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Is it possible to make touchpad on Lenovo G780 disabled by default?
Fn+F6 works fine to disable touchpad on Lenovo G780. But when it wakes up from sleep, the touchpad is enabled again. Is there a way to make this disabling persist (without disabling the driver ...
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My LCD screen has a green line down it and doesn't want to go away
I know it's my screen and was wondering if there is any method known to fix this apart from getting a new screen? I've plugged in a different screen on the same DVI cable and it works fine and used a ...
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Is it normal for a laptop to discharge to 60% when not plugged in and not turned on for 5 days?
I recently purchased a Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 and have noticed that after I do the following:
Use the laptop while plugged in
Shut down and unplug (it is fully charged at this point)
Turn it back on ...
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What should I be considering in a laptop for programming & digital art purposes? [closed]
I've read many reviews for laptops (particularly by Dell, Asus or Lenovo) which I feel might suit my studies related to programming and data analysis, and working with art softwares. What I understand ...
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Can't turn on Intel 5300 Wifi on Lenovo T530
I have an Intel 5300 Wireless Card in my new Lenovo ThinkPad T530. Sometimes, when I use the Wireless switch on the side of the computer, when I turn it back on the computer still says that the Wifi ...
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Bluetooth headset for Lenovo Thinkpad T420
I want to buy a headset which could connect wirelessly with Lenovo Thinkpad T420. I want to know if any bluetooth headset is compatible with it, or whether there is some technical specification I ...
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Wifi network connection fails after a while
By "fails", I mean that it's still connected to the network, but I cannot access anything. The Internet does not work, I can't access the router page and I can't even ping any device on the network.
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How do I know the manufacturer of my netbook's wireless adapter if it is not showed on its properties? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Finding Ethernet/Network Controller vendor/model when driver not installed
NOTE: This question has already been answered and the problem has been fixed. I don't know how ...
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Lenovo laptops: Difference between “Lenovo Dynamic Graphics” and “High Performance”
I recently purchased a Lenovo IdeaPad Y580, and I'm trying to figure out the difference between the different power modes: Power Saver, Balanced, High Performance, and Lenovo Dynamic Graphics.
The ...
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Lenovo U310 Wifi Not working or very Slow
Saturday 5th January 2013 My girlfriend bought herself a new notebook,
As a good boyfriend and IT specialist I wanted to help her setting up her new ultrabook.
Very Soon I noticed the wifi signal ...
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Lenovo W510 won't resume from sleep with second hard drive installed
I have a 128GB SSD in place of the original hard drive and the old hard drive, a 160GB HDD in the ultrabay with a third party adapter. Running Windows 7 Enterprise. This problem does not happen when I ...
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Can my MacBook Pro RAM be used in Lenovo U165?
I upgraded my MacBook Pro RAM to 8gb and now the original 4gb is unused. I want to use these to upgrade my Lenovo U165 RAM, which is only 2gb. Is this possible?
I also found out that both used DDR3 ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 wireless card driver for Fedora linux
I installed Fedora 17 on my Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 laptop, but the wireless card is not showing up when I do sudo iwconfig. I am quite sure that it is only a driver issue, because when I boot into ...
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What does this mean - “Intel HD Graphics (WWAN or mSATA capable)”?
On the Lenovo online shop when customising a new laptop under "System Graphics" it offers an option of:
Intel HD Graphics (WWAN or mSATA capable)
I thought WWAN provides Internet access via a ...
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Why is HDD in a DVD-ROM slot slower on Lenovo 3000 laptop?
So I'm about to upgrade my laptop (Lenovo 3000 N100, 0768-49G), got my SATA HDD caddy for the DVD-ROM slot, but whenever I'm putting an HDD or SSD into it, the read speed falls to only 30 MByte/s, ...
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Does the recovery button delete my D drive?
I have a Lenovo G550 (picture). And the day came where I have to format it. I have the recovery button (or at least I think that this is its name). That's the button next to the On-Off button in the ...
