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Hardware

• Hardware Specifications (Hardware specs of ThinkPad models)
  
• ThinkPad Technologies (special features of ThinkPads)
  
• Components & AddOns (ThinkPad components and addons)
  
• BIOS Upgrade (How to keep your BIOS up to date)
  
• Known Problems (Known problem with certain ThinkPads)
  
• Error Codes & Beeps (BIOS numerical and beep error codes)
  
• Hardware Hacking (Mods and stuff)
  
• Maintenance (How to keep your ThinkPad nice and shiny)
  
• Buyers Guide (Hints on buying ThinkPads)

HOWTOs

• ThinkPad Installation (How to install your favorite OS)
  
• Driver Installation (How to make certain drivers work)
  
• Preload Recovery (How to recover the preloaded OS)
  
• Power Management (How to get Suspend, Speedstep etc. working)
  
• Special Keys (How to setup/configure the extra keys)
  
• Performance (How to optimize your system)
  
• BIOS-Bootsplash (How to change the IBM BIOS bootsplash)

Drivers and Patches

• Drivers (Useful drivers for ThinkPads)
  
• Tools (Useful Tools for ThinkPads)
  
• Patches (ThinkPad related patches)
  
• Scripts (ThinkPad related scripts)
  
• Configs (useful configuration files)
  

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News

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Further Information

Glossary (explanations of special terms)
Mailinglists (talk to other people and get help)
important ThinkPad Links (links to useful sites)
IRC-Channels (for urgent help and chatter)