Thinkpad t61p series....screen replacement problems

I replaced my screen and it function properly. After I did a function check I turn my computer off and then turned it back on and it just stop workin. The computer does not turn on at all.Did I mess up my battery or something. Has this happend to anyone before?????

You could have shorten something.
Try to remove the battery and start again. But before remove battery, press power button fpor 40 seconds and try to start the machine without the battery in the machine. If that doesn't work ask Lenovo to help you. Self replacement isn't covered by warranty tho.

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Scratches on a screen of brand new ThinkPad T61p

Hello
I've bought a brand new (factory sealed) ThinkPad T61p (warranty valid until 2011). I've found scratches on a screen. One is almost 2 inches long and has multiple tracks. There are also other smaller scratches in different areas. I didn't even tried to turn it on and enjoy a new great piece of hardware...
How this could be? Will Lenovo replace the LCD?
Kind regards
Rad Radish

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Hi andyP!
I purchased it on a polish internet auction from a private seller who bought it in the USA.
So it looks as though the TP is third hand. Keep trying, I wish you luck, but I believe you need to address your complaint against the seller, not Lenovo.
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What happened to the Titanium in ThinkPad T Series? Bring it back!

I have owned seven T series ThinkPads in my life, and I have converted to MacBook Pro.
Why has Lenovo removed the titanium from the T61?
IBM had named the T series for its titanium. That is where the T had come from.
They have said that they have removed it for better wireless connectivity. MacBooks are made of aluminum, and they connect perfectly. Furthermore, IBM titanium models had connected just fine as well.
To replace the sexy titanium cover with a cheap painted plastic is product line suicide!
The paint comes off the T61, and it feels so cheap.
This is why I have converted to MacBook Pro.
Lenovo, please bring back the titanium casing. The Z series had been brilliant. You did not give it a proper chance.
Professional notebooks are to be made of metal casing, titanium or aluminum. Anything else is substandard.
Bring back titanium, and you will see five immediate notebook purchases from me.
MacBook Pro, with an aluminum unibody enclosure **As of September 15, 2008, our company has completely switched to Apple. Having used ThinkPad products for over 10 years, we had desperately tried to find just one reason to continue using these products, to no avail. We are of the view that ThinkPads are no longer premium products. We wish you the best of luck with your ThinkPad! Happy computing…**

Hello,
I have never seen an IBM or Lenovo ThinkPad T-series notebook with a titanium lid. I checked this article on Wikipedia, and it did say that some models of the the Z60 series (and maybe the Z61t) had a titanium lid. The Wikipedia article did state, though, that ThinkPads contain several novel components, including magnesium and titantium, carbon-fiber reinforced plastic and other composite materials and alloys. So maybe there is some titanium, but just on the inside or at the hinges.
I have a friend who has one of the Apple Mac Books with the aluminum chassis, and he uses an external wireless card with it because he says its wireless reception is poor. I believe he may have one of the older models, though, so this may be something which has been corrected in later generations.
If you really do want a titanium lid, perhaps you could order a sheet from a company like Online Metals, have whatever burnishing, laser-engraving, polishing, coatings and so forth applied, and then do some kind of chemical or RF weld to bond it to the lid.
Personally, though, I think that if you are going to go through that kind of effort, it might be more interesting use a material like palladium foil. That might be a little more expensive, though, then using titanium.
If the issue, though, is just the color of the lid and not its place on the periodic table of the elements, then perhaps you could use a service like ColorWare, LaptopDesign or M-Tech to paint it for you?
I have often wondered how IBM chose up with the letters A, G, R, S, T and X to describe various models. I had thought the "T"-series meant "thin-and-light" and not "titanium." It is strange that they used "T" instead of "Ti" for the model name, but perhaps they wanted to avoid confusion with Texas Instruments who, in the past, has had their own notebook computer models. I wonder what elements or materials the other letters in the other lines are supposed to represent?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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Thinkpad t61p fx 570

Hey guys, I'm thinking about buying a thinkpad t series. I cant decide whether i want to get the t61p 14 inch or 15.4 inch, mainly because the 15.4 offfers the 256mb video card and the 14 inch offers the 128mb card. I really want a good graphics card, but the size of the computer is also very important too. Id prefer the 14inch but it unfortunately only offer the 128 card. Is there a huge performance difference between the 128 card and the 256 card? I dont intend to play games, but i do plan to dual screen but im not sure if the 128mb card will cut it. I dont want it to lag at all when i dual screen. Will the 128 card work fine when dual screening?

