X1 Carbon 2014 Keyboard

Dear Lenovo,
I have always been a huge fun of the Thinkpad line, pretty much all my laptop are thinkpads. Brought both the 2011 and 2012 versions of X1 and they were great!!! I am such a heavy user I do all my work on those.
especially the 2012 X1, best in business class!
Now on to the 2013 X1, I mean seriously for a business users the keyboard here is such a deal breaker, it really broke my heart that I have to found a different brand now....
1. no physical F-keys, I spend majority of my time on excel, this is such a issue because I enjoyed the stifness and the feeling when key bounce back to me, so I would know it registerd.
2. double tap shift for Cap lock?! this created so much error space for user to turn accidently turn it on or off.
3. the backspace and delete, again its very easy to one rather than the other
4. Home, End, Insert keys, why do they have to jump around from generation to generations? everytime a new Thinkpad comes out does serious business users have to get use to your new desgins...
5. the red pointstick really needs its own dedicate bottons, it has been there for soo many years and its been wonderful! why do you have to take those away?!
Your newly keyboard might work great on ideaPad, geared towards non-professional users... But have them on X1? I mean that is the least part of the ThinkPad you want to mess around.... it will drive all your loyal fans away.
if this type of "innovation" has to continue... at least give us the option of choicing classical desgins vs new ones...

I can't agree with this sentiment more! This new keyboard with the adaptive function keys are terrible. Why would you introduce these for a business ultrabook? Also, as a loyal Lenovo customer, why would you get rid of the separate trackpoint buttons? Combining them into the touchpad is terrible (and it feels cheap when I click it). Please stop dumbing down what is clearly supposed to be a high-end business ultrabook for consumer use! Can you bring back the old keyboard (e.g., the one that was available on the 1st Gen X1 Carbon)?

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2014 X1 Carbon Adaptive Keyboard not working

Hi There,
I just tried my new x1 carbon 2014 a week ago, I was trying my adaptive keys and it worked accordingly the first time I tried the notebook.
After I did some installation with windows 8.1 update and lenovo update, I noticed that the adaptive keys is totally blank.
1. I did the adaptive keys setting but still not working at all.
2. I did the factory reset / reinstallion but still not working at all.
Can anyone help me regarding this matter? is it because the factory defect?
thx alot

did you get into the bios menu? if yes, and your touch strip still doesn't work then you have a hardware problem.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

X1 Carbon 2014 Key Broken

Hey Guys! I have a Thnkpad X1 Carbon - 2014. I was working on my laptop a while back; and pressed the Esc key just to see it pop out. I tried fixing it bak, but noticed that one of the hinges on the right hand side clamp is broken.
The Machine is just 6 months old and I am under onsite warranty. The machine works fine otherwise.
I called up support guys and they told me that since I did not have accidental damage protection, I need to carry my laptop to an authorised service centre and that I would not be covered under warranty. I tried explaining that it popped out in the regular course of use and that there was no accident or damage inflicted on the machine, but they seemed to ingore and simply repeated the accidental damage protection thing.
We may so much for the quality of machines and the quality of after sales service and buy these expensive machine. This is totally unexpected of Lenovo and so disappointing. I am sure my next machine is going to be something which costs 1/2 as much for a much better configuration. Its pointless paying so much and then getting such substandard service and steroetype answers to your issues.
Any suggestions? Should I just go and buy a new keyboard to save me the hassle of contacting the support guys again?
Neil.

