T420 and windows 8(.1) power manager

As a two-year user of the T420 I am quite used to the power manager and its extended options. When I tried Windows 8 a couple of months ago I noticed that there were only the standard windows power management options available. Mind you, they worked fine, but they weren't near as good as the power manager of Lenovo.
My question is whether or not this functionality (power manager) is available for windows 8(.1) or will be available in the future?
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There is no ThinkVantage Power Manager for Windows 8.
Power Plans and idle timers are managed by the OS itself.
Lenovo-specific power options like Battery Stretch and 30-Day Standby can be configured in Lenovo Settings.
What specific feature of Power Manager do you think you're missing on Win8?

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Windows vs thinkpad power manager

hi,
as one can see, power adjustments can be made in 'thinkpad power manager' but also in windows itself (configurationmanagement) : what is preferrable ? since i and many others experience the fan noise problem ; and is it so that configuring in Windows AND in thinkpad PM gives a conflict ??

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For years the only Thinkvantage program I used was Hotkeys. I always used windows wireless, windows power manager and everything else windows. I always figured there would be conflicts between the different power managers just like you're wondering.
I started using Power Manager about a year ago and the more I use it, the better I like it. I do adjust my windows power settings to match my power manager settings because I still think that if the settings are too far apart there could still be conflicts. Make sure any power settings in the bios are changed to match. I haven't had any problems with xp, vista, 7 home premium, 7 professional or 7 ultimate. It's real easy to make power profiles and switch between them with power manager.
I still like windows 7 network manager better than access connections, but I think that is only because I haven't yet figured out all the aspects of access connections.
So, I guess I can say that I like Power Manager.
As far as fan noise goes, I assume you mean the noise when the fan runs fast. Laptops are getting faster and faster and people are opening many windows, watching 3 movies at once, a monitor and a tv going. That equates to heat. More heat faster fan. If the fan didn't run, the laptop would burn up. After 3 to 6 months the fan gets dust caked on it the intake for the fan gets stuff sucked up in it and the discharge vent gets stuff stuck on the back of it. No one wants to clean it. So the fan gets fast and the laptop gets hot.
TPfancontrol is a good way to control the fan and know what temps are in your machine. You can configure it how you want. It's been the standard fan control for thinkpads for a long time now, I wish I had something like it for my hp's.
Dave
T430u, x301, x200T, x61T, x61, x32, x41T, x40, U160, ThinkPad Tablet 1838-22R, Z500 touch, Yoga Tab 2 Windows 8.1, Yoga Tablet 3 Pro
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T430s Windows 8 Thinkvantage Power Management not working

Hi!
On my t430s I can't get the Thinkvantag Power Manager working. Was someone succesful with this?
Thanks!

"Erm...how do I do that??"
Install Power Management driver. Download Lenovo Power Manager for Windows7 to desktop or wherever you want.
Right click the file > Properties > Compatibility > Windows7. Haven't tried it myself but it appears people with Windows
8 say that it's working.
T530: i7-3630QM, 4 GB DDR3-1600, NVS 5400M, 2x 500GB 7200RPM, 9-cell, HD+ 1600x900, Backlit US, WinXP Pro
L430: i3-2370M, 4 GB DDR3-1600, HD 3000, 320GB 7200RPM, 6-cell, HD 1366 x 768, Win7 Home Premium 64-bit

X301 graphics scramble and can't launch power manager

some times at boot after I get to the logon page I use the finger print reader the graphics scrabbles and I have to hard boot the x301 to get it to work again. I have a feeling that this has to do something with the finger printer reader. Anyone else having this problem.
Also with the newest update of the power manger I can not get into it anymore as "Power manager has stopped working" is the error message I recieved. Otherwise as far as power management goes it seems to work correctly. Anyone else with this problem?

