IBM ThinkPad

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    I'm trying to get my LG K7 phonehered hotspot to my to Mike Windows XP IBM ThinkPad

    I have ThinkPad IBM I have a LG K7 phone. I can't get my ThinkPad to hook up to my LG K7 phone it says my USB my Hotspot is active but my ThinkPad isn't reading it accepting it now I'm a newbie any help would be greatly appreciated it says something about a driver but how do I get a driver on my...
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    ibm thinkpad is dead!

    Yesterday morning i tried to boot up my IBM thinkpad R51. Sadly, it didn't do anything, i have tried removing the battery and other tricks. I also tried pressing the power button 10 times and held for 30 seconds, after i do that the battery light flashes really fast and clicks! Please help me!!!
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    IBM Keyboard Types Numbers Not Letters

    IBM Thinkpad. Letters type numbers instead of letters. How do I turn off the Icon in the lid, that looks like a house/arrow with the number 1 in it. [Right next to the CAP Icon]
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    Battery at 0% works for hours

    I've got old IBM ThinkPad T40 with 9cell battery (72 Wh) Windows XP. It shows full charge capacity 11.5Wh now. From 100% to 0 it takes about 40 minutes and then laptop works another two hours. I tried three full cycles, but capacity is still the same (even little less). In BIOS I haven't found...
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    Old IBM ThinkPad volume far too low.

    I'm having a weird problem with my hand me down laptop. The sound is virtually nonexistent. The only time I can get any sound out of it is if I plug in my headphones, and turn the volume to 100%. The physical sound buttons seem to do nothing, except while the computer is booting, I can use the...
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    IBM Thinkpad T43 No Display

    I have an IBM Thinkpad T43 Laptop that suddenly stopped working, there was nothing on screen. After having battery issues, I'm sure it's time for a replacement but the laptop does boot up fine, I guess (relying on the system lights). I have also connected the laptop to another monitor without...
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    IBM thinkpad 380xd processor upgrade from pentium mmx to pentium II

    I have this old IBM Thinkpad 380xd which is the Pentium MMX model , I want to upgrade this computer to the Pentium II version, I got the Pentium II for it, and plugged it into it, it just beeped at me, which means can't recognize processor, I did some research, and i found out there where 2...
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    IBM Thinkpad T20 salvation possible?

    Greetings, A few days ago i dug up a old laptop that i completely forgot about, and it worked fine in the past. If i'm aware, it's running Windows XP that i pre-installed, however, after charging it, and starting it, this happens: I have attempted pulling out the battery, press the power button...
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    IBM Thinkpad R52

    Hello, I have an IBM Thinkpad R52/ Type 1847-38U S/N LV-A7357 05/06. I attempted to turn the computer on and it gives the message: Warning: Your internal hard disk drive may not function correctly on this system. Ensure that your HDD is supported on this system and that the latest HDD...
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    IBM Thinkpad T40 screen issue

    I have an ibm thinpad t40, i had got it from someone else, it had been sold to me. one day the screen just went out. BUT, recently iv'e opened it and looked at it, cleaned it and the screen came back on, it was working. thn it just went out and I can't get the screen on. I have no idea how the...
  11. razerg

    'Fan error' fix

    My sister has IBM Thinkpad T60 which had 'fan error' problem. Probably means the fan stopped working because i blew the dust out so it couldn't block it. Then i bought a complete heatsink+fan which are working 100% (tested) and it still won't work, the fan won't spin at all. Could it be the...
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    Lenovo W541 Hackintosh

    Hi guys, so I just got my thinkpad W541 and I want to turn i t into a hackintosh. The reason for this is because i want to be able to use some mac software in my laptop without needing to buy a mac, also, I use Autocad and so far it is way better on PC. I googled a lot but i couldn't find...
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    ibm thinkpad r51 drivers for windows xp

    I can not find drivers for ibm thinkpad r51 millet to help
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    best lap top for small biz......

    i own a small staffing agency we use our laptops for pulling resumes off of job boards and a variety of surfing and misc. word processing .. WE need them to be FAST FAST FAST .... i am a huge fan of the IBM thinkpad.... What should i get?
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    IMB thinkpad screen fuzzy (updated)

    A few days ago while i was using my IBM Thinkpad T41 and i noticed that there were several fuzzy horizontal lines appearing on my screen, those fuzzy lines became more frequent and it made it difficult to read text and one disturbing thing is that these lines on my LCD only appear when the AC is...
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    IBM Thinkpad R51 reboots when on battery power

    My IBM Thinkpad R51 has a bizarre problem. As long as I keep it plugged in, it's fine. When I unplug it, the battery icon says 2 hours, but the computer runs for a few minutes and then reboots. The reboot shows the IBM Thinkpad screen, then the Windows XP screen but when it tries to boot the...
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    My Ibm thinkpad won't come on. It's charging fine but when I hit the power button it doesn't come on. Any ideas?

    My ibm think pad will not turn on. I hit the power button and nothing happens. The screen stays black. Any ideas?
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    how do i unlock my IBM ThinkPad R 51

    when I turn on my IBM ThinkPad are 51 the screen shows a lock and a flashing bar to type in password how can I bypass this
  19. Bluex

    IBM Thinkpad z60m

    Hi, I have a IBM thinkpad z60m. I just bought a power supply and it would not turn on. I tried changing the RAM, the CPU, Hard drive, battery ETC. After about 1 minute it will give out a longer beep and two short. I need help:??: Thanks -Josh
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    IBM Thinkpad T30 won't boot

    I've got an old IBM Thinkpad T30. It's a Pentium 4 with 1 stick of 512mb ram. When I turn it on all the lights flash green for a couple of seconds apart from the ultrabay light (first in the row). Then only the battery light and the power light stays on (orange and green respectively) but it...