Posts Tagged ‘ThinkPad’
ThinkPad Ultraportable Coupon Codes
ThinkPad X series & T420s (slim) models are on sale today at lenovo.com using coupon code ULTRAPORTABLE.
Save 15%!
ThinkPad Mother’s Day Sale and Coupon Codes
Until May 2, 2012 Lenovo is having a sale on ThinkPad laptops.
ThinkPad Edge E430 from $459 with coupon code E430DEAL.
ThinkPad Edge E530 from $459 with coupon code E530DEAL.
ThinkPad T520 (nice!!) from $749 with coupon code T520SAVE.
And more.
We’re currently not affiliated. These are just good deals. Get over to the site and buy one!
ThinkPad x220 Review
The first ThinkPad x220 reviews are appearing on the net.
Like any other X series, this is going to be fast and have a great keyboard. Does it even need a review? 
If you want to read one, it is out now, read about it here: PC World Review
IBM ThinkPad R32 will not see CDROM or DVD
Over the years I’ve seen this 50 – 75 times. A ThinkPad R32 that will not see the CD drive. On any other laptop I’d tell you the CDROM or DVD drive has failed, but the R32 gets a unique problem with the motherboard that causes it to stop recognizing CD drives.
You may find it interesting to know if you pt a floppy drive into the ultrabay the machine will recognize it.
The easiest solution is to simply hook up an external USB DVD drive when needed. You can even get a CDROM enclosure for your old CD/DVD drive from NewEgg for under $20.
XP Install on T60 can’t find hard drive
Question:
While I know nothing is free in life, I have a question: My issue is this. I have a Thinkpad, T60. The Hard drive has been repartitioned/formatted and I am trying to load XP Pro SP2, however I keep getting “Windows is unable to a find hard drive.” I have pressed F6 to try and load sata drivers, but then it tells me I must have a floppy drive, and guess what, no floppy on this model. I figure the issue is SATA hard drive. The woman I am trying to fix this for has no factory software, or O/S disk and the Restore – Recovery part of hard drive has been wiped out. Is there a work around to get this repair back on track? I live in Raleigh, any help would be greatly appreciated. David
Answer:
Hey there,
It is just a simple setting in the BIOS.
There is a SATA compatibility mode / AHCI setting in there- change it and go ahead and install XP.
After you get XP installed download this utility that will install all of the drivers automatically:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVSU-UPDATE
=)
How is that for free?