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Replacement Lenovo battery hunt
My T470 ThinkPad needs a new battery. I thought this would be something I could purchase directly from Lenovo but apparently they don't sell replacement batteries for this laptop anymore. I've found a few potential sources for a replacement but I know that third-party batteries in general can be very hit or miss. [more inside]
ThinkPad T470 suddenly shutting down at random
I got my current ThinkPad laptop around 2020 and have never had any issues with it. Yesterday it started just randomly shutting down with no warning. I ran Lenovo Vantage and double-checked to make sure everything (BIOS, drivers, Windows updates) are all up to date. I ran scans with Lenovo Vantage that found nothing off. Starting yesterday the laptop tray will show the battery immediately displaying 100% charged to 0% charged and will flicker back and forth between 0% and 100%. Just ran Lenovo Vantage battery diagnostics which are currently showing "the primary battery is not detected." [more inside]
Laptop battery won't charge.
My Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 370 won't charge its battery! This is a used laptop, recently purchased off ebay. I tried a new battery to no avail. It works fine plugged in to AC, but immediately upon unplugging the computer turns off. Windows either says the battery is at 0% or 100%. Windows, tlp-stat and the Ubuntu Power Settings dialog all claim it's charging, but acpi says it is "charging at zero rate". [more inside]
Help me pick a new laptop!
My 6+ year old Dell Inspiron is starting to show its age, and I'm looking to upgrade - or at least starting to entertain the idea. Willing to spend a bit more this time around but there's so many choices! I'm willing to go up to about $1600 (or a bit more if it's really worth it), more details below the fold. [more inside]
Transferring OS drive from one laptop to another: will Windows work?
I appear to have fried my old Thinkpad X230 motherboard (a cupful of tea seems to have been too much for the famed spillproof design). If it's easy to just swap it with a used X230 from eBay, I'd like to do that, but not if I need to repurchase/reinstall Microsoft Windows and Office and all the other stuff on my drive. [more inside]
Which laptops still have a drive activity indicator light?
I need some help looking for a 14-15.6" Windows laptop with some specific requirements, which include: Easy-to-replace storage and RAM, can hold a second drive, has a number pad or dedicated Home/End/Page Up/Page Down keys, and -- maybe the most challenging aspect -- has a drive activity status light. I've found a couple of candidates; can you help me find others? More details/criteria: [more inside]
Small form factor computational device with USB and Wifi
I need to know what else is out there that has a USB port, and a Wifi antenna, is cheap, and can be carried with me on a trip (on foot).
Keyboard, Disk drive, HDD larger than 32GB are all basically unnecessary. [more inside]
Macbook Pro or Lenovo or something else entirely?
I need a new, powerfulish laptop, and I'm finding myself confused by the options. The consensus in previous AskMe's seems to be either Macbook or Lenovo, but I am wondering if there are newer options that I am not considering. I probably need this spelled out to me as if I am a not particularly bright child. [more inside]
Help me buy my next laptop
My current laptop, a Thinkpad SL510 bought in March 2010, is starting to blue-screen a lot, and the diagnostics are saying I have disk problems, so I am looking for a replacement. Please help me choose a new one, and possibly get over some unreasonable fears. [more inside]
Is the 13" MacBook Air the right laptop for me?
Needing to get a new portable, because the battery in my workhorse laptop is borked, I ordered a refurbished 13" MacBook Pro - which I am typing on at the moment. So far, it seems fine for what I need, but I was wondering whether the hive mind could think of a better solution. Generic snowflake detail inside. [more inside]
ThinkPad Edge or faster cheap laptop?
Is the quality of the ThinkPad Edge worth the performance hit? Critique my nearly-made laptop purchasing choice! [more inside]
A Laptop To Study Monkeys By
I am looking for a relatively rugged laptop (or tablet?) that I can use for data entry, word processing, internet browsing, and music playing while in the US, and then use for data entry, arcGIS, and music playing while in the rain forest in West Africa. It would be wonderful if it was less than $700. I do not want a Mac. What should I be looking into? [more inside]
Best ThinkPad laptop for a student?