Gesture Control from eyesight solved!
http://support.lenovo.com/en_IE/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS041364
Thank Troy from the Atl Support Center for this!
Ugh wait spoke too soon this is only the update...... :-(

X1 Carbon 2014: Built-in WQHD Display. Turn off & Small Icons

How to turn off the built-in display without
having to change the power option ( Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > Edit Plan Settings),
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or put the system to sleep.
WQHD sucks. Most Icons (YouTube video player controller, Win Photo Viewer controller, Eclipse, etc) are tiny. Is there away to fix this annoying small icon issue? Can we get quality (WQHD) without hurting our eyes? plz take a look at the pic.
X1 Carbon 2014 WQHD 2014 (none touch screen)
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ColonelONeill wrote:
How's the new clickpad?
Does the keyboard flex under reasonable pressure?
Is the adaptive bar actually a pixel-based LCD or just a series of predefined patterns like the really old LCD displays?
The "new" clickpad is very slick. The texture is good but just a little too rubbery for my taste. In comparison with my brother's old T series, I prefer the X1.
Under reasonable pressure, absolutely not. The amount of force it takes for me to flex it is something I'd never do under normal use. It feels very solid in my opinion.
Upon a close inspection, the adaptive touch bar appears to be the old LCD type. I really want those media keys.

New X1 Carbon 2014 + Onelink Pro dock + 30inch monitor: no native resolution

X1 Carbon 2014 model
Onelink Pro dock
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Tried the mini displayport on X1, works perfectly as well.
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> the X1 Carbon Gen 2 with windows 8 doesn't have custom charge threshold option.
Assuming the OP is using Win8. Some X12C models ship with Win7 or are "down"gradable to it.
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Received X1 Carbon (2014/"New") model 20A70035US but missing MultiTouch!

I purchased a 20A70035US TopSeller ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2014 about a month ago. It just arrived today as supply was very tight on it. The unit looks great, but the MultiTouch display, which is documented in PSREF, and was also in the description of the product with the reseller I bought it from, is missing. Touching the screen does nothing, and Windows reports no touch input device. The laptop is a bit lighter than I was expecting too, leading me to believe MT is physically absent.
I have a T440s already so I know how MultiTouch is supposed to work! I ran System Update to make sure no drivers were missing, and it found nothing for the display.
Could Lenovo really have shipped a TopSeller model with the WRONG display?! I desperately need to get this laptop into the field and as it stands now, I have a useless machine in front of me. GRRR.
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My reseller was able to secure stock of the i7 model for me (20A70035US), so I bought that one instead and will return the i5 model for a refund. I am just waiting for RMA approval from Lenovo so it can be sent back for processing.
The i7 unit I received looks great and the touchscreen works!
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X1 Carbon (2014) Adaptive keyboard

I received the new X1 carbon. My IT shop had to image it with the corporate Windows 8 image (which I quickly upgraded to 8.1). My Fn keyboard is basically useless now. I tap on the Fn key and it doesn't do anything. I tap on the "configuration" key and it doesn't do anything. I assume it is because I don't have the Adaptive Keyboard app in control panel. I can't find where to download and install it from. Please help!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi Abraithwaite,
If you press F1 to bios, could you change key row?
And did it work for your original win8 OS before?

