I have more than one problem with my new ThinkPad Twist

I posted a little over a week ago about the LED indicator on the back of the lid no longer working. Lenovo Customer Service sent me a box in the mail, but I need to find some time off for me to send it in.
I discovered earlier this afternoon that when I turn the computer screen around and fold it back, the sensor that detects when it is folded back no longer registers this signal to the computer for it to activate autorotate mode. This seems like it's more likely to be a software issue, but I don't have the knowledge to really troubleshoot, so after rebooting and checking for Lenovo updates, I thought I would see if it would resolve itself after a few days.
Then I found that the volume rocker below the screen doesn't work. But it gets better than that: you can turn the volume up perfectly, but you can't turn it down. Everything about the buttons feels and sounds normal, but it simply doesn't receive that signal. I just don't get it.
I've had this computer for only a month and a half. I had heard that ThinkPads were pretty decent computers, but for owning it after 4-6 weeks of light-medium duty and having the nifty LED indicator to go out, the automatic auto-rotate trigger to mysteriously stop working, and for this volume button to stop........this looks like a mediocre product to me.
I've determined that the dysfunctional LED is, in fact, definitively a hardware issue. Is there some way to check on the other two?

One thought that comes to mind is that XP by default, I think, has the settings for the USB ports to power down when not in use. By "in use" they mean data being transferred, not charging something.
So first thing to try is go into your control panels, system, hardware, device manager, then open the USB section. Highlight and then right click and each and every USB Root Hub listing you see. Pick properties and go to the Power management tab. Uncheck the box the turns off the USB port power when not in use.
Now plug you iPod in and see if it charges properly now. If it is very low in power it may not turn on at all for a while (minutes to a half hour) while it trickle charges up to a safe level before powering up again.
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