Here are the video's
sorry they are kind of long.
Video1 shows a cold boot then is reboots on it's own then goes to the Bios screen then boots again. Ofcourse I have to press continue to tell vista that the computer rebooted without a normal shutdown. I do this pretty much every morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMLeUkfmuQ8
Video2 starts with the scramble you have to hard boot by holding down the power button.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsps3q_pXkk
Video3 starts with a bad graphics scramble, that happened right after I turned the camera off on video2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvUiIK9_PBM

SOLVE strange problem with suspend and resume with gnome-power-manager

I have pm-utils and gnome installed.
Suspending and hibernation works well from the command line ($ pm-hibernate and $ pm-suspend). Resuming works without any problems.
Suspending from gnome "Shutdown dialog" works perfectly as well.
However, if suspending is initiated by gnome-power-manager something strange happens: After pressing the power button resuming switches to hibernation and my laptop turns off. Resuming from disk works fine again.
Now, suspending works fine again if I change and save any config file in /etc/pm/.
Here comes the strange thing: It doesn't really matter what I change as long as I save it.
However, as soon as I reboot resuming fails again the way I described above.
Anyone have a clue what's going on?
I get no error messages and I've tried all sorts of boot entries.
Last edited by mehldutt (2007-12-26 19:42:31)

After some try and error my guess is that "HAL" is responsible for this problem:
I deinstalled ACPID and 'pm-utils' and switched to 'uswsusp'.
I made the appropriate changes to the appropriate hal-scrips
usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal-system-power-suspend:
#!/bin/sh
/sbin/s2ram --force
usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal-system-power-hibernate:
#!/bin/sh
/sbin/s2disk
After these changes I still have the same problem: immidiatly after resuming form suspend (via power-button) my laptop hibernates (s2disk).
However, if I delete all entries in "usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal-system-power-hibernate" resuming from suspend works fine again, but hibernate doesn't of course. So, some script must be calling "usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal-system-power-hibernate" emmediatly after resuming from suspend.
A couple of weeks ago everything worked fine. My guess is that one of the recent hal-updates is causing this.
How can I figure what script is calling "usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal-system-power-hibernate" after resuming from suspend?

T420 (and others?) WMI BIOS management not working

We are deploying Windows 7 to Lenovo laptops using Microsoft SCCM. We should change a few BIOS options on every laptop, most importantly enable TPM for Bitlocker.
I read the Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface document and tested the provided sample scripts. "cscript.exe SetConfig.vbs SecurityChip Active" seems to work as expected, and so do some other settings like disabling modem, fingerprint reader etc. Running the ListAll.vbs script after modifying the settings with SetConfig.vbs prints the correct modified values, so something does get saved.
However, after rebooting the laptop the BIOS settings are back like they used to be. The system even reports "Configuration modified, reboot the computer" or something like that when it reboots, and everything seems fine but.. The settings just don't get saved or don't actually even change. After the reboot ListAll.vbs also reports the original settings.
Any ideas? Shouldn't SetConfig.vbs save the settings when it applies them?
The problem was verified to exist at least on T420, but we didn't test other models yet so I cannot say if it's model spesific. I think I also didn't test modifying just one setting, we changed a couple of them at the same time. I'll test that tomorrow but I don't think that explains the problem either?.
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Did you try to update the BIOS to the brand new version?
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-77076
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-77071
Release notes:
Version 1.26
UEFI: 1.26 / ECP: 1.08
(New) Updated Computrace ROM to version 80.895.
(Fix) Fixed an issue where some security settings in ThinkPad Setup could not be changed by Windows WMI script.
(Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer might not be booted
from the hard disk with Linux installed if there was no active partition
there.
(Fix) Fixed an issue where the computer with large-capacity
memory installed might fail to resume normal operation from
standby/sleep state.
(Fix) Fixed an issue where a particular AC adapter might not be detected.
Seems like the second fix in this list could be related to the problem you experience.
-gan

Screen dims and window says to power off. Is this serious?

