Now, THAT was a helpful answer. Thank you, spapakons.

I'm sorry. It is late, so maybe my brain already went to sleep, but I don't understand the relevance. Does it matter what kind of Thinkpads I have?

I guess I needed to be more clear in my original message that both laptops are not just Thinkpads but both are R500s. There are a couple of obvious build differences (one has a camera and...

I realize this thread is quite old, but I have a similar challenge. I have a "new" laptop, which is nominally the same ( Lenovo Thinkpad R500 ) as my "old" laptop that currently has a dead fan. ...