Top 20 IBM ThinkPad R51 Notebook Questions & Answers

You should try connecting an external monitor. If it shows nothing at all or a scrambled image or it does load to Windows but won't let you change the resolution or the color space, your graphics chip most probably got overheated and de-soldered itself. There is no easy fix. This would involve taking the laptop apart and either heating the GPU (which would end up being a temporary fix) or sending of the motherboard to professionals who specialize in GPU re-soldering.

try FN + F5 keys

Try a power adapter with more amperage. When you connect a dock, the 3 amp adapter that comes with IBM laptops will not have enough power for lots of add-ons. You'll need the 4 amp adapter.

Try FN blue button normally down in the lower left corner of the keyboard and arrow up key or it looks like a blue light up. Push both of these keys at the same time to see if this increases the brightness back up.

do not open or change bios settings if you don't know what your doing. I have seen make people screw up computers and then bring them to me to fix the issues they have caused

It is looking for the supervisor password.

Just go the site of your Laptop manufacture. Once there enter the model number or service tag number of the laptop then request driver (usually found in the web site's "Support Section"). There you should be able to find all the drivers for your model laptopIf it didn't helps you then simply get the system utility program like PC Fresher that will fix windows errors that cause of drivers issue

just visit http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT036624

Press and hold the [Fn] key and press the [NumLk] key.

Hold down the [Fn] key and press the [NumLk] key.

Try remove ALL media DVD.CD,USB,etc. Shut down, unplug, remove battery, plug in, reboot. Do you get anything on the monitor? Can you access the restore/recovery software? Open the Memory bay and reseat the Memory, open the HDD bay reseat the HDD, Reboot. If no change remove HDD, test, replace if necessary. Have you changed the CMOS battery?,

Sometimes this is caused by a loose video cable. Try taking off the keyboard and gently pull up & then reseat the video cable. Plz be sure to do this with the machine unplugged AND battery removed.Good luck

The same model ThinkPad can have different types of network, video and audio drivers and unless you know exactly which one is installed in your ThinkPad, you need to download all the drivers and install each driver until you find the right driver. When you download the drivers, write down the device driver and it's file name so you have a record of which driver you are installing and which directory the unzipped files are located on your hard drive. Go to the IBM/Lenovo WEB site - support/download page and download the latest Windows device drivers for your model computer, Use this link: - http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?template=%2Fproductselection%2Flandingpages%2FbrowseByProductLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo&brandind=10&validate=true

you can't fix a broken monitor. Contact ebay or the shipper.

Try EBay check out this WEB site.http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/items/_W0QQ_sopZ12?_nkw=r51%20motherboard&_fromfsb=0&_trksid=m270.l1313

Restart your computer repeatedly tapping the f8 key to enter safe mode while the screen is black once in safe mode where the only things working will be your keyboard and mouse allowing you to attempt to repair your computer Reboot the computer As the computer is booting repeatadly press the F8 key as the computer is booting If done properly the user should get to a screen similar to the below screen. Select the option for Safe mode command prompt only Windows Advanced Options Menu Please select an option: Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode with Command Prompt Enable Boot Logging Enable VGA mode Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked) Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows domain controllers only) Debugging Mode Start Windows Normally Reboot Return to OS Choices Menu Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice select the safe mode option then run your antivirus if still cant get rid of the virus restart again Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice. select safe mode with networking download anti malware and microsoft security essentials http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/virus-malware.aspx?q=virus anti virus and malware http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials once you have your computer running or you could do this in safe mode Press windows button and in the search type msconfig go to startup tab and uncheck those you dont want to start. Scroll to the bottom toolbar bottom of screen right click you can select task manager applications also processes you will see whats running on your computer and ticking over you might still have a virus If you see something running that you does not need to be running select end now then you might you might uninstall that particular program and some unnecessary programs you should also check leads from motherboard to hard drive for secure dust free connections Click start control panel administrative tools computer management disk management right Click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start tick in both boxes this will schedule to on restart do not have any input while chkdsk utility is in progress any might damage your computer also you might download and use this registry cleaner it is totally free to use http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/ then defragment your hard drive adding more ram is the best way of speeding up a computer If you're not sure if a module is right for your system use the Crucial Memory Advisor tool for a list of guaranteed compatible modules You should always ask for a guarantee on compatability before purchasing any ram and buy working pairs if possible. you might have to many programs running at the same time putting to much strain on the CPU Try uninstalling a few unnecessary programs. this should speed up your computer or you might use the system restore to restore your system to an earlier time click start all programs accessories system tools you should see your system restore option if it is a hardware issue the system restore might not work Manual restore points that you specify with the System Configuration utility Installation restore points that occur before you install a program or a service you can use the system checkpoints or the installation restore points to restore your computer's settings to a date when it operated correctly. This may also help determine the cause of the configuration error. To perform a system restore, follow these steps: 1.Click Start, click Run, type msconfig, and then click OK. 2.On the General tab, click Launch System Restore. 3.Select Restore my computer to an earlier time, and then click Next. 4.Calendar dates in bold are possible restore points. Click the most recent one to view system restore information. 5.Select a system checkpoint or an installation restore point, and then click Next. 6.Close all other programs. 7.To start the system restore, click Next. 8.Your computer restarts. Repeat steps 1 through 8 until you fix your configuration issue. Hope it helps.

There are several different versions of wireless network devices that were supplied with this laptop. Drivers for all are available here:http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=migr-55029I hope this helps & good luck!

most laptops and thinkpads have a physical switch to turn them on and off some do not. to turn them on you have to first push and hold "Fn" key in the lower-left corner of the keyboard, then push the "F5" key at the top of the keyboard. the wireless indicator light should now be on