![]() For IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad laptop enthusiasts. Blog posts are encouraged. If your post does not appear in the queue, it's because of the stupid spam filter. Use the link to 'message the moderators' below to tell them. Tips: • When buying a used ThinkPad, remember to check that the BIOS is not locked with a supervisor's password and that Computrace is not enabled and activated. ![]() • When buying a new ThinkPad, consider taking the IPS screen option if possible, as it doesn't cost much. Not only will it have better brightness, colour, contrast and viewing angles - you will most probably more than make up the investment when selling it. Corporate bulk purchasers don't usually go for it. () • The only tools you need for servicing a ThinkPad are a set of small screwdrivers and a nylon spudger (for taking the screen and keyboard bezels off), and possibly a pair of tweezers. A can of compressed air may be useful too, and a bottle of isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds are good for cleaning, but not on the screen. Never use nail polish remover (acetone). Useful links: (including lots of wallpapers) (##ibmthinkpad on Freenode) Related Subreddits. This is the correct answer. I would add an additional two steps. Run SDI tool to get all the drivers that may be missing. Download Free Windows 7 Pro Oa. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro It is a very popular PDF- converter with. Creative Suite 6 Master Collection This. Windows 7 update is terrible after doing a clean install of 7. Use WSUSoffline to manually update it and then run Windows update afterwards to get the last bit. Something to consider. Microsoft is cutting off the free upgrade to Windows 10 on December 31st. You can secure that upgrade by installing windows 10. Activating it with you win 7 product key which will give your motherboard a digital license that will last forever. Then wiping the drive and putting windows 7 on. At least that way in the future you will always have the option to go to win 10 and it will auto activate. The easiest way to install windows 7 fast and current on thinkpads is the following. Search for a recent Windows 7 AIO image on the net. I just used an October 2017 image on a T530. Create a bootable USB with rufus (included) Install and Select OEM activation. (Those images usually come with Typical OEM branding, Lenovo, Toshiba etc. Make sure to have a copy of the WLAN driver on the USB key. After W7 pro install is finished, install the WLAN driver, head over to lenovo site, download lenovo system update, run it and get all current drivers installed automatically. The AIO images contain all the latest security patches,.NET etc so they are very handy compared to an official W7 image. Since you are using an OEM activation it will use the license key from your BIOS. Set up • • • •.
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