Thinkpad W530 Battery Problem

Hi everyone,
The little latch on my thinkpad W530 is broken, resulting the battery to be loose sometimes. My thinkpad warranty is still active, and I want to know if lenovo can provide me with a new battery. 
Here is a picture of the battery. 
Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
Thank you. 

Chances are if you don't have accidental warranty, they won't replace it.
I broke the same latch on my W520, and it doesn't seem to cause issues other than the battery being a little bit loose. I just used a bit of tape to attach the battery to the machine.
W520: i7-2720QM, Q2000M at 1080/688/1376, 21GB RAM, 500GB + 750GB HDD, FHD screen
X61T: L7500, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, XGA screen, Ultrabase
Y3P: 5Y70, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, QHD+ screen

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    # render it unusable (unless you have some way to run killall Xorg).
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    [  839.449836] [DEBUG] X display: :8
    [  839.449856] [DEBUG] LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /usr/lib/nvidia:/usr/lib32/nvidia
    [  839.449875] [DEBUG] Socket path: /var/run/bumblebee.socket
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    [  839.449936] [DEBUG] VGLrun extra options:
    [  839.449953] [DEBUG] Primus LD Path: /usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
    [  839.449996] [DEBUG]Using auto-detected bridge virtualgl
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    [   85.930719] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.930990] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.931258] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.931526] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.931794] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.932062] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.932329] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.932595] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.932862] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.933129] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.933396] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.933662] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.933942] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.934197] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.934452] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.934706] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.934960] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.935215] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.935469] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.935722] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.935976] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] (20130517/nsarguments-95)
    [   85.940508] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x25:0x28:1157)
    [   85.940517] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
    xorg.conf.nvidia:
    Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier  "Layout0"
        Option      "AutoAddDevices" "false"
        Option      "AutoAddGPU" "false"
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
        Identifier  "DiscreteNvidia"
        Driver      "nvidia"
        VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"
    #   If the X server does not automatically detect your VGA device,
    #   you can manually set it here.
    #   To get the BusID prop, run `lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'` and input the data
    #   as you see in the commented example.
    #   This Setting may be needed in some platforms with more than one
    #   nvidia card, which may confuse the proprietary driver (e.g.,
    #   trying to take ownership of the wrong device). Also needed on Ubuntu 13.04.
        BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
    #   Setting ProbeAllGpus to false prevents the new proprietary driver
    #   instance spawned to try to control the integrated graphics card,
    #   which is already being managed outside bumblebee.
    #   This option doesn't hurt and it is required on platforms running
    #   more than one nvidia graphics card with the proprietary driver.
    #   (E.g. Macbook Pro pre-2010 with nVidia 9400M + 9600M GT).
    #   If this option is not set, the new Xorg may blacken the screen and
    #   render it unusable (unless you have some way to run killall Xorg).
        Option "ProbeAllGpus" "false"
        Option "NoLogo" "true"
        Option "UseEDID" "false"
        Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"
    EndSection
    bumblebee.conf:
    # Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes
    ## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart
    # to take effect.
    [bumblebeed]
    # The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number
    VirtualDisplay=:8
    # Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting
    # for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all.
    KeepUnusedXServer=false
    # The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name)
    ServerGroup=bumblebee
    # Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee
    # server exits.
    TurnCardOffAtExit=false
    # The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will
    # be ignored.
    NoEcoModeOverride=false
    # The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty),
    # auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau
    # (See also the driver-specific sections below)
    Driver=nvidia
    # Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X
    XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d
    ## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed.
    [optirun]
    # Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and
    # primus.
    Bridge=auto
    # The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers.
    # Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv.
