IBM ThinkPad Users' Group

[duntellu]

any place other than ebay to buy the wwan modules?

would sim lim tower carry the sierra 8775 or qualcom 2000?

 

[gohkhm]

@ duntellu - Sim lim tower retails mainly electronic components, not really computer modules that you are looking for. You can try the authorised Lenovo shops and see if they can offer you anything. Cheapest place so far is still at the local lenovo website not sure if they have stock or if that price includes GST though.

 

[duntellu]

@ duntellu - Sim lim tower retails mainly electronic components, not really computer modules that you are looking for. You can try the authorised Lenovo shops and see if they can offer you anything. Cheapest place so far is still at the local lenovo website not sure if they have stock or if that price includes GST though.

Thanks Goh for the speedy reply,

was hoping to find a face to face shop rather than dealing with ebay sellers.
At the very least, I can save on the days waiting for the package to reach me.

guess I have to go to the ebay sellers then.

 

[Twilight]

Anyone can advice..

Is this a normal Sympton.

Using a X61 Lenovo Notebook.
The base of the notebook is very very hot.
The Keyboard handpad area is also hot..

Is it something wrong that I need to send the notebook for service?
Anyone can advice?

 

[ahtea]

Anyone can advice..

Is this a normal Sympton.

Using a X61 Lenovo Notebook.
The base of the notebook is very very hot.
The Keyboard handpad area is also hot..

Is it something wrong that I need to send the notebook for service?
Anyone can advice?

What's your definition of hot?

Has it been the case all the while or it happened recently.

Download some utilities like PCWizard to read the temperature of the system, CPU and hard disk.

 

[westwest1]

Anyone can advice..

Is this a normal Sympton.

Using a X61 Lenovo Notebook.
The base of the notebook is very very hot.
The Keyboard handpad area is also hot..

Is it something wrong that I need to send the notebook for service?
Anyone can advice?

yes its normal. If its not hot than you should be worried.

 

[gohkhm]

@ Twilight - Can you determine if the fan is working? You should feel a draft when you place your palm near the exhaust vents. If you don't then most likely your fan is not working. One of the major causes of heat.

 

[westwest1]

@ Twilight - Can you determine if the fan is working? You should feel a draft when you place your palm near the exhaust vents. If you don't then most likely your fan is not working. One of the major causes of heat.

erm... I understand from lenovo if the fan is not working. the whole system cannot even turn on. not sure how true is it cause my fan fail and cause my system failing to boot up.

 

[westwest1]

Honestly speaking, feel that its useless. Once the laptop is lost, and the person boots up, 99% of the chance is he has no intention to return you the set.

First line of prevention is still to safekeep your precious laptop (and also other personal belongings).

I am not a tech savvy guy, Even after setting up the HDD password, but how easy is it for people to access your data when you lose the laptop?

 

[shawn_sboi]

Thanks Goh for the speedy reply,

was hoping to find a face to face shop rather than dealing with ebay sellers.
At the very least, I can save on the days waiting for the package to reach me.

guess I have to go to the ebay sellers then.

Go market place a guy selling $230 for WWAN module however he has different module. go market place search for WWAN.

 

[westwest1]

Thanks Goh for the speedy reply,

was hoping to find a face to face shop rather than dealing with ebay sellers.
At the very least, I can save on the days waiting for the package to reach me.

guess I have to go to the ebay sellers then.

buy from lenovo directly. its also about 200++. At least u know the wwan card will work.

 

[gohkhm]

And includes 1 year warranty too.

 

[Dr_ARCHer]

What is the best way to buy Lenovo products? The Lenovo shop seems to cater to only US purchases.

 

[ahtea]

erm... I understand from lenovo if the fan is not working. the whole system cannot even turn on. not sure how true is it cause my fan fail and cause my system failing to boot up.

I think that is provided the system is able to detect the fault and prompt you an error during BIOS POST.

 

[ahtea]

I am not a tech savvy guy, Even after setting up the HDD password, but how easy is it for people to access your data when you lose the laptop?

Not so easy I feel.

 

[ahtea]

Go market place a guy selling $230 for WWAN module however he has different module. go market place search for WWAN.

Thinkpads need those "certified" and special cards to work. Are those sold for Thinkpads?

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Thinkpads need those "certified" and special cards to work. Are those sold for Thinkpads?

Yes, Lenovo EFI/BIOS has a whitelist of device that can be use otherwise you will get POST error.

 

[gohkhm]

T410s with discrete graphics

Woah...T410s now comes with discrete graphics, 128SSD, WWAN...cool. ~~~~

Tempted to get one myself, but 2k+ dent to my wallet and figuring what to do with my existing T61p is a problem. Haiz...

 

[cstrikecz]

Hi Goh, my T410's warranty should last for 4 years as I bought it from my poly's roadshow. However, the website shows that the warranty expires in 2013 .

Type: 2539
Model: A12
S/N: R91T3RL

Thanks !

 

[dasanyuan]

What is the best way to buy Lenovo products? The Lenovo shop seems to cater to only US purchases.

u can get it from newstead, addon sys... or even our goh here.

Anyone can advice..

Is this a normal Sympton.

Using a X61 Lenovo Notebook.
The base of the notebook is very very hot.
The Keyboard handpad area is also hot..

Is it something wrong that I need to send the notebook for service?
Anyone can advice?

palm rest hot is very common. u can just send it in saying this problems, and we will try to fix it for u. we will most prolly replace ur sys bd if its at that area.