W540/T540 keyboard

My trusty 5yo T500 is operating without the deafening and now failed fan, without hinges, with a broken display frame, without top bezel and pad, with a loose battery, and without a touchpad.  All mechanical parts have failed on me, except the keyboard.
So it is time to get a 2880x1800 replacement, and that is the W540/T540.  (Advice to Lenovo - move that Godd***it power plug to the left side and put a USB on the RHS - for heaven's sake - do your designers even own laptops?)
Unfortunately I have read horror stories about the new off-center keyboard, and the touchpad.  I hate touchpads, so that should not be an issue.  And I am not a keyboard heavy user.
How bad is this issue of the keyboard - being off-center and having lousy feel?  Other serious issues?  Any information will be appreciated.

I'd *strongly* suggest testing the new setup in person. The change is drastic enough - whether one ends up loving it ot hating it - to warrant such an approach.
My $0.02 only...
Good luck.
Cheers,
George
In daily use: R60F, R500F, T61, T410
Collecting dust: T60
Enjoying retirement: A31p, T42p,
Non-ThinkPads: Panasonic CF-31 & CF-52, HP 8760W
Starting Thursday, 08/14/2014 I'll be away from the forums until further notice. Please do NOT send private messages since I won't be able to read them. Thank you.

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  • T540 keyboard

    My trusty 5yo T500 is operating without the deafening and now failed fan, without hinges, with a broken display frame, without top bezel and pad, with a loose battery, and without a touchpad.  All mechanical parts have failed on me, except the keyboard.
    So it is time to get a 2880x1800 replacement, and that is the W540/T540.  (Advice to Lenovo - move that Godd***it power plug to the left side - why is it called a laptop? - and put a USB on the RHS - for heaven's sake - do your designers even own laptops?)
    Unfortunately I have read horror stories about the new off-center keyboard, and the touchpad.  I hate touchpads, so that should not be an issue.  And I am not a keyboard heavy user.
    How bad is this issue of the keyboard - being off-center and having lousy feel?  Other serious issues?  Any information will be appreciated.

    I'd *strongly* suggest testing the new setup in person. The change is drastic enough - whether one ends up loving it ot hating it - to warrant such an approach.
    My $0.02 only...
    Good luck.
    Cheers,
    George
    In daily use: R60F, R500F, T61, T410
    Collecting dust: T60
    Enjoying retirement: A31p, T42p,
    Non-ThinkPads: Panasonic CF-31 & CF-52, HP 8760W
    Starting Thursday, 08/14/2014 I'll be away from the forums until further notice. Please do NOT send private messages since I won't be able to read them. Thank you.

  • W540 Backlit Keyboard Issue

    I got my W540 recently and my specifications say "Keyboard KYBBL with NumPad US English".
    But when I try Fn+space bar there is not light from the keyboard.
    I thought KYBBL means keyboard with back light, can anyone confirm this or is there any way to turrn this on.
    And I thought backlit is a default on W540 machines.

    Hello!
    The backlit keyboard is default in markets such as the US, but in other markets, such as the UK f.e, you have to select it specially when customizing your machine. The light icon on the space bar does indeed only come on the backlit boards. Those without backlight don't have it. You might just have gotten the wrong board on your machine, so I'd check with the seller and get it replaced.
    Does your machine come from Lenovo directly?
    Cheers!
    ThinkPad W540 (20BG) - i7-4800MQ/24GB // ThinkPad T440s (20AQ) - i7-4600U/12GB
    ThinkPad T440p (20AW) - i7-4800MQ/16GB // ThinkPad Helix (3698-6EU) - i5-3337U/4GB
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  • Backlight keyboard for W540

    who knows how can i activate the backlight keyboard for my W540... I have download all the drivers but the backlight just doesn't lit up under anykind of lighting environments.
    Thank you for your help!
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    How to know if you have backlit keyboard on W540?
    I'm certain I selected it in the configurator, although if the IT guy followed through and also selected it in the order is another question. But nothing happens when I hit Fn+Spacebar. Is there a way to know for sure?
    CPU-Z says my model is 20BH001XUS, if that tells anything.