This is the second time this has happened in the past month. I had a detailed description of the the first event, but since Apple decided to completely rejigger the support forum, delete all of my previous questions and replace it all with this far more confusing format, that conversation is gone.
I copied the malfunction report, but it means nothing to me. I'm hoping someone might be able to tell me if I have an issue for which I need to be concerned.
I thank you in advance.
Peter
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1930718 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    F17C2F1F-C3E8-4625-9542-524B70001336
Tue Apr 26 09:35:26 2011
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2a9d27): Double fault at 0x009ccb07, thread:0x95997a8, trapno:0x8, err:0x0,registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x5748ffb8, CR3: 0x2606a000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x5749000c, EBX: 0x0a812008, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0a812008
ESP: 0x5748ffc0, EBP: 0x57490408, ESI: 0x57490540, EDI: 0x57490540
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x009ccb07
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x574c2fb8 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x574c2fec 0x223978 0x0)
0x574c3008 : 0x2a9d27 (0x59abb4 0x59acaf 0x9ccb07 0x95997a8)
0x574c30f8 : 0x2a1902 (0x0 0x8b14ec83 0x3c7085d 0xb8e8c0)
0x57490408 : 0x9c964b (0xce76008 0xa812008 0x57490540 0x1)
0x57490428 : 0x967249 (0xa812008 0x57490540 0x57490458 0x98ae00)
0x57490458 : 0x98b5df (0x15606f80 0x57490540 0x1735ddf8 0x1fff0)
0x574904b8 : 0x96b72b (0x1735dd84 0x57490540 0x0 0x57490848)
0x57490868 : 0x96c071 (0x48274000 0xda51400 0xb9c1c00 0x0)
0x574908c8 : 0x96d805 (0x48274000 0xda51400 0x0 0x5046b1)
0x57490b78 : 0x94a2b0 (0x48274000 0xda51400 0x0 0x0)
0x57490bb8 : 0x94a61e (0x48274000 0xda51400 0x629b864 0x0)
0x57490bf8 : 0x12c36df (0x48274000 0xda52400 0x4 0x0)
0x57490c28 : 0x50432e (0xda52400 0x0 0x1 0xdaa4600)
0x57490c48 : 0x504349 (0xda52400 0x0 0x57490c98 0x55cd57)
0x57490c68 : 0x12c3a48 (0xda52400 0xa8b4300 0xa8b4000 0x1)
0x57490c98 : 0x963b1e (0xda52400 0x0 0x5e 0x1)
0x57490cd8 : 0x94b2bd (0x48274000 0xd9ab800 0xd976004 0x1)
0x57490d18 : 0x94b646 (0x48274000 0x0 0x258 0x0)
0x57490d78 : 0x94bb14 (0x48274000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x57490db8 : 0x94a250 (0x48274000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x57490df8 : 0x94a61e (0x48274000 0xd9abe00 0x53d9198 0x0)
0x57490e38 : 0x12c36df (0x48274000 0xdad8d00 0x4 0x0)
0x57490e68 : 0x50432e (0xdad8d00 0x0 0x1 0xd976200)
0x57490e88 : 0x504349 (0xdad8d00 0x0 0x57490ed8 0x55cd57)
0x57490ea8 : 0x12c3a48 (0xdad8d00 0xf785668 0xf785400 0x1)
0x57490ed8 : 0x963b1e (0xdad8d00 0x0 0x4b 0x1)
0x57490f18 : 0x94b2bd (0x48274000 0xd9aba00 0xd976e04 0x1)
0x57490f58 : 0x94b646 (0x48274000 0x0 0x258 0x0)
0x57490fb8 : 0x94bb14 (0x48274000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x57490ff8 : 0x94a250 (0x48274000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x57491038 : 0x94a61e (0x48274000 0xd7b9000 0x58782b4 0x0)
0x57491078 : 0x12c36df (0x48274000 0xd7298c0 0x4 0x0)
          Backtrace continues...
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
         com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(74.2)@0x12bf000->0x12c9fff
         com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000(6.2.6)@0x948000->0xb54fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x908000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x93b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x919000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac11,3 (Mac-F2238BAE)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 513175333537793
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Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
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You've had a kernel panic. You can visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on diagnosing kernel panics and to learn more about them.
Yours appears to have been triggered by the video system. I would start by uninstalling your Symantec anti-virus software. This type of software is known for being problematic. If the problem persists and you see lines like this in the panic log:
     Backtrace continues...
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
         com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(74.2)@0x12bf000->0x12c9fff
         com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000(6.2.6)@0x948000->0xb54fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x908000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x93b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x919000
Take the computer in for service as you may have a hardware problem.

