T430 vs T430s

Hi,
A year ago I purchased a T420 and was very happy with it until a week ago that my notebook was stolen. I'm looking for a replacement now and I'm undecided between the T430 and T430s.
As I understand the T430 has serious problems regarding the fan (http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T430-Fan-speed/m-p/796515/) that spins at high speed and produce a high-pitch noise. This problem appears to have not been resolved yet. Did anyone experience this problem of the fan with the T430s model also?
Also, some people report a very bad quality display included in the T430s. Is this true in all models or depends in factors like sell date or display option (1366x768 vs 1600x900). I'm considering buying the notebook with the 1600x900 resolution display.
Thanks very much in advance to anyone who could help me.
Best wishes for thanksgiving,
Luis

Hey guys. I was wondering what are your main uses for this computer? Is is used as a portable device ie college or does it mostly sit on a desk and used for everything. Did you connect your T420 to modem or connect to an external display? Also are you familiar with TPFanControl by troubadix?
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T430 or T430s, which is better for me?

Hi everyone, I'm currently considering getting my first thinkpad, and hesitating between T430 and T430s (and probably T530). I have a few concerns regarding the NVS 5400 and NVS 5200 graphics card. Can anyone offer some ideas, please?
I don't play games, but... I have to use game engine software (like Unreal, Unity and etc) and sometimes a little 3DS MAX to do design work. Unreal engine is a bit demanding on graphics card, so I have to opt for a discrete one. Is nVidia NVS 5200 enough for me to run these software? What about NVS 5400? T430s is really nice and portable, so if the 5200 graphics is good enough, I'd really prefer T430s.
Thank everyone in advance! Any opinions are greatly appreciated. Options for other models are also welcome! B-)

if you do lot of graphics development work, then neither of these laptop is something you should go for. As these GPU is willfully under powered for what you need.
You would need something like W530 with K2000m graphics card.
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Jin Li
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I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

T430 Multiple Monitors ( 2) with HD4000

Hello,
I know that the T430 equiped with nVidia graphics is capable of supporting more than 2 monitors.
What about T430 equipped with the HD4000 graphics Card, using the MiniDock Series 3?
I have connected three monitors (Dock-DVI, Dock-VGA, ThinkPad-MiniDisplayPort) but, so far, I can extend my desktop over two of these three monitors only.
Thanks
Pascal
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See http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=HT074304. I am not sure why the T430 isn't listed. I didn't think the T430 and T430s were that far apart.

T430 docking stations

Does the docking station for the L420 work for a T430? If not, will the T400 docking station work with a T430?
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Hi,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
There are docking stations which is compatible with several ThinkPad models. Eg: ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 with USB 3.0 – 170W (433835U - U.S.) is supported by L412, L420, L430, L512, L520, L530, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T510, T510i, T520, T520i, T530, T530i, W510, W520, W530, X220, X230, X230i.
Refer the below link and check which docking station you have and the compatibility list.
Docks, Port Replicator, Ultrabase - Reference Guide
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Mithun.
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X230 Family Type 2325 drivers In update retriever