  • Replace W540 Keyboard with W541 Trackpoint Buttons

    Could someone from Lenovo let the forum know if it will be possible to replace the W540 Trackpad / Bezel / Keyboard assembly with the new one from the W541 which has integrated physical Trackpoint buttons.  This would make a very big difference to me and I suspect a lot of other W540 owners who use the Trackpoint. I am the current owner of 5 Thinkpads and have been a loyal customer since the 600 series. The increased pressure necessary to generate a less reliable click on the Trackpad has greatly exacerbated a problem with the top joint of my right thumb - I have had to retrain myself to use my left thumb to do all clcking.  The problem was nowhere near as bad on the old Trackpoint buttons - where I could use them with my right thumb for several hours with no symptoms, I can now manage only minutes. 

    i too am EXTREMELY frustrated with the trackpoint.  I also agree as to WHY the USB 2.0 instead of four (4) USB 3.0s. I have been a trackpoint fan since the late 80s which triggered my purchase of an IBM T21 still working having a Windows 98se operatring system.  My next was a T42p having a Windows XP Pro ServPk 3.  My third is a W500 for which I purchased a Microsoft Windows 7 Pro Operating System.  My fourth is an x220 having a 500 GB solid state Hard Drive (upgrade from the 160 GB SSD as supplied).  The fifth is the W540.  It has high end upgrades of all components including a 1 Terabyte SSD I purchased and installed myself.  I installed the 500 GB it came with in my W500. I read about the trackpoint problems with the W540 before purchasing but had no idea how SERIOUS the problem is until I purchased one!  This Lenovo forum is LOADED with complaints and appropriate requests by dedicated Lenovo users to replace the Keyboard with a USABLE trackpoint.  I am not surprised!  I am a Professional Engineer having had my own consulting business for 15 years.  I took a course in customer service during which I was informed of the results of NOT FIXING A PROBLEM FOR A CUSTOMER.  It has a probable devastatilng affect on future sales, etc. Personnally I have always found your customer service acceptable...better with some techs than others probably depending on experience.  It is extremely important you fix the problem with the trrackpoint ASAP AT NO COST TO YOUR CUSTOMERS.  I haven't had the W540 very long but it's only fair to be upfront that it will be my last if IBM-Lenovo fails to fulfill a MAJOR NEED of it's otherwise dedicated customers.  All else failing issue a recall and credit the owner toward a properly engineered replacement.  My big questions for IBM-LENOVO are WHAT WERE YOU THINKING and WHAT WAS THE MOTIVE?  Lastly I also concur with the USB Port error (WHY USB 2.0 since 3.0 ports are backward compatible).  A minor problem for me personnaly is the inclusion of the number pad.  It throws the trackpoint and the keyboard as typed on off center.  However both of those are minor in comparison the nearly 'useless' trackipoint.  

  • Backlit Keyboard for W540 Doesn't Work

    Howdy, so I work in the IT department at my university and we are currently testing the W540 for the incomin freshmen. I know that I have the backlit model (04Y2465 - Backlit KBD US English Liteon- Secondary), yet the backlight for the keyboard does not work. I can see the icons appear on the screen when I use fn + space, but it makes no difference. We've handled W530s, of which all have working backlights for their keyboards.
    Does anyone know of any solutions for this? Problem is occuring on the 20BG and the 20BH.
    CPU: i7-4800MQ
    RAM: 20GB 1600MHz
    GFX: Quadro K2100M 
    Storage:  256GB SSD + 1TB 7200RPM HDD
    Display: 15.5" 2880 x 1620
    Keyboard: 04Y2465 - Backlit KBD US English Liteon- Secondary

    Good call on the W520 mistake, I was mixing that one up with something else. Yes, my BIOS are up-to-date.
    FRU Part Number: 04Y2465
    Description: Backlit KBD US English Liteon- Secondary
    I used the W540 FRU List for the 20BG and 20BH.
    EDIT: I'm not sure what you mean by the light icon, unless you're referring to the icon physically printed onto the spacebar itself. In that case, the light rays are pointing up.
    Also, we've given out 3 W540s to teachers and my boss also has one as well, and they all are having the same issue.

