64 bit W7 on an X100e?

I just bought an X100e with 32 bit W7. I installed an additional 2 gigs of memory. Can I change to 64 bit so I can use all 4 gigs of memory?

Yes, it runs GREAT! Just install it and run Windows update plugged into an ethernet cable and it will load all the drivers. It is FAST!

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64 bit Win7 on x100e

Hi
I have got my x100e coming with 32-bit Win7 Pro. I'd like to use 64-bit. However, I cannot find any 64bit recovery media for x100e on Lenovo website. Would anyone advise how to do this? Can I simply fresh install 64bit Win7 pro using my OEM license found in "My computer ---> properties" ?
Thanks

kingyin wrote:
Thanks Solutor. ABR looks to be a great tool. But, I am a little bit worry since Win7 is still in beta stage.
Win7 is just a miracle, really it's beta was called vista.
Why did you say using the license number from the sticker is wasteful? I suppose this OEM license is dedicated only for x100e. Even i dont use it, I cannot use on other PC. Please teach if I am wrong.
The key on the sticker is just a plain, virgin, seven serial. You can use it on another pc, but obviously this is not legit.
Instead the keys used by lenovo to activate the oem copy are unique for all Lenovo products, but they works only if paired with a correct lenovo bios signature and the correct certificate.
The keys are different for different os versions (ultimate, pro, starter and so on) this means that all the x100e (and all the other seven ready lenovo notebook) , if installed wit (say) seven professional, are sharing the same activation key.
The bios signature is obviously permanent, what you need to have a preactivated copy are the two remaining items: the key and the certificate, abr will backup and restore them for you with a single mouse click.
By the way, can I still use the sticker key after the fresh installation of Win7 64 bit from a vanilla installation media?
Thanks
Yes you can, as on any other seven installation, but obviously you need the online activation, and you will need to reactivate your installation if you change some HW, eg. the HDD.