    VGLTransport=proxy
    # List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using
    # the primus bridge
    PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
    # Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
    # is not available?
    AllowFallbackToIGC=false
    # Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are
    # parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto-
    # detection resolves to NAME).
    # PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid
    # values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use
    #         bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available
    #       switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk
    #             none - disable PM completely
    # https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bu … PM-methods
    ## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia
    [driver-nvidia]
    # Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset
    KernelDriver=nvidia
    PMMethod=auto
    # colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries
    LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia:/usr/lib32/nvidia
    # comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the
    # default Xorg modules path
    XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg/,/usr/lib/xorg/modules
    XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia
    ## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau
    [driver-nouveau]
    KernelDriver=nouveau
    PMMethod=auto
    XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau

  • ThinkPad W530 Review

    Just wanted to give a heads up about a review of the W530 that's written by a user who owns the W520, so it's heavy on comparisons which is kind of helpful if you're familiar with that machine.  I'll quote the whole review below sans all the images to prevent bandwidth warnings!   Also truncated and removed some sections to get under the 20,000 character count limit Full review with images is here: http://www.laptopreviews.com/lenovo-thinkpad-w530-review-2012-07
    Just like last calendar year, Lenovo is ahead of Dell and HP in releasing a workstation equipped with the latest and greatest Intel Core processors and nVidia Kepler professional graphics. Starting at $1,299 on Lenovo.com (which is the same starting price as the W520 when it was introduced), the Lenovo Thinkpad W530 can be configured with processors ranging from the Intel Core i5-3320M to i7-3610QM to the top-end i7-3290XM, supports up to 32GB RAM and 270 nit 95% color gamut FHD display for demanding business customers. The W530 is like the W520 in many ways as a professional workstation laptop.
    The Thinkpad W530 under review comes with the following specs:
    Processor: Intel Core i7-3520M (2.9GHz, TurboBoost to 3.6GHz, 4MB L3 cache)
    Graphics: nVidia Quadro K1000M
    Memory: 8GB RAM DDR3-1600MHz
    Display: 15.6” 1600 x 900 resolution, matte finish
    OS: Windows 7 Professional
    Storage: 500GB 7200RPM
    Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion, 57Whr
    Wireless: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
    Ports: Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, mini-DisplayPort, powered USB 2.0, USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (x2), combination headphone/microphone jack, ExpressCard slot (34mm), SDHC reader, 1394
    Weight: 5.95lbs (2.7kg)
    Keyboard
    Let’s just start off with the most obvious change. The new keyboard is the most radical change in the ThinkPad line since…forever, really. Up until now, the ThinkPad series has had the same keyboard style since introduction, with minor changes here and there. Replacing the traditional 7-row ThinkPad keyboard is the island-style 6-row keyboard, found on the whole range of ThinkPad's, from the 12” X230 all the way up to this 15.6” workstation.  Even with the changes, the surface of each key has stayed the same during the transition (1.5cm by 1.5cm for the alphanumeric keys) as well as the spacing between each key (roughly 0.4cm). Other keys, such as Caps Lock, Enter, Shift, Backspace, etc., have stayed the same size as well, though the Caps Lock key no longer has an indicator light. Notable differences include shape changes in the Esc key, Delete key, moving the power button from top-center to top-right, and the lack of a dedicated Menu key.  However, the most important changes in key layout are as follows:
    The layout of the “special keys” (Delete, Home, End, PgUp and PgDn) has been dramatically rearranged on the new keyboard
    The dedicated Forward/Back buttons are now gone.  These buttons used to be located to the right/left of the Up Arrow key and are now replaced with the PgUp/PgDn keys
    The Print Screen button is now located where the Menu button should be.
    The Scroll Lock and Pause buttons have disappeared, though they have been relegated to near-oblivion in today’s world
    And just for change’s sake (as far as I know), Lenovo decided to paint the Enter key black instead of the traditional ThinkPad blue and the Windows key is bigger on the W530 than the W520 (1.5cm squared vs. 1cm squared).