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Lenovo z480 running on Windows 8: fan speed control softkey is inactive
Although it is stated in the manual that the fan speed control softkey would give us four different options to choose from, but my Z480 Ideapad Lenovo on Win8 has a different scenario. Once this ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad X201, wireless switching off
I have had a long term problem with my Thinkpad randomly switching off the wireless. I haven't yet been able to discern any apparent pattern as to when or why it does it.
I have recently upgraded ...
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Lenovo T520 can't get Intel 6205 driver to install on Windows 7
I just installed Windows 7 on a Lenovo T520. According to the specs, the wireless adapter is an Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205. I downloaded and attempted to install the drivers for this and the ...
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OEM SSD w/ Thinkpad T430 - with only 1 SMART attribute, how should I tell wear?
I recently purchased a Thinkpad T430 with a 128GB SSD. I'd like to get an idea of how well the SSD is holding up, so I install CrystalDiskInfo and look at the list of SMART attributes.
Unfortunately, ...
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Is it possible to run Windows 7 on a Lenovo T42?
My brother has got a very old Lenovo T42 laptop, and he asked me to install Windows 7 on it but
I'm not sure it can run it. So my question is: Can a laptop so old run Windows 7?
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Lenovo X1 Carbon, Win7 - speakers do not mute when plugging in headphones
I have a Lenovo X1 Carbon running windows 7.
When I plug in headphones the internal speakers do not mute.
Also, the mic input seems to come from internal mic, even when a headset is connected.
The ...
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Lenovo laptop lights still on and screen off on shutdown
Starting about a week ago, my Lenovo v570 laptop started acting weird.
When I shut down the computer the screen turns off, but the lights and fans are still running, I have left it for several ...
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Updating drivers on a Lenovo T410
I have a few question regarding updating the drivers on my Lenovo T410. I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit installed with a 32 bit(X86) sub directory. I'm not that familiar with updating drivers on ...
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New Wireless Card in a x301 Thinkpad
I am trying to install an Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 into my Levovo x301 Thinkpad. I have a half card and have the gray and black wires plugged in. I replaced the bios with a version that does not ...
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Window often loses focus in Windows 7 on Lenovo B580
I have a new laptop Lenovo B580, with Windows 7. As I write, the window sometimes loses focus and I cannot write anymore. Or it happens that the cursor moves within the window. It behaves like is a ...
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PCIe x1 card in a x16 slot = computer won't turn on
I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 which has an x16 PCIe on the motherboard, but came with a PCIe to PCI adapter installed. I removed the adapter so I could use my x1 PCIe wifi card, but as soon as I ...
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SSD to Lenovo Y560 and G780 optical drive slot
I have a Lenovo G780 laptop and my friend has a Lenovo Y560 laptop, we thought about replacing the useless optical drives with an SSD.
I have found a great blog post about it but I still have some ...
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Enabling the Power State Change Beep
I have a Thinkpad T430s. I found on other Thinkpads there's a beep when you plug or unplug the AC cord. While I hear a lot of people say it's annoying it seems like a very useful security feature. ...
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Step by step guide to Windows 8 UEFI instalation?
Here is my scenario, I bought a new Samsung SSD 840 Pro and replaced my old drive in my Lenovo ThinkPad W520. I installed a fresh copy of windows 8 on my machine. Apparently it didn't install UEFI ...
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Connect Lenovo Thinkpad Edge e120 to WQHD display (such as Dell U2711) through HDMI
On paper, the HDMI version of the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge e120 is 1.3, which supports WQHD.
Does it actually work?
I want to connect the e120 to a WQHD display, such as the Dell U2711 or an Apple ...
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Device Manager is constantly refreshing - what is wrong?
I ran into an quite odd problem, after installing some drivers on my Lenovo N100 0768 (Windows 7) notebook and attaching an USB-HDD.
Now I have sound, but constantly the device dicsonnected sound - ...
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How to restore Windows 7 wireless on LAN disconnect
When I connect my laptop (Lenovo X201) on Windows 7 Pro SP1 to a wired/LAN connection, it turns off my wireless adapter (Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6250 AGN). On later disconnect, adapter stays turned ...
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Flash BIOS on multiple computers over the network?