T61, WinXP SP2: Windows Power Options vs Thinkpad Power Manager (Standby/LID/etc)

My message is similar to this one:
http://forum.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=T_Series_Thinkpads&message.id=4885
but show clear source of problem.
So I start...
I have [brand new ] T61 with XP SP2 Russian, installed from R&R disks from Lenovo through Vista Downgrade deal.
1. I set Windows Power Management (W.P.M.) to:
- standby when closing lid
- asks for password after wake up from Anabiosis (standby or hibernate).
2. Close lid -- notebook go to standby; open lid -- notebook wakes up. Fine.
3. Close lid -- nothing to do. Open lid - notebook runned a usual, no standby preparations ;(
4. Go to ThinkPad Power Manager (TP.P.M.) (useful left-click from Big Green Gauge in taskbar) -- all settings looks fine: options, checkboxes etc.
5. Open W.P.M. -- all settings messed up with random values:
- "no action" on closing lid
- "asks for password" checkbox not checked (this field varies through few tests).
6. Setting up needed options in W.P.M. again, repeat steps 2..3..4 -- nothing changes: W.P.M. saves options for first close lid action, then options messed up.
==================================
As I see, ThinkPad Power Manager builds on top of Windows Power Management and overwrites its options on some actions (power up/power down/close lid/etc) in unsmart way, turn off close lid action and bring *potentially security breach* by resetting option for asking password.
==================================
My other experience on close/open lid:
- Very old R43 at my work acts fine. TP.P.M. installed.
- HP 6820s works fine with standard W.P.M.
- HP nx7010 works fine with standard W.P.M.
Software versions:
- ThinkPad Power Management Driver: 1.44
- ThinkPad Power Manager: 1.30b
- All the hotfixes listed in similar topics installed by R&R disks
==================================
I... am... VERY... DISAPPOINTED! (c) Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
Is there a way to fix this TP Power Management suite behaviour?
Should I reinstall some of components?
Can I throw out TP Power Management toys and use WinXP native Power Management, ot there will be some ghosts like "yellow undrivered question marks" in Device Manager?
Thank you.
Moderator Note; converted to clickable link
Message Edited by andyP on 04-22-2008 09:37 AM

I solved this trouble without Lenovo intervention:
- create clean WinXP Pro setup disk from R&R recovery diskset and install WinXP from it;
- install all the TP utilities & drivers manually, checking LID Close/LID open actions twice after each program;
- make full system backup (not R&R way) every 3..4 installed programs.
Entire process spend one week of my time.
Message Edited by abcdenis on 05-10-2008 03:51 AM

WADK components & setting used for power management with answer file for windows 8.1 ent

hello,
I have to deploy windows 8.1 ent device with MDT answer file related to power management with customized following settings:
High performances
sleep timeout settings
standby or sleep and hibernate setting
Enable critical battery task.
But don't know
1. how to manage power settings using answer file (WADK) for win8.1.
2. which OS Windows image component and setting used for power management in WADK.
Thanks
Richa Km

The way I do it with my task sequences (this works with MDT as well as SCCM) is to have an exported power plan using the POWERCFG -EXPORT command. I create a software package around the resulting *.POW file with a command do do an POWERCFG -IMPORT.
I then issue a POWERCFG -SETACTIVE command to the GUID of the *.POW file to enable that power scheme.
More information on the POWERCFG command can be found here:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748940%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
Hope that helps,
Darth.Mongo

Latest versions of Power Manager and Access Connections got borked.

I have a T60p running a fully patched XP SP2, model 2007CS3, and I work for IBM. I'm posting this because our internal IT support team has no clue how to fix this.
I updated Power Manager to 1.52 when it had initially released, and since then it always fails with an error in pwmuictl.dll, however the taskbar indicator is working properly. So I have to rely on Windows' built in power management only.
Couple of days back I updated the ethernet drivers to 9.12.41.1001 as in the latest package listed on the site.
After that Access Connections 5.2 stopped working- the AcSvc service would fail on startup and subsequent restarts.
I rolled back the ethernet driver to the previous version- uninstalled the device and reinstalled specifying the older drivers- to no avail.
After a lot of struggle I downgraded it to version 4.23 that is used internally- and now my LEAP based wifi does not work. If I create a new connection profile- Access Connections craps out after filling in wifi security parameters. I reset my LEAP password and tried again- it still does not connect.
So effectively, updating the ethernet drivers turned out to be a big mistake. I hope someone can help, if you need additional information/screenshots let me know.