    To those coming from an older ThinkPad, the newer keyboards are either something to love or something to hate. The older keyboard in previous generations were renowned for their quality and keyboard feel (certainly, they were one of the best laptop keyboard on the market) and is so popular that it has an almost religious following among ThinkPad users. On the flip side, the newer keyboard has a lot to prove to the ThinkPad community. While the common-used alphanumeric keys have the same area and spacing as the old keyboard and the typing quality on it is above average (compared to other island-style keyboards), Lenovo’s choice to move and kill off some special function keys fly in the face of what most ThinkPad users would want. I love using the Forward/Back buttons while browsing the internet and using Windows Explorer, for example, but with the current and likely future ThinkPad's killing those buttons off, I will miss being able to navigate with just my right pinkie. The choice to move the Print Screen button to the bottom of the keyboard just baffles me, period. It would have been nice if Lenovo had kept the 7-row layout while designing the new keyboard and if the keys had stayed in pretty much the same positions during the change (for example, “special keys” staying in the top-right, bringing back the Forward/Back buttons), I wouldn’t make too much fuss over the new style even though I personally prefer traditional keyboards. At least the Fn button stays in the bottom-left corner, an odd quirk that’s been featured on ThinkPad's for as long as I can remember.
    Build and Design
    Just like the W520 before it, the newer W530 is a tough machine, built well and meant to last. The outside casing of the laptop is made using ABS plastic, while the inside contains an internal rollcage to protect internal electronics in case of a drop or other accident. It also makes the laptop all but impossible to flex (there’s maybe a millimeter or two of flex when twisting the display). There is a keyboard draining system that will protect the laptop in the event of a small liquid spill onto the keyboard as well. Sturdy, metal hinges attach the display to the body of the W530, and they are firm enough to hold any angle they are set up despite any typical vibrations or other movements, and if the W520 is any indicator, they will stay firm for years to come.
    As I’ve mentioned in my Thinkpad W520 review, Lenovo’s business laptops are certainly capable of withstanding a few drops onto the floor. Even with repeated drops, having the power brick fall onto the palm rest from several feet above, and traveling with the notebook unprotected in a backpack for just over a year, I’m sure that the W530 will be able to survive prolonged abuse for years to come.
    One thing to note about the W530 (and workstation laptops in general) is the power brick. The version with the K1000M GPU comes with the 135W power adaptor and it’s just slightly smaller and lighter than an actual brick of the clay variety, coming in at 6in by 2.5in by 1.4in and 1.83lbs. Those considering buying a W530 with the K2000M will receive the 170W power adaptor (like my W520), which measures 6.5in by 3in by 1.4in and actually weighs less (1.7lbs) oddly enough.
    Display
    While the review unit came with a 900p, 220 nit HD+ display, the W530 is also available with a 768p 220 nit display (which I recommend against; 768p needs to stay in netbooks and bargain-bin laptops, not workstations) and a 1080p, 95% color gamut, 270 nit FHD display. Depending on the configuration options, either the 768p is the default and the 900p is a $50 upgrade, or the 900p is the default; the 1080p display is a $250 option, though after owning a W520 with said display, I highly recommend it if it’s in the budget. Both the W520 and W530 use the same model displays.
    With the 1080p display to the left and 900p display to the right, the 50 nit difference shows. Compared to the HD+ display, the FHD appears to be noticeably brighter (though in photos, it shows as being more white-washed, though this is due to the camera and not the displays). Colors on the 95% gamut FHD are also more saturated than the HD+ display, though the HD+ display still has colors that pop out well. Black reproduction on either display is good, with both being very dark. Being TN panels, viewing angles on either is just average, though better than on glossy display found in most consumer laptops. Tilt either screen back far enough (they go just past 180 degrees) and colors turn into shades of black or extremely darker versions.
    Sound
    This is where the W530 makes the W520 look shameful. Owners of the W520 workstation laptop would either have to use an external speaker set, headphones, or have to perform modifications in order to have a laptop that sounds half-way decent. The W520 speakers were low volume (even when at 100%), had no depth, and would sound tinny when playing near 100% and/or playing high-pitch noises.
