IBM ThinkPad Users' Group

[koodsim]

Hi, I would like to learn how to care for my X201 battery. Could someone advise me? Thanks in advance.

 

[dasanyuan]

Hi, I would like to learn how to care for my X201 battery. Could someone advise me? Thanks in advance.

simply put as, u wanna increase ur batt life, then ur performance (brightness roaming) all of this will be lesser... u know wat i mean?

 

[dasanyuan]

VERY IMPORTANT, TAKE NOTE

guys, there is a new policy. if your machine is under warranty, but once we check and realise that its actually because of water spilleage and physical damage, we will not repair it under warranty and also u have to bear cost for Labour & Parts.

etc, my machine is under warranty, however my lcd have lines when on. engineer check and strip ur machine, realise is lcd faulty. we replace under warranty no charges.

another etc, my machine is Out of Warranty. same lcd problem, i drop the machine, i request to proceed with the repairs. labour - $75 + cost of lcd. so therefore i will bear all cost and my lcd have 1 year warranty from the date of purchase.

last etc, my machine is under warranty. lcd have line, same thing however when we repair the machine we found out its because of a physical dmg. so we will charge the customer labour + cost of part.

any queries, just post here.

 

[ginseng1]

Isn't such policy being in force all this while. Physical damage is never covered under warranty.

However, what constitutes physical damage is very contentious!

 

[ginseng1]

My 4 years on-site warranty has been updated.

 

[cstrikecz]

Thanks for the update .
Still 3 years for me .

 

[shawn_sboi]

My 4 years on-site warranty has been updated.

Same has been updated.

 

[LonelyMan]

VERY IMPORTANT, TAKE NOTE

guys, there is a new policy. if your machine is under warranty, but once we check and realise that its actually because of water spilleage and physical damage, we will not repair it under warranty and also u have to bear cost for Labour & Parts.

etc, my machine is under warranty, however my lcd have lines when on. engineer check and strip ur machine, realise is lcd faulty. we replace under warranty no charges.

another etc, my machine is Out of Warranty. same lcd problem, i drop the machine, i request to proceed with the repairs. labour - $75 + cost of lcd. so therefore i will bear all cost and my lcd have 1 year warranty from the date of purchase.

last etc, my machine is under warranty. lcd have line, same thing however when we repair the machine we found out its because of a physical dmg. so we will charge the customer labour + cost of part.

any queries, just post here.

Just need to top up warranty with ThinkPad Protection (TPP). So this will enable accidents like drops and water spillage.

 

[dasanyuan]

Isn't such policy being in force all this while. Physical damage is never covered under warranty.

However, what constitutes physical damage is very contentious!

physical dmg is not covered under warranty yes. but did u read properly to wat i posted? meaning lets say u wanna pay for repairs for ur warranty machine due to physical dmg, u also must pay LABOUR. haiz read pls

 

[ginseng1]

Paiseh. That's something new. That labour has to be paid.

But it's also only fair to the service centre that labour be paid though one really hope that charges can be lower. The other school of thought is that if one can afford a Thinkpad, one should be able to afford labour charges that arises.

How much is the warranty top up that covers spillage?

 

[ginseng1]

Looking forward to next year's IHL roadshow to get one more Thinkpad.

Currenty own 2 sets of X61 and 1 set of X201. Perhaps will aim for W series next year.

 

[dasanyuan]

i no say in reducing cost of labour charge... lol

take care of ur thinkpad

 

[shawn_sboi]

Dasanyuan: My audio conexant 20585 has now waveout/stereomix under recording... Using a W510 here. i can't find a similar problem that is online right now, and i believe waveout/stereomix should be incluided with the driver.

 

[webstop]

Hi dasanyuan,

Is Sg service centre opens on Saturday? Is there a ready stock for replacement motherboard for W510? Or is there any way to solve the following symptom?

The latest firmware update bricked my W510. I turn it on and the ThinkLight and LED's come on for a second like the computer should normally do, and then the screen just stays black and the CPU gets hot.

 

[greenbeam1980]

How to check the warranty of my new W510?

 

[shawn_sboi]

How to check the warranty of my new W510?

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY

Here.

 

[shawn_sboi]

I just bought the 90w charger for my W510, working great. no problem.

 

[dasanyuan]

service center is closed on weekends.

 

[tengsoon]

Hi hi all the tech gurus out there

Can i ask you guys something?

My brother's T42 gets rather hot sometimes and he keeps getting shocked by the computer casing... Should we be worried?

Is there a problem with laptops being hot?

The fan is working cos i can hear it i think haha...

Yeah, thanks and any help would be appreciated

 

[boo]

Is it possible to buy online from http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrar...ortal/en_SG/catalog.workflow:show-accessories ?

It seems that certain accessories such as chargers and batteries are cheaper there. At least the price listed online.

However cannot find any buy button online.

Any guys can advise?

Thanks.