The only real performance difference you should see between a system with 128MB VRAM vs 256MB VRAM will be if/when you run out of graphics frame buffer - i.e. use all available video memory and your system starts using main system memory. I'm a bit out of the modern gaming scene, but more graphically intensive games at higher resolutions will likely benefit from that 256MB.
To your question on one screen with Counter Strike (CSource I presume?) and another playing a DVD, I would say that will be more CPU limited than anything else. Your graphics card is taxed mainly with 3D rendering only. If you're running a game while playing a DVD, your CPU will be the major bottleneck. My opinion is that you won't have performance issues, especially if you choose a higher clocked CPU, but having plenty of RAM and a fast hard drive will effect that as well. After all, your system can really only be as fast as it's slowest part.
Personally I would choose the system based on how it will be used in the majority. Will you be out & about most of the time, taking your system places and being mobile? In that case the 14.1 standard is the winner hands down. Now our 15.4" model is one of the thinnest & lightest 15.4's in the industry, and I personally carried a rather heavy 15.4" Z61m around college for a while, but I would choose form factor over a difference in video memory any day.
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ThinkPad T61P (6460-D8G) - which SATA interface?

Hello,
I'd like to add a second hard disk to my ThinkPad T61P (model 6460-D8G). I came up with a couple of possibilities;
1) Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 160gb (model HTS723216L9A360)
* this drive has an SATA 3GB/s interface !!!
2) Hitachi Travelstar 7K200 160gb (model HTS722016K9SA00)
* this has an SATA 1.5 GB/s interface, and is exactly the same model as the primary hard disk I already have.
These two disks are of the same physical size.
Now, I quess the most important question here is; does my ThinkPad support the #1 drive? In other words, does this computer have an SATA 3GB/s interface? This bit of information I haven't been able to find anywhere?!
If this ThinkPad model does NOT have SATA 3GB interface, will I still be able to connect a SATA 3GB drive to it, or should I just buy the slower SATA 1.5GB model?
Btw, does the Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter (model 40Y8725) also support SATA 3GB? If this computer supports SATA 3GB, can I connect the #1 drive to the adapter, or should I swap the disks so that the primary disk goes to bay adapter and the new drive replaces the primary disk inside the computer?
Sorry if my english is not very fluent, but could someone still try and help me out here, as I just can't seem to find the answers anywhere myself...
Achie
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Ok, thank you for your reply, wjli2.
I quess that solves the problem then. I can use which ever of those two drives I can get first, but will not benefit from the faster interface in drive #1.
Too bad my retailer estimated I may have to wait for about 4 weeks to get my hands on one of those . I quess others have also found those two to be good drives.
Archie

Thinkpad t23 series lights and button symbols diagram.