Best ThinkPad laptop for a student? [more inside]
Help me; help my battery
Laptop battery filter: My Lenovo SL510 wasn't charging my battery, and I foolishly assumed it was the battery's problem and bought a new one. But the new one wouldn't charge either. Any advice? [more inside]
How feasable is a RAIF (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Flash media) on a T40 Laptop?
How would placing two (or more!) Compact flash drives in my T40 laptop and using them as a striped RAID 0 compare to installing an equivalent (PATA) SSD? Is there some other thinking-further-out-of-the-box way of getting lightning-fast disk performance into a Pentium M-class laptop? [more inside]
Laptop got wet. Now the screen is really bright.
About a month ago, I spilled some water on my laptop. So I let everything dry out. It works again, but now the screen is very bright, as if the contrast is turned way up. After searching the internet, I learned that the problem could be a damaged inverter so I ordered and installed a new one. But no dice. The screen is still really bright. Any ideas of what might be the problem? [more inside]
Should I get a Thinkpad x120e or do I want something else?
I want a small, lightweight, Windows-based computer that's cheap, durable, and a pleasure to use. I need it for basic productivity, in-class note-taking, and web browsing. Am I looking a Thinkpad x120e, or am I missing something crucial? [more inside]
Talk to me about the trackpoint
Thinkpad users -- talk to me about the trackpoint (also known as the little red eraser thingy on the keyboard). [more inside]
Can you recommend an airplane power adapter for my Lenovo Thinkpad T410?
Can you recommend an airplane power adapter for my Lenovo Thinkpad T410? [more inside]
What do I do with an incredibly old laptop?
I have a Thinkpad 755c, dating from 1995 or so. Is there anything remotely useful/interesting I can do with it? [more inside]
Do I really need a T series thinkpad?
Will I be missing out much if I buy an SL series or Thinkpad Edge laptop instead of a T series thinkpad? [more inside]
My hinkPadhas aproblem with i's keyboard.
I just bought a used Thinkpad T61 and the e,t, and space bar keys work intermittently. The keyboard is reasonably clean and nothing is obstructing the keycaps underneath. I have taken out the keyboard and reseated the keyboard connector. Is this just a bad keyboard or should i be worried about something else? (os is linux/ubuntu)
How to get my Thinkpad to respect my monitor, or vice-versa
Thinkpad, external monitor, internal brain: which of these three is broken? [more inside]
help my student get a working laptop
Why can't I get into the BIOS on this Thinkpad? Alternately, how can I get this machine working? [more inside]
Single user, looking for long term relationship with the laptop of my dreams. Love of linux a must
Help me find the most durable laptop that will play well with Ubuntu [more inside]
What lightweight but powerful laptop should I buy?
Which light-weight yet powerful laptop should I buy? I like the Sony Vaio Z, followed by the MB Air and the Thinkpad X200. Am I missing any models? [more inside]
troubleshooting a (mostly) broken laptop key
My Thinkpad's n key doesn't work most of the time (but does work sometimes if I hit it in the right spot/from the right angle and hold for a bit)...what troubleshooting/fixes can I try before I give in and replace the whole keyboard? [more inside]
Laptop audio feedback.
Gremlins have taken over my laptop and now I get extremely loud audio feedback. [more inside]
Why is my Thinkpad beeping when docked and on standby?
Why does my Thinkpad X40 beep when docked and standing by? [more inside]
Should I get a new battery or a new laptop?
Should I buy a new laptop battery or a new laptop? [more inside]
Make my Vista Arrow Keys Work.
How do I set up my arrow keys to cycle forward/backward in firefox? [more inside]
Can I replace my dead old Thinkpad HDD with a generic one?
I have an ancient Thinkpad 570, and the hard drive finally died. Hardware not recognized. I've pulled out the old one (it rattles ominously) and am wondering if I can replace it with a new generic laptop drive, rather than having to go with overpriced proprietary stuff. [more inside]
Convince me not to get a Thinkpad!