Hello Martin,
you have AC 5.02 instead 4.52 installed, like your screenshot shows.
Some user have been experienced problems with this version and the version of new Powermanager.
So if your system runs satisfactionally then there is no need to update.
I would roll back and see if your program became operationally again.
Kind regards
Andreas
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My solution (or so I thought) to Power Manager/CPU throttling problems!!!

I have found a solution to all my Power Manager/CPU throttling problems!!! Though there is some good and bad news.
{EDIT: The problem has NOT been fixed, even after latest PowerManager (3.62) and BIOS (1.30) versions. Pretty much ignore anything I say below as the problem is still occurring. You can see my full post here: http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/W520-Speedstep-not-working-properly-on-battery-...}
Good news: I have NONE of the throttling issues or inconsistent CPU frequency problems I was having before on AC or battery power. Everything, including TurboBoost on battery works! It is completely fixed! (I have no idea how this factors into Lenovo’s statements that TurboBoost is disabled on battery “by design”. There is at least one other post from someone else that also reported TurboBoost was working for them on battery)
Bad news: I don’t really know which one of the many things I tried actually worked. I am sorry I wasn’t more methodical about recording what I did and checking results, but this was my last ditch effort to get this fixed on my own without sending the system in for repair and frankly, I didn’t think it would work. Now that it has worked, I’m hoping my steps can help others.
For anyone interested, here’s what I did… and before anyone says something like “That has nothing to do with managing power/cpu, why would that help?!… etc., please keep in mind I’m just stating exactly what I did. I am aware some of the steps may not be relevant, but who knows… We all know how weird PC’s are sometimes, even the smallest, oddest thing may resolve a problem.So anyway, here goes.
**IMPORTANT** Not sure how many noticed, but there was a new version of Power Manager released a few weeks ago, 3.62. The PM driver seems to have stayed the same. That alone could very well be the sole fix, I’m not sure. You may just want to completely remove PM and PM driver and install the latest version before trying any of the steps below.
1)Made a complete system image via Windows built-in backup feature
2)Disable any 3rd party fan/CPU control utilities (Throttlestop, etc). Make sure they are also not going to run at startup or from a scheduled task
3)Remove Power Manager Driver, then remove Power Manager software
4)Reboot to Windows
5)Remove all traces of the Power Manager drivers/software directories (think it was something like C:\readyapps and C:\drivers.) **For some odd reason after I did this, my wireless stopped working but it resolved itself by the time I was done with these steps, strange
6)Reboot
7)Access BIOS and reset all settings to default
8)Boot into Windows, downgrade to BIOS 1.25 [UEFI: 1.25 - 8BET44WW / ECP: 1.14 8AHT32WW ] via the Windows flash utility. I wanted to downgrade all the way back to 1.06, but the software would throw up some error for any version prior to 1.25 and wouldn’t proceed
9)Reboot to Windows; make sure system booted w/ out issues
10)Reboot again, access BIOS, reset to defaults again
11)Shut down system
12)Disconnect AC power. Remove main battery. Access and disconnect system backup (a.k.a CMOS) battery under keyboard. Discharge residual power in the system (there are various ways to do this, but you could just leave the battery disconnected for a few minutes). Visually inspect the system for anything funky…my system had a slightly but noticeably loose CPU/GPU heat sink/fan assembly power connector.
13)Reconnect backup battery.
14)Reconnect AC power but leave main battery disconnected.
15)Power on. Should get a message indicating “checksum error, system time reset” or something like that.
16)Reboot to Windows. Verified still okay.
17)Downloaded latest BIOS version, 1.26. This time I burned the bootable BIOS flash CD instead of running it through Windows.
18)Restart and boot from disc, flash BIOS to 1.26. Once complete, restart. Verify BIOS set to defaults.
19)Boot back into Windows.
20)Install latest Power Manager driver (1.62 ), reboot if/as prompted. Install Power Manager (3.62), reboot as prompted.
21)Boot into Windows, verified Power Manager was active and working. Verified TurboBoost was working. Restarted system a few times and played around with Power Manager for a bit to see if the different power plans worked and retained the settings, all the while monitoring the Intel TurboBoost utility and PM’s own “power gauges”. Let system Sleep, changed power sources, resumed, etc. Everything was working great.
22)Shutdown, reconnect main battery. Booted into Windows. Again, fiddled with Power Manager for a bit, switching between power plans and AC/battery power. Still worked great.
23)Success!
That’s it. Again, this is not a guaranteed fix guide. These are just simply the steps that I took on my system that resolved the problems many of us are having. Hopefully it will work for others.
T520 4239-CTO | i5 2410M
W520 4270-CTO | 2720QM | 16GB RAM | Quadro 1000M | BIOS 1.30 | PwrMgr 3.62

