a brand of laptop, originally produced by IBM. The brand is now manufactured and sold by Lenovo.
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Sound plays on headphones and speakers with Lenovo ThinkPad L512 + Ubuntu 10
The only thing really missing from this install is this issue with the sound. I've searched all over the forums and i found one thing where you get the model and codecs and write them to a file, ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 Win8 64-bit Bluetooth Compatibility issues
When I try to install the Lenovo Official bluetooth driver on Win8 I get this
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my ...
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How to set thermal throttling lowest CPU clock on Linux?
I am having huge problems with thermal throttling on my Thinkpad T420 with Core i7 and Nvidia Quadro. When the throttling starts I get the kernel message:
[42544.677294] [Hardware Error]: Machine ...
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Thinkpad Edge E535 freezing
I bought a new Thinkpad Edge E535. has 4GB of RAMand specs at the bottom of the post. It freezes randomly in Windows Explore and has problems shutting down sometimes. When I shut down the screen turns ...
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Headset Buzzing when laptop power plugged in
I have a Thinkpad Edge E535 Laptop and a Logitech G35 headet. When I use the microphone to record stuff there is a small humming/buzzing sound in the background when the laptop is plugged in to AC. ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad W500 - fruit pulp got in around docking socket, black screen
Banana pulp got into the laptop through the docking socket area. Already disassembled the laptop, and cleaned as much pulp as I can see from the bottom side of the motherboard, as well as surrounding ...
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Ethernet port on thinkpad doesn't connect but the one on the ultrabase (dock) does
I just recently bought a used Thinkpad X200s and installed Xubuntu 13.04 on it. I am have issues getting the ethernet port on the laptop to connect. I also have a Ultrabase dock for the laptop. ...
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How to bypass Lenovo Thinkpad power-on password?
My brother has a Lenovo Thinkpad laptop.
He decided to format his laptop, but after the format he couldn't power on his laptop because of the power-on password. The password is required at start-up. ...
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disable touchpad on lenovo
I have a refurbished thinkpad with an UltraNav "pointing device" installed as touchpad. I've tried disabling it through "device manager" but the "disable" option is disabled. Is there any way to ...
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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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How can I determine if my Thinkpad W500 will run Windows 8 Bitlocker?
I am running Windows 8 on a Lenovo Thinkpad W500, Model: 4063-RF5. How can I determine if it has the proper bits (TPM, etc.) to run Bitlocker? Or more generally how can I determine if any system is ...
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Installing a BMDC into an IBM Thinkpad T41 without one
I have an IBM T41 notebook that came with an MDC (modem daughter card) in its CDC slot. I see many BMDCs (bluetooth/modem daughter cards) for sale on eBay dirt cheap and was considering getting one. ...
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Reinstalling Windows on a Thinkpad X201
I have a Thinkpad X201 with a new HDD, so the original Windows installation has been lost. What is the easiest way to reinstall Windows on the new drive (and ideally reuse the Win 7 pro license - ...
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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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Certain keys stop working on laptop, ThinkPad Edge
Certain keys on my keyboard stop working at times. These are the keys that are non-responsive:
n, b, space and -
When holding one of said buttons for a minute or so, it will start working for a ...
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How to add noDRI to xorg.conf.d
I am about to get a tutorial for power-optimizations for my x200 done.
But I am failing to succeed at this line:
Just insert: Option "NoDRI" to the "Device" section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. This ...
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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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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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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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Hardware Reset of Thinkpad T 520 BIOS for Misconfiguration
Long story short, I fried up my NVIDIA video card on the Lenovo Thinkpad T520 and did a stupid setting in BIOS to force to use that video card. Without surprise the screen is black when I boot the ...
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Certain keys not working on a T40 thinkpad
I just got my friend's laptop that had a few problems. My friend didn't bother to get it repaired at the time and got himself a better machine.
As I've never been a "laptop" man I never even ...
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Thinkpad T60 Bad Battery or Bad Charger?
I have a Thinkpad T60 and this morning it started acting up. When I plug it into the AC adapter, the AC power light comes on for about four seconds, then goes off, then comes back on and simply ...
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Thinkpad speaker turns mute - Linux Codec issue?