Hey,
I've been using UR for quite some time and it's working great for me with SCCM etc.,
the organization I work for had began purchasing X230 family laptops (Type 2325),
I'm missing some drivers from Update Retriever that are available on the support website,
I'm searching for type 2325 language English OS Windows 7
these are:
ThinkPad Bluetooth g4wb10ww (Version 6.5.1.2700) (appears as BCM... In device manager)
RapidBoot Shield 32/64 (both appear on UR but fails to download while all other drivers successfully download from UR)
USB3.0 Appears but doesn't seem to get installed (it appears In candidate list log of thininstaller),
then I read that on the RapidBoot shield update notes that usb 3.0 needs rapidboot drivers v1.23 (which doesn't appear on the new driver releases page:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_IL/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?DocID=HT050904
Software name RapidBoot Shield
Support models ThinkPad(R) L330
ThinkPad L420, L421, L430
ThinkPad L520, L530
ThinkPad T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430u
ThinkPad T520, T520i, T530, T530i
ThinkPad W520, W530
ThinkPad X1, X1 Hybrid, X1 Carbon
ThinkPad X121e, X130e, X131e
ThinkPad X220, X220i, X230, X230i
ThinkPad X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet
ThinkPad V490u
ThinkPad Edge E120, E125, E130, E135
ThinkPad Edge E220s
ThinkPad Edge E320, E325, E330, E335
ThinkPad Edge E420, E420s, E425, E430, E435
ThinkPad Edge E520, E525, E530, E535
ThinkPad Edge S430
Lenovo(R) V480, V480s
Lenovo V580
Lenovo B475e, B480, B480r, B485, B490
Lenovo B575e, B580, B580r, B585, B590
Zhaoyang K29, K49, E49
Lenovo E49
Operating Systems Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 32-bit, 64-bit
Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models
support which Operating Systems.
Version 1.23
WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES
RapidBoot Shield is a utility that reduces the boot complete time of PC running
Windows 7 operating systems.
If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this
package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted
below.
CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
Version 1.23
[Important updates]
Nothing.
[New functions or enhancements]
- Changed the software name from RapidBoot to RapidBoot Shield.
[Problem fixes]
- Fixed an issue that the desktop window becomes dark and mouse is unresponsive
when SimpleTap is launched during boot time.
- Fixed an issue that RapidBoot does not work after upgrade install on Win7 64-bit
operating system.
- Fixed an issue that mouse cursor intermittently becomes unresponsive for a while.
- Fixed an issue that RapidBoot delays keyboard response during Lenovo Setup(OOBE).
- Fixed a 0x9F BSOD issue that occurs intermittently.
[Note] If you plan to install Intel USB3.0 driver 1.0.4.225 or newer version,
please install Rapid Boot Shield first.
from the log(1st run):
Info 2012-07-01 , 02:32:56
at Tvsu.Coreq.LoadCoreqsProcessor.ProcessUpdatesImplementation(Update[] ups)
Message: Candidate list:
Integrated Camera Driver for Windows[reboot type 3]
WiDi driver for Intel cards for Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11b/g/n)[reboot type 0]
Lenovo Mobile Broadband Activation[reboot type 0]
WiMAX Driver for Intel Cards (For Windows 7 32bit)[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Active Protection System[reboot type 3]
Realtek Audio Driver for Windows 7 32/64[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage GPS[reboot type 0]
WiDi driver for Intel cards for Windows 7 32bit[reboot type 3]
Ericsson H5321 Wireless WAN Driver for Windows[reboot type 0]
WiMAX Driver for Intel Cards (For Windows 7 64bit)[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad Power Manager[reboot type 3]
Intel AMT 8.0 - MEI and SOL driver[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Active Protection System[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad UNDP Wireless WAN Driver(Gobi3000)[reboot type 3]
Sierra Wireless MC7750 - Gobi 4000 (TM) Softwaree[reboot type 3]
Media Card Reader Driver for Windows XP/732/764 - WW -[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad Power Management Driver[reboot type 3]
Intel PRO/1000 LAN Adapter Software for Windows XP 32-bit, 7 32-bit[reboot type 0]
