not installed new operating system on hybrid hdd [closed]
I purchased a new Lenovo Y570 with a hybrid hard drive (750GB hard drive with 64GB of NAND storage). I wanted to upgrade the operating system, so I deleted all the partitions on the hard drive. After ...
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Thinkpad L412 Fan not working and some fn keys as well
I have a problem with my laptop which is following :
The cooling system had completely stopped working
Some hot keys doesn't respond anymore (brightness, sound)
First of all, I was thinking about ...
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Screen is black at login screen if display driver is enabled
I have a Lenovo x200 and recently its screen didn't work, so I took it to a repair lab. The guy told me they replaced the screen inverter. I powered up the laptop and the ThinkPad logo was shown, so I ...
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Office (mostly Word) keeps crashing on Windows 7 Lenovo
My Office applications crash frequently. I first noticed a problem with Word, then Outlook followed in by doing the same thing. It just says "not responding" and can't be interacted with.
This is ...
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Piip piip piip, new X220 Broken After 1 Week Usage? How can I debug this machine?
I bought new x220 laptops and now I got the first one apparently broken. I tried to install F-Secure some virus protection, I left it on the installtion for some hours and now the machine won't start. ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad 400 beeps after installing 2x4GB RAM
I just bought 2 x 4GB RAM (Corsair Value Select 4GB DDR3 1066MHz CL7 SODIMM (CM3X4GSD1066)) for my Lenovo Thinkpad T400.
I installed the RAM and I get beeps (1-3-3-1).
Does anyone have any ...
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Lenovo X1 Mini-PCI-Express WiFi Card
I'm having problems with my wifi card in my new X1. Is the bios whitelisted to specific mini-pci-e cards? I've read this on various other sites, but none of them mention the X1. If I buy a new one on ...
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How to Enable side scrolling on Lenovo 3000 G530
I have a lenovo 3000 G530. How do I enable side scrolling(scrolling pages with one finger at the side) on the touchpad?
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Lenovo password log in screen freezes
I have a new Lenovo B575 and so often when I go to log on, it allows me to type in my password but the enter key or clicking the arrow doesn't do anything. It goes nowhere. I can't even do a ...
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Why all drives are converting to dynamic when I created one
I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my new Lenovo G570 laptop. I left some unallocated space so as to create few dynamic drives as there is a limit for primary.
So, when I created a dynamic drive ...
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Is there a Linux distribution that almost never crashes on a Lenovo x120e? [closed]
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad x120e (0596-2RU) running Ubuntu 11.04. It crashes too much. I'd like to run a distribution that almost never crashes. Can anyone personally vouch that their x120e never ...
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Why my lenovo laptop isn't taking any special partition
I brought a lenovo laptop with DOS. So, I had to install OS on my own. So, when I was installing it, Windows, Lenovo took some special partitions.
I had some problems with the OS so, I thought to re ...
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Installing Lenovo internet drivers after windows 7 upgrade
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (4270) that I just upgraded to Window 7 Ultimate x64. After the upgrade I couldn't connect to the internet and found out that I have no adapters (wireless or ethernet).
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Disabling trackpad on Lenovo laptop
How do I disable my mouse trackpad on a Lenovo notebook running Windows 7?
Usually Lenovo installs with tools which allows you to do so (Ultranav). However, this laptop has a modified image installed ...
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How to disable the touchpad when I use the trackpoint in Linux?
I have recently installed Ubuntu (and its derivatives Xubuntu and Kubuntu) on my laptop.
On my computer, I have both a touchpad and a trackpoint. In Windows, the touchpad is disabled when I use the ...
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Use internal speakers without unplugging headphones?
At work I have a Lenovo X220 in a docking station running Windows 7. I have my headphones plugged in most of the time. Occasionally I want to enable the speakers so a co-worker can hear something. To ...
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Thinkpad Edge e320 thermal sensors description
I have a quite specific question concerning description of thermal sensors of my notebbok Thinkpad Edge E320.
I have a debian linux installed with lm_sensors package and running command sensors show ...
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X200 Tablet notebook won't start after BIOS Update
I have LENOVO X200 Tablet and I ran the BIOS Update and the computer won't start after the BIOS update. When I ran the BIOS update utility it ran everything fine and asked to restart
the computer but ...