All I basically did was download and install...
(Chipset driver) http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/oss924ww.exe
(PM driver) http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/83ku14ww.exe
Now, I did chipset first (didnt ask to reboot) then installed the PM driver (did ask to reboot)
I rebooted.... then I went into bios (1.26) and set everything to default... then restarted saving changes...
Since I prefer not using optimus I changed the display settings in bios right after saving the default settings...
Not sure whether or not you really had to go into bios... but everything seems to be working...
My settings in PM is set to Maximum Power in the Advanced tab, 3rd party monitoring tools is TPFanControl and HWInfo64....
W520 (4270 CTO) | i7-2820QM | 16GB RAM 1333 MHz | Runcore MSATA SSD | 2x Kingston SATA2 SSD | Quadro 2000M | FHD | Windows 7

Power management headaches

I am very frustrated with multiple power related issues on recently purchased HP ENVY mp4 Entertainment laptop which has Windows 8 installed.
1. With default energy saving plan if I close the lid or use a different method to put laptop to sleep it would not later wake up when I open the lid or press keyboard/touchpad. I have to resort to hard reboot to start using it again.
2. When I click Shut Down button in Charms > Settings > Power the screen goes dark but the light stays on power button and wi-fi key stays lit indicating that laptop is still on even after several minutes.
Is there an available update to power management software that I can install?

Update. I allowed preinstalled HP Support Assistant to download and install BIOS update and after reboot my power management problems seem to be cured. I feel better now.
Just as FYI - Geek Squad guys at Best Buy were useless trying to deal with this issue. Just wasted a ton of my time.

Update Retriever - Error Downloading Power Management Driver

There is an error in Update Retriever, when I try to download the Lenovo Power Management Driver 1.67.00.02 (giku06ww).
The error message is:
1 update failed to be downloaded.
For me it looks like the XML file does not contain a valid CRC information for the file.