ThinkPad Hotkey Features Integration Package Setup[reboot type 3]
Fix for Issue of HDD with HDP Detection for Windows Vista/7[reboot type 0]
ThinkVantage Access Connections for Windows 7[reboot type 3]
WiFi driver for Intel cards For Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
Intel USB3.0 eXtensible Host Controller[reboot type 3]
WiDi Driver for Intel Cards for Windows 7 32/64bit[reboot type 3]
Intel Rapid Storage AHCI Driver for Windows 32bit[reboot type 3]
Intel PRO/1000 LAN Adapter Software for Windows 7 64-bit[reboot type 0]
Intel HD Graphics 2000/2500/3000/4000 Display Driver for Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
WiFi driver for Intel cards For Windows 7 32bit[reboot type 3]
Intel Chipset Support for Windows XP/Vista/7[reboot type 3]
Intel HD Graphics 2000/2500/3000/4000 Display Driver for Windows 7 32bit[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Communications Utility[reboot type 3]
Info 2012-07-01 , 02:32:56
at Tvsu.Coreq.LoadCoreqsProcessor.ProcessUpdatesImplementation(Update[] ups)
Message: Resulted order of candidate list:
Intel HD Graphics 2000/2500/3000/4000 Display Driver for Windows 7 32bit[reboot type 3]
Intel Chipset Support for Windows XP/Vista/7[reboot type 3]
Intel HD Graphics 2000/2500/3000/4000 Display Driver for Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
Intel PRO/1000 LAN Adapter Software for Windows 7 64-bit[reboot type 0]
Intel Rapid Storage AHCI Driver for Windows 32bit[reboot type 3]
Intel USB3.0 eXtensible Host Controller[reboot type 3]
Fix for Issue of HDD with HDP Detection for Windows Vista/7[reboot type 0]
Intel PRO/1000 LAN Adapter Software for Windows XP 32-bit, 7 32-bit[reboot type 0]
Media Card Reader Driver for Windows XP/732/764 - WW -[reboot type 3]
Sierra Wireless MC7750 - Gobi 4000 (TM) Softwaree[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad UNDP Wireless WAN Driver(Gobi3000)[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Active Protection System[reboot type 3]
Intel AMT 8.0 - MEI and SOL driver[reboot type 3]
Ericsson H5321 Wireless WAN Driver for Windows[reboot type 0]
ThinkVantage GPS[reboot type 0]
Realtek Audio Driver for Windows 7 32/64[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Active Protection System[reboot type 3]
Lenovo Mobile Broadband Activation[reboot type 0]
ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11b/g/n)[reboot type 0]
Integrated Camera Driver for Windows[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad Power Management Driver[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad Hotkey Features Integration Package Setup[reboot type 3]
ThinkPad Power Manager[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Access Connections for Windows 7[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Communications Utility[reboot type 3]
WiFi driver for Intel cards For Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
WiMAX Driver for Intel Cards (For Windows 7 64bit)[reboot type 3]
WiFi driver for Intel cards For Windows 7 32bit[reboot type 3]
WiDi driver for Intel cards for Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
WiMAX Driver for Intel Cards (For Windows 7 32bit)[reboot type 3]
WiDi driver for Intel cards for Windows 7 32bit[reboot type 3]
WiDi Driver for Intel Cards for Windows 7 32/64bit[reboot type 3]
Info 2012-07-01 , 02:32:56
at Tvsu.Coreq.CoreqProcessor.ProcessUpdatesImplementation(Update[] updates)
Message: Beginning Coreq process: Recieved 32Updates
on the 2nd run:
WiDi Driver for Intel Cards for Windows 7 32/64bit[reboot type 3]
WiDi driver for Intel cards for Windows 7 64bit[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage Communications Utility[reboot type 3]
ThinkVantage GPS[reboot type 0]
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Sorry for these issues, the updates team is still working on getting all the updates published for the new systems like X230...
Bluetooth should be there starting from today.
I recommend not installing RapidBoot Shield unless you have personally tested it and determined that it makes your image boot faster and doesn't cause side-effects.
Intel USB 3.0 has a wrong dependency on RapidBoot Shield, the team is working on removing the dependency. If you are using ThinInstaller you may be able to figure out how to remove the dependency from the XML file yourself...