This might be a ridiculous question but is there a way to Upgrade the bios of multiple machines via the network?
We have multiple Lenovo machines that require BIOS updates that we are doing ...
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laptop motherboard “shorts” when connected to adapter
Disclaimer: I'm sort of a noob, and this is a long post. Thank you all in advance!
summary: completely dead laptop with no signs of life whatsoever (suddenly, for no apparent reason)
Here's the ...
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Brand new Lenovo u410 heats up around touchpad
My Lenovo u410 started heating around the right palm rest minutes after I unpacked it!
I am devastated, because I bought this for programming, and it's impossible to type on this for extended periods ...
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Install mSATA SSD on Lenovo A720
I apologize in advance for using tag names in title, it seemed it would be clearer this way
I just purchased a Lenovo A720 and they have a more expensive version than what I purchased that has a ...
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Windows 7 Pro OA: getting installation media after removing manufacturer's pre-install? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find a download of both Vista (Home Premium) and Windows 7 OEM ISO?
My Windows 7 Professional became infected after 2 weeks of its usage and I did not copy ...
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Disable Windows Media Player from running
How can I disable Windows Media Player from running by pressing Fn + Play/Pause button?
I'm running Windows 7 on Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2. Windows Media Player isn't a default player.
UPD: I've found ...
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How to restore Lenovo ThinkVantage Rescue And Recovery Partition?
I've created a backup of the Rescue And Recovery Partition using clonezilla.
Now, on a new disk, I've recovered the partition using clonezilla, however when I try to boot it I get:
Missing operating ...
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Using a 7mm Crucial M4 SSD with a Thinkpad x220i
I have two related questions regarding my Thinkpad x220i and my SSD:
Should I be able to insert a M4 7mm into my Lenovo Thinkpad x220i?
If it is possible, what is the proper procedure?
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x86 folder in an x86 folder in an x86 folder, whats going on?
I recently installed windirstat on my Windows 7 64bit Lenovo laptop to gauge where my disk space was going, for some reason "program files x86" would be listed twice, windirstat would freeze before ...
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Why does my Lenovo T410 freezes at about 80% through the iis installation process?
I've been unable to install IIS on my Lenovo T410 Windows 7 machine for days now. I check all of the IIS components, as i've always done on my other computers running Windows 7, and the install never ...
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What OEM Windows 8 licenses exist, and how do I tell which one is installed on my laptop? [closed]
I plan to purchase a new Lenovo laptop that comes preinstalled with Windows 8 (the exact product statement is Windows 8 64). As far as I understand, that's an OEM version.
The problem is that I need ...
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Unable to turn on Wireless on a Lenovo Thinkpad 410s
I cannot turn on the wireless card on my Lenovo Thinkpad 410s running Windows 7. It simply stopped working. I tested with boot from disk and it works...not a hardware issue. I have checked BIOS, ...
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Cannot format Lenovo Notebook to Windows XP
I have a Lenovo B430 notebook, which I'm trying to format to Windows XP SP3 Professional, 'cause of some driver problems in Windows 7.
The notebook boot the CD fine, but when try to show the screen ...
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Lenovo z480 laptop hanged after sometime with ubuntu 12.04
I've just bought a new laptop and I'm dual booting Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. Both work fine but I've noticed that after some time Ubuntu hanged without any error and all keys and mouse ...
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Computer won't start up. Stuck on Lenovo splash screen. Help Diagnose
I have some (I'm not sure exactly what model) Lenovo 21" IdeaCentre. Honestly, the computer works off and on. I have had problems with it not being able to shutdown, which I fixed. The fan seems to be ...
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Format (remove) HDD volume that is visible in Windows 7 Disk Management but not diskpart.exe
I'm trying to get iRST working on a SSD I installed in my lenovo u410.
As part of that process, I created a hibernation partition and was fiddling around with RAID/AHCI settings. I managed to make my ...
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X230 fingerprint reader not visible
My Lenovo X230 (2320-2LG) has fingerprint reader on it, but it's not visible in Windows (Windows 8 x64, clean install). I installed the ThinkVantage Fingerprint software (patch included), no luck. I ...
