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Installing UltraNav Driver increases boot up time
I'm using a Thinkpad W520 with Windows 7 and a Crucial M4 256GB SSD (not sure if this is also part of the cause of the problem). Normally the boot up time is between 20 to 25 seconds. However, when I ...
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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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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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Thinkpad T60 display has suddenly gone dim
I have an IBM Thinkpad T60 2007 laptop with a 14-inch 1024x768 screen. Some time ago on one occasion I turned it on, Windows booted without any problems, but in the exact moment I plugged in my webcam ...
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Cannot enter password from second keyboard
I have an IBM ThinkPad x220 with docking station.
My system is Windows 7 x64.
When I unlock the computer, I cannot do it from keyboard attached through docking station. It does not recognize the ...
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Will a passive DisplayPort to DVI adapter work on my Thinkpad?
The Lenovo Thinkpad I have at the office has a DisplayPort output. Not DVI, HDMI, not mini-DisplayPort. Nothing in the office has a DisplayPort input: the monitors take DVI, the big screen takes ...
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ThinkPad W500 series using FireGL V5700 Graphics Card trouble setting it
I've recently needed to actually set the discrete graphics on my W500...Before it came with Vista and you could do the switchgraphics thingie...then I went to a Win 7 Professional and didn't even ...
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Is it possible to transfer an entire Windows 7 installation to a new hard drive? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I transfer a Windows 7 installation to a new HDD?
How do you clone a Windows 7 installation?
I have a very well customized install of Windows 7, with tons of ...
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RTL8188CE doesn't connect to any wifi access points
I'm using network manager to connect. Also, tryed iwconfig. Results are same. I even try to connect to open access point — results are same. More information:
Drakmail@thinkpad-x220:~$ lspci | grep ...
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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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Is it possible to remap the Back/Forward keys of a Thinkpad USB keyboard on Linux?
On my Thinkpad laptop I can easily change the Back/Forward keys to something else (I usually map them to PageDown/PageUp), as they have their own keycode (166 and 167):
xmodmap -e 'keycode 166=Prior'
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Behavior of Windows 7 power options (Sleep, then hibernate)
I have my Lenovo X220 running Windows 7 Pro configured to (on battery):
1. Sleep after 20 minutes
2. Hibernate after 45 minutes
However it seems like whenever I leave my laptop for a long period, I ...
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ThinkPad X121E BIOS: UEFI/Legacy Ubuntu Installation doen't start
I got a ThinkPad X121E which refuses to install Ubuntu Linux (neither 32 nor 64 Bit). Windows7 64 Bit is no problem though.
Here the details:
Installation works perfectly (I do partitions manually ...
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Set fan speed by RPM on Thinkpad T420s in Linux
The only interface I've found for setting the fan speed with the thinkpad-acpi module, is setting pre-defined levels, 0-7. Example:
sudo su -c 'echo "level 2" > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan'
I would like ...
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ThinkPad wifi hangs at random intervals after undocking
When I undock my ThinkPad W520, the wifi connection will continue to work for a while, usually 10 or 20 minutes, but then it starts to act weird. The computer never loses its connection to the ...
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How large of a USB stick do I need to create the “data media” using Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools?
I just bought a Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet (4294) and I'm trying to use the Factory Recovery Disks application within Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools to create "boot media" and "data media", but I don't ...
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Thinkpad T61 in 2011 [closed]
I've just bought a used T61 for a good price ($200). The laptop is still on good condition,
and plan to use for another 1 or 2 years (so from 2011 to 2012). Main uses are doing web development, and ...
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Change system tray power icon in ThinkPad power manager?
This is a pretty picky post (i.e. a minor issue that most people probably just deal with).
The power icon in the system tray with Lenovo Power Manager 3.59 has grown since v3.48. In 3.59 it looks ...
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Laptop Running Slower Without Battery Attached
I have a Thinkpad T520 and I'm monitoring my CPU using CPU-Z and for some reason, without the battery attached the, CPUs only run till 800MHz whereas when I run using battery power, it goes up to ...
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Webcam showing blank grey image
I'm having a frustrating problem with my computer. I have a lenovo thinkpad t510, and my webcam is just returning a blank grey image for some reason. I've checked device manager, it is there as a ...
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assigning a rotation script to a hardware button
I have a ThinkPad X201 tablet.
On the tablet there is a button that rotates the screen. It works great in Windows but doesn't work properly in Linux; it rotates the screen but doesn't rotate the ...
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Can I use the Lenovo Factory Backup Partition to reinstall Windows 7 on my ThinkPad T400?
I ordered a a Lenovo T400 a couple of years ago. I haven't done a full reinstall and reimage of the computer since I purchased it, and I think it's time to do that. I'm currently using the Lenovo ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad Overheating
I recently re-imaged my computer to a version of Windows 7. It was working fine until it started shutting down whenever I played a game online. Even just browsing online it is getting too hot and I'm ...
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Dual Display - hardware and cables?
I am looking at moving onto a dual display for my Windows 7 Professional system. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W500 and currently connect an external monitor via the VGA port. The Thinkpad also has a port ...
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Loss of Power Management upon Standby Resume
I've got a Lenovo ThinkPad X220. Occasionally, when returning from sleep, the power management functions will cease to operate. I can't change the brightness of the display, the machine gets ...
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Scrolling with laptop pointing stick doesn't work in NetBeans
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X201s laptop. I'm using the laptop's TrackPoint (the red pointing stick which functions as a mouse) in order to scroll. Scrolling using the TrackPoint usually works for me, ...