[Engadget] Lenovo roadmap outs Intel Chief River Ivy Bridge-equipped laptops for June 5th

I hope it's ok to post this here...
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/lenovo-roadmap-intel-chief-river-ivy-bridge-june-5th/
Only one mention of the W530, for being Lenovo Enhanced Experience 3 certified, no other details though.
W520 i7-2720QM | 32 GB RAM 1333 MHz | FHD 1920x1080 | Quadro 1000M | Windows 7 & Ubuntu 14.04
Crucial M500 480GB mSATA + 2 x 1 TB Hitachi Travelstar 7200 rpm | BIOS 1.38

RapidBoot for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - ThinkPad
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014895
README for RapidBoot
g1rb09ww.txt
9.24 KB 1.20 10 Apr 2012
Version 1.20
(New) Added GUI for enabling and disabling RapidBoot.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad T430,T430i,T430s.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad T530,T530i,W530.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad L430,L530.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad X230,X230 Tablet.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad X131e.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E130,E135,E330,E335.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E430,E435,E530,E535.
(New) Added support for Lenovo V480,V480s,V580.
(New) Added support for Lenovo B480,B480r,B485.
(New) Added support for Lenovo B580,B580r,B585.
(New) Added support for Lenovo K29,K49,E49.
ThinkVantage GPS for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Vista (32-bit, 64-bit) and XP - ThinkPad
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-73724
Version 2.80
(New) Added support for ThinkPad T430,T430i,T430s.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad T530,T530i,W530.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad L430,L530.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad X230,X230 Tablet.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad X131e.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E130, E135, E330, E335.
(New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E430, E435, E530, E535.
(New) Added support for Lenovo 480s.

Ericsson H5321gw/C5621gw и переход на Windows 10

Очень важная инофрмация от команды Lenovo о проблеме с wwan модемами Ericsson H5321gw/C5621gw при переходе на Windows 10.
For anyone with either of these cards upgrading to Windows 10:
H5321gw Mobile Broadband Device
C5621gw Mobile Broadband Device
Affected Systems;
ThinkPad L430
ThinkPad L530
ThinkPad S230u
ThinkPad S430
ThinkPad T430, T430i, T430s, T430si
ThinkPad T530, T530i
ThinkPad W530
ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Type 34xx)
ThinkPad X230, X230i
ThinkPad Edge S430
If the card's firmware hasn't been updated before upgrading to Windows 10 the card will produce a yellow bang in device manager and not function. The current firmware doesn't allow itself to be installed running Windows 10 resulting in the system having to be rolled back to the previous OS, the firmware installed and then upgraded again to Windows 10.
Link to Firmware;
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x230/downloads/DS032508

отвечу c парой комментариев:
1. о проблеме с данными модемами стало известно в понедельник вечером. Уже в среду было опубликовано решение. Когда будет аналогичная сборка для распаковки и прошивки модемов под win10 на данную минуту неизвестно, но проблемой занимаются.
2. будучи несколько месяцев бета-тестером win10, как Вы сообщили на немецком форуме, Вы, очевидно, видели эту же ошибку, видели восклицательный знак в ДУ и молчали. А теперь говорите, там же, что хотели бы срочно решить вопрос? Немного нелогично, тем более есть п.1
3. Вы тестировали предрелизы win10 и не сделали ни бэкап предыдущей рабочей системы, под win7/8, ни, хотя бы, диск восстановления прежней ОС? Опять же, нелогично для бета-тестера.

Very disapointed in Lenovo's service on my T430 machine type 2342CTO with Windows Pro 7 64 bit

