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Thinkpad X301 - hardware problems ???

I have a Thinkpad x301 running Windows XP.  I bought it 2-3 years ago and am now beginning to experience a variety of problems.  I have repeatedly scanned the hard drive with various virus scanners and they have not found any virus issues.  Below are the problems I've encountered:
1. Built in mic stopped working.  The plug-in mic works fine, but I can't get the built-in mic to work (it used to work).

2. Fingerprint software doesn't work (it used to work).  My previously stored fingerprints are no longer recognized.  When I try to re-scan the my fingerprints I get a message: "Cannot communicate with sensor.  Please confirm the sensor is ready."

3. Pressing Fn+F5 used to bring up the Lenovo Wireless access menu.  This has stopped working.  I can still bring up the menu by opening up the ThinkVantage Productivity Center (thought the icon), but the blue ThinkVantage button no longer works either.

Any help will be appreciated.
-Alex
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Only one: my Cisco VPN driver.  This is expected - I don't have my VPN connection any more.  Other than that, no flagged drivers.
Have you tried re-installing the drivers?
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How do I remove and re-install the relevant drivers?  I have one Rescue & Recovery CD that I burned when I first got my laptop, but it doesn't seem to have a menu option for driver re-install.

Thanks again.
Alex
Go in the Device Manager and remove the relevant drivers then restart the computer. The drivers should re-install automatically. If they don't, just post back with the ones you need.
OK, I just removed the relevant drivers and rebooted.  The fingerprint reader now works, as does the mic.  However, the ThinkVantage button still doesn't work under Windows (it does work during the boot sequence).  Also, I can't get Bluetooth to work.
Have you tried installing the drivers and software for them at the link suggested by MidnightOne in the first comment?
Also (and I can't believe I neglected this) from a command prompt run CHKDSK C: /f/r/v - this will perform a surface scan of your drive and let you know if it's starting to go south. I'm suspicious of that being the root cause due to the number of "coincidental failures" of drivers.
I ran CHKDSK C: /f/r/v  - no problems.  I also ran the Bluetooth driver installer.  Additionally, I ran the System Update app from my ThinkVantage folder.  At the end of multiple updates and restarts I am down to one problem.

The Bluetooth icon appears in the system tray, but I still get the message "No local Bluetooth device is detected."  I checked if the Bluetooth service is running - it is [C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Bluetooth Software\bin\btwdins.exe].

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I tried reconnecting my Blackberry and the laptop.  The Blackberry cannot find the Laptop.

I think there is still an issue with the laptop.  When I click on "Add a Bluetooth Device" or "View My Bluetooth services" or "View devices in range" I get a message "No Local Bluetooth Devices are detected."

When I click on Bluetooth Diagnostics and look at the Diagnostics tab, under Devices I see "Bluetooth Device Is Not Detected."  So it seems to me that there is some disconnect between the laptop hardware and software.
I have and it's all working now.  Thank you everyone!