At some point a few days ago the speakers on my Lenovo Thinkpad T410 (Model number: 2537A11) suddenly stopped working randomly. This error happens every time I watch a video or listen to a music file. ...
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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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lenovo thinkpad t410 installing ssd [closed]
Hi: I want to replace my existing stock 320GB spinning hard drive with a 256GB SSD. What is the procedure for doing this? Is it something like make a Windows Image copy of the current HD on an ...
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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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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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How do I disable panning of windows on the edge of the screen?
When I move a window to the edge of the screen, any portion of it that remains off-screen is panned back on to the screen when I move my cursor "past" the edge.
This is a nice feature, but it's one I ...
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Alt+SysRq on a laptop
I have a Lenovo T410, and I would like to use the SysRq key, but whenever I press the Alt+SysRq+letter combination, I keep getting the print screen dialog in linux.
Is there a way around this? I ...
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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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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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Using trackpad on Lenovo Thinkpad X220 results in 'tab' presses
When I use the trackpad on my Thinkpad X220 (42984BU), it seems to result in Tab keypresses (i.e. it actually has the same effect as if I hit Tab repeatedly). The red TrackPoint (eraserhead) works ...
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Optimizing battery life for ThinkPad T430u in Xubuntu
I recently purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad T430u, and installed Xubuntu. I've noticed it has poor battery life.
How can I optimize the battery life? Is this a problem with the desktop environment, or ...
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How to detect and run custom scripts on docking / un-docking of ThinkPad?
I'd like to run custom scripts on docking or un-docking my ThinkPad X220.
Obvious place is some udev rule, but what events or attributes should I use? Another option is acpi. Is it better option? ...
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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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Laptop keyboard repeats keystrokes/characters at random
My laptop keyboard occasionally interprets a single keystroke as three keystrokes. This happens anywhere from 10-100 times/day in all programs and I can't isolate any pattern or cause. It definitely ...
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“Use this device as the primary monitor” is now greyed out
I was using an external TV to watch DVDs using the S-Video output of my Thinkpad T41.
I checked the box "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor." That worked, and the icons that don't fit on my ...
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How to change the location of backups in Think Vantage Rescue and Recovery?
With Think Vantage Rescue and Recovery, I could set an network location to save backup files. However, since I got a new NAS, R&R stopped working because it could not find the old file server ...
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Thinkpad trackpoint: scrolling and middle click possible?
I'm using an X61s laptop (under Windows) that only has a trackpoint, not a touchpad.
The trackpoint has a scroll function that is activated by holding the middle button and then using the trackpoint ...
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Trouble with eSATAp cable on T420
I am looking for some help in finding the right cable to use with my eSATA USB hybrid port on Lenovo Thinkpad T420. I have already tried cables from 3 different sources, and none of them plug into the ...
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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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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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Thinkpad T60 does not turn on
When I plug in the charge, the battery symbol and the charge symbol will light up green.
Then, when I try to press the power button, the lights turn off and nothing happens.
After this, the only ...
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External speakers make buzzing noise when laptop is plugged in
Any powered external speakers I connect to my laptop make a buzzing noise when my laptop is plugged in. I also have battery-powered noise-canceling headphones that make the buzzing if noise canceling ...
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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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Thinkpad T20 beep code
I have an IBM Thinkpad T20, circa 2000, that a few months ago stopped booting, and instead beeps four times in quick succession and then turns off. I looked at the IBM documentation which suggests a ...
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rescue and recovery on thinkpad without preinstalled OS
I've beenreading post about how to get the recovery partition back, and all I found is to use the recovery CD that you have to create it in the first place. However, my Thinkpad X201i doesn't come ...
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Anyone using the ThinkPad fingerprint reader? [closed]
I got a new ThinkPad with the built-in fingerprint reader. At first I thought it was silly, but then I thought, hey, this could save me typing my password every time I boot up.
Is anyone using it? ...
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How to tell if my Lenovo T400 laptop is with or without IEEE 1394 models
My laptop is Lenovo T400. Its ThinkVantage Toolbox notified me that I have to deal with System Issues after Battery Drain. The link asked me to update my BIOS and Embedded Controller code, for which I ...