I have been a ThinkPad user since the first model 700. I have always liked them and when I have had to use other laptops I found them inferior. However one thing my team has been telling me in the past year or two is that they do not want to purchase anymore Lenovo ThinkPad's. They have told me that the service and support has been greatly degraded. I was hesitant to agree with them until my present experience. We purchase all of our ThinkPad's with a 4 year on-site warranty. We have people who are in the field and when their computer goes down we need to get it back up and running ASAP.
Three weeks ago my hard drive started to give me some problems and one day after shutting down the computer a message came up that it needed to run Checkdisk which it did. I was able to keep it going and I did have a backup. I contacted the 800 number to talk with a service person and they ordered up service for the replacement of the hard drive and also to replace the fan and sent me the system disks for the T430. Two days later the insight service person showed up with the parts. The disks showed up as well via UPS. The service person replaced the fan and the HDD. There were 4 DVD's for the system disks. He started the rebuild and asked if I could finish it and I said I could with no problem. He left. I continued the process. After the 3rd DVD it asked to put in the 4th and when I did a message said that this was the wrong DVD. I tried all the other 3 with the same response. I tried building it from scratch again and the same problem. I called support again and the guy I spoke with thought that I must have a bad DVD and he would send out another set. That set of 4 DVD’s arrived the next day which I was very thankful for. He told me that they could only guaranty 2 days. I thought OK we should be up and running shortly. The same problem occurred again. Bear in mind that both sets of these DVD's were all labeled for the ThinkPad T430 machine type 2342 which was my laptop and for Windows Pro 7, 64 bit. I called Lenovo and this time the tech I spoke with said that there was another set of Disks for my machine that should have been sent. Of course I was frustrated but there was not a lot I could do about that and I asked if they could make sure that they were overnighted to me so that I would be sure to get them on the next day which was Thursday. He told me that he could not do that, that they could only guaranty 2 day. I called the next morning to get the tracking number which they gave me and it was supposed to be delivered on Friday which I was very thankful for. That was Good Friday. However UPS had some severe weather at their hub in Kentucky and everything was delayed and the disks did not show up until Monday. I had now been down a whole week from my first call the Monday before.
The new set of disks was 3 DVD’s labeled for the T430, Machine type 2342 and Windows Pro 7, 64 bit. I started the build process. It continued to work but I made a mistake in the order of disks so I thought that these disks have a problem too. I called Lenovo and they said that I should just send the system in for depot repair. I said that will take at least until probably Thursday. The guy I was speaking to said that I should have it back by Wednesday. I asked if there was any way that I could send it to them directly that day. He said no I could not, I had to wait for a box. I asked if there was anyway to expedite the process and he spoke to his manager and his manager said that the level of service that was on the machine would not allow for any faster service. The also told me that my service contract would allow me to take it to an authorized Lenovo service center around me. I said to him that they probably have a queue as well and that I will have to wait for that. As an aside note we did try service like this with one of our other ThinkPad’s that had a problem and the place messed up the system and we ended up at the end of the day having to send it to their depot for repair. I hung up and though let me try these disks one more time. I did and I saw my mistake and the system loaded up the DVD’s properly. I was getting excited that I could be up and running shortly. However my excitement was short lived. Once it started to reboot and expand the installation the drive failed and said that it had to run Checkdisk. It did and once again there were all kinds of orphaned files etc. I had to reboot and run it from the DVD’s again and I went through the whole process once again. The system went into a complete failure and would not do anything. I called back support with my case # and gave them this information. The box came the next day and I packed it up and sent it off. I then started tracking it and it arrived on Wednesday as expected. Then I wanted to go to the site and track the progress of the repair. The document you have to fill out and send back with the system gives information on where to go on the web to track the process. My shows that it arrived on Wednesday 4/8 as expected. The first message shows “Machine being repaired” at 08:52. Then I checked later in the early evening hoping to see shipped back to customer. However what I did see was the following message “Hold for Parts – Service call is on hold until parts arrive”. Then I kept tracking it and saw another entry on 4/10 at 02:01:54 which was the same “Hold for Parts – Service call is on hold until parts arrive”. That was of course Friday. I called the service and they told me that they were waiting on parts which they could not tell me what parts and that there was nothing that they could do. I then asked if there was anyway to expadite this and the girl I spoke to said that she would seek to accelerate this to another level and that I would get a call from Lenovo in the next 2 to 3 business days! I said to her that you really mean that that is accelerating it and she said yes. Yesterday I received a call from an automated attendant, not a real person who told me that they were waiting on parts for my computer and that it could be “5 to 7 business days before they receive the part”. I could not believe this. I called again today 4/15 and asked if anyone could tell me the status because the website told me very little. I told the girl that I was speaking to that I had received this automated attendant telling me that a part would take 5 to 7 business days more. I asked her if Lenovo kept parts and she said yes but that this part was not in stock. I asked her what the part was and she was able to find that it was the main system board that had to be replaced. I said you have already had the unit for 1 week now at depot repair and never mind the fact that I have been without my computer for 2.5 weeks. She told me that there was nothing she could do and that I had to wait on the part. That is where this case sits at present.
I am very very unimpressed with Lenovo’s service. And furthermore there is no one to talk to about it at Lenovo who gives a care. I really did not know where to air my grievances with how this case is being handled. I thought maybe the forum would be a place. At least others will learn of my dilemma and maybe others have experienced the same thing.
I still like my ThinkPad but the service of Lenovo has become very poor at best. The guy that is my technical manager has had a poor experience of late ordering up some other Lenovo products and he does not want to purchase anymore and these were for new product. They sent the laptop with the wrong software loaded and then said no problem we will send you a new set of disks to load. He refused and said you have to fix this because it was Lenovo’s mistake. It takes time to load software and time is money. I believe we will be leaving the Lenovo field if things continue. I hope and trust that others will not experience the same treatment as I/we have. I wonder if Lenovo will even respond to this post.