1 week with my X100e

I was compelled to write my own review after reading some bad ones out there (mostly about the MV-40)...
My Specs:
AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual Core (L625)
4GB RAM
160GB intel X25-M SSD
Bluetooth
Windows 7 Pro x64
-plus all other standard equipment.
The PROs:
Form factor:
Thin and small enough (without being ridiculous). Fits nicely in a standard leather portfolio and light enough to forget in a backpack. It's a true ultra-portable with size and weight similar to an X200, slightly smaller with the 3-cell battery (a recommended extra). Just the right amount of ports, in generally the right places. The design looks very minimalist with only necessities: left side with 2 USB, one audio, one LAN - the right side has just one USB and one mem card slot. VGA and power in the back. Simple compared to my X60s and its many seams and ports and latches, etc.
Build Quality:
Great. No roll cage - and who cares. I'm not rolling my laptop, and my drive is SSD. Seriously, I would guess that in this size, ABS plastic is just as durable as Magnesium alloy. I have cracked pieces of metal broken off my X60s from slight bumps where the metal was just too brittle and cracked off. ABS does not do that. Flex in the laptop is minimal, fit and finish is very good - note the missing hood latch complaint below.
Screen:
At 11.6 inches, it is just big enough for me to work comfortably due to the higher resolution screen, which I have not seen on any laptop or netbook of this size. It is quite bright, with lots of adjustment from nearly off through full brightness (15 steps) - and in my experience nobody has made an LCD yet that looks good in direct sunlight - so stop putting that bit in reviews, please!
Keyboard:
Lots of talk about ThinkPadders resisting the change, but honestly, it is better than my X60s old-school ThinkPad keyboard. Solid, great feel.
UltraNav (trackpoint and trackpad):
Coming from an X60s, I could live without the trackpad (and have disabled it on my X100e) but it is very nice to the touch and useful especially if sharing with your less-trackpoint-friendly friends. The Trackpoint is just as it is on all ThinkPads - exceptionally comfortable to operate, adjustable to your sensitivity, and with soft but sure left/right/scroll keys perfectly positioned under your thumb. It is always funny to me to see some people operate a little ultra-portable with two hands controlling the trackpoint - sorry, but that's just strange to watch.
Performance:
Note: Heavily dependent on latest BIOS, drivers (especially video) and latest Flash (if applicable to you). Otherwise, performance depends heavily on your needs, mine are fairly normal I guess:
Office apps and Outlook, some light Photoshop work, Acrobat PDF creation, web browsing with Chrome, watching HD movies in a hotel room or airplane, occasional flash video on web, Skype with video, iTunes syncing with iPod …that's about all.
If that sounds like you, then you're probably going to be happy with X100e performance - I cannot see a lag in any of these but Photoshop CS5 (seems optimized to intel somehow). Keep in mind that some of my impression is enhanced by the SSD I added - mostly load times of each app and maybe playback reliability of video to some extent (?) on some really big files (4+GB, 1080p).
The CONs:
Battery:
Okay, let's get this over with - the battery life is weaker than a 6-cell should be, and yes, it is due to the processor. But I willingly chose to trade (best guess) 25% battery life for 25% more performance when that extra performance gets me HD video, better GPU, and generally better usability on all that I do - compared to a weaker, more efficient netbook. My solution - buy another battery - Lenovo makes it pretty easy to change on the fly. I bought a 3-cell, so in total I measure that I can last about 5 hours watching movies in the air, or web browsing in the coffee shop. Much longer if I'm just working in Word or PowerPoint with screen dimmed to usable levels. The SSD helps - adding about 20 minutes on the 6-cell.
I generally understand the complaints about the battery as the X100 is ultra-portable, but it's not an X200 or X300 ULV ultra-portable. You sacrifice battery life and other things for a significantly lower price. Again, buy a spare and get over it. For the record, the 6-cell lasts an hour longer than my old X60s with a new 4-cell (standard shipping battery) doing the same tasks.
No fingerprint reader or security chip:
Comparing to my X60s which has both, but just miss the quick and cool logins with my finger. I installed a face-recognition tool - cool, but buggy.
No Lid latch:
The lid holds position nicely, but without latch, it will open slightly when you carry with like a book, hinge down. It does not snap tightly shut. ThinkPads have long come with finger grips for the lid and (again comparing to my X60s) I miss these especially on a laptop with no latch, and no "grabbing point" on the lid. There is a very small raised area on the right front of the lid, but it is more likely that you grab the center - where the trackpad buttons are - don't force those open! I have gotten used to opening from the left and right corners of the lid instead.
No Thinklight:
Would be nice, but honestly I have never used this for working on my X60s, only for "finding that sleep Fn key" or something similar. The Thinklight key was always easy to find as it is in the top right corner.
No HDMI, or other digital display port:
Although not needed for me, it would be nice - on a laptop that has HD capability - and a laptop with no docking station to speak of. Most all screens are digital these days - seems logical to ditch VGA.
Power vs. LAN port placement:
Okay, time for the picky small things - I would prefer these two on the same area, so cables aren't coming from both sides, when you need to go fully wired. If the cables are coming from anywhere other than behind the laptop, you will possibly trip over one or the other.
PCIe card lockout:
Lenovo is one of only a few vendors left that restrict the cards you can add to their own OEM branding. Why do they give you access to cards that cannot be replaced yourself! I would love to change the WiFi card to an intel card that I know will work (and supports 5GHz 802.11n) but cannot. I would love to put my own WWAN card inside in the future, but can't. So it's really just RAM and HDD. Thanks for teasing me! I know it simplifies technical support, but that's just mean.
No "Soft-Touch" paint:
I like it on my X60s and would prefer it here - but consider it the smallest of my complaints - really nice looking in smooth finish matte black. All other X-series have had it.
Concluding remarks:
In my view, the ThinkPad X100e is targeting two types of buyers from opposite ends of the portable spectrum:
1. Netbook buyers looking for better specs, more performance.
For these buyers, the X100e has better build quality, better screen, better keyboard and pointing device, and about 25% more real-world performance with about 25% less battery life - my bold estimate. An intelligent buyer would ask "how much should I pay for these extra features?" In this case, I think it is priced spot-on compared to a netbook.
2. Laptop buyers wanting more portability, while running office tasks, web browsing, and email (which is most consumers I have to guess).
For this group, I suppose the main concern is to minimize sacrifices going from an average 14-15-inch laptop to a (formerly too expensive) ultra-portable. If running Office/Outlook, web browsing, Skype, playing HD video and music is all you do, then X100e shrinks those capabilities into a smaller more portable package that still has full-sized screen resolution, keyboard, trackpad and trackpoint.
Simply put, the X100e is not as big and as powerful as a big laptop, but that's not the point in an 11.6-inch laptop - you expect compromise when going smaller. Conversely, the X100e is not as small, cheap and efficient as most netbooks, but you gain power and features not available on netbooks.
For me, the X100e was the first chance to get a brand-new ultra-portable with "good-enough" performance and ThinkPad quality at a low price - next step being an X201 starting at 1100 USD. On another note, I have a company-owned X60s that will be replaced by another X201 (or like) in the next 6 months - I would also guess that some X100 users are like me - buying their first private-owned Thinkpad, due to their experience with the brand, and the good price/performance/features mix of the X100e.
Overall very, very happy with my buy. I have not yet formed a bond as with my X60s, but that does not happen in just 1 week.
...just my 2 cents.