    In contrast, the W530 actually sounds amazing. In my review of the Thinkpad W520, I contrasted the W520 to a Dell XPS 15 with JBL speakers, concluding that the only way to get good sound from a W520 was to use a different sound solution from the internal speakers. However, I feel that the W530 can compete with media center laptops in terms of audio performance, a major plus over the previous generation Lenovo workstation. This is in thanks to different audio drivers (the W520 uses the Conexant 20672 SmartAudio HD drivers, and the W530 uses Realtek High Definition Audio) and Lenovo’s inclusion of Dolby Home Theater v4 software, which I went into detail about in the Ideapad U310 review. In a nutshell, this software includes a few factory-shipped sound profiles and settings appropriate for different usage scenarios, which allow a user to enhance voice quality (in the Movie profile) or to enjoy rich sound when listening to music (in the Music profile and various settings). While the W520 was tinny and lacked bass, the W530 can reproduce sounds from any pitch found in music and gives great bass for a laptop lacking a subwoofer.
    Software
    Unlike the previous W520, Lenovo’s ThinkPad W530 comes with a bit of bloatware out of the box. Of course, there is the typical trial AV software, Intel WiDi, and Microsoft Office Starter 2010, though this is to be expected in pretty much any laptop bought today. Also included is a trial of Nitro Pro 7, a PDF editing suite, and Corel DVD MovieFactory (Lenovo Edition). Lenovo also includes a cloud storage solution called “Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync”. Skype is also included on the W530 and with the integrated camera, the video coming from the W530 user looks clear and colorful.
    Lenovo also includes some excellent software as well. My personal favorite is the Lenovo Power Manager 6, which is like the default Windows power manager on steroids. A user can change system settings (CPU deep sleep, display brightness, ODD power, etc.), idle timers (when to stop the HDD, dimmed display brightness, standby and hibernation), advanced settings (allow/disallow hybrid sleep and wake timers, power management for PCIe, USB, CPU, and system cooling), events and alarms. By default, it comes with six power profiles (Power Source Optimized, Max. Performance, Max. Battery Life, Video Playback, Energy Saver (which actually drains more power than Max. Battery Life, oddly), and Timers off (for when a user wants to use the W530 in a presentation).
    The best I can describe Lenovo SimpleTap as being is a Metro-like interface on top of Windows 7; either launching it from the Start menu or the blue ThinkVantage button on the keyboard will activate it, resulting in the traditional Windows desktop being replaced with a Metro-style tile system and a toolbar on the top-right corner. The user can always exit out of this interface by either pressing the Escape key or clicking on the SimpleTap background. The included Thinkpad-branded fingerprint software is also excellent, allowing for a simpler and more secure way to log into Windows; I use it exclusively on my personal W520, though there is a setting to allow a user to log in with a password en lieu of a fingerprint. Last but not least is the ThinkVantage Tools suite, which includes the above ThinkPad applications, plus: Password Vault, Update and Drivers, Airbag Protection (an active protection system for the HDD), Factory Recovery Disks, Messages from Lenovo, Enhanced Backup and Restore, Internet Connections System Health and Diagnostics, and Web Conferencing.
    In the case of a fresh Windows install, a user can always download the Thinkpad-branded software from Lenovo’s website. If anything, I recommend keeping the Power Manager software.
    Battery Life
    Not using Power Manager’s Battery Stretch, the Lenovo Thinkpad W530 was able to last six hours and 46 minutes while having the display brightness set to 5 out of 15 and only using the Intel GPU (Optimus disabled). The 6-cell battery was also able to last five hours and 25 minutes under those same conditions, but also included a 45 minute YouTube video. Using the same settings, but running solely on the K1000M, the W520 manages a battery life of three hours and 52 minutes.
    Out of curiosity, I tried installing my W520’s 9-cell battery into the W530, and while it fitted correctly, there were some issues. If a user tries booting with the older battery, the W530 will stop booting and display the following message:
    The battery installed is not supported by this system and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the correct Lenovo battery for this system. Press the ESC key to continue.
    What that means is that even if the W530 is plugged into its charger, the laptop will still not recharge the battery. This is because the older batteries lack an authentication chip inside of them (found in OEM batteries in the -30 series of Thinkpads). A user can still use an older battery with the system, but will have to find some other means to charge up other than the W530.