  • W540 or T540 whats the biggest differents?

    Hey.
    Im new in here, ím sorry if my question is in the wrong topic.
    Im considere to buy a new Lenovo thinkpad laptop, but i can decide between T model and W model, so can anyone tell me, what is the biggest different betwen this two models, and why pay more for the W model.
    im gonna use the laptop for work, and it will be connected to at docking station allmost all the time, and im gonna use the laptop for develop.
    Kind regards Martin.
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    To say it another way...the W sports twice the slots, a real gpu, and a big boy quad-proc.  On paper the 540 looks pretty but in real life the 530>540. Some reading 4u, bench away and take just 20 minutes to poke around on all the forums with disgusted owners.  After buying about two dozen, we stopped sourcing 4/540's and went with M4800's when 4th Gens or QHD are a must for our engineers and designers.
    W530 | 3840QM | 32g @ 1.35v CL9 1986z | 512g 840 Pro | 1t HGST 7200 | FHD AUO v.4 | Quadro K2k | GOBI 5k | Centrino 6300

  • W540 + Ultra Dock on Linux

    I have a W540 and it is running Ubuntu Linux (still going ever since the BIOS update).  I want to get the docking station (the whole reason for buying a Lenovo) to have external keyboard mouse and monitor.
    I am interested in the Ultra Dock:
    http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/we​b/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?​...
    I have read other posts about the Ultra Dock but the link to the compatibility chart is a dead link.  
    I see some of our T540 friends are having troubles with the Ultra Dock.  It is not clear to me if those problems are also with the W540 models.  
    Has anyone with a W540 AND Linux been able to use the Ultra Dock with external monitors?  

    The keyboard and mouse seems to work fine with the dock. The dock behavior is quite inconsistent. My colleague has been able to project to two monitors and the screen by using Standard Mode (intel chip drives the dock outputs; in advanced mode nvidia drives the dock outputs) and then plugging one monitor into the vga output on the laptop, and the second monitor into the DVI output on the dock. He also has to do some weird unplugging and replugging ritual to get it all to work nice; it never works right on boot.
    I am unable to replicate his success, however. He is even running on 12.04. I tried a bunch of things over the weekend: 12.04, 13.10, and even a daily build of 14.04 (which wouldn't even boot from the live cd). Right now I am running Linux Mint 16 (which is based on 13.10, I think). I would think a newer version would have more success. Another thing I notice is that when I open up restricted drivers, options to install the nvidia driver never shows up. However, doing an lspci | grep -i nvidia shows the nvidia driver, which means the system can see it (it even shows the model number: Quadro K1100M). It never shows up for me docked or undocked.
    It's pretty disappointing because I would love to have two monitors. I think I can kind of make do with one monitor and the laptop screen for the time being, but it still sucks. What is frustrating also is that this laptop is supposed to be "Ubuntu certified", but in my experience it is anything but that.

  • T540p Keyboard FRUs

    Greetings,
    I recently broke my keyboard and, since Im out of the warranty already, would like to replace the keyboard myself.
    Im looking for a cheap option to replace, so considering dead laptops sold for spare parts as well.
    Looking at the official FRU lists the following laptops have identical spare parts (keyboards): T540, T540p, W540, L540, W550s, W541, T550.
    However, searching eBay, I found that there are offers that claimed to be compatible with, say T540 and E531 both.
    So, the question is: are Exxx series keyboards in fact compatible with T540p?

    The keyboard backlight is not a softkey. Try it out when you are in the BIOS, if it doesn´t work, your machine does not have backlight.

  • W540 piece of junk DO NOT BUY!!!

