Looking to buy genuine IBM/Lenovo HDD caddy. Got a knock off eBay version, and it broke in less than 6 month.

Hi iwishiwasinwhistler! Thank yo so much for help! I haven't tried the settings yet, because I have a few more questions. What is that thread you reference about the drivers? I've tried looking up the drivers in the past, and the info was very scarce. I think I did find the right drivers at the end,...

Yes, I do have 8GB, and I am not willing to give it up So, please go over again, what's the procedure for booting with 8GB AND PCI video?

Thanks!

I got a hold of an advanced dock. It was suggested here to get the ATI FireGL V5200 which should work. Got the card, get the dreaded beeps. Got another one - same thing. So two cards, both beep. Tried messing around with BIOS - setting primary to PCI - nothing. Any ideas? Are there any tricks to get...

I can def feel the computer slow down when it gets into the 60C+ range. I am not asking about the ceiling temperature at which the CPU will fail. I'd like to know the optimum performance range. I.e. the highest temp without affecting performance and the lowest temp for not overworking the fan too mu...

Thanks, got it on eBay for $50. Seems expensive, considering it's so old. But maybe it's because they are rare and in demand, just like t61p mobos?

Just get one of those 3G USB sticks, then you can put any SIM card you want into it.

Get Advanced Dock with external video card?

I just switched the mobo today, which is screwed to the bottom shell basically. It's not hard, but tedious. You have to take everything out basically. What I did is take pics of every screw next to the hole it came out of on my iPhone, and then put them all back in reverse order. Took me about 1.5h ...

As the subj says, what's a good temperature range that I should keep the CPU and GPU in? Let's see your TP Fan Control configs

Thanks!

JeffCullen wrote:You have a 6459? T9300 proc? What build date?
Just curious ...

Yeah, build 08/04.

Hi,

I just got a hold of an Advanced Dock. I want to add an external video card. Does anyone know if there are any dual DVI video cards that fit that slot? Also preferably with more memory than stock GPU (256MB).

Thanks!

Aaaand GPU died today should have seen it coming. Trying to find 08/08 mobo

if your GPU sits at 65 deg C at idle then that's too much, unless you're in the mid desert somewhere. Thanks! Nah, I wish I was in a desert. I'm in Toronto, just getting over the winter. First few sunny days :) I'm guessing my heatsink maybe is not sitting correct, or just needs cleaning and some n...

Hmm, Open Hardware Monitor software reporting 40C too. Maybe TPFC is broken? But OHM says GPU is at 65C. Is that a good T to be at?

Or maybe these other programs are reading the wrong value. Seems like CPU temp matches battery temp.

Also I am noticing, different tools report different T. RightMark CPU Util shows 40C for CPU, but TP Fan Control app shows 57C. Who is right? Btw SensorOffset1 in TPFC is not set (commented out by default). It says "Default: SensorOffset1-12=0".

Ok, new development. Installed the stupid ThinkPad Power Manager. Now the fan is able to control the speeds properly. No idea how that fixes it? Driver issues? Meh... But this now actually doesn't help me, because even at the top speed, the computer is running hot. Both CPU and GPU are currently at ...

Man, this is impossible, lol. For a long time the laptop was sitting on top of an amp. So I was thinking that maybe amp is heating it up. So I moved the laptop, and placed it next to the amp. Rewired everything. Spent 20 minutes reorganizing and cleaning the desk. Now it can't even get below 55C! Ye...

The RPM sensor is part of the fan. The controller is part of the system board. Since you appear to be receiving accurate reports on your RPMs, the sensor seems fine. The controller's ability to throttle the fan seems broken. Very interesting failure! I found an after market fan controller. You can ...

it's coming from the inside of the laptop towards outside (both back and side heatsink exits). The suction part is exactly from the top of the fan, so if you want more cooling abilities, take off your keyboard :) Hmm, maybe that explains somewhat my heating issues :) I mostly used it docked with li...

That sounds pretty simple -- rather than the fan levels being simply predefined voltage, an intelligent controller is looking at the rpm output from the sensor on the fan and adjusting input levels to get what it wants out of the fan. I think this controller is what's broken on your machine. The pa...

I've read somewhere else this little tidbit, but not really sure what that means

Lenovo has put some effort into the fan design and made it a closed feedback loop where the fan speed is directly controlled by the RPM pulse signal from the fan.

One thing I'm curious about -- when you set your Manual fan speed control to 1, does the fan switch on and go straight up to 4500rpm very quickly, or does it ramp up slowly? If I go from 0 straight to 64, it takes about 55 seconds to ramp up to 4500rpm... It reports going ~ 2,500 for about 15s, and...

Hmmm, that is very odd.

Thinking of trying a bootable linux with ACPI support. Does anyone know if Ubuntu or anything else has ACPI for ThinkPads built in?

Thanks!

what bios version do you use ? (and embedded controller version) ? BIOS: http://i.imgur.com/18dgy.png BIOS is a middleton mod version for SATA II support. But there are no side effects or any reported issues as far as I know. BTW the rest of the system is stock besides added RAM and replaced HD. As...

Hi miro_gt! Yeah, I read the .ini file. I am not even talking about the Smart Mode, or BIOS mode. Even in manual mode, setting it to any value maxes out the fan speed. As I was saying, setting to 0 (zero) turns it off, setting it to any other value (1-7) sets it to ~ 4,500 RPMs right away. I'm runni...

My PCI temp is about the same. But your CPU temp seems really low. The CPU should run 50-60 C.

I'm running Win7 x64, don't have any Lenovo apps installed. I'm using TP Fan Control utility for controlling the fans. It seems like the fan operates in binary mode. It doesn't respond to speed adjustments, it's always either full on, or off. I've tried controlling it by hand thru TP Fan Control, an...

I have ThinkPad T61p 6459 with Windows 7 Professional. Recently, 2-3 days ago, when I dock the computer, mouse and keyboard do not work. I have two docking stations, the same behaviour on both. If I unplug the mouse/keyboard and plug it directly into the computer, they both work. If I leave it plugg...