What are some reasons NOT to get a Lenovo Thinkpad R61? I'm pretty enarmoured with this laptop and I want to be sure it's a good decision. [more inside]
This is not my beautiful OS.
My fantastically unstable IBM T42 (which is on it's 3rd, soon to be 4th, life) died a little while ago, no longer booting into Ubuntu. However, it loves to boot into Windows. How do I nuke both? [more inside]
Lenovo T61p alternative?
Alternative to T61p? I'm looking for a laptop that is highly reliable, has a good graphics card and lots of storage. [more inside]
Should I fix my thinkpad?
Should I/Can I get my Thinkpad repaired [more inside]
How to get my Thinkpad into workable condition?
I've got an old IBM Thinkpad G40 circa something like 1998 that runs Pentium II and I want to get it running as fast as possible while spending as little money as possible. [more inside]
Routed by my slow router
Why is my brand-new router massively slowing my Internet connection, even when everything's connected with cables? [more inside]
advice on making old laptop into home server
Converting an old laptop into my first home server - what should I know? [more inside]
How to fix a burred laptop screw
I am trying to replace a laptop keyboard but the final screw has burred and neither the regular or precision screwdriver works. If someone suggests that I go to repairman and 50 bucks to fix this, I am likely to do serious damage to this laptop (namely by throwing it against a wall). Any ideas? [more inside]
Where are the Thinkpad stores?
Is there anywhere in the Chapel Hill/Durham, NC, area where I can just show up and buy (or at least get a good look at) a Thinkpad X60 (or preferably, X40/X41)? [more inside]
Why is my Thinkpad screen flickering so much?
Help me figure out why my laptop screen is flickering (madly). [more inside]
Help me make a good purchase this time.
Should I buy a Dell XPS M1210, or look elsewhere? [more inside]
UK Thinkpad advice
I need to buy a laptop soon and I'm looking hard at getting Thinkpad for a variety of reasons. However I'd like some advice on what to prioritise when buying one, especially considering the limited options for customisation available in the UK. (Other laptop recommendations welcome) [more inside]
How to maintain multiple identical laptops?
We need multiple laptops to have identical computing environments, with the ability to have them updated en masse. What is the best way? [more inside]
"Error loading operating system" after laptop fall
Dropped my laptop (IBM Thinkpad T42) from about 3 feet. It seemed ok for a week except that it randomly rebooted from time to time. However now it says it can't even load the operating system. I don't have a recovery disk. I don't have the original XP CD. I can't send this to a repairman because I have very sensitive information stored in files on the desktop. How sunk am I? [more inside]
Go *beeep* *beep* *beep* yourself...
I have a Thinkpad G41. About an hour ago, I (shut it off) packed it in a backpack-style case, and rode my bicycle to the radio station where I work. Upon arriving, I turn it on and the screen does not do anything at all. Everything else about bootup appears normal, except the total deadness of the screen (the light behind the TFT does not appear to come on). Also, there are (what I presume to be) BIOS beeps, one long two short. Googling produces this which informs me I have a "video adapter error". What do I do now? (This laptop is about a year old, I think it's out of warranty now... is it just doomed to become a server?)
Thinkpad battery won't charge fully
Why won't my Thinkpad battery charge fully when it's plugged into the wall? [more inside]
How do I clean my ThinkPad's harddrive so I can sell it WITHOUT having to reinstall XP?
How do I clean my ThinkPad's harddrive so I can sell it WITHOUT having to reinstall XP? [more inside]
SHould i buy this laptop??
LaptopFilter: A buddy of mine is selling his IBM ThinkPad T23 for $400 dollars. Here are the specs:
P3 1.13ghz
60gb(5400)
1024MB ram
CDRW-DVD
14.1 Display
Docking Station
Also has a PCMCIA WIFI card
I want a laptop really bad and this seems to be a good deal, what do you think? Should i buy this? BTW..This will be used for web browsing and business applications. No graphic applications or gaming. [more inside]
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