thinkpad t23 series lights and button symbols diagram.
I would like to get a diagram that lists the lights and the Thinkpad button along with its symbols. Like an arrow pointing to a light and telling me the X is functioning or not, along with the rest of speaker? symbols. Fn combos and their definitions would be good too.
I do not have the owner/user manual for the T23 2647TU but I imagine it would be printed in some form there?
Could anyone help me with this by directing to a web site or screen shot to the users manual that shows this information? I would appreciate it.
Thank You,
Bob
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Hi Bob,
so here are some screen shots for you and others who may read in the future. This is a nice discovery for me also. Very useful, complete User's Guide for T23, XP version, which I actually installed on my W500 running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. The possibilities are endless, not just for T23, but for other older models which possibly have a User's Manual archived online. It means I could simply cut and paste so many steps of information which for myself are so obvious and elementary, but will be invaluable to one of my young students learning basic computing skills. And the fact the User's Guide runs on my W500 means only the student needs to have a T23 (or whatever other machine in their hands), I don't need to have another T23 set up to access the manual.
Here are a few step-by-step guidelines which may can help you and others reading in the future. Don't mind me putting so many details. As a teacher I like to explain things in such a way that even if one my 3rd grade students were to read this post they could follow the steps. Some people have never really used a laptop at all before and will be glad for simple, detailed steps:
How to install T23 Access User's Guide on a Windows 7 machine (should be nearly identical procedure for XP or Vista):
(1) As mentioned before just go to the Drivers and software - ThinkPad T23 download page: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT072383. There, under the "Software and utility" category you will find: Access online User's Guide for Windows - ThinkPad T23: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS001263. Download the file and transfer it to your T23 using a USB flash drive. (In my case I downloaded it directly onto my W500)
(2) Double-click to run the downloaded file. It will extract setup files to C:\DRIVERS\ATP_PKG by default.
(3) Click the START button ---> Computer----> Drivers ---> and double click to open the "ATP_PKG" folder. Double-click to run the "SETUP" application file.
(4) After installation, you can navigate to Start Menu ---> All programs ----> Thinkpad ---> Thinkpad information, and RIGHT-CLICK "Access Thinkpad". You can then choose to "Pin to taskbar" and/or "Send to desktop (create shortcut)" which will create an ACCESS THINKPAD logo right on your desktop with the cool old IBM logo which you can see in one of the pictures.
I have included a few snapshots showing my W500 with T23 User's Guide installed: Main welcome screen with cute T23 animation (hence the blur); Main menu- notice even a link to reach IBM for warranty information (if anyone still has a warranty on their T23, joking of course); And "everyday use" menu which includes status light indicators and FN-key assignments you asked about. So you see how useful these old "User manuals" can be, because if anyone comes on the Forum we can just cut and paste information from the User's Manual. Some people (especially young people ) need that level of clarity and simplicity. And it's just a small file, 21.8 MB downloaded onto my W500.
Below I <CUT> and <PASTED> a section from the User's Guide. Here are the Function keys you asked about (the pictures which didn't come out in cutting and pasting got replaced below by " " and are just little asterisk symbols and a small diagram showing where FN key and Home/End keys are). Of course this can be remedied by taking screen shots instead:
Function keys
The Fn key function enables you to change operational features instantly. To use this function, press and hold the Fn key (1); then press a function key (2)--F1 to F12, PgUp, Home, or End.
The following shows the functions of the Fn key with other keys:
Power conservation or battery power
Fn + F3: Turn off the computer display, leaving the screen blank. To turn the computer display on again, press any key or press the TrackPoint(R) pointer. Also the computer display is turned on if the ac adapter is attached to or detached from the computer.
Fn + F4: Put your computer in standby mode. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key independently, without pressing a function key.
Notes:
This mode is called suspend mode in Windows(R) 95 and Windows NT(R).
In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, this combination of buttons functions as a sleep button. You can change the settings so that pressing it puts the computer into hibernation mode or even shut the computer down.
Fn + F12: Put your computer into hibernation mode. To return to normal operation, press the power button for less than four seconds.
Note: To use Fn+F12 for hibernation in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you must have IBM PM device driver installed on your computer.
For information on the power management function, refer to Extending battery life.
Other functions
Fn + F7: Display output on the computer display, an attached external monitor, or both. Pressing this combination causes the display to go from the computer display to the external monitor, then to both together, and then to the computer display again:
External monitor (CRT display)
Computer display and external monitor (LCD + CRT display)
Computer display (LCD)
Note: This function is not supported when different desktop images are displayed on the computer display and the external monitor, or in certain cases in which the same desktop images are displayed on both screens, but the refresh rates of the screens are controlled separately by the system.
Fn + F8: Switch the computer screen size between expanded and normal mode if your computer display image is smaller than the physical display.
Note: This function is not supported in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Fn + PgUp: Turn the ThinkLight on or off.
Note: The status of the ThinkLight, on or off, is shown on the screen for a few seconds when you press Fn + PgUp.
Fn + Home: The computer display becomes brighter.
Fn + End: The computer display becomes less bright.
Note for the Fn key lock function
The following setup gives you the same effect as when you press and hold the Fn key and then press a function key.
Start the ThinkPad(R) Configuration Program. Click the Accessibility button, and click Enable for Fn key lock. You can also set up by typing PS2 FNS E at the command prompt.
When the Fn key is not enabled, you need to hold it down while pressing a function key. When it is enabled, you can use the function keys more easily:
Press the Fn key once. The next time you press it, you can release it and then press a function key, to get the same effect as if you had held the Fn key down while pressing the function key.
Press the Fn key twice. Then, for the rest of your session, you can press any function key without pressing the Fn key again.
Have a great day. (I do not work for Lenovo)