Windows 7 Pro (x64) gets from power button to login screen in 20.1 seconds (with startup animation disabled). From login to "desktop ready" is dependent on how many services, processes are running - but in my case about 8 seconds until cursor is idle, ready. If I'm fast with my password, I can get in in under 30 total! Kidding - I rarely reboot now that apps are all in place.
Photoshop CS5 (x64) loads in 5.2 seconds. Nothing is cached as Windows 7 senses an SSD and turns off caching. Indexing is also off as it is virtually instant as you type in search. It's quite nice.
...loving the SSD. Friends have claimed it's overkill in X100e - probably right - but could not in good faith buy some RAM-brand drive or even a smaller drive - want to keep everything on this drive. Wanted a silent, safe, quick, large enough drive - and SSD is a scary world of confusing benchmarks for now. I played it safe (worth the 20% higher cost to me) and chose the intel.
Last thing to configure before I am settled in... I'm in the process of tuning my fan speed to suit the different Power Manager settings I've made - cutting noise and heat, and getting a little more battery.

X100e: Too disappointed with Lenovo to have it again

My mummy had an IBM, so did my friend, very good quality, nice keyboards and display, also fast and stable, good experience for them.
So I bought one too, unfortunately, after IBM becomes Lenovo.
I got a Lenovo x100e, from internet, it's rumored to be light, compact, good design and appearance. All this I agree. Yes the appearance is strikingly business like, very easy to carry, and display not bad either-ONLY that the quality is so horrible that I am thinking about returning this product to Lenovo, and NEVER gona touch it again.
I bought it in August, at the starting it's functioning is pretty annoying, but still acceptable. It's incredible slow, loading a webpage alone can take up to 30 seconds, even slower than my previous SamSung netbook which was bought at only S$600. The CPU can become so hot that I have to shut it down, my older netbook never had this problem. Then one day I accidentally tapped my charger onto it, and when opened again it started blinking really violently, even to the point of whole page blanking out, flashing blue and white and refuse to display anything. Frustrated, I made up my mind to return this faulty machine, but when I brought it to repair, it miraculously came back to life again. Thinking that it might just be unstable, I decided to put up with it a bit longer, to see whether it can improve its abysmal performance.
Bad decision. One day I was doing my things on it as usual, it grew very very very very slow, takes 5 WHOLE minutes to shut down ONE single webpage. Frustrated, I shut it down. Another bad decision, because I couldn't start it again.
So the dear laptop forced me to use the system recovery, which is a very good feature, I must say, but not in my case though. After reinstalling the system, abandoning ALLL my not-too-important-but-sad-to-lose information, as I don't know how to back up, I keyed in the password and start to use the newly installed system again-bad decision. Why? The keyboard is faulty! After I logged out and tried to log in again, I realize I can't log in with the password which I set MYSELF, because certain keys can't be pressed. So patiently, I reinstalled the system without password again, hoping that the keyboard can miraculously resume functioning. ANOTHER bad decision. JUst 10 minutes after reinstalling, it crashed again, showing me a lovely blue screen before it did. So I installed system AGAIN, and this time dear system recovery made me wait 10 WHOLE hours before telling me the system can't be restored, making me REINSTALL the system AGAIN. Which I did, at very thin patience. So dear machine behaved QUITE alright for a few days, then today it crashed AGAIN!!!!
And when I let people check it for me, they told me that the freaking harddisk is COMPLETELY ruined.
I am going to call customer service today, and they better fix it for me for FREE, I would consider not to be too angry aboout it.
BUt please take note, I'm NEVER going to touch LENOVO again, this kind of quality is just NOTacceptable!
Lenovo, can you please CHECK your hard disk before you ship them? So that at least our time would not be wasted.
Thank you.
Regards.
Moderator Note: Edited subject to match content.