I had a real problem with wireless performance on multiple ThinkPads with Win7 until I realized there is a new (or maybe changed implementation) power setting in Win7 which was affecting it.
If you go into Control Panel -> Power Options and click "Change plan settings" for your current power plan.
On the next screen click on "Change advanced power settings"
On the next screen expand "Wireless Adapter Settings" and then "Power Saving Mode"
Make sure it is set to Maximum Performance.
Not sure if this will help your particular problem but hope it does.

Dual boot win7 & 8 on t430

Newbie here needing some help. Just got my t430 fresh out of the box and I want to dual boot win 7 and 8. The installed system was 7, but came with windows 8 recovery disks in the box. I thought dual boot would be pretty straightforward, but I haven't been able to get it going. Any advice?

Hey there giovanni8807, welcome to the forums!
I found some perhaps helpful starting information for you to look over that will help guide you into the process. It is important to note, that you check to see what drivers and utilities are available for your machine for Windows 8. This will give you an idea of what is and what might not be available to function completely in that particular OS environment. Of course, take advantage of the Lenovo Solution Center for driver and utility updates for your machine once getting into Windows 8.
Drivers for the T430
How to Dual Boot Via PC world
How To Dual Boot Via CNet (I personally found this one to be a tad bit more clear.)
Good Luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
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Lenovo System Update shows no new packages - T430s/8.1

Dear Community,
T430s, Win 8.1 Enterprise here. I installed Lenovo System Update 5.03 and scanned for new packages. However, it states that there are no new things for me. I went to Lenovo’s support website and found numerous drivers definetly newer then my installed one. Any ideas where the problem is? (I don’t want to download and install all of them individually…)
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Dear Community,
T430s, Win 8.1 Enterprise here. I installed Lenovo System Update 5.03 and scanned for new packages. However, it states that there are no new things for me. I went to Lenovo’s support website and found numerous drivers definetly newer then my installed one. Any ideas where the problem is? (I don’t want to download and install all of them individually…)
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USB-Audio does not work correct on T430/T530

