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Looking for video device driver for a Thinkpad R51 running Windows 7 Embedded Standard / Windows Thin PC
I'm looking for a video device driver for a Thinkpad R51 running Windows 7 Embedded Standard / Windows Thin PC.
It shows up in the Device Manager as Video Controller, and it's Hardware Ids are ...
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Looking for audio device driver for a Thinkpad R51 running Windows 7 Embedded Standard / Windows Thin PC
I've looked all over the internet for a legacy device driver that will work with a Thinkpad R51 running Windows 7 Embedded Standard / Windows Thin PC and I haven't found anything that works yet.
The ...
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Thinkpad T530 with Intel HD 4000 and Nvidia NVS 5400M Gamma adjust not working
Some process seems to have a deathgrip on my laptop's color settings, specifically the gamma adjust. I'm trying to adjust the gamma on my laptop because my outboard monitor is too dark for my taste, ...
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How to get past Thinkpad T530 PXE prompt to BIOS setup?
How do I get to the Thinkpad T530 BIOS setup? As the laptop turns on I press ENTER when prompted, then press F1 when prompted, but that takes me to the Intel PXE prompt. If I hit CTRL-S I get into the ...
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partitioning my laptop to dual boot Win7 & Debian
I just got a new laptop and want to add Debian to the already installed Windows 7. It came with 2 primary partitions, one for restore and one for Windows 7.
I shrunk the Windows 7 partition down ...
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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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Powershell and Thinkvantage Access connections
I am looking for a way of letting Powershell control the Thinkvantage Access connections program but I can't find any good starting points/guidelines for how to get started. In the end, I want Access ...
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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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Lenovo T420 integrated camera is not working
Im using a Lenovo ThinkPad T420 with Windows 7 64-bit and my integrated webcam is not working. Skype settings always show an error (see below). I tried to install this driver but it didn't work.
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How to disable SimpleTap on Thinkpad Edge e430
Recently, I have bought a Thinkpad Edge e430. I find it good and enjoyable. But, there are so many preinstalled programs that I don't need, since I'm a student and not a small business. I want a ...
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How can I make Skype love my X230's microphone?
Skype's showing my Thinkpad X230 no love. It's only able to transfer about 50% of the audio. It appears to work for .5 second, dropout for .5 second, repeat continually... Tests fine, works fine in ...
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Update laptop's drivers after standard Windows installation?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T410 running a fresh install of Windows 7. A Windows 7 DVD was used for the installation, rather than the factory recovery procedure.
The current specs I have are:
Intel ...
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A required cd/dvd drive device driver is missing when installing from pendrive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Required CD/DVD device driver missing while installing WIndows 7
I have a Thinkpad x120 with no OS preinstalled. When trying to install Windows 7 it shows the error "a ...
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Installing Windows 7 from USB on a Thinkpad T61
I am trying to install Windows 7 Professional from USB 3.0 flashdrive, on a Thinkpad T61.
The problem is, Thinkpads BIOS will not detect the flash drive as bootable medium, and won't allow to boot ...
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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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How do I turn off Windows 7 screen dimming before log in?
I'm running windows 7 (on a ThinkPad), and at some point I checked an option somewhere that dims the log in screen. The problem is that it dims it to be almost impossible to read, and I can't find ...
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Keep the battery from charging fully (without Lenovo power manager)
Is there any tool (for Windows 7) to set a threshold for when the laptop battery should stop charging? I could use the Lenovo Power Manager, however I actually prefer Windows' native power management ...
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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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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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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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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? [duplicate]
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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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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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 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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Laptop Running Slower Without Battery Attached
I have a Thinkpad T520 and I'm monitoring my CPU using CPU-Z.
For some reason, when I detach the battery, the CPU only run till 800MHz. Whereas when I run using battery power, it goes up to 2.3GHz. I ...
