Tips for users of ThinkPad x41

I had some problems after formatting the hard drive of the ThinkPad X41.
Here is my experience how to solve these problems.
Maybe it will be useful to somebody.
1. If you have to re-install your Windows connect the CD (DVD) USB drive
to your computer (to the USB port).
2. You have to set BIOS to Boot from this CD (DVD) drive.To get the IBM BIOS Setup Utility, pls:
2.1. When you switch on your computer press the blue button “ACCESS IBM”
2.2. Or press the F12 button.
In the section “IBM BIOS Setup Utility”
-STARTUP (enter)
-BOOT (enter)
-BOOT Priority order (enter)
-With the F6 and F5 keys move USB CD0
to the top of the order
- Press F10 (SAVE and EXIT)
Place your CD with your Windows System in the CD (DVD) drive
and follow instructions to format your hard drive and re-install the Windows System.
Here are some advice how to format your hard drive:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6026_format-hard-drive.html
After installing Windows System you can re-new it connecting to the IBM site.
http://www.ibm.com/us/en/
During the rejuvenation I received the “Access IBM” package.
Then I re-installed ThinkVantage Productivity Center Pack by Lenovo
and got new updates.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-61378.html
I also got Lenovo Hard Drive Quick Test (the program hddquicktest_setup_5.1.533200.exe)
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70578.html
Then I checked if all my devices worked properly.
For this, Click Start, click Settings, then click Control Panel,
click System, click Hardware, click Device Manager.
If you notice that the Device Manager has some yellow questions marked next to the devices it means that they don’t work properly.
After installing all new updates with ThinkVantage Productivity Center Pack
I had only one yellow question.Multimedia Audio Controller?
in the section OTHER DEVICES.
And there weren't any sounds from ThinkPad X41.
“Sound and Audio Devices Property” section said
Volume: No audio deviceSounds:
Window DefaultAudio: all grey
Voice: all grey
Hardware: Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers,
Media Control Devices, Legacy Video Capture Devices,
Video Codecs – all them work properly.
The problem was solved after I had correctly installed SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio program
(IBM ThinkPad X41 Audio Driver 5.12.01.5300
)http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-58599.html
“Correctly” means that after extracted this package onto my hard drive
I had to type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\AUDIO\SETUP.EXE in the Open box and click OK.
(read the file 1ya210ww.txt)
Good Luck ! And many thanks to MarkATL
Igor
Message Edited by 50_Igor on 07-29-2009 01:02 PM

My WRT350N has given me very little trouble, however the storage link does not work that great. I definitly like the WRT350 router over my old WRT300. Thanks for the tips and info. I just wished that LInksys came out with firmware updates for there products more often that fixed bugs.

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Hopefully useful tips for endless processing

I also posted this in reply to another user, but I think it might be useful enough to others that I will post it here so it's not so buried.
I'm just starting, after many, many hours, to see the light at the end of the tunnel with Aperture 3. I think A3 offers some great options, and is a diamond in the rough -- very, very rough, even in v3.0.1.
But I think I have some VERY USEFUL TIPS for you here (again this is after a lot of learning by pain... 4 different attempts to "upgrade" my A2.1.4 library (42K images about 200GB of images).
1st, and possibly most importantly the "SHIFT" key is your friend. You can use it when you restart A3 to stop the endless processing loop that A3 would fall into every time I upgraded or imported my library to A3 (or 3.01). All you need to do is hold down the "SHIFT" key while restarting A3, this should top all previously stuck processing as you upgrade your library. So use this tip after you first upgrade/import your library, if the processing bug hits. Then you have to be patient and go though your library and figure out where the problem files are (Apple has done a LOUSY job in not identifying what specific images A3 is processing in the "Activity Window" -- Let Apple know if this really bugs you)
2nd, at this point you will need to systematically go through your library and figure out where the "problem" files are and "fix" them (in my case all of these worked just fine in 2.1.4 - go figure). I would start by generating thumbnails for all of the images in a project, one project at a time (I had 150 some in my library). When you get stuck in the "processing" loop again, you can restart A3 using the "SHIFT" trick, and maybe just try a chunk of images within that same project until you find where things fail again, and until you can get to the offending image (if it's a problem you won't be able to generate a thumbnail for the image -- and A3 will go into endless "processing" mode)
3rd, this sound like a horribly tedious process and it is. But I can offer you some useful tips. In my case, and others as well apparently, a lot of the offending files are 16-bit PSD or TIFF images, especially if they had adjustments applied in A2.1.4. In my case I had fewer than 50 of these, so I exported an original and a jpg for each of these files. I re-imported the jpg and deleted the PSD/TIFF from A3 (I kept the exported original for future use). These files would then generate thumbs without endlessly processing. The other type of file that I ran into problems with were stitched panoramic images (often over 30MP) that I had applied adjustments to in A2.1.4. I simply removed the adjustments and the generated thumbs for them (worked like a charm).
4th, download some good podcast, music or audiobook... this will take a long time.
Cheers, and look me up in FaceBook I started a group called "Apple Please Fix Aperture"