Hi all!
I'm owner of a T430 and a T530. Both are new PCs where I have installed Windows XP. The reason for XP is that I own older software and hardware, which is not supported on Windows 7. But it works fine and I have no reason to change hard- and software as long it fulfills my requirements! And Windows XP runs fine and fast on the T430 and T530.
Only problem is an EgoSys USB Audio interdace U2A. It is possible to install and run it, but there is a problem in the communication between operating panel and the hardware. When I move the slider for the level, the level jumps instead a smooth increase of the level, which means not alle values of the slider are transferred to the hardware. There is a similar behaviour with checkboxes: there are states of the U2A which are indicaed with LEDs. When I change the checkbox, sometimes the LED changes, sometimes not. This errors happen very frequently but not reproducable.
I tried several settings in the BIOS, like disabling one CPU, hyperthreading, USB3 etc. I tried the U2a also on a fresh XP-intallation without other software, but all without success, the behaviour of the U2A is always the same!
I also tested with an ExpressCard with USB-port from LogiLink, but this card does not recognize the U2A at all.
Up to now I have used the U2A on many different PCs without problems. What might be the reason that it does not work on an ThinkPad? Up to now I was very satified with the U2A and I would not like to replace it!
regards
GKap

Hello faith67baillie,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand there is no sound from CDs or your Music folder. I will do my best to help! First, I require the following information, and clarification of the issue:
1. The computer's model number. If you require assistance locating this information, please reference this website: Guide to finding your product number
2. The computer's operating system. If you require assistance locating this information, please reference this website to determine your Windows operating system.
Additionally, if the issue just began occurring, I would perform a system restore. I want you to bring the computer back to the earliest restore point possible, in an attempt to dodge whatever caused the issue. Here is a document on how to perform a System Restore: System Restore
Mario
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T430 1600x900 i5 Core: Mini DisplayPort To HDMI 1920x1080 TV Resolution And Sizing-Overscan Problems

Hello, and thanks in advance for any help. Also, my apologies if these issues have been previously resolved; I've spent 2 days searching for answers and none of my effort has resulted in a solution, either here or elsewhere.
I very recently for the first time connected my ThinkPad T430 2344-5GU (i5 core, native screen resolution 1600x900, Intel HD 4000 v9.17.10.2843, NVIDIA Optimus NVS 5400M v9.18.13.1100) to a Panasonic HD TV (native screen resolution 1920x1080) using a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI connector, with the hope of playing 1080p movies on my laptop while watching them on the TV. This seemingly worked fine at first--both audio and video were present--but I quickly noticed that the image on the TV was, very slightly, larger than the image on the laptop screen (cutting off roughly 5% of the image on each of the 4 sides) and that the resolution wasn't 1920x1080. So I hunted for a solution.
Windows display properties were no help. In fact, as soon as I tweaked something there I lost the picture on the TV (the options available are "Show desktop only on 1" (the laptop screen), "Show desktop only on 2" (the TV screen), and "Extend these screens", which annoyingly turns the TV blank yet allows the cursor to to enter the TV screen depending on the chosen layout and the cursor's approach direction to the TV). So, from having a functional-if-slightly-oversized-and-lower-quality picture on the TV screen I went to nothing, at least for my desired use.
Further research led me to the Intel HD 4000 settings, but those didn't even show that multiple screens were in use when the TV is attached. Finally, I tried using the NVIDEA Control Panel, but although multiple displays seem to be supported the best I can do when cloning is have the screens' resolutions meet in the middle at 1440x900, which makes them both look worse than the original plug-and-play result described above. Heck, I went so far as to enter the BIOS and try every combination possible under "Graphics": no NVIDEA, Integrated, Discrete, each with and without "Auto Detect NVIDEA capability" enabled and disabled. I even updated the NVIDEA driver to their newest, a version not available at the Lenovo Support site. Nothing. And worse, ever since my very first tweak under Windows display properties I wasn't able to return to the original functional-if-slightly-oversized-and-lower-quality picture.
At this point I used a very recent image to return my system to it's Pre Original Tweak state (allowing for the functional-if-slightly-oversized-and-lower-quality picture originally obtained), which is better than nothing, I guess, but surely not what I'd expect from a higher end laptop.
Please, does anyone know if there's a way to connect my T430, native resolution 1600x900, to an HD TV, native resolution 1920x1080, while actually maintaining each screens respective native resolution and not losing any of the image? Thank you again for your time.
Edit: After more research I've fit the desktop image to the screen by adjusting the TV's "Picture/Advanced picture/HD size" setting from "Size 1" to "Size 2". Now my only question is if it's possible to somehow play a 1080p movie at the TV's native resolution of 1920x1080 or if I'm stuck with the laptop's navtive resolution of 1600x900.

