a brand of laptop, originally produced by IBM. The brand is now manufactured and sold by Lenovo.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Disable the DVD eject button on a Thinkpad running Linux
My Thinkpad T420 has a problem. It's just too sensitive. I just slightly touch it on the right side, and woosh, the DVD drive pops open. (I think this is called a premature ejection :)).
Is there a ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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How to change a keycode using setkeycodes
I have a Thinkpad Edge E130 running Sabayon (a Gentoo-based distro), and I'm fighting the well-know bug Xorg 255 keycodes limit.
My laptop has the Fn+F4 hotkey for Mic Mute/Unmute. This is the ...
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Cannot send or receive files over Bluetooth
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop and running Windows Vista. Previously I could send and receive files between my phone and my laptop but now it won't work. Every time I select a file, right-click and ...
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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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Two Thinkpads interfere with each other on wireless network
I have two IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, both running Gentoo Linux.
One is a T40 with an Intel 2915 ABG wireless adapter, and the other is a T500 with an Intel 5100 AGN.
When both systems are running and ...
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Thinkpad T510 - ActiveRotate feature? (Like the X220t)
I was wondering if any one who owns a T510 (or similar model with NVIDIA graphics) has managed to get automatic screen rotations working similar to the ActiveRotate feature found on Thinkpad X220t ...
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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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Monitor display prblem with Fedora 15 on Lenovo Thinkpad t410 with Intel graphics card
I have a Lenovo t410 with with 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 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 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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lenovo thinkpad sl500 fn keys & hdd protection on ubuntu
(i use ubuntu 10.04 64bit)
i cant get most of my fn keys to work in this laptop. i especially need fn+f8, which switches between trackpoint & touchpad. what i tried:
sudo nano /etc/modules
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How to configure Synaptics TrackPoint/UltraNav for specific applications?
I have a ThinkPad X61, and I'd like to configure sensitivity of the Synaptics pointing stick scrolling feature on a per-application basis. I did this about 4 years ago on my ThinkPad T41, using a ...
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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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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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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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What concerns should I have upgrading my Thinkpad T520's RealTek wifi card to an Intel card?
I currently have a Thinkpad T520 with the Realtek RTL8188CE. I'd like to upgrade this to an Intel wifi card that works well with Linux.
What do I need to know about in terms of attaching any ...
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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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How can I disable the special browser forward/back keys on WinXP on my Thinkpad X41?
I'm used to the arrow keys being a certain shape, so when I reach without looking and feel three buttons in a row, I think it's left, down, and right. Then I press one of them and suddenly my browser ...
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How to make Ultranav Trackpoint always scroll?
I want to configure the trackpoint on my ThinkPad T510 to ALWAYS scroll. I know I can do this by holding the middle button but I don't want to do that. I want it to never be used as a pointing device, ...
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How does the EFI partition work and can I boot an x86 OS with a bootx64.efi file?
I have a Thinkpad X230 laptop and I want to install Linux Mint Debian Edition along side Windows 7 on my GPT formatted SSD with the BIOS in UEFI mode. The problem is that I don't understand how EFI ...
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Thinkpad T400 wireless drops connection randomly
Thinkpad T400, Ubuntu 10.04, not dual-booting with Windows so any Windows-based solutions are out of the question.
I have tried disabling the N part of the wifi driver but that didn't work. It ...
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Installing PC-BSD on ThinkPad Edge E520
I have been trying to install PC-BSD 9 on my Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520 and am meeting with some difficulty. The problem I am having is many errors with ACPI. I have tried setting SATA into ...
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Why Windows XP reports that I have all 10 USB ports available in my laptop, when the reality is I can only use half of them?
I've made an attempt recently to understand how USB works inside of my laptop. My laptop is X61T from Lenovo and it has 3 USB ports on the back of the chassis. Intel documentation states that the ...
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Linux can't boot without acpi=off on Thinkpad
I recently installed Linux Mint 12 - the Gnome version - on a new Lenovo Thinkpad L520 for a friend.
It's running kernel 3.0.0-12- generic.
When I booted - either into the live CD, or into the ...
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Disappeared graphics card
I have a Lenovo T520 with two graphics cards, an nVidia quadro and an intel graphics card. I'm running a Ubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot.
I can no longer find any trace of my intel graphics card. In ...
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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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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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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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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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I have disabled the DVD on my IBM thinkpad now it will not start - what should I do?
I was having issues with the DVD on my IBM thinkpad so I foolishly decided to disable it. Now it will not boot. After starting it,a blue screen comes up and tells me to run the "chkdsk /F" command, ...
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Windows 7, Conexant High Def Audio drivers not working on Lenovo R61i
I just installed Windows 7 ultimate on my Lenovo ThinkPad R61i. Driver update says I have the latest version installed but there is no sound from the loudspeakers. My question is: What can I do to get ...