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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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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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Magical moving desktop icons
I have encountered a very strange behavior in Windows 7 that I cannot seem to identify and I have never seen or heard of on any system configuration. Whenever I move my mouse to the left-most edge of ...
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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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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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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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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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Bluetooth audio device discovering/connecting issues
I have a thinkpad t410 with windows 7. I can't get my yamaha bluetooth audio device to show up as a discovered device to connect. What do I do?
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ThinkPad Windows 7 laptop is often slow but only when plugged into AC power
It's a ThinkPad W510, with Windows 7.
I've been struggling with this since I got the laptop. Very often, say for 20-30 minutes at a time several times a day, the laptop gets painfully slow. I'm ...
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Having issues with flickering output to TV from Windows 7 laptop
I cannot tell why this is happening. I cannot get a pattern as to when it happens. Sometimes, I watch entire Hulu content without any interruptions. Other times, it happens 2-3 times in a span of 3 ...
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Why does my Windows 7 laptop emit a buzz when I left click my Desktop?
I have a Lenovo T410s with SSD. I have a JPEG image as my background (I think MS got rid of those annoying Active Desktops AFAIK).
When I left-click on the Desktop, I hear a buzz.
Has anyone else ...
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Delete hiberfil.sys on Windows 7
Ok, so I know what hiberfil.sys is, and I want to use hibernation on my laptop.
But I have another hard drive active in my laptop, it's taken from my old one... and I want to get rid of the ...
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thinkpad middle click in a VMWare doesn't work (guest: Ubuntu and host: windows 7)
problem:
when i try to paste with middle click, the middle mouse button is ignored. in other cases middle click is also ignored.
my set up:
VMWare workstation 7.1.3
Host: windows 7 64-bit
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Very slow Windows 7 on Thinkpad T61
I have a very strange problem with my fresh install of Windows 7 Profesional, 64bits on my Lenovo Thinkpad T61 :
The overal performance is very slow, the disk is constantly spinning, even without any ...
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ThinkPad Edge 14 hangs during shutdown - what could cause this?
When I try to shut down, it goes to the "Shutting down" page and just simply stays there forever until I force a shut down holding the power button. Then at restart I have to choose to start normal ...
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Wrong screen resolution with HDMI output to HDTV
I own an HDTV with a native resolution of 1360x768.
Sometimes I plug in my laptop to watch movies, and I used to do it with a VGA cable. I've had no problem setting the laptop to the TV native ...
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How to remove Lenovo's “ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software” logon icon?
I think that the ThinkVantage Fingerprint software icon at the logon screen is annoying. I'm using Windows 7 Pro (64bit). It has a picture of a finger and it states "Swipe your finger" across the ...
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Upgrading processor IBM x31
I have an IBM X31 notebook that is running windows 7 home premium. Its current specs are a 1.4GHz intel pentium processor with 1GB of RAM. Is it possible to upgrade the processor in it and if so how ...
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How do you tell Access Connections to automatically connect to LAN, and if none is present - connect to WiFi?
How do you tell Access Connections to automatically connect to LAN, and if none is present - connect to WiFi?
I am running Windows 7.
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I accidentally plugged my USB mouse into my eSata port… it works?
I'm on a Thinkpad T510 and I accidentally plugged my Razor USB mouse into the eSata port not realizing my error because it has been working fine this whole time. Does this seem a little odd?
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Keep lan connection alive while going to sleep
Is it possible to keep lan connection alive when going to sleep? Although I would like a laptop independent(in general) answer, my laptop is Thinkpad T500 and the power manager shows in PCI options, ...
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Windows 7 Webcam recording software [closed]
I want to record a video on my webcam on Lenovo T61 powered by Windows 7 Professional. I've noticed it's working differently from Windows XP. Can anyone care to recommend a decent webcam software that ...
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Unable to surf web with Thinkpad
We've got a new Thinkpad here, running Windows 7. Having problems with the networking/Access Manager. When using the wireless profile, everything works fine. However, when using the wired profile, ...