    User Upgradability
    If you know how to use a screwdriver, you can upgrade the W530 yourself with aftermarket parts. Lenovo, in a way, even encourages this by publishing their service manuals online. To access RAM slots 3 and 4 and to access the hard drive bay, all that’s needed is to remove the only two doors on the underside of the laptop, three screws total. This ThinkPad ships with a Hitachi Z7K500 500GB 7200RPM hard drive and no RAM in the last two slots (out of a total of four slots, allowing 32GB of RAM maximum).
    To gain access to the rest of the components, there are two additional screws located on the bottom that must be undone. One is located right next to the RAM module door (towards the front edge of the laptop) and the other is located within the RAM module area itself. When these are gone, all one needs to do to remove the keyboard is to slide it towards the display, lift from the bottom edge near the trackpad, and carefully move towards the trackpad. First thing I noticed was that the size, shape, and connector is the same for both the W530’s keyboard and W520’s keyboard, so it might be possible to put an traditional ThinkPad keyboard into this Ivy Bridge system. However, there are additional keys on the W520’s keyboard that are not found on the W530 (Screen Lock, Forward/Back keys, etc.) and the BIOS probably would not know how to handle those extra keys. Anyway, Lenovo ships out this particular system with two sticks of generic Samsung memory (4GB each), an Intel 6205 WiFi card, and a slot for either a WWAN card or mSATA SSD (only one can be installed at a time). If an end user must have both, they could install the mSATA SSD and use an ExpressCard 3G cellular data card externally.
    Conclusion
    Like its predecessor, the W530 is a functional workstation laptop that’s first out of the gate with an array of Ivy Bridge processors to choose from. It can pack up to an Extreme Edition i7-3920XM, nVidia Quadro K2000 GPU, 32GB of RAM, 1080p display, and up to three system drives -- mSATA SSD, primary HDD bay, and another drive if you replace the optical bay with an Ultrabay HDD caddy.  While not equipped with the more expensive options, our review unit is certainly a great workstation that will serve a professional well in any CUDA-based work (CAD, video or photo editing, graphics design, etc.). The most noticeable change between the W520 and W530 is the keyboard, and for a lot of potential buyers it will be a love it or hate it situation. For those buying into the ThinkPad line for the first time, it may not bother you too much. Those who are long-time ThinkPad users (such as myself) will probably be disappointed in the direction Lenovo has gone with the new design, but ignoring the odd arrangement of non-alphanumeric keys the new ThinkPad keyboard is actually a joy to type on. The curved keys fit well around the fingers, just like the old keyboard, and since the spacing between keys are the same it shouldn’t feel too different for those upgrading to a newer ThinkPad.
    If history is any indicator, the ThinkPad W530 should not only be the first Ivy Bridge mobile workstation, but will also be the lightest of the bunch as well (the W520 was 5.95lbs, Dell’s Precision M4600 was around 6lbs, and HP’s Elitebook 8650w started at 6.5lbs). My only objective complaint about the W530 (ignoring the keyboard) is that Lenovo did not introduce an option for users to purchase one with a FirePro professional GPU (Quadro’s competition), found in workstations offered by Dell and HP. For those that do not need CUDA, it would have been a great, cost-effective solution while still staying with the legendary ThinkPad line.
    Pros
    Business-quality durability
    Multiple storage drive options
    Over 6.5 hours of battery life
    IBM warranty support
    Vastly improved sound quality (compared to the W520)
    Cons
    No Forward/Back keys, other missing keys
    Cannot use previous-generation Lenovo OEM batteries

    I think no one "normally" working will use touch specific elements of Win8! Metro is one part of Win8, but i think normal desktop mode will be preferred by 99 %  of the users.
    With the new upcoming Microsoft Surface, touch might work well, but i just don't see myself touching my laptop's screen.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------W520 4276CTO i7-2860QM Quadro2000M 1920x1080 16GB RAM - 160 GB Intel 320 SSD

  • Premiere CC crashes on launch on Lenovo ThinkPad W530/Quadro K2000M

    Hey everyone!
    I can't get Premiere Pro CC to launch on my new laptop--Lenovo ThinkPad W530 with Quadro K2000M graphics. On launch I get "Adobe Premiere CC has stopped working."
