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Questions tagged [thinkcentre]

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Can a 800Mhz memory stick be used in a 400Mhz slot?

I have a 3 years old ThinkCentre (A52, type 8381). It has 1GB of RAM in 4 256MB sticks. According to the model spec, it supports 400Mhz DDR2 memory. I would like to increase the amount of RAM I have, given how cheap 1-2GB sticks are today. However,…
Eran
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Why are RAM sticks so much more expensive when installed at the factory?

Looking at the Lenovo website, I can see that the configuration options for RAM on a M83 Pro SFF are as follows: 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz UDIMM base price 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz UDIMM (4GBx2) add $160 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3…
greener
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Computer tends to freeze and shutdown

I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre computer, Lenovo M92p with Intel Core i7 3770, 2 x 8GB Ram and a built in Intel HD 4000 Graphics, running Windows 10 Home. The computer always runs quiet, and almost never heats up (at least not on the outside). But…
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ThinkCentre M71e PCIe network card not showing up

I bought a ThinkCentre M71e (3134-C4U) with the intention of using it connected to several separate physical networks. I bought a PCIe Network card (SuperMicro AOC-SG-I2) with two additional network ports to use for this purpose. As far as I can…
Moshe Katz
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Solaris x86 install on Lenovo nothing happening

All, I am in the process of creating a DEV box for hosting my projects and I am wanting to install Solaris 11.1 onto a Lenovo Desktop PC . PC Details: Lenovo M92p Thinkcentre 3227 Intel Core i5 3rd Gen 4Gb Ram 500gb HDD (MBR Partition) Technical…
tomaytotomato
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how can i remove Lenovo thinkcentre m93p bios administrator password

I have a thinkcentre m93p. I don't know administrator password. Maybe it is default password. I want to install windows 10 via usb but i can't open boot menu because bios ask me password but i don't know. I removed bios battery for 10-15 minutes. I…
Mahmut Gundogdu
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Automatically mounting drives in error

A Lenovo ThinkCentre Windows 7 PC is automatically creating mounted drives, using the next available drive letter, eg: L etc & slowing the computer down.
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PCIe x1 card in a x16 slot = computer won't turn on

I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 which has an x16 PCIe on the motherboard, but came with a PCIe to PCI adapter installed. I removed the adapter so I could use my x1 PCIe wifi card, but as soon as I plug the card in, the computer refuses to turn…
Mica
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Upgrade restrictions on Lenovo desktop

I have a Lenovo Thinkcentre Model 8811DEU. It has 4 DDR memory slots and 'Core 2 Duo 6400' cpu. The clock rate is 2.16Ghz. I would like to upgrade the CPU to quad core and a faster clock. We tried a Q9550S Core 2 Quad cpu. But, the machine never…
Jim Reineri
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A slot similar to mini PCI-E or M.2, but has 11+22 pins. What is it?

What kind of a slot is this, please? It's in Lenovo Thinkcentre M920q. I did check the manual and it seems that the optional Wi-Fi card goes here (which I do not have), but it does not say what slot this is. And I couldn't find the correct keywords…
Violet Giraffe
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Screen brightness randomly set to lowest setting Lenovo ThinkCenter

On multiple ThinkCenter machines at the office, the screen brightness on the desktop displays is being set to the lowest setting. Using the monitor HUD the brightness can be changed again, but doing this several times a day is rather frustrating. I…
Paul Lammertsma
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Promiscuous Network Card and PCI

What PCI NIC supports Promiscuous?? I' having a hard time looking for one , I'm planning to set it up in a Lenovo Think Centre hardware
Rolf Nufable
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Enabling the 16 lane PCIe slot on the Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71

The Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71, type 1578, has two single-lane PCI Express slots and one sixteen-lane PCI Express slot. Devices inserted into the ×1 slots (for example, NVMe adapters) work fine. However, devices (even the same devices) inserted…
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Lenovo ThinkVision T2224dA shows "menu is blocked" each 10 seconds

I'm using a Lenovo ThinkVision T2224dA and each 10 seconds (at the very center of the screen) a blue, rectangle message appears with the text: Menu is blocked and Menu is unlocked I've searched how can I disable such message (or, at least, make…
Marco Aurelio Fernandez Reyes
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Windows 10 Night Light not turning off / doubling up

I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre with Windows 10 Pro. I have been using the Night Light feature every day for a while (so long I don't remember when I started). At first it worked perfectly, a few months ago the timer stopped working so every morning I…
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