Ok so you had a bad hard disk big deal happens all the time...
Post back if the new hard disk doesn't fix it but seriously these hard disks are not made by Lenovo and they are made by the millions some are ok some not ok but if they were all perfect we wouldn't need warranties.

Downgrading from Win 7 64 bit to 32 bit

I know it's odd, but I have programs that won't run in 64 bit windows 7 but work fine in 32 bit win 7.
I have a G570 (4334) (64 bit win 7) and would love to download or get Lenovo disks for the 32 bit windows 7.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS007940
Looks to be the spot to create such a disk? As I would like to do a clean install of the 32 bit version with the Lenovo drivers and such. I don't know if that will create a disk or not. Nor do I see anyway to order such a disk.
OR could I use my old OEM disk 32 bit win 7 from my old computer and the key from the G570?
I have three computers and three Win7 keys, one for Win 7 64 bit professional, one for Win 7 Home Premium, and the one on the laptop for home premium 64 bit. I know the Home Premium doesn't care if it's 32 or 64 bit.
My laptop is brand new. I've only tried to install my most critical program and it chokes on 64 bit win 7 (it doesn't like XP Mode on my Win 7 64 bit Professional either, but runs beautifully on my 32 bit win 7 machine -- but that one is going to be leaving the state when I give it to my daughter). Anyway, formatting the drive is of no concern to me as nothing critical is on it. Suggestions? Links?
THANKS!

Hello,
Can I ask what the program is that will not run in the 64-bit version of Windows 7?
It is pretty rare to see a program that runs in the 32-bit version and not the 64-bit. Usually it's tied to something like the program installing 32-bit device driver, or having some 16-bit (e.g., Windows 3.1-era) code in it, neither of which are supported in the 64-bit version of Windows 7.
If it's not something like the above two scenarios, than perhaps by finding out more about the program we can find a way to make it work without having to go through the inconvenience of reloading the operating system.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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Upgrade T61 6457-CTO to Windows 7 (64 bit)?

HI,
I have a T61 6457-CTO running windows XP pro. After 2 years of multiple versions of office & Adobe Creative Suite as well as other software, it is now very sluggish. Since I am getting new office & Adobe software I thought I might I upgrade to Windows 7 (64 bit). I only have 2 GB of RAM, but I can upgrade that to 4 Gb.
I have a few questions:
- Can I run the 64 bit version? I ran the Windows upgrade advisor & the hardware was fine - it was the lenovo software that would have potential problems. I assume that lenovo support has all the drivers that I would need?
- What is involved in installing the new OS?
- How does the computer know to switch from the 32 bit to 64 bit?
- will I lose the lenovo partition & all the lenovo software? Do I care?
- Has anyone had problems with this switch?
Is windows 7 much faster on this machine? especially with the web & graphic software I am using?
My other option is to restore my computer to factory settings & load the new software.
Any suggestions? I appreciate any advice or comments on how this upgrade might have gone for you.

Hello,
There is no automatic migration path from Microsoft Windows XP to Microsoft Windows 7, nor is there a migration path between 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of Windows, although it may be possible to do this with third party tools. This means a clean installation, followed by reloading the applications and data.
I run 64-bit versions of Windows 7 on a ThinkPad T61 (Type: 7664-1LU) and a T61p (Type: 6459-CTO), so given my experiences, along with your own report from the Windows Upgrade Advisor it sounds like you have a 64-bit system. You can also verify this by running a program such as Intel's Processor Identification Utility, which will tell you if your CPU supports EMT64, which is Intel's name for a 64-bit architecture.
Once you have finished installing Windows 7, you can install Lenovo's ThinkVantage System Update software, which will download and install all remaining ThinkVantage drivers and software for your T61.
I've always done clean installs of Windows 7 to a new hard disk drive on my ThinkPads, so I am unsure of what happens to the Lenovo service and recovery partition. More information about upgrading to Windows 7 on ThinkPads can be found here on Lenovo's support web site, so maybe the answer can be found there.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
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System Update Error on Windows XP 64 bit

When I try to run System Update on my T410 which I have just installed Windows XP 64 bit on, I get the following error message.
Searching for Updates
An error occurred while gathering user information.
System Update does nothing after that.

