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- Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:44 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: t440s new WLAN driver fails
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2826
t440s new WLAN driver fails
I have the Intel Wireless AC-7260 card. I keep hoping the powers that be will eventually come out with a driver that doesn't shut itself down spontaneously in the middle of a work session. The newest driver (17.12.0) seems to be a step in the wrong direction. It shuts itself down every time the mach...
- Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Thinkvantage toolbox lies about warranty!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1538
Re: Thinkvantage toolbox lies about warranty!!!
Sorry--I'm in the US. I've posted the same message on the Lenovo forum. I so far have not received any response there either, except that they moved it to the Thinkvantage utilities forum, where it won't be seen as often. Why am I not surprised? I really love the machine. I'm really frustrated at th...
- Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:07 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Thinkvantage toolbox lies about warranty!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1538
Thinkvantage toolbox lies about warranty!!!
I sent this email to Lenovo on April 13th and have received no reply. If someone knows some method of getting a decent response, I would appreciate help. This is not how you treat your loyal customers: I'm on my fourth Thinkpad that I've bought with my own money. I praise Thinkpads to the sky. I've ...
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:59 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: blue screens since windows update
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2071
blue screens since windows update
I downloaded several MS patches last week. Since then, I'm having intermittent blue screens coming out of sleep mode. This thing has been intermittent with sleep mode for a while. Sometimes, it doesn't seem to notice that the lid is closed, sometimes it decides to go into sleep mode only when I reop...
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:44 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
- Topic: power manager won't hold settings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1488
Re: power manager won't hold settings
Wouldn't that set it permanently on maximum performance?
I want it to use a power-saving mode on battery. I just want this on AC power.
I want it to use a power-saving mode on battery. I just want this on AC power.
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:21 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad - General HARDWARE/SOFTWARE questions
- Topic: power manager won't hold settings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1488
power manager won't hold settings
In Power Manager 3.30, I want 'Maximum Performance' for the Wireless Adapter in Advanced Settings when running on AC. It really speeds up my internet. But the setting sticks for one or two days and then goes back to the Maximum Power Savings default. Anybody know a way to lock this thing the way I w...
- Tue May 04, 2010 3:46 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: BIOS update for T410
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1959
Re: BIOS update for T410
Just to update: Did the BIOS update two days ago. Yes, it does seem to improve the keyboard feel. I was beginning to get used to it anyway but my fingers somehow felt stretched at the end of a bout of typing. No longer. Now it's just the best feeling keyboard I've ever owned and this is my fifth Thi...
- Sat May 01, 2010 4:35 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: BIOS update for T410
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1959
BIOS update for T410
I'm tempted by the line that reads 'improve key input response' on BIOS upgrade 1.15--I have 1.09 now. My keyboard seems a bit temperamental, though only maybe a bit. I could live with it if necessary. My question is: Lenovo's done nice work with Microsoft getting this thing to boot fast and close f...
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:29 pm
- Forum: Windows 7
- Topic: palm pre dropping web connection
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1488
palm pre dropping web connection
I'm using a Palm Pre hotspot to get web connection at work--no other connection available. The connection keeps dropping after a couple of minutes. A guy I know down the block tested it with his netbook and it worked fine--kept connection. I've read online of other problems with Thinkpads and this d...
- Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:43 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T410 display enhancement
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18557
Re: T410 display enhancement
I got a piece of freeware called Calibrize--very simple monitor calibration and it works very well.
www.calibrize.com
www.calibrize.com
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:47 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: what software goes with webcam?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2795
what software goes with webcam?
I'm totally prepared to feel like an idiot when I hear the answer for this one. Just got my T410, love the machine so far. Have checked everything else out to make sure all is working--all good so far. What software is meant to be used with the webcam? (If they'd sent a manual along, knowing I was a...
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:44 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T4XX/T5XX Shipping Thread
- Replies: 349
- Views: 308448
Re: T400/T500 Shipping Thread
I ordered my T410:
3 Gigs RAM
7200 rpm drive
webcam
WGXA+ screen
on the 12th, UPS ground shipping. Their first estimate was shipping 3/25. It arrived Thursday. I'm writing on it now. Great machine, much faster turnaround than they forecast at purchase.
3 Gigs RAM
7200 rpm drive
webcam
WGXA+ screen
on the 12th, UPS ground shipping. Their first estimate was shipping 3/25. It arrived Thursday. I'm writing on it now. Great machine, much faster turnaround than they forecast at purchase.
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:45 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: T400s (1.8") SSD prices unusually low
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4249
Re: T400s (1.8") SSD prices unusually low
Anybody had problems with the memory being flaky or the drives slowing down with time? Those are the concerns I've heard about these drives.
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:18 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: sudden long boot on Z60m
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1661
solution found
After trying registry cleaning and all varieties of tweaks, the solution presented itself yesterday. Got a new update to Zone Alarm Pro and as soon as it was loaded, the lag time disappeared. As soon the desktop appears, I have the taskbar and startup programs loading. So those of you with Zone Alar...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:16 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: Don't get your hopes up on recieving a z60
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12448
for what it's worth
I ordered my Z60m on December 31st and got it January 20th. But only after several angry phone calls to Lenovo. A couple of issues came out in the course of my talks with them. They clearly have communications problems with the factory in China. But the other issue, that I heard about from two peopl...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:01 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad R, A, G and Z Series
- Topic: sudden long boot on Z60m
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1661
sudden long boot on Z60m
My two month old Thinkpad Z60M (XP Pro/Zonelab Pro/MS Office 2000/MS Spyware/AVG virus protection), which booted fast two weeks ago, is now taking three minutes or more. It seems to stall as the desktop image appears for almost a minute. Running Task Manager shows svchost taking a little memory occa...