New X1 carbon (2014) - NOT a productivity tool any more

I was a big fan of thinkpad X-serie and owned 8 or 9 of them.
Purchases nx1c and thought that it'll be my baby for next two years, but now I am thinking to return it since I buy it for work, not to use as an iPad.
Below are some pain points, and hopefully the New New X1 carbon will get right on them.
1. Adaptive keyboard seems to be fancy idea, but works horrible
(1) Delay introduced by switching keyboard layouts to perform some common tasks
- e.g. F2 to rename/F5 to refresh/Alt+F4 to close/...
- e.g. F5/F7/F9/F10/F11/F12 in coding with visual studio
- e.g. Snipping tool is only available in browser mode, but I need it somewhere else
(2) Delay introduced by the easiness to misclick
- e.g. during debugging, need frequently click F10/F11/etc.. Without looking down, I can't make sure I clicked the right key, and I have to be carefully not swiped over the next key which sometimes mean I have to do the whole thing over
(3) No way to program or delete certain layouts
- I am not a meeting guy, may I remove the web conference layout for fast-switching between modes?
- Snipping tool is really too limited, and I want program it call original PrintScreen, but there's NO way
- Some features are there just for being "fancy", like swiping before webcam to go prev/next page, really wish I can replace them but again, NO way
2. An epic fail in the keyboard change.
I am okay to put some time to get use to some minor changes, but big changes (HOME/END at left), removing some commonly used keys (PrintScreen, Break, Insert), that's too much.
3. TrackPoint without physical buttons are far less convenient. When using TrackPoint, single tap on touchpad to click doesn't work, seems by design - but a bad one.
4. Touchpad: tap with the side of thumb will easily move the mouse cursor upwards and away from the original target position.
5. Windows8 displays horribly in high dpi
6. The power adapter for old thinkpads doesn't work with nx1c, but no adapter tips are available
7. 9 hours? I got slightly over 5 hours max.
In short, the designer goes too far to make nx1c slim and fancy, and now it is not a productivity tool anymore.
Solved!
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I can't really share any of the complaints.
Compared to my T430s this is just the machine I was looking for. Although I tweaked the T430s into a dual SSD machine (getting rid of a useless CD/DVD combo) I was looking for something slimmer and lighter. The X1 Carbon has a wopping 500G SSD (more than the dual I had) has a far better screen (the T430s has horrible viewing angles and colarization due to the TFT) the IPS is so much better. I don't see any bleed on the side of the screen either.
The X1 shaves off 500g, and is much tinner (but has less ports). The one thing I liked, very much, on the T430 are the connection at the back instead of front, but I think I can live with the power plug sticking out at the left side, although that is were my mouse is.
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2100: Detection error on SSD0 (M.2) -- X1 Carbon 2014

I keep on getting this error on the X1 Carbon, attaching picture.
If it stays on for a long time, 8 hours and more it will show, consistently.
Anyone else had this problem ? found a fix ?
Its brand new and it started showing since day 1

lenovo support 06/22/2014 filed a support request and this is what I was told:
- Replacement : Not possible after 30 days
- Loaner : Not possible at Lenovo
- Technician on site : No Unless you purchased an onsite warranty
- Business Partners : available but they will charge
- Replacing SSDD is not recommended its fragile and if the laptop is opened the warranty dies
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This is an expensive laptop that happen to have HW issues. I could have sent it back for repair no problem but my work obligations are keeping me from doing it

New X1 Carbon Adaptive Keyboard strip not switching

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Solved!
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When I have seen this in the past it is caused by not having the proper Power Management driver in the OS image.
20A7 uses a new version of Power Management driver and if your IT guys didn't update the company Win7 image to include the new driver, then it's not going to work.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS032258

InDesign CC 2014 Keyboard Shortcuts Not Working

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Quit Chrome. Quit Safari. Quit Firefox. Quit any form of web access > Restart InDesign > Open Adobe InDesign first (shortcuts should have returned) > Then open web browser of preference.
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X1 Carbon 2014 won't boot

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I had this problem too and our engineer changed the motherboard which seems to have worked for some people but not for me. The engineer then noticed that the "intrusion switch" which is on a small 3cm sq board was a bit floppy.
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MacbookPro 2014 Keyboard - where is pipe key on British keyboard?

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X1 Carbon 2014 - Unable to connect to Juniper (Junos) VPN

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Check out this thread (http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=5294598&messageID=6406585). The solution is there.

X1 Carbon 2014 battery

I have had my new X1 carbon for a couple of weeks. Up until this last weekend I haven't used it for longer than 2 hours without charging it again. This past weekend I decided I wanted to see how long the battery life really was. After about 3 hours, and the battery life registering about 50%, I suddenly got a message saying the battery life was under 7%. I let it run for a few more minutes and it shut down. I tried the same experiment today while in the office and got the same results.
Is this a defective battery? Or is there a known driver issue or Windows 8.1 issue?

Sounds like defective battery to me.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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