Found a workaround: (I am not sure, why the CRCs are incorrect. It is possible, that the current driver is compromised!)
download manually the files for the power management driver:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/giku06ww.exe
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/giku06ww.txt
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/giku06ww_2_.xml
There is an error in the XML file, the CRC sum and file size is not correct. calculate the SHA1 CRCs for the files and change the sizes:
      <File>
        <Name>giku06ww.exe</Name>
        <CRC>C9803CFF3B6A8A096AAED2737FB6D6FD3B63B5CA</CRC>
        <Size>1278493</Size>
      </File>
    </Installer>
    <Readme default="EN">
      <File id="EN">
        <Name>giku06ww.txt</Name>
        <CRC>80B709F72A4A9BDA3A0A98A31CD58EE188E412B9</CRC>
        <Size>32128</Size>
      </File>
the file should look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?pcdDescriptor version="0230"?>
<Package name="IBMPM_W8" id="giku06ww" version="1.67.00.02" hide="False">
<Title default="EN">
    <Desc id="EN">Lenovo Power Management Driver - XP [32]/Vista/7/8 [32,64]</Desc>
</Title>
<DetectVersion type="Registry">
    <Registry>
      <Key>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Management Driver</Key>
      <ValueName>DisplayVersion</ValueName>
    </Registry>
</DetectVersion>
<Summary default="EN" />
<Severity type="3" />
<SeverityOverride type="2">
    <Not>
      <_RegistryKey>
        <Key>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Management Driver</Key>
      </_RegistryKey>
    </Not>
</SeverityOverride>
<Vendor>Lenovo</Vendor>
<ExtractCommand>giku06ww.exe /VERYSILENT /DIR=%PACKAGEPATH% /EXTRACT="YES"</ExtractCommand>
<ReleaseDate>2013-06-19</ReleaseDate>
<DiskSpaceNeeded>30000000</DiskSpaceNeeded>
<Reboot type="3" />
<Install rc="0" type="cmd" default="EN">
    <Cmdline id="EN">%PACKAGEPATH%\Setup.exe -S -SMS</Cmdline>
</Install>
<ManualInstall type="cmd" default="EN">
    <Cmdline id="EN">%PACKAGEPATH%\Setup.exe</Cmdline>
</ManualInstall>
<Uninstall />
<DetectInstall>
    <_RegistryKeyValue type="REG_SZ">
      <Key>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Management Driver</Key>
      <KeyName>DisplayVersion</KeyName>
      <Version>1.67.00.02^</Version>
    </_RegistryKeyValue>
</DetectInstall>
<Dependencies>
    <And>
      <_OS>
        <OS>VS-BUS.*</OS>
        <OS>VS-ENT.*</OS>
        <OS>VS-HOMEBASIC.*</OS>
        <OS>VS-HOMEPREM.*</OS>
        <OS>VS-HOMEULT.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN7-ENT.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN7-HOMEBASIC.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN7-HOMEPREM.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN7-PRO.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN7-STARTER.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN7-ULT.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN8.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN8-ENT.*</OS>
        <OS>WIN8-PRO.*</OS>
        <OS>WXP-PRO.SP3</OS>
      </_OS>
      <Or>
        <_PnPID><![CDATA[*IBM0055]]></_PnPID>
        <_PnPID><![CDATA[*IBM0068]]></_PnPID>
        <_PnPID><![CDATA[*LEN0068]]></_PnPID>
        <_PnPID><![CDATA[*LEN0168]]></_PnPID>
      </Or>
      <Or>
        <Or>
          <Not>
            <_Bios>
              <Level>GDET*</Level>
            </_Bios>
          </Not>
        </Or>
        <Or>
          <And>
            <_Bios>
              <Level>GDET*</Level>
            </_Bios>
            <Or>
              <_Coreq name="BIOS_GDUJ">
                <Version>1.07.1.07^</Version>
              </_Coreq>
              <Not>
                <_Bios>
                  <Level>GDET0*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET1*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET2*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET30*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET31*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET32*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET33*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET34*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET35*</Level>
                  <Level>GDET36*</Level>
                </_Bios>
              </Not>
            </Or>
          </And>
        </Or>
      </Or>
    </And>
</Dependencies>
<Files>
    <Installer>
      <File>
        <Name>giku06ww.exe</Name>
        <CRC>C9803CFF3B6A8A096AAED2737FB6D6FD3B63B5CA</CRC>
        <Size>1278493</Size>
      </File>
    </Installer>
    <Readme default="EN">
      <File id="EN">
        <Name>giku06ww.txt</Name>
        <CRC>80B709F72A4A9BDA3A0A98A31CD58EE188E412B9</CRC>
        <Size>32128</Size>
      </File>
    </Readme>
</Files>
</Package>
The update can be imported into update retriever manually and it must be assigned to systems (by default no machine types are assigned).

5200-801 and Windows Vista

I don't know how many are testing Windows Vista, let alone on a Satelite 5200-801 but I have a few issues with the Toshiba utilities. Notably non of them work.
Current problems, none of the Function keys work (IE monitor brightness, wireless hotkey, dispaly hotkey etc)
The front panel buttons for media control are not functional.
The console does not allow adjustment of system properties (IE front screen backlight always on etc)
The cPad is not functional as the Toshiba Synaptics driver is not compatable and later synaptics drivers will not work with the cpad app.
and Most importantley, the power management suite does not run and when you try to open it manually you get an error stateing that "access to this program is restricted through a group policy"
Now admitedly, most of these are minor problems, the only one I want fixed is the power manager so I can control the monitor brightness again (it is defaulted to mid level at the moment) but if anybody has a work around for these issues (or better yet, plans from toshiba to update the utility suite I would love to know.
Thanks in advance
John Walker

Hello,
As far as I know the Satellite 5200 is about 2 years old. At that time, all tools and utilities are designed to work properly with delivered Windows Xp OS. Like you know Windows vista is at the moment just a test version and official not on the market. It is logical, that older tools and utilizes cant work properly and it is not a kind of problem.
I dont believe that Toshiba will create any kind of updates for older units.

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