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Monitor display prblem with Fedora 15 on Lenovo Thinkpad t410 with Intel graphics card
I have a Lenovo t410 with with a Fedora Core 15(64 bits) installed on it. I have two monitors, a Lenovo Thinkvision and a Dell one. I can just close my laptop lid and use the Dell monitor as my main ...
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thinkpad edge14: how to force machine to ask for password when accessing boot menu?
The machine will ask for a password if turned-on manually by pressing the power button, but will not ask for a password when a reboot command is given through an operating system.
I don't mind this ...
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Thinkpad screen is blank
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W500. A few days ago, the screen started going blank. Squeezing it generally caused it come back on. This progressed to the point where I had to squeeze it continuously to get ...
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How do I restore my Thinkpad W510 back to the factory image?
I have been scouring Google and the Lenovo forums and looked through various PDF documents and documentation on ThinkVantage tools and I am unable to get a clear idea on how to restore my Lenovo ...
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What were the last IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad X series models to be trackpoint only? [closed]
I have a Thinkpad X40. I love it. It has no trackpad, just a trackpoint. That works for me; I can use the trackpoint all day, but when I have to use another lappy which is trackpad only, I ...
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Occasionally my T60 Windows XP laptop turns off for no apparent reason
My IBM T60 laptop (running Windows XP Proefssional SP3) shuts down, a hard shut down. When I reboot, the splash screen comes up and then an error window comes up stating that I have a choice of ...
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Hardware acceleration on Ubuntu
I have a Thinkpad x120e with AMD Radeon HD 6300 graphics. Under Windows 7, the machine can play full screen 1080p videos on YouTube well with some occasional hiccups, and 720p videos with no problem ...
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Thinkpad T500 - Applications hang when attempting to perform HDD writes after docking the PC
For the past four days, my laptop PC, a Lenovo Thinkpad T500 running Windows XP SP3, has been getting into a "bad state" after waking the PC up from sleep and docking the PC. The most prominent ...
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Thinkpad CPU temperature reaches 100°C after 10 minutes of heavy use
Less than two years ago, I bought a Lenovo Thinkpad R500.
When using the CPU heavily, it sometimes decides to reboot.
I am using Linux, and a widget shows me the CPU temperature. The PC usually ...
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lenovo screen suddenly messed up
I have a new lenovo thinkpad E420. Was working fine all day yesterday after i did a fresh install of windows 7 x64 on it and installed all the lenovo drivers from their official support website.
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Thinkpad T420s Flashes a Black Screen for 1s When AC Plugs In/Out
Just as the title says. A friend of mine is having this issue with his laptop. Is this normal? Can it be fixed such that there is no black screen flash?
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Connect old IBM Thinkpad monitor to Desktop PC?
i have an old (very?) IBM ThinkPad laptop. It worked a few days before, but i decided to take off all the components (harddisk, cd-rom, keyboard) as the laptop was not useful at all. But, it has a ...
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pcdrcui.exe - Entry Point Not Found
I keep getting this error message on my Lenovo Thinkpad T400 running Windows 7 Ultimate:
As far as I can tell, aside from showing this error, nothing is wrong with the system. It doesn't pop up ...
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I can't find WLAN drivers for my ThinkPad Edge 13 (AMD)
So, today I bought this machine (Croatian site but you should be able to analyze the specs). There were no CD's in the box. Fortunately, the Windows Update service (I installed Win 7 x64) was able to ...
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Should LCD Brightness Match Environmental Lighting?
I have a new T410 laptop and ever since I've been using it, I've discovered that my eyes don't stress as much when I adjust the brightness to my environmental lighting. For example, during the day, I ...
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So did Lenovo BIOS secure erase just brick my SSD?
I tried the "Erase the Solid State Drive in the HDD bay" BIOS feature following these instructions. The message "Now erasing... It may take about 6 minutes." came up. After waiting over three hours, I ...
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lenovo thinkpad power-on password how to bypass?
My brother has Lenovo thinkpad laptop,he decided to format his laptop,but after format he couldn't power on his laptop because power-on password is required so what is power-on password and how to ...
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Thinkpad X201 freezing on startup
I recently purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 with Windows 7 x64. The computer arrived packed and new. We installed the most basic programs on it: Office 2010, Winrar and a printer.
After about a week, ...
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Abrupt shutoff of Lenovo Thinkpad. Can it be fixed?
I have a Lenovo R61 circa 2008 that has had this abrupt shutdown problem for the last year. "Abrupt" as in there is no OS shutdown, no warning, just POOF! it is off. As if abruptly unplugged from all ...
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Restoring factory contents on an old ThinkPad
I have an old IBM ThinkPad R50e and a set of seven recovery CDs that were created before the laptop was ever used. The seven CDs consist of one boot CD and six data CDs.
I want to restore the ...
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Linux Mint Boot problem (on specific hardware)
I am having a Lenovo Thinkpad SL400c laptop running on c2d(64 bit) processor. The problem is, Linux Mint doesn't boot in this laptop but boots well in other laptops( I tried it in dell inspiron and ...
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Connecting ThinkPad T410 (Windows 7) to Macbook (OSX 10.6) through ethernet cable
I have searched and read a few other forums for this solution but have yet to be able to accomplish this task. I want to connect my Windows 7 laptop to my Macbook to share large files (10GB or larger) ...
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How to make shares visible in the Windows (win7 64 pro) Network view?
OS: Windows 7 64bit Pro
System: Thinkpad x201t
I have a big problem trying to access network shares located on other windows pcs (xp,vista) and NAS System (readynas nv+) from my win7 pro 64 thinkpad.
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Why can't I put my laptop to suspend/sleep mode?
Every so often on my Debian squeeze, when I hold down the shutdown button I don't get the options to suspend, etc.
Would anyone have a clue as to why this occurs? Seems like a kernel bug.
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