    The K2000M is on the approved list, so I was hoping that wouldn't be a problem. But uninstalling the nVidia drivers does actually allow me to open Premiere, so clearly that is the problem. I went to the Lenovo site and I'm using the most up-to-date driver (9.18.13.1270/8.15.10.2725/G5DE43WW).
    Things that didn't work that I've seen elsewhere on this forum:
    - signing out of and into Creative Cloud
    - running Premiere in Windows 7 compatibility mode
    - running Premiere as administrator
    Any help in getting the program and the nVidia running at the same time would be appreciated...I have a project coming up shortly.
    Matt Levie
    If it helps, here's the problem signature:
    Problem signature:
      Problem Event Name:    BEX64
      Application Name:    Adobe Premiere Pro.exe
      Application Version:    7.2.1.4
      Application Timestamp:    52aed7f3
      Fault Module Name:    StackHash_1dc2
      Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
      Fault Module Timestamp:    00000000
      Exception Offset:    0000000000000000
      Exception Code:    c0000005
      Exception Data:    0000000000000008
      OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
      Locale ID:    1033
      Additional Information 1:    1dc2
      Additional Information 2:    1dc22fb1de37d348f27e54dbb5278e7d
      Additional Information 3:    eae3
      Additional Information 4:    eae36a4b5ffb27c9d33117f4125a75c2

    Unfortunately, the crash data you posted doesn't give us any clues.
    It looks like the driver you're on is very fresh: 2014-1/5. Another user recently reported a different problem on a Lenovo w/ the K1000M (http://forums.adobe.com/message/5987620#5987620). Don't know yet what driver he's on, but if he's also on a new one, I'd begin to suspect a bug in the driver.
    Some additional data could be illuminating. Premiere installs a utility called GPUsniffer. You'll find it here: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro CC. However, unless you read quicker than I do--and I mean waaaay faster--launching it from there won't do much good. You'll have to open the command console, navigate to the path above, and type gpusniffer.exe. (Let me know if you need more explicit instructions for getting around in the console.) Then copy the report and paste it here.
    edited to add: To help determine if the current Lenovo K2000M driver is at fault--and possibly get yourself back in business--please roll back to an earlier driver.

  • External monitor not detected on Thinkpad W530 intel-virtual-output

    I'm having problems with connecting my ThinkPad W530 to external monitors since a few months. I'm using NVIDIA Optimus and bumblebee/optirun since the VGA and Mini DisplayPort connectors are only wired to the NVIDIA card om this laptop. For a long time I have executed:
    $ optirun true
    $ intel-virtual-output
    Then I have started the Screens GUI tool in Gnome to setup the placement of the external screen but now the external screen is not present in the GUI tool and xrandr gives me:
    Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
    LVDS1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
    1920x1080 60.00*+ 50.00
    1400x1050 59.98
    1280x1024 60.02
    1280x960 60.00
    1024x768 60.00
    800x600 60.32 56.25
    640x480 59.94
    VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    If I select "Discrete mode" and select startup screen as VGA in the BIOS the BIOS and the Grub screens shows on the external monitor but the screen locks on the screen that shows that the system is booting with the linux-ck kernel. This has never worked for me in Arch Linux so that is no surprise. In Ubuntu everything everything worked fine the last time I tried.
    How can I debug this? Why is the external screen not detected any more?

    Thanks, I am not sure exactly how to read the logs but I cannot find anything that is obviously wrong
    Below is my log with an external screen connected via Mini DisplayPort and after running:
    $ optirun true
    $ intel-virtual-output
    a few times, no more logs seem to be added when I connect/disconnect the monitor or when I run the above two commands more times.