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Install Lenovo software on clean ThinkPad X301 with Win 7 Ultimate?
I just did a clean install of Win 7 Ultimate to my ThinkPad X301. Windows seems to have drivers available for most of the system devices, if not all of them.
If I choose not to install the Lenovo ...
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Lenovo IBM ThinkPad T40 - Wireless issue - not connecting to internet
This machine is running on windows xp pro. LAN connection works perfect, wireless not so well. It see's all the signals in the building and I am 150% certain the router/wireless signals are perfect.
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Wireless device not recognized on Lenovo t420s after Windows 7 reinstall
I have recently replaced a Windows 7 Ultimate with Windows 7 Enterprise by 1) creating a backup using "Windows easy transfer", 2) installing Enterprise, and 3) recovering the backup.
Now, the ...
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Coffee is spilled on my Lenovo Laptop [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
I just spilt coffee on my laptop, what should I do?
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A coffee spilt over Lenovo T500 laptop, reached Battery and the Screen .
Current Status: when pressing Power ...
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Is it smart / possible to overclock a laptop?
This may sound kind of dumb but I curious.
I have a Lenovo T400 laptop with an Intel T9400 CPU.
Would it be possible to overclock my notebook?
Would it be a really dumb thing to do?
I would ...
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How do I access a recovery partition after installing a new OS?
I want to install another OS on my Lenovo laptop, but I don't want to lose the recovery option. This system uses Windows 7's built-in recovery capability, which is accessed by F8 as an additional ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad tablet K1 but there no place for a SIM card
Hello I just got a Lenovo IdeaPad tablet K1 but there no place for a SIM card but it is Wi-Fi and that works but i want to know if I can add a wireless network adapter of some kind to get it to work ...
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No networks in range of wireless on laptop, reboot gets APIPA
Running Windows XP SP3 on a laptop, when the system reboots, it can't connect the wireless, or even show wireless networks in range.
On a Lenovo or IBM ThinkPad T42, the Fn+F5 key enables or ...
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How to fix dbghelp.dll error message?
Every once in a while my system just spontaneously pops a message box (5 times in a row) stating:
pcdrsysinfodirect.p5x - Entry Point not found
The procedure entry point SymGetUnwindInfo could not ...
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DVD/CD not regognized on Thinkpad T61p after Windows 7 install
I upgraded my hard drive in Lenovo T61P; decided to start fresh with Windows 7 Pro (64-bit). DVD/CD drive working until Windows 7 was installed.
Now the driver is not recognized. Device is HL-DT-ST ...
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Can I use a T410 hard drive in a W510 laptop without formatting anything?
My T410 laptop LCD is broken. I have a spare W510 laptop.
Can I use the existing T410 hard drive in the W510 without formatting it?
If so, what are the risks involved with doing that?
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Is it possible to have two external monitors (without using the built in one) on Lenovo G560 laptop?
I'd like to connect two monitors, and run off both of them without using the main laptop monitor (it's too small to bother with once I've got the 17" ones attached).
I have only one monitor port.
Is ...
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cannot correct color on external monitor
External monitor color is different from internal display.
I have a Lenovo W520, 4270CTO, built July 8th, 2011, Win7 Pro, i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHZ. 8GB DDR3-SDRAM (1333MHz) Samsung memory, laptop ...
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How to setup a wired local area network in Windows 7?
I am using a Lenovo ThinkPad X200 and want to setup a wired local area network.
How could I achieve this?
Situation:
I just want to connect to the internet and I have a cable connection at home.
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Why won't Windows 7 remember my screen resolution settings?
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. I use it in three situations:
Connected to docking station with two LCD monitors at 1280 x 1024.
Connected to docking station with two 21" LCD monitors at 1680 x 1050
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How to disable screen orientation hot keys
I'd like to disable ctrl+alt+arrow keys changing the screen orientation. I've seen here that this is a function of the Intel graphics driver. So I followed the directions and disabled hotkeys in the ...
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How to show the laptop screen content both on a projector and the laptop screen?
My laptop is Lenovo T400, and my OS is Ubuntu 10.10.
I connect my laptop to a projector to do presentation. By hitting the functional key "Fn + F7". the laptop screen content will be shown by the ...
