Recent content by GreenThumb

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    For 8 hours..."Flashing embedded controller. Do not power off."

    corkyg, already did that at 4 hours on the same screen. Posted here at 8 hours.
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    For 8 hours..."Flashing embedded controller. Do not power off."

    On a Thinkpad X1 Carbon, I did a Lenovo System Update. One of the updates included the BIOS. The system shutdown and rebooted. The message on the bottom left of the reboot splash screen has been: "Flashing embedded controller. Do not power off." for the past 8 hours...
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    Please help me find the laptop of my dreams.

    Thanks everyone for your help. rpjkw11, Interesting. Is the screen matte or glossy? hosed, definitely need 15" or 17". sf101, good to know, I might also replace current laptop's existing very slow HD with a a hybrid SSD-cache + hd fokka, that's exactly what's keeping me from looking...
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    Please help me find the laptop of my dreams.

    Please help me find the laptop of my dreams. 1) Looking for a GREAT screen. Minimum of 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 15+ or 17+ IPS (or similar) touch screen Either matte or glossy with preference for matte. 2) 128GB SSD + 1.0TB 7500rpm. I need 1TB of drive space. Looking for either all...
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    Do I understand WISP and NAT? (travel router related)

    Good morning, I am looking for a small travel router that enables me to share 5 devices in a hotel room that has either wireless or hardwired networking service. Are these statements about WISP and NAT correct? I need WISP capability if 1) There are no hardwired active ethernet ports...