ThinkPad P51

Lenovo

ThinkPad P51

13 positive 0 neutral 5 negative

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Thinkpad T480 power loop

Happened to my T490, T15 gen2, P51, P52 then BIOS updated EXACTLY five years after the laptop's market announcement. Fixed with setting "Adaptive thermal management" from "Maximum performance" to "Balanced" Also all the mentioned laptops began thermal throttling at 60-70C after that BIOS update (if

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typetwocarrier in r/thinkpad

December 27, 2025 3:11 AM

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I need help

Most probably yes. Once laptops start doing glitches after the BIOS update, it is almost always a death sentence. Rolling back BIOS wont, help cause some chips at the motherboard are being flashed together with the main BIOS and they won't go back. It is the planned obsolescence over the reliable ha

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typetwocarrier in r/thinkpad

January 4, 2026 5:05 AM

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