    ╰─➤ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log 1 ↵
    [ 2.616]
    X.Org X Server 1.15.0
    Release Date: 2013-12-27
    [ 2.616] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    [ 2.616] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64
    [ 2.616] Current Operating System: Linux ethuil 3.13.9-1-ck #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 4 15:50:10 EDT 2014 x86_64
    [ 2.616] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux-ck root=UUID=25086a9b-a542-4018-9f71-4f492f09be91 rw quiet rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1
    [ 2.616] Build Date: 09 January 2014 08:47:24AM
    [ 2.616]
    [ 2.616] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
    [ 2.616] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
    [ 2.616] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
    [ 2.616] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr 14 22:09:08 2014
    [ 2.624] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
    [ 2.624] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
    [ 2.627] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
    [ 2.627] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
    [ 2.627] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
    [ 2.627] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
    [ 2.628] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
    [ 2.628] (==) Automatically adding devices
    [ 2.628] (==) Automatically enabling devices
    [ 2.628] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
    [ 2.638] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
    [ 2.638] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 2.638] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
    [ 2.638] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
    [ 2.638] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 2.638] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
    [ 2.638] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
    /usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1/
    [ 2.638] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    [ 2.638] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
    [ 2.638] (II) Loader magic: 0x804c80
    [ 2.638] (II) Module ABI versions:
    [ 2.638] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    [ 2.638] X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
    [ 2.638] X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
    [ 2.638] X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
    [ 2.639] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
    [ 3.588] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0166:17aa:21f5 rev 9, Mem @ 0xf1400000/4194304, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00006000/64
    [ 3.588] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0ffb:17aa:21f5 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf0000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00005000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
    [ 3.588] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
    [ 3.589] Initializing built-in extension Present
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
    [ 3.590] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
    [ 3.590] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
    [ 3.590] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
    [ 3.590] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
    [ 3.590] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
    [ 3.593] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
    [ 3.615] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 3.615] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.6.0
    [ 3.615] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    [ 3.615] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
    [ 3.617] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
    [ 3.618] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 3.618] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
    [ 3.618] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
    [ 3.618] (==) AIGLX enabled
    [ 3.618] Loading extension GLX
    [ 3.618] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
    [ 3.618] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 1
    [ 3.618] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
    [ 3.618] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
    [ 3.618] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
    [ 3.618] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
    [ 3.618] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
    [ 3.618] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
    [ 3.623] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 3.623] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.99.911
    [ 3.623] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    [ 3.623] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
    [ 3.623] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
    [ 3.624] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
    [ 3.624] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
    [ 3.624] (II) Unloading modesetting
    [ 3.624] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
    [ 3.624] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
    [ 3.624] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
    [ 3.624] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
    [ 3.624] (II) Unloading fbdev
    [ 3.624] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
    [ 3.624] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
    [ 3.624] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
    [ 3.624] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
    [ 3.624] (II) Unloading vesa
    [ 3.624] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
    [ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
    i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
    915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
    Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
    GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
    [ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-5000
    [ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100
    [ 3.624] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200
    [ 3.624] (++) using VT number 1
    [ 3.625] (--) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
    [ 3.625] (--) intel(0): CPU: x86-64, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, sse4.2, avx
    [ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
    [ 3.625] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
    [ 3.625] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
    [ 3.625] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
    [ 3.625] (**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
    [ 3.625] (**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
    [ 3.625] (**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
    [ 3.625] (**) intel(0): Forcing per-crtc-pixmaps? no
    [ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 has no monitor section
    [ 3.625] (--) intel(0): Found backlight control interface acpi_video0 (type 'firmware') for output LVDS1
    [ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
    [ 3.625] (II) intel(0): Output VIRTUAL1 has no monitor section
    [ 3.625] (--) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1920x1080 on pipe 0
    [ 3.625] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
    [ 3.625] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
    [ 3.625] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
    [ 3.625] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
    [ 3.625] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
    [ 3.627] (II) intel(0): SNA initialized with Ivybridge (gen7, gt2) backend
    [ 3.627] (==) intel(0): Backing store enabled
    [ 3.627] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
    [ 3.628] (II) intel(0): HW Cursor enabled
    [ 3.628] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
    [ 3.628] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
    [ 3.628] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
    [ 3.628] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i965
    [ 3.628] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: i965
    [ 3.628] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
    [ 3.628] (==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
    [ 3.628] (--) RandR disabled
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_profile
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
    [ 3.650] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
    [ 3.650] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
    [ 3.652] (II) intel(0): switch to mode [email protected] on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
    [ 3.665] (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 508 x 285
    [ 3.732] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
    [ 3.732] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
    [ 3.732] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    [ 3.732] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