    Hi, we've ordered two W540's for one of our larger clients. One unit was DOA. still waiting to hear back from Synnex if it's approved to be replace or not BUT now I'm not sure if I want another one of these units.
    The 2nd unit we have had seemed to work normally until we turned on the Bluetooth adapter. BOOM hung, holding power button did nothing had to remove the battery to get the system to shutdown. After this system booted fine, but the entire keyboard doesn't work now. plugged in an external kb which works but is not at all how they want to use this unit.
    Both units were ordered with an extra 8gb of ram putting them up to 16gb. When we put the ram sticks in the system wouldn't boot (screen turns on but no post no Lenovo logo nothing) no matter what configuration we put them in except for the two slots that the stock memory came in. They are Lenovo sticks which the Lenovo Solutions Book said to use.
    We've only been selling Lenovo units to our clients for the past 3 years now, We used to sell Dell units but wanted a change to increase profits. Lenovo was a great choice but now we might need to switch back to Dell if these problems don't get resolved.
    They are both 20BG0011US units:
    - i7-4700MQ, 4GBx2, 15.6" FHD
    - Nvidia Quadro K1100M, 1x500G 7200
    - DVD ±RW, Backlit KB, Win7 P64 DG Win8,3-Depot
    Solved!
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    Fro57,
    Sorry to hear that you are off to a rough start with the W540.  While you can certainly return / exchange the units according to your distributor terms / conditions, I would recommend that you contact Lenovo support and work through some of these issues.
    If you added memory and then the keyboard doesn't work, did you add memory under the bottom cover or under the keyboard?  If under the keyboard, perhaps the keyboard cable has been pulled loose partially from the system board.  Maybe you can recheck the connection there?
    I would recommend you update BIOS and all drivers.  The bluetooth issue could be a driver / power management issue.   I would definitely update power management.
    Best regards,
    Mark
    ThinkPads: S30, T43, X60t, X1, W700ds, IdeaPad Y710, IdeaCentre: A300, IdeaPad K1
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  • A brand new W540 and the Ultra Dock humms, black out external screen, won't recognize mouse and some

    Just received a W540 and an Ultra Dock. Here is my first impressions.
    During setup ... tried to connect my speakers directly onto the laptop.... HUMMMMM! (really loud humming sound, until Windows loads ...sounds like a short somewhere ...). Ok, obviously sound is not the main focus of W540.
    After a little while... boink! ... and the external screen goes black accompanied with the "Windows detected something disconnect"-sound. No matter what I clicked on the keyboard, or how much a moved the mouse, the external screen wouldn't turn on again. I had to flip up the screen on the laptop, and tada, Windows reported that something connected again, and the external screen turned on again. Turns out that I need to keep the laptop screen open at all times now, and now and then both screens disconnect and connect again. Not completely a showstopper, but somewhat annoying. Ok, how to fix - enter "lenovo ultra dock black screen" in Google and see that a bunch of people have experienced the same thing. After some reading, I found this official support page "LENOVO THINKPAD PRO DOCK AND THINKPAD ULTRA DOCK ARE CAUSING DISPLAY ISSUES ON EXTERNAL MONITORS" (http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht081248). Seems to fit my situation perfectly. Just download the fwdphb03.exe program and follow the instructions. But does fwdphb03.exe even start?!? NO!
    Just a brief flicker and no application nor instructions to follow. In addition, I am Administrator on my machine. Please make applications that at least attempt to work....
    I have an Aten mouse and keyboard switch (KVM) (CS-1784 to be precise), which have been working seamlessly for years on all other machines I have (VMWare images with different Windows versions, Raspberry Pi and Mac). Connecting the KVM with it's mouse and keyboard renders a working keyboard and a dead mouse (remember - switching to one of the other machines renders working keyboard and mouse instantly).... <rant on>pheeew, starting to get a bad feeling here. OBVIOUSLY we have a lot of cool hardware like USB 3 and DisplayPort and what not, but WHAT DOES THAT MATTER, when the Lenovo folks can't program this stuff properly?</rant off>
    The W540 comes with a lot of Lenovo software. Much of it is really good and useful. But what happened when you try to log in to Windows? For some reason Lenovo want to inform you that the Num Lock is on when you see the standard login screen. The message something like "Num Lock is on - your password may be entered incorrectly". All in some black background, covering OVER the login field in Windows !!!! Hey, the laptop has a numeric keyboard, I don't need this message. Luckily others again have experience the same thing. At this page http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/New-T540p-numlock-warning-at-login/td-p/142... I get the tip that I need to rename the tpnumlk.exe to something else. Gone was the stupid message.
    My advice to Lenovo - don't include stuff that harvest a lot of complaints and that obviously is going to annoy your customers. Even if the machine was one with a small keyboard and no separate numeric keyboard, I would NEVER EVER want to have some ugly black box covering over the standard login field…  I can’t even imagine that the developer of this tool, use it (nor like it)! That is exactly why bloatware gets its reputation.
    I would of course understand all this if I were talking about cheap machines and some wacko docking station. But I am not.... This is state-of-the-art, 2014, expensive-style laptop from the same manufacturer.
    PS! At the end of this session, Lenovo tells me that there is a problem with the powersystem, and that it want to reduce power to sustainable levels....

