T400 - Bumps on Lid & Other problems

Hi T400 Lovers,
I got my new T400 from lenovo direct a week back. My config is shown in my Signature here.
I noticed the following on my laptop,
1.Bumps on Top surface
With the laptop closed, the top surface has some noticeable bumps. There are 2 bumps. Between the names lenovo and Thinkpad. One is close to lenovo which is more compared to other one close to Thinkpad. These bumps I found while I was trying to wipe the top surface for lints from my cloth. Any of you noticed it? Is it normal?
2. Sleep mode > Wake-up (On Battery mode) Audio Distorted
2.1 When my T400 was in Sleep mode & pressed the Fn key, it woke-up but the audio from Win XP showing the system is waking up was very much distorted. I see the same problem posted by someone here
2.2 The Display will be very bright though it was less bright when it went for sleep. I had to manually press Fn + End to reduce the brightness to my previous settings
3. IE (Default version provided by Lenovo & I have turned on Phishing filter) startup & performance is very slow compared to Firefox. Most of the times it freezes.
4. Camera problem
The Camera always give a greenish picture / image.
5. Keyboard flex / Keys
From such an expensive laptop the keyboard flex is not expected. Lenovo thinkpad is not that great compared to earlier IBM Thinkpads. Trackpad keys are also feels fragile when pressing. Not fit for hard use that the Thinkpad is meant for. Cheaper models on HP Pavilion has a very good keys and trackpad.
Overall my experience is not great for the price I paid & Thinkpad is meant for. I was thinking about Dell Lattitude, HP 1028US that came with Centrino2 but chose Thinkpad for only reason it came with DDR3 memory.
I was a fanatic of Thinkpad till I got mine. I would hesitate to suggest Thinkpad to anyone but if in situation, would tell these problems
Message Edited by JV3421 on 12-16-2008 01:28 PM
2764CTO | T400 | Intel P8400 | 2GB-1DIMM | 2GB Turbo Memory | 160GB 5400RPM | Intel 5300 agn WLAN | BlueTooth PAN | LED Backlit Display | Camera | 4 Cell Battery | Win XP Prof SP2

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T510-Thinkpad-turns-itself-on-automatically...
Let me know if that KB article helps with your laptop waking up on its own.
Regarding the USB wakeup, do the following...
Start
Run
Type "devmgmt.msc"
Click OK
Now locate the device and double-click on it. Look for an option that says "Allow this device to wake the computer", and uncheck it.
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I have backed-up all important files and programs (with the exception of my Firefox bookmarks, do you know how I can save those?) and am prepared to do whatever it takes to bring my computer back to working order. I need my computer for schoolwork and assignments so if I can fix it myself in anyway... I would prefer to avoid lengthly repairs if possible.
Please let me know what my options are, and/or possible things I can do to repair these problems. This whole affair is, unsurprisingly, driving me crazy.
One last thing, upon launching Microsoft Word, I get the following pop-up:
Application Launch Failure
The application "Word" could not be launched because of a shared library error: "3<Microsoft Word><Microsoft Word><MicrosoftLSLibZ>"
I do not know whether this is linked to my other problems or not. This too, is something that has recently come up and is significantly affecting my work (I have had to switch to writing my essays on TextEdit).
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Eric Oosenbrug

Hi, Eric.
1. You wrote: "...my screen would darken and center box would appear telling me, "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button.""You are describing the following message:
That indicates a kernel panic. Failure to address these when they first arise can result in bad problems becoming worse.
See my "Resolving Kernel Panics" FAQ. This FAQ includes step-by-step instructions for identifying and resolving some of the most common causes of kernel panics. The FAQ is a roadmap: start at the beginning and work systematically through the end, i.e. the "If all else fails..." section.
2. You wrote: "…upon launching Microsoft Word, I get the following pop-up:
Application Launch Failure
The application "Word" could not be launched because of a shared library error: "3<Microsoft Word><Microsoft Word><MicrosoftLSLibZ>"
I do not know whether this is linked to my other problems or not."It's probably related. Failure to address the kernel panics when they first arose may have resulted in a corrupted OS. I discuss shared library errors in my "Troubleshooting shared library errors" FAQ.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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