Hello,
I don't believe that Lenovo ever shipped a T410 with Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition, so you'll likely need to manually download device drivers for the various hardware components from the various silicon manufacturers' web sites (i.e., Intel, nVidia and so forth).
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
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Problem installing Windows 7 on Thinkpad x100e

After a format of my drive on the x100e I am having problems getting Windows 7 32-bit to install, I am receiving this error when I am attempting to install.
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language setting, and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have the disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc0000225
Info: An error occurred while attempting to read the boot
configuration data.
I am currently using a USB stick to install as I have no USB optical drive, I have done this many times before with this same laptop, I have also installed Crunchbang Linux (Ubuntu derived) without a problem - I have read many posts and it usually points to a problem with ACPI detection, I however see no mention of this in the BIOS.
I have also read that I may need to update my BIOS to correct this problem, I've no idea why it would have randomly stopped but hey, that's Murphy's law. I have ordered a USB optical drive which should be here by Wednesday so I can update the BIOS, however I go back to College that very same day so I would very much like to get it working before-hand ;(
Any suggestions / help is greatly appreciated.
Sam

Hello,
Can you explain how you solved the error? I have done a few clean installations of Microsoft Windows 7 via USB flash drive and do not recall ever seeing that error.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
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Upgrade to 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 ??

I'm upgrading my Thinkpad T61 from 32-bit Vista to Windows 7.
Is there any reason I should stick with 32-bit? I plan to do a clean install either way.
As far as I can tell, I'm compatible with 64-bit. Most of my software these days is web-based and I should be fine with Adobe Creative Suite. I'll update my bios if needed before installation.
Any words of wisdom or advice?
thanks!
Model: 7662 CTO
Core 2 Duo T7300 2 GHz
2 GB Ram

Hello,
One thing to consider is that you may wish to upgrade your T61's memory beyond the currently installed 2GB of RAM. From looking at this page, the T61 appears to be upgradeable to at leat 4GB of RAM. With a 32-bit operating system, you will be limited to 3-and-a-fraction GB of RAM, due to limitations in how memory is utilized, but in a 64-bit environment, the problem effectively goes away. At work, I run Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition x64 on a T61 with 4GB of RAM.
As RichK noted, some older programs which perform direct hardware access will no longer work (unless updated with 64-bit compatible code), however, any program written in the past five years or so should either run just fine as a 32-bit process, or come in a 64-bit version.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
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Popping sound after upgrade to Windows 7 64-bit

I recently upgraded my T61 with Windows 7, 64-bit. I added 2 GB of memory to take it to the max limit of 4GB. However, when I log off, I get a popping sound twice, and when I log in, I hear it once.
I was able to generate the same popping sound when I either mute or unmute the sound on my laptop.Also, when I plug in external speakers into the speaker plug, I get the popping sound as well.
Any idea as to why I'm experiencing this issue? Is there a driver issue? It's not affecting the performance of my laptop, but it is very annoying and didn't happen when I had 2 GB and Windows XP Professional (32-bit)
Thanks

Hello,
You mentioned that you upgraded the operating system to the 64-bit edition of Microsoft Windows 7. Did you install over a previous operating system, such as the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista, or perform a clean install of Windows 7?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
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Windows 7 64-bit on an X.60

does anyone know how to determine on an X 60 1709 - CTOThinkPad how to determine if it can run Windows 7 64 bit?

Hello,
Have you tired running Intel's Processor Identification Utility? If so, was it able to determine if you had a 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU in your ThinkPad X60 Model 1709-CTO?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
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I need an audio driver for Yoga 13 with Windows 7 Pro 64 bits English

Hi all,
I downgraded my Yoga 13 from Windows 8 to Windows 7 pro 64 bits, and ever since then I have a problem with my microphone.
Skype finds the microphone and can use it, calls are all working fine, but any other program using audio does not work with the microphone.
After troubleshooting, I concluded that I need to update the driver but I cannot find it. Anything that I find on the Lenovo support pages does not install (event the one found on this page: http://support.lenovo.com/fr/fr/downloads/ds002860).
After looking at this post: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/I-need-an-Internet-driver-for-Yoga-13-wit.... I figured I would to be provided with the link by someone from Lenovo support.
Here's the hardware ID of the soundcard: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_506E&SUBSYS_17AAA001&REV_1000. In Windows it is recognized as High Definition Audio (in the device manager).
Thanks a lot for your help.