    can you connect the device in _*recovery mode*_ ?
    JGG

  • About Lenovo Thinkpad W540 for Music Production at a Professional Level

    Hey there! I just signed up to this blog in search for an answer to my quest. I've heard a lot of good things about Lenovo ThinkPad W540, and I would like to make sure that I am getting what I really need to stay up to date, in this everyday changing technological world, for a while before making a purchase.
    So far, this is what I got in my wish list:
    Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40GHz)
    Windows 7 Professional 64
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    W540 NVIDIA Quadro K1100M 2G
    16GB PC3-12800 DDR3L (4 DIMM)
    500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
    DVD Recordable
    Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260AC with Bluetooth 4.0
    1 Year Depot or Carry-in
    I would like to know what are the major differences between the above items, which I have in my wish list, and the ones below:
    1) Intel Core i7-4930MX Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.90GHz)
    2)15.5” 3K (2880 x 1620), IPS LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, Color Sensor
    3) W540 NVIDIA Quadro K2100M 2G
    4) 32GB PC3-12800 DDR3L (4 DIMM)
    5) I would like a 1TB hard drive but they don't come at 7200 rpm, i guess the one in my wish list works fine.
    6) Do I need a more sophisticated Optical Drive from the  DVD Recordable in my wish list?
    I guess whay I am trying to investigate is if I can function in the music production world with a Thinkpad  W 540 with the specs already in my wish list? And, what difference would it make updating this machine with the specs below. Your assistance and comments will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

     Hi ColonellONeill, thank you for taking your time in attempt to solve my problems.
    Temperatures varies, but it never reached to unbearably hot.
    Shutdown warning: for the last couple of times, I did got the blue screen warning (that windows had problem and will restart after collecting the necessary information) on my Helix and hanged display on my external monitor. Otherwise, most of the time, there isn't warning at all.
    I doubt if there is anything to do automatic windows update as I have scheduled it every morning at 3 'O' clock! Sometimes it works from weeks to couple of months without even noticing any of these technical problems but then when it starts, it stays for weeks; it just comes and goes - never been able to resolve the issues completely; even the technician.
    (It just happend right now! and this time wihtout even warning, and Helix wasn't even running 30 minutes - temperature is normal, I can feel it's little warm.)
    Currently I am using my Helix with Thinkpad USB 3 dock connected to external Monitor with wired keyboard and mouse connected back at the dock.

  • Spurious Charcters on Thinkpad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint

