http://www.fixya.com/support/ibm/pc_laptopsSolved technical support problems provided by FixYa users.en-usCopyright (c) 2007 FixYa, LTD. All rights reserved.info@fixya.comSun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMT80http://www.fixya.com/support/t105128-thinkpad_t30_will_not_quick_bootI have a T30 (2367) with 512mb. I have 'Quick Boot' enabled, and 'Extended Memory Test' disabled, yet still it sits there at the POST and counts all the way up to 510mb :( When I first got this machine (used), it did this. I entered the CMOS...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t77828-strange_startup_problem_thinkpad_ibm_r40Hi folks, I have an R40. when I hit the start button, I get the thinkpad screen after which the computer does nothing about about 2 minutes and miraculously starts loading windows xp again. I have tried to trouble shoot this problem many...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t76896-ibm_thinkpad_a21m_3com_network_problemI obtained an IBM Thinkpad A21m with the 3com ethernet combo internal PCI card. ?I am on a 100 Base T (TX) network (Netgear switch) and am having problems copying files from other computers on the network to the laptop. For larger...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t76230-active_desktop_recoveryI am using an IBM R52 laptop; whenever I start the computer, I get the "warning" screen that the active desktop has to be restored. ?I have tried to delete the Desktop.htt file but that did not seem to help. ?When I open Internet Explorer,...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t76051-ibm_t20_problemHello, I have an IBM T20 that I bought refurbished, it worked great for a few months and then bang it was dead. I was working on it one day and the screen went blank and it has not recovered. I have tested the HDD, RAM, the screen, and...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t76019-scsi_problemWhat happens with all the drives and both cables on the 2940UW? What about leave the 4.5 and remove one of the 4.3s? ?Is it sensitive to which drive is removed or which cable position is empty? How long is the 68p cable? The 68p...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t75083-sound_problem_ibm_t40I have a new T40 with the Dock Station II and the speakers in the laptop do not disable when I place the laptop in the docking station so that the speakers attached to the station will play without the tinny speakers on the laptop playing....Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t75795-ibm_t22_lcd_backlight_problemHi All, My trusty T22's screen has been acting up for some time. ?It was an intermittent problem. ?The screen was very faint and barely readable. I researched this newsgroup and determined it was a bad inverter. ?So I replaced the...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t103113-crc1_0175_errorAt start up immediatly after POST error appears. CRC1 0175 Error and eeprom checksum error. all fucntions are disabled except the power button.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t77330-choose_msi_250_presario_v2010eaHi to all I want to buy my first laptop, but what to choose? I want a small laptop (12' or 14' if possible) and under 1000$ if possible? What do you think about : Medion SIM2000 (same than MSI 250)...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t74887-ibm_t41_crawling_virtual_machines_afterHi, I have an Ibm T41 laptop, running virtual machine 2004 SP1. Every time the laptop comes back out of standby mode the virtual machines become extremely slow. I can't seem to remember that I had this behavior prior to applying sp1. ...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t253612-reset_users_passwordi jus got my thinkpad back from an x-girlfriend. she won't give me her password so that i can delete her account i also can't sign on as a administrator .please helpSun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t109851-ibm_thinkpad_380ed_hdd_upgradeIm considering upgrading the hdd on an IBM Thinkpad 380ED. Just wondering what the largest size hard the notebook (with latest bios installed) can handle before you have to install special software like disk manager or such? IBM recommends 5gb...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t77222-ibm_thinkpad_a31_power_charging_problemI have an IBM think pad unit that won't boot into windows. If I have the battery IN then it would start then just shut off immediately. ?If I connect to AC power and remove the battery then it starts up with IBM logo then after few seconds,...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t74844-unable_mix_sounds_from_multiple_sourcesI'm running SuSE Professional 9.2 and KDE 3.3.0 on an IBM ThinkPad T42, 2379DXU. ?In "Hardware information" in "Control Center," the sound chip is listed as 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller. ?My problem is that...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t341133-laptop_resets_date_time_every_timeeverytime i turn my laptop on & off it resets the time & date to january 1, 2000. Why is it doing this and how do I fix it?Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t145456-computer_boot_upWhen I turn my IBM Thinkpad 770 on the screen flashes off and on as it tries to boot. This lasts for about 10 seconds and then the screen goes dark. Nothing happens after that. On occasion the screen will stay solid and the laptop boots up...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t112971-hard_disk_problemMy mother has used a custom DOS based program for the last 10 odd years, last running under W2K on an IBM T23 laptop (1.13 Ghz 256 Mb RAM). Recently the program came up with some sort of hardware error and now when the computer boots I get the...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t413751-cd_portHow can I add a CD disk port to my IBM ThinkPad R302656 laptop?Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t75502-ibm_600_x_win_98_problemhi I have ibm 600x with win 98 se and there is conflict with hdd controler Intel 82371AB/PCI Bus Master IDE, I've traind everything update BIOS, drivers etc. and nothing helped but laptop works good;) thanks -- Leszek Wnuk ...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t421734-vertical_lines_in_lcdmy problem is so many vertical permanent lines is generated after random amount of time. some of them is a still different color of line like blue,green. and some of them shown like dotted vertical line moving bottom to upper direction. my email id...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t76514-axis_570e_problemI am trying to hook an axis 570e print server up to the as400 and am not having much luck. ?I have configured it according to the manual and the device descriptions create on the as400 but when I try to print I get the message saying the...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t626386-1171_laptopI have been given a old laptop but it does have the ball to control but a left button button and large bar, how do i get to different options cant get in to any free manualsSun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t76431-ibm_t21_lcd_problemI bought T21 few weeks ago (second hand) and just realized that the screen has patches of brighter colours; they don't seems to be dead pixels since they are clusters of them and not as bright. I have updated all the drivers necessary but no...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t465699-coverting_xgs_sxgacan an IBM T30 be coverted from an XGA screen to a SXGA screen just by changing the screen and LCD cable?Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t756524-sir_u_fix_ibm_thinkpad_a30can u help me sir... bcoz i cant find any video driver for my thinkpad A30 , but i remember that my video card is ATI RADEON 7500.. now when i install the downloaded file from ati.com there as an error sayaing "INF ERROR Video Driver not found" plzzz...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t508980-booting_problemI have an older IBM ThinkPad Type 2611 i series 451 When it boots up the ThinkPad and IBM logo appears on the screen but the system will not load. In the meantime I can hear a sound like a disk turning with intermittent clicks. It does not have a...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t642974-change_hard_diskOriginal hard disk (IDE, Toshiba 6.0 GB) of the laptop failed and I need to change it. I could not find a hard disk of the same size. The minimum was 40GB (Fujitsu). Do you know what is the maximum hard disk size I can install in this laptop? Could I...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t514736-ibm_thinkpad_r50MY LAPTOP WILL COMMUNICATE WITH MY WIRELESS ROUTER (LINKSYS) MY STRENGH IS EXCELLENT.WHEN I TRY TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET I GET PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET CONNECTEDSun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMThttp://www.fixya.com/support/t762109-docking_station_problemEvery time I undock, and dock again into my docking station - the standalone monitor & wireless mouse & keyboard that are connected via USB do not reconnect, which forces me to reboot the computer to regain connection. How do I get around this...Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:19:34 GMT