Lenovo Thinkpad T60 with start up problems

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T60 with start up problems. In order to get the computer to start up, I have to unplug it, remove the battery, re-insert the battery and turn it on, once it starts the start up sequence, I can plug in the power cord.
If I plug the cord in before I push the power button, all of the lights go out, and it does nothing.
I have tried several power supplies, and a new battery, even though the old battery seems to work.
All of the updates are applied, including the latest bios update.
The computer seems to work normally unless it goes into standby, then it just turns off.
Any ideas what could be causing this?
T60, 2623 KEU, Windows XP SP3

Hello,
Did you replace the primary battery which snaps into the back, or the internal CMOS/RTC battery inside the unit?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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Ipod touch 4th generation camera doesn't work after smashed screen replacement

I have an ipod touch 4th generation that i smashed to screen with a torch, i got the screen replaced however my camera shutter will NOT open at all, i can go into camera roll and everything BUT the shutter wont open and the slide to go from camera to video just blinks a few times. Ive tried everything from turning it off and on(note my off/top button doesn't work) I had problems with the camera before i had the screen replaced but now it doesn't work at all. And will resetting and/or restarting it through iTunes delete ANY of the conent i have on my Ipod?
Any help much appreciated as i can NOT afford to get it fixed at Apple!!

If you restored to factory settings/new iPod and still have the problem that indicates a hardware problem.
In that case take it back to the people who replaced the screen. They likely messed something up unless what broke the screen and broke the camera.

Mac Pro 2007 with Nvidia 8800GT screen redraw problems on Mac OS 10.5.2

I seem to be having a slight screen redraw problem. Such as when grabbing the browser window and moving up and down it seems the redraw can't keep up,also seems problematic when watching flash or other video online. It does it in the finder too for windows listings or in icon view there is a fluttering or flashing back and forth, kind of like a white super split second flash when dragging the window box smaller or larger not as bad as when making smaller. Hard to describe but my original Ge-force that I pulled was not having these characteristics. I figure that the drivers need tweaking. In windows I am not getting these results. I have newer boot camp installed as well as the leopard graphics update done so I am trying to see if others are having a slight problem or maybe it is me.
Also I make certain it is not heat related as I monitor that and it does not matter at what temp it is.

Here's another similar experience -- and my solution.
I bought a Quad-core 2.8GHz (8GB RAM) Mac Pro in May and got the "better" Nvidia 8800GT. I thought I was happy, but there were redraw issues after sleeping and a display "roughness" I found annoying. Upgrading to OSX 10.5.4 didn't help.
I found it to be mostly absent on startup, but sleeping the Mac would bring it on. I.e., after sleep, the relatiionship between the 8800GT would be different than before. when I logged out and in again, the problem woud vanish. No what I expect from a "superior" graphics card. I ascribed it to funky drivers from Apple.
The store I bought the Mac from offered to swap for my suggestion of an ATI HD 3870, so I went for it about a week ago.
This card is far smoother than the 8800GT and just as fast in rendering benchmerks for graphics. (I'm not a gamer.) I am a happy camper! There is no stuttering, oddball redraw, or jerkiness as there had been with the 8800. It's perfect! Never mind that it may be 5% slower for gamers, it feels faster for my use.
BUT NOTE: As I now see from reading several forums, I wasn't alone is getting a screaming-Mimi at first! The first 3870 ran at nearly full fan speed at power-up. The speed changed a little with resolution changes on my big Mitsubishi CRT monitor, and actually stopped when I switched to 1080x1920 @ 72Hz! Then the fan would start and quit, start and quit randomly -- convincing me it was defective.
I returned this RED-shrouded unit and the store replaced it, this time with (randomly) a BLUE-shrouded unit. (Slightly lower serial.)
Bottom Line: This replacement 3870 is quiet as a mouse! Fan runs near-silently at startup and after hours of regular use in a 75ºF room. I get the distinct feeling that a bunch of cards with wonky fan controllers were built, and some of us got 'em.
Bad News: The ATI HD 3870 does NOT support multiple refresh rates under Windows XP-SP2 booting the Mac Pro, with or without Boot Camp drivers installed. No version of the ATI drivers fixes this, and ATI does not officially support Boot Camp yet. You can choose a resolution okay, but you're stuck at 60Hz refresh -- a pain for those of us who hate 60Hz flicker. (I like 100Hz refresh.)