    I suspect the Thinkpad W540 can not accept the current driver from the Lenovo support site (tp_compact_keyboard_1491.exe) as the version of the HID driver remains 6.17602.27514 and is a 2006 Microsoft driver). What is worse is, attempting to type on it in any normal speed for a touch typist results in bad keystroke recognition and has the window lose focus, selecting menu items, or the most annoying, selecting previously typed data that gets deleted as soon as you type the next character. It has happened 3 times just typing this note. I can't find a way to disable the driver associated with the keyboard on the Thinkpad (uninstalling it doesn't work) and I'm assuming with two drivers installed, they collide somehow causing the bad interpretation.  Or, the USB ports on the W540 aren't compabile with the keyboard.  I doubt the latter as I had problems with a Bluetooth version of the same keyboard.
    Lenovo doesn't appear to recognize its own keyboard based on 03X8715 fru but sometimes finds references to KU-1255 model when searching for drivers.  I've opened 2 tickets with Lenovo but all they do is delete the drivers and reboot to get them to reinstall.  I think these keyboards are not compatible with the W540 (though sailes said they were), and until a better driver is developed they are useless.
    Because the W540 rearranged the Thinkpad keyboard puttng the PrtScr at the bottom and the delete key where the insert key was... I wanted to have the same keyboard on my other computers so I could get used to the new layout. Now that seems impossible unless and until Lenovo fixes the driver so the keyboard misinterpretation can be remedied.  Is there no solution to allow me to get used to the new Thinkpad keyboard layout by using a similarly laid out external keyboard on multiple computers?  Switching between W540, W520, W510 seems impossible at this point. Though I'd like to use a KVM for switching I don't want to introduce that until I can get the external usb keyboard working with the direct connection to the W540.
    It is also frustrating that the driver download only results in a setup.exe being run with no listing of the drivers that should be installed so it is impossible to tell if the 2006 Microsoft drivers are what were in the Dec 14, 2014 driver update, and it is also impossible to force Windows to pick the drivers from the install directory as they are encapsulated in the setup.exe.  At least knowing what version should be listed and the names of the driver files might help troubleshoot if indeed they correct drivers are not getting installed.

    Yes, i realize it could be confusing for some to have two ways of accessing the same keys.
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  • New W540 will not power on any longer

    Short story:
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    Arrived, bios 2.09, set intel rapid boot off
    worked for 1 week
    Then it refused to power on
    No indicators when battery plugged in and power or battery plugged in and no power.
    with power, and no battery only the power button blinked 2x. No other response.
    Lenovo's action: return and get a new system. After waiting 6 weeks to get it, this is not what I expected froma rather expensive system. I should have heeded the warnings on this list.
    I see on another list tthe E440, ithink, it was a cmos battery issue. Does anyone know what the issue is with the W540?
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    720P_HD_CM
    AC Adapter and Power Cord
    170W AC Adpt2 US (2pin)
    Keyboard Language
    KYB w/NumPad US English
    Publication Language
    Pub; US English
    Preload Language
    W8.1 64 English

    I too had a similar problem.  The brick went bad.
    I had to use a Fluke meter to measure the voltage at the tip, as there is no light on the brick, nor is there a functional light on the computer.
    Yes, it is supposed to flash a couple of time if there is juice in the wire, but my issue, was that it supplied power, but failed under computer drain initially, until it gave up.  My screen kept flashing when power was on, and power was off.  Effectively, the screen became my power indicator.
    Having had similar issues in the past with switching supplies that had a thermal breaker built in, I waited hoping it would reset.  BUT, no light on either the brick or the computer, just wasted my time trying to solve the problem the normal way.  If there was a light, you would know immediately.  It finally gave up life, and never revived.  No light on the brick, and NO indicator light on the W540.
    The new brick was made by another vendor, and runs much cooler.  If you want the markings on the broken brick, v.s. the new one, just ask.....
    Not acceptable, but stuck with this.....  At the end of the year, someone at Lenovo will get a raise, based on sales.... 
    My productivity is going down!

  • X201 Windows 8.1 Keyboard driver issue

    I tried clean installing Windows 8.1 on my ThinkPad X201T
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    I've tried endless versions of Drivers, but none of them works to me. Newest drivers just don't work at all, and very old, early Windows 7 drivers and Vista-era drivers also have some problems.
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    Kim
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    I tried clean installing Windows 8.1 on my ThinkPad X201T
    The Windows itself installs without any issue, but for some reason the keyboard drivers seem to be out of order. They will either not load up at all, or take incredibly long time to load up.
    I've tried endless versions of Drivers, but none of them works to me. Newest drivers just don't work at all, and very old, early Windows 7 drivers and Vista-era drivers also have some problems.
    Is there anyone who has successfuly set up Windows 8.1 and the drivers on ThinkPad X201, or other ThinkPads with 1st Gen Core i processor?
    Kim
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