IBM ThinkPad Users' Group

[Hummingbird0209]

you might have to face the risk which third party battery may kill your machine slowly.

 

[ahtea]

Calibration as in the "Battery Gauge Reset" option? I set the power manager to notify me when a reset is recommended and it hasn't reminded me for quite a while. Should I do a initiate one even though the power manager hasn't prompted me to do so?

Yes, just go ahead and do it.

 

[ahtea]

Just get the original battery.

I read that some 3rd party batteries die very fast. Perhaps I'm risk adverse so I bought a original 8 cell for my X61. COst me about $220. No regrets as I'm pretty sure my 2 year old X61 can easily last me another 2 years.

Yes, usually 3rd party battery does die slightly faster than original. But it might be a psychological effect afterall.

 

[pronxs]

has been using a T400 for the past 2 years+. ive got a few issues:

1. 1st year using the laptop is not warm at all, i can put it on my lap for a few hours without problem. but now, its always so hot. i suspect its the fan-dust problem. anyone has tried cleaning the fan (dis-assembling)?

2. when switched to the ATI card to play games, the laptop becomes very warm and shuts down by itself. over and over. its because of the heat right?

anyone can help me out?
thanks a lot.

edit: some said check the fan. the fan is working i think- its blowing warm/hot air at the side.
edit: can the service centre do anything about this?

 

[ahtea]

has been using a T400 for the past 2 years+. ive got a few issues:

1. 1st year using the laptop is not warm at all, i can put it on my lap for a few hours without problem. but now, its always so hot. i suspect its the fan-dust problem. anyone has tried cleaning the fan (dis-assembling)?

2. when switched to the ATI card to play games, the laptop becomes very warm and shuts down by itself. over and over. its because of the heat right?

anyone can help me out?
thanks a lot.

edit: some said check the fan. the fan is working i think- its blowing warm/hot air at the side.
edit: can the service centre do anything about this?

1) Most likely is dust. But it is not easy to take out and clean.

2) Maybe you would like to monitor your temperature, that will be a more accurate gauge.

Your machine should be still under warranty. You might want to drop them a visit and check with them to see if they could help you do the cleaning.

 

[Seventy]

Thinkpad W510

Hello All W510 users,

I am interested in getting the W510. Can those that are using this laptop comment whether this piece of machine is worth to buy? Is there any issue with this laptop? Thanks!

 

[pronxs]

1) Most likely is dust. But it is not easy to take out and clean.

2) Maybe you would like to monitor your temperature, that will be a more accurate gauge.

Your machine should be still under warranty. You might want to drop them a visit and check with them to see if they could help you do the cleaning.

thank you for the reply.

yes, under warranty, so i will just call them up or bring to service centre.

for no.2, what can i do with the temperature numbers?

 

[gohkhm]

60,000,000 ThinkPads sold to date

Lenovo just announced its 60,000,000th ThinkPad sold to date. Sounds impressive, but would have been more credible if there were some direct comparisons to other notebooks.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lenovo-reaches-major-milestone-60-million-thinkpad-laptops-sold-2010-10-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp

 

[Seventy]

i'm intending to get SSD for my W510... any recommendation? i will be converting my DVD drive into a harddisk drive.

I remember that there is a enclosure that does that right? anyone knows?

Hi, I am intending to get the W510 soon. Did you faced any issues with this laptop so far? Need your advise before making the plunge. Thanks!

 

[gohkhm]

Hi, I am intending to get the W510 soon. Did you faced any issues with this laptop so far? Need your advise before making the plunge. Thanks!

Hi Seventy, I think all the W510 users are too busy playing games on their ThinkPad to respond. Haha. Other than the weight and battery life, not much issues. It has a decent gfx card, good display (get the HD+ at least or FHD if possible). If you intend to move around a lot with it then start hitting the gym...its quite a monster to lug around though I know some female poly students who use them

 

[ArcticCheetah]

its quite a monster to lug around though I know some female poly students who use them

Yea they must have asked the guys to carry it for them...

 

[Seventy]

Hi Seventy, I think all the W510 users are too busy playing games on their ThinkPad to respond. Haha. Other than the weight and battery life, not much issues. It has a decent gfx card, good display (get the HD+ at least or FHD if possible). If you intend to move around a lot with it then start hitting the gym...its quite a monster to lug around though I know some female poly students who use them

Thanks for your respond! I won't be moving around, I will probably just keep the machine at home and bring it oversea once a while. So, weight and batt shouldn't be a big issue for me now. I am only concern on the stability of the machine on a whole. Really appreciate your reply!

 

[Lss]

i just brought a T410 2539-A12. spec and device manager show it has a modem. but i insert a sim card into the sim slot, it does not have any interent access. how to get it work?

that modem detected is the 56k modem. please check especially if yours is school bought. that model does not come with the required antenna for the gobi2000 3g card to function.

trust me mine is from school too. it was really problematic getting 3g.

 

[Skypower]

poly purchased lenovo laptop x201 comes with antenna, just purchase a Gobi2000 card will do

 

[ryhn]

poly purchased lenovo laptop x201 comes with antenna, just purchase a Gobi2000 card will do

Yep. Other cards also work. Just helped a guy installed Gobi1000 with patched BIOS.

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Yep. Other cards also work. Just helped a guy installed Gobi1000 with patched BIOS.

Device ID?
Which type of firmware vendor does Lenovo use?

 

[ryhn]

It's Lenovo brand Gobi1000 with latest x201 bios patched.

 

[ArcticCheetah]

It's Lenovo brand Gobi1000 with latest x201 bios patched.

Oh I thought you did the hex editing and patching.

 

[Lss]

i remember reading about his work. and it took quite a bit of testing on his part. thats with the risk of permanently killing his laptop too.

 

[dskw]

thinking of getting a new thinkpad with dual hdd bays so that i can put 1x ssd and 1x hdd inside.. do such models exist?