    [ 3.732] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
    [ 3.734] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 3.734] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.8.2
    [ 3.734] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    [ 3.734] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
    [ 3.734] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
    [ 3.734] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
    [ 3.734] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
    [ 3.734] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
    [ 3.734] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
    [ 3.734] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
    [ 3.734] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input4/event3"
    [ 3.734] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
    [ 3.734] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    [ 3.734] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    [ 3.734] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
    [ 3.754] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event13)
    [ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
    [ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    [ 3.754] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
    [ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
    [ 3.754] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event13"
    [ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
    [ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
    [ 3.754] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input15/event13"
    [ 3.754] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
    [ 3.754] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event14)
    [ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
    [ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    [ 3.754] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
    [ 3.754] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
    [ 3.754] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event14"
    [ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
    [ 3.754] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
    [ 3.754] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:0a/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input16/event14"
    [ 3.754] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    [ 3.754] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
    [ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event1)
    [ 3.755] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    [ 3.755] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    [ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event2)
    [ 3.755] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
    [ 3.755] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    [ 3.755] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
    [ 3.755] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
    [ 3.755] (**) evdev: Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
    [ 3.755] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x3
    [ 3.755] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Found keys
    [ 3.755] (II) evdev: Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
    [ 3.755] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input3/event2"
    [ 3.755] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
    [ 3.755] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    [ 3.755] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    [ 3.755] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
    [ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
    [ 3.755] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Integrated Camera (/dev/input/event6)
    [ 3.756] (**) Integrated Camera: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
    [ 3.756] (**) Integrated Camera: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    [ 3.756] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Integrated Camera'
    [ 3.756] (**) Integrated Camera: always reports core events
    [ 3.756] (**) evdev: Integrated Camera: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
    [ 3.756] (--) evdev: Integrated Camera: Vendor 0x4f2 Product 0xb2eb
    [ 3.756] (--) evdev: Integrated Camera: Found keys
    [ 3.756] (II) evdev: Integrated Camera: Configuring as keyboard
    [ 3.756] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.6/1-1.6:1.0/input/input8/event6"
    [ 3.756] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Integrated Camera" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
    [ 3.756] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    [ 3.756] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    [ 3.756] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
    [ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event7)
    [ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    [ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    [ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Mic (/dev/input/event11)
    [ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    [ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    [ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Dock Mic (/dev/input/event10)
    [ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    [ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    [ 3.756] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event9)
    [ 3.756] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    [ 3.756] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    [ 3.757] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Dock Headphone (/dev/input/event8)
    [ 3.757] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    [ 3.757] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    [ 3.757] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
    [ 3.757] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "system-keyboard"
    [ 3.757] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    [ 3.757] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
    [ 3.757] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
    [ 3.757] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
    [ 3.757] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
    [ 3.757] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
    [ 3.757] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
    [ 3.757] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0"
    [ 3.757] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
    [ 3.757] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    [ 3.757] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    [ 3.757] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
    [ 3.757] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event12)
    [ 3.757] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
    [ 3.757] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
    [ 3.757] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
    [ 3.757] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
    [ 3.757] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
    [ 3.758] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    [ 3.758] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.7.4
    [ 3.758] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    [ 3.758] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
    [ 3.758] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
    [ 3.758] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
    [ 3.758] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event12"
    [ 3.783] (II) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: ignoring touch events for semi-multitouch device
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5470 (res 60)
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4498 (res 85)
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
    [ 3.783] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
    [ 3.783] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
    [ 3.783] (**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
    [ 3.783] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
    [ 3.783] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
    [ 3.793] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7/event12"
    [ 3.793] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
    [ 3.793] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
    [ 3.793] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
    [ 3.793] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.040
    [ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
    [ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
    [ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
    [ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
    [ 3.793] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
    [ 3.793] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
    [ 3.793] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
    [ 3.794] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event5)
    [ 3.794] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
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