Nokia Lumia 1520 - Screen Brightness Problem

I have two Nokia Lumia 1520.
Both of them have the same problem. I will explain the problem to you in detail and before that let me assure you I am a Windows Phone long time user , have been part of the development , developed several apps for the platform and I have used Lumia 800 , 720 , 920 , 925 and now 1520. So I am well aware of all the settings , sunlight readability , automatic brightness etc. This problem is not due to any of these , I can assure you
Now the problem ,
I set the automatic brightness option OFF
I move the brightness to HIGH
Then I lock the phone
When I unlock the phone , the brightness drops by 10% suddenly without any intervention
This problem happens sometime. Some days I see this problem , some days I don't and there are few days where I see this problem very heavily.
I purchased another 1520 and it has the same problem. I am very sure , from my experience that this is a firm ware issue. This is NOT a hardware problem , but a serious problem from your software end. It is prudent that Nokia recognizes this problem and finds a solution to this. Interestingly , I am not the only one who is facing this problem , the whole globe is facing the same problem and for such a pricey phone , this is a frustrating experience - very frustrating. I am sending some links , which will show the problems users are facing:
http://forums.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-1520/255608-lumia-1520-screen-brightness-dimming-unwantedly-...
http://forums.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-1520/251303-screen-dimming.html
http://forums.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-1520/252501-screen-brightness-fluctuates-purpose-bug.html
http://forums.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-1520/255508-lumia-1520-screen-brightness-problem.html
The phone is rock solid and amazing except this irritating problem.
I have only few days within which I can request a exchange from the merchant. So if any Nokia official can confirm that a software fix is on the way , it would be super helpful
Nokia , please help !
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I have Nokia Lumia 1520 Black.
I have also been facing the same problem with screen brightness.
The problem occurs only when the Brightness is in Automatic mode.
--> When the Brightness is set to Automatic mode & take out from dark location to bright location the display turns out to weird grey color.
--> And then if the brightness is set to low, medium or high display comes to normal.
Is this issue related to the hardware or software.
If it is related to the Software will you be able to fix it ? or else How about the replacing with the new one ?
Awaiting for the response.
nonnin8 wrote:
Same here i have white 1520
I have another problem with the screen, when it wakes up or i get a call the colours are off grey colour are very light grey and after few moments it turns to normal.
I am using WP 8.1

Screen tearing problem in Macbook Pro

Hi, I've been having some issues with my Macbook Pro 3.1. For the past few months the screen starts tearing at some specific points in the screen, it's like it's getting cut in three parts. The tearing effect starts a few minutes since booting up. It's very annoying.
Went to a local Apple service and they told me that the repair costs would amount $900 (I'm in Chile). A new (faster) computer costs $2000 so I won't pay that price for a simple screen replacement (that costs $200 for standard PCs). They replaced the video chipset for "free" ($80) since it's in a replacement program.
I don't think that the screen (LCD) is broken, maybe it's just another part/cable that needs replacement. Does anyone know what can be causing this problem?
I made a video in case anyone can help me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am5ah0TLLG0
Many thanks.

IMHO the problem is with the graphics chip in all the 2011 MacBook Pros: 13, 15, and 17" alike. Go to any Apple store, go to any of the new Macs, run iPhoto and start a slide show. You will see tearing of the image on the top 5 - 15% of the screen. Its worst on the 17". Or just move any window back and forth rapidly near the top of the screen. Apple has yet to acknowledge the problem as of this writing. I feel like I'm in "the emporer has no clothes". Really just go to an Apple store, its very easy to reproduce the problem on any of the 2011 MacBook Pros. (not the white one though, and the Air is fine too). Then show it to the genius bar guy.
A friend of mine bought a 15" to show off his photos. He had to return it, and Apple was nice enough to give him his money back. All the Apple resellers and repair here in Taiwan know about this problem, but nobody can fix it. Apple has yet to acknowledge it, or fix it. Hopefully there's a software work-around. Replacing all those motherboards would be expensive. I suspect the Intel 3000 graphics chip, Intel has been trying to do graphics for 10 years, talking a big game but failing to deliver. Its not the first time Apple has been burned on graphics. I guess they'll just have to make their own GPU's to go with their own CPU's.
Someone suggested try disabling Quartz Extreme using Quartz Debug. I haven't tried it.
Some more discussion here http://forums.macresource.com/read/1/1141003