Danny,
Funny you should mention this.... (actually it makes you look a bit like a "schill", even though you are not)... nope, as far as I can tell there is no way to tell which specific images are causing A3 to grind to a halt.
Hence my comment:
"(Apple has done a LOUSY job in not identifying what specific images A3 is processing in the "Activity Window" -- Let Apple know if this really bugs you)" and similar previous ones in other posts.
I wonder if Steve, yes that one, knew about this, being the perfectionist he seems to be, if he would have this feature included in Activity Monitor ASAP, or more likely it would have just been fixed by now (more of a "one-button" solution). Anyone have his house #?
In any case, I please let me (us) know if this helps resolve your problems... and consider joining the Facebook group as well and maybe we can hope for a much better 3.x.x version in the very near future.

Debugging Tips for Mapping and Validation modules

Hi,
I am new to CRM, anybody can send the dubuging tips for Mapping and Validation modules and the list of tables which I have to check before loading.
(Intilal load & delta load)
Regards
KHM

KHM,
The first thing you need to make sure is that all queues are deregistered on both systems. Check the settings in SMQR and SMQS on your systems. The next step is that your middleware connection user must be a dialog user in order to debug the middleware properly.
If you have those two steps done, then for an initial load you can actually go into to the queues and debug the entries from each queue. For a delta load you will need to put a break point in the transaction before the middleware trigger, and then turn on update debugging(if you want to go through the full process).
The only other key is looking up the correct function modules for the adapter objects to determine what is being called. Once you know these and have done the steps above you can in general debug.
Validate the information above in your system and then let me know where you are getting stopped in your debug process. We can then try to figure out why the debugger is not being called.
Good luck,
Stephen

Creating "help" systems for users (not other LV programmers) - where to start?

How should one approach giving users a built-in "Help" system? Users, that is, of a distributed application written in LabVIEW.
These users ideally would have no way of knowing the application was written in LabVIEW. To them, this application is just another program. The way the LabVIEW Help system works would be fine, but all the content would be inappropriate.
From the docs I see we can write "Descriptions" that show up in context-sensitive help when the user puts the mouse over a control, and a "Tip" that shows up when the context-sensitive help isn't even enabled. Are these typically the only help features built into a distributed application?
In the LabVIEW Help there is an article called "Development Process Tips" discussing creating web pages that document the VIs that you create, and another article called "Linking VIs to HTML Files or Compiled Help Files. Another discusses Creating Compiled Help Files, but refers to third-party software for doing this. Is this a typical approach for doing a nice job of providing help?
Or is there some other way to create a Help system that works like the existing LabVIEW help but has content we create?