Hello,
From looking at the Yoga 13 Hardware Maintenance Manual and downloading the driver package from the Realtek Wireless LAN & Bluetooth Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) - IdeaPad Yoga 13 page and extracting (but not running) it to look at the contents, it appears the Yoga 13 uses a wireless LAN card based on Realtek RTL8732 chipset.
I would suggest that you try downloading the drivers, expanding, but not installing them on to a USB flash drive or SD card, then plugging that into the Yoga 13, running the Device Manager (filename: DEVMGMT.MSC), clicking on the appropriate entry for the wireless network adapter, selecting update, and then choosing the Browse my computer for driver software option, pointing that to the location of the unpacked drivers. Perhaps Device Manager will find the correct drivers to install that way.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
I am a volunteer and neither a Lenovo nor a Microsoft employee. • Dexter is a good dog • Dexter je dobrý pes
S230u (3347-4HU) • X220 (4286-CTO) • W510 (4318-CTO) • W530 (2441-4R3) • X100e (3508-CTO) • X120e (0596-CTO) • T61p (6459-CTO) • T43p (2678-H7U) • T42 (2378-R4U) • T23 (2648-LU7)
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X100e Wireless Video Streaming SLOW

Hello, I have a new x100e (Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit, 2GB RAM, 250GB hard drive). Lenovo Access Connections says my wireless connection is good (4 out of 5 bars on the indicator) and says speed is 72.0 Mbps. When I try to view video on YouTube, it plays 3 or 4 seconds then stops with the spinning circle in the middle of the screen for another 4 or 5 seconds then plays another 4 or 5 seconds, and on and on. It's made viewing video streams not worth the trouble. If it is something I really want to see, I'll pause the playing and wait til it all loads - which can be a while. I previously was using an S10 Ideapad w/ WinXP and never had this problem. What gives?

I am also struggling with very slow data transfer speed in the same WLAN ThnkPad x100e downloads well under 10 Mbps. Strangely, the same metering service shows well over 70 Mbps with another Levovo PC, ThinkPad E320. I have done complete factory reset, all updates, including BIOS and obviously not running any CPU or bandwidth consuming applications while measuring the speed. In the photo you an see that the latency and upload sppeed are at same level, while the download speeds are massively different. Lenovo diagnostics didin't help to solve the issue.
I would really appreciate tips to solve this.

X100E display driver on Vista 640bit

Hi,
I've installed Vista 64-bit on an X100e and everything installed well with the exception of the display driver which is the HD 3200. Does not really matter which driver I used, from Lenovo or ATI website (latest 10.5), it just will not use the correct driver even if the driver installation went well.
I understand that Vista is not part of the official supported OS but on this forum there are instances that Vista is running well on an X100e.
I've updated the BIOS to 1.23-1.19 but no go as well.
Thanks for your time.

Is vista upgraded to the latest SP ?
Have you tried this driver ?
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/mobile/10-5_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe (should work w/o patching unlike the plain 10.5) .
P.S. Out of curiosity what's the point on using vista today ?

X100e overheating

Hi,
I`ve had my x100e for about two years. I was struggling with the overheating problem ever since and it`s just getting to the point that I`m tired of dealing with it. I have tried everything. I have turned up the fan performance in the BIOS, I am running TPFanControl all the time, cleaned the air vents, I have even bought a cooling pad that raises the laptop and has an extra fan attached for more cooling effect. Still, if I happen to use it for more than writing e-mails, the laptop shuts down due to overheating. I am a scientist, I purchased the Thinkpad for work. Imagine the potential embarrassment of my laptop shutting down in the middle of a presentation at an international conference!
As of now I don`t think that a couple of tips from Lenovo technical support are acceptable as the solution for this problem. Lenovo should have recalled all x100e models due to this serious design flow and repaired/replaced them with a model that actually works. I would be willing to buy a new Thinkpad if sending my x100e back would give me a reasonable discount. Short of a solution similar to my suggestion above I will not buy a Lenovo product again in my life and I will take every opportunity to try and deter anyone who might consider Lenovos, especially if "reliability" is the selling point for them!
I apologise for the strong words, I realise that the technical support guys are not responsible for design flows. However You might be able to channel my disappointment towards the right people in the hope that there is someone at a prestigious company like Lenovo who is willing to take their customers seriously and take some responsibility.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Best wishes
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I repasted my X100e with MX-2. Helped a bit, but not as much as undervolting the CPU with RMClock, which brought temperatures down significantly, and bumped battery life up about 15%.
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