Try grabbing the latest NVIDIA driver off of the NVIDIA website. It might help.
Extending it should also allow you to run the 1600x900 T430 screen plus the 1920x1080 TV screen each at their native resolutions.
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How to remove the pop-up window ''Wireless Radio Status" for t430s

Hi, I have owned my t430s for now about 2 years without any major complaints recently I've had to use the fn + f5 function quite frequently, because of my poor internet connection. so that way i can reset which signal I want to choose because the default signal I am connected to is not mine. My problem is similar to what is posted here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Tablet-and-Helix/how-to-remove-the-pop-up-window-Wireless-Radio-Status/td-p/1191059 I really want to get rid of the pop up for this feature, I've tried to follow what the other thread user's have done and try out their solutions but it does not work for my t430s i tried changing the pmev thing to what was posted in the thread. Can anyone help me? Thanks!

I already tried that as mentioned in my original post, it doesn't work. I still get the pop up message: this is me pressing fn + f5

New Thinkpad T430 - slow performance, poor battery life

Hi Guys,
I bought a T430 a couple of three months ago, to replace an older HP elitebook. I have really not made the transition yet because the new T430 is very much slower and the battery life worse than the elitebook, which is certainly 7 years old.
The speed issue is such that operations are very slow. The machine boots up or comes out of sleep/hibernate without any real issues, but try to open a program (excel, for instance) and it takes ages. One thing I do have on the system is an excel file which I update every few days. Generally speaking, it takes 30 seconds to get the machine to the desktop, then I can go to the bathroom whilst waiting for excel to actually start after I have double clicked the file (it rarely opens in less than a minute). I did have avast AV and I guessed it might have been the problem (it has pop-ups all over the show), so I installed it but things are no different. The problem occurs all the time, a restart doesn't suddenly give me a silky fast moving machine. This has pretty much been the case since I first started the machine.
The second issue is the battery. I changed the elitebook batter after about 5 years because it was strugging to do 2 hours. The replacement comfortably did (does) 4 hours, even after a couple of years. The new T430 barely manages 2 hours, I cannot go anywhere without a charger!
Any suggestions on what to do? The machine was bought because it has the Lenovo onsite support so the next step is going to be calling them because the operation is simply too poor for me to put the machine into use.
Many thanks

Yes I have.
Just web browsing and basically doing nothing I'm hear a lot of aduible fans, I'm getting 85C+ on GPU diode, 65+ on cpu heatsink. I since installed anohter program that shows me not just the CPU heatsink but the cores and the cores are at 90C+.
Seems like a lot of heat for doing nothing. Not only that but I have these problems with no external monitor while on battery power too.
I don't know what to do. They already replaced the logic board. Others seem to get advertised battery life out of Apple products and not have products that get **** near hot enough to burn you while just web browsing or watching a movie let alone advertised tasks like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro.

T430 Performance

I bought my T430 (core i5, 4gb, win7 64-bit) a little over 2 years ago. The machine slowed down quiet a bit. So I wiped the hard-drive clean, re-installed the OS and only installed a few additional apps. I feel the performance has slightly improved, but not much.
Does anyone have ideas on what I can do to improve performance? Would increasing the RAM to 8GB make a big difference?

Hi balak27
1. You could follow through this Knowledge Base to speed up your system.
2. Defrag your hard disk drive with Defraggler.
Peter
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