Hello,
Let me take your questions in order:
Q. How should one approach giving users a built-in "Help" system?
A. Here's one approach I have used:
a). Give all front panel controls and indicators a description so that the context help will show information for those front panel objects, and also for relevant front panel objects a tip - this will pop-up when the user hovers over the object, and can be annoying if it's used excessively, but nice if used where appropriate.
b). Create html files, one for each "Page" of your user interface, and place a Help button on your user interface which will launch the corresponding document for that "Page." I'm not sure what your UI is like, but basically if there are multiple front panels the user will see, a page describing each object on that panel, and the panel's purpose is nice. If you're using a tab control in any of those panels, then a page for each tab is nice as well.
A variation of b). is to use a so-called compiled help file - a .chm file. These are only relevant for Windows machines, so if you plan to deploy across multiple OSs, then this is out. The reason documentation suggests you need a third party tool is because those .chm files basically collect a set of html files together into a nice document, with the usual search, index, browse etc. capabilites and we don't have a product which does this. The LabVIEW Help on Windows is a nice example of a .chm file. You can do something SIMILAR with just HTML and javascript, creating at least a contents page which has organized links to the rest of the pages (which themselves can contain links back to the contents page), and even include the ability to search keywords etc. You'll find various free examples of such html and javascript on the web.
Once you have your html or compile help file, you can use the LabVIEW Help VIs to launch them. For chm files you can open the file and direct to a particular page of the chm file, and for html files all you really need to do is launch the relevant html file in the browser of your choice.
Q. In reference to descriptions and tips for controls/indicators: "Are these typically the only help features built into a distributed application?"
A. No, the html or chm idea is a nice touch, and can add a professional feel to the application.
Q. In reference to html or chm files: "Is this a typical approach for doing a nice job of providing help?"
A. Yes, it is used internally as a standard - chm for windows and html for linux and MAC.
Q. "Or is there some other way to create a Help system that works like the existing LabVIEW help but has content we create?"
A. One ideas is that you could implement your help entirely in LabVIEW if you'd like. Basically you would be launching your own VI or VIs which would show whatever documentation you wanted/created. You could use a tree structure or something to provide some convenient navigation by topic, and even a search - you would be coding this, and although I haven't done it, it seems like it would be pretty easy to do.
I hope this helps, and happy LabVIEW programming!
Best Regards,
JLS
Message Edited by JLS on 08-30-2006 01:57 PM
Best,
JLS
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Tips for best batt life?

I've got a new MacBook and want to avoid whatever mistakes I've made in the past to deplete my battery life long-term. I've read Apple's page on keeping the battery in good shape, but is it best to let the battery FULLY discharge and FULLY charge (top it off) all the time? And is it bad to keep it plugged in while using, even if it's got a full charge already? What about keeping it plugged in when not in use?
Any tips from experienced Mac people (I'm so glad to join your ranks) would be appreciated.
Elise

HuntedMoose wrote:
Meaning that it is not bad for the battery to be charged all the time (when the AC is plugged?)
If you use your battery even for 10 minutes you should charge it when you can. Li-ion Batteries work best with small charges over big ones. Do not use your battery then use it again and again till the battery gets low enough to shut off. I am not talking about where you have no choice. I am saying don't deplete your battery on purpose before you charge.
A charge cycle is a full discharge and full charge. It is best if done in small doses.
+Example. You use 25% of the battery and then recharge. You have used 1/4th of a cycle. Doing this 4 times an you have a full cycle. This is better for the chemistry that using it for 25% and then letting it sit till the next day and using it for the rest of the use then charging it.+
Below is what I like to give new users for battery care. I use my battery in this way and after six months have 14 cycles on this battery. I get between 3 and 4 hours of use with it and have everything turned on.
It is OK to leave your battery hooked to the charger most of the time. Most of the time I only unhook mine from the charger is when I calibrate. Have you calibrated your battery yet? You should calibrate every two months or so to keep the battery fully functioning. If you use your MacBook infrequently, it’s best to re-calibrate the battery at least once a month.
The following links have good information about the MacBook and the care of it's battery.
Apple: Tips for maximizing your Notebook battery charge
Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro: Reduces processor speed when battery is removed while operating from an A/C adaptor
Apple portable computer's battery does not show a full charge in Mac OS X
Look here and here for some good tips about battery care.
Apple MacBook: How to remove or install the battery
Apple: Determining Battery Cycle Count
Apple: Use and cleaning of MagSafe power connector

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