Thinkpad T61p is incompatible to Windows 7 x64

Dear Lenovo Support, i never had that kind of crap with any other thinkpad i bought. Today i tried to update my Thinkpad T61p (6457-7XG) to Windows 7 x64 which is already long enough on the market to update all drivers from your site. Remember: It has a very long beta and RC phase. Long enough to check everything is working without extra work for the user.
Things are crap:
1)Lack of Win7 drivers for the integrated sd-card reader.. The driver from the Homepage installs. Everything is ok in the Hardware Manager. If i plug in my card, nothing is happens. (my card is 100% ok). At this point i need to search and tryout to get this thing working.
2)Lack of working bluetooth software. The support homepage offers v6.1.0.5100 which is definitive not working with Windows 7 x64. At this point this is not an up to date driver because the newest software is 6.2.0.9600 and is working with windows 7. If i try to download it from broadcom the setup software cancels because lenovo devices are not supported. So i need to do a workaround by myself because you are not able to fix it by time.
3)If i plug out my ethernet cable the lenovo software tries to switch to wlan. sometimes it starts to hang and my mouse is moving by 1-2fps... same problem occurs if i deactivate my wireless device by default so it cannot switch. This bug is representable at any time. There is no possibility to save anything after it starts to hang. I need to press the power button until the system powers off.
I also never had some high frequent beep noise in hard disk access mode until i bought the T61p.
If i sum all things i am realy unhappy with this product. My warranty expires in 286 days and i will need a new notebook. So tell me a reason why i should by a new lenovo notebook which would be less supported with actual os versions? Will i have the same problems by updating a new lenovo product to windows 8?
I am also wondering now why i bought a expensive lenovo product if i could buy a product with the same quality for 1000$ cheaper.. so where is this money at? It is definitive not the same quality as ibm provided it with the old thinkpads up to T60. The Thinkpad T61p is not as old to stop the driver support for new os because a lot of people still using it with a extended warranty in a productive enviroment. In this case its better to use win 7 then vista.
Thinkpad T61p (6457-7XG)

The company i work for got several T61 and T61p running Windows 7 x64 without any such issues. I'm not sure if you got a hardware problem or software problem, but you say that you tried to update to Windows 7. Does it mean you performed a upgrade from Vista or a clean install of Windows 7? I always suggest a clean install since i had several issues with OS upgrades in the past. So if you did a upgrade you might have some issues because of that. In that case i would suggest a clean install of Windows 7. If the problems are caused because of a OS upgrade you cannot blame Lenovo. This could be a problem for any computer whatever Brand. There is also some BIOS updates that contains some Windows 7 fixes, did you update your BIOS before the installation or did you check that you already had a pretty new BIOS version that is supposed to work fine with Windows 7?
This is not a general problem for all T61/T61p models so it got nothing to do with low quality of the Lenovo models. There is no way you can get a computer with similar quality/spec that cost $1000 less. In that case it's either not the same quality or not the same spec. Windows 7 is supported on T61/T61p and there are drivers available that work fine. I never did a upgrade to Windows 7 and always performed a clean install. I read that several others performed a upgrade without these kind of problems though.

Has anyone else had a screen separation problem with the ipad?

Has anyone else had a screen separation problem with the ipad?

Does it really matter whether anyone else has? If you have, that's a problem for you whether or not anyone else has experienced the same issue. Call Apple tech support or take the iPad to an Apple Store, if there's one in your area, and they'll replace the iPad unless it's determined that the problem was caused by some sort of accident rather than a factory defect.
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[solved] Kernel panic (?) when closing lid or undocking thinkpad t61p

Hello,
I have a thinkpad t61p connected to the advanced mini-dock. I also have an external monitor connected to the DVI port. When I press the "Eject request" button on the dock, the green led starts to blink and then stops blinking. After this the laptop is totally freezed, with sound looping over and over again from the speakers.
Worth noting is that I can undock with no problems from the console (no X server running). This seems to indicate that this is an issue with the nvidia drivers?
This seems also be the case with the laptop freezing when I close the lid while X is running.
I'm running 2.6.30.6-1 kernel and nvidia 185.18.36-1.
Any ideas what's causing this? Should I report this to nvidia, lenovo or ... ?
Last edited by oskarn (2009-11-03 22:54:04)

MadTux wrote:Is suspend/hibernate working on your laptop? I had similar symptoms with a laptop using an ATI card during suspend/hibernate and all that problems were related to the video driver. Did you already look on http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki for a solution/explanation?
I haven't got around to get that working yet. It's been a real pain with my previous systems so I've just learned to live without suspend/hibernate.
Thanks for the link. Nothing seems to be related to the T61 models though.

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