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by furball4
Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:26 am
Forum: ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series
Topic: My P50 impressions and setup experience
Replies: 8
Views: 5846

Re: My P50 impressions and setup experience

Tim-ANC: Light showing around the edge of the display when it shouldn't. Mostly visible when viewing dark things in a dark room. Here's a picture of someone's p50 backlight bleed: http://i.imgur.com/fnj3eDMl.jpg I would reiterate that I basically never notice it, except under ideal circumstances for...
by furball4
Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:21 am
Forum: ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series
Topic: My P50 impressions and setup experience
Replies: 8
Views: 5846

Re: My P50 impressions and setup experience

Pokrzept: I haven't had a problem with my TrackPoint usage, fortunately. I don't see difference when I measure though, either. Were you coming from a W510 or from something else?
by furball4
Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:01 pm
Forum: ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series
Topic: My P50 impressions and setup experience
Replies: 8
Views: 5846

Re: My P50 impressions and setup experience

Thanks @creshal. I certainly haven't gotten used to them since my first post. I think I'm going to map some ordinary key combination to them using modifiers and the arrow keys. :( At least it will be portable in the future. Maybe that's not a bad evolution away from keyboard hardware dependency, all...
by furball4
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:55 am
Forum: ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series
Topic: My P50 impressions and setup experience
Replies: 8
Views: 5846

My P50 impressions and setup experience

I ran a W510 for more than six years, and just replaced it with a P50 (20EN-001SUS, Xeons, M2000M, 16GB, FHD, $1150 barely opened via eBay). Spec sheet here: http://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/ThinkPad_P50?M=20EN001SUS Since these forums were useful to my decision I wanted to drop back in and share my o...
by furball4
Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:59 am
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: W510 hiss noise
Replies: 24
Views: 13465

Re: W510 hiss noise

Okay, the exact setting is: BIOS > Config > Power > CPU Power Management > Disabled

Let us know if it works for you.
by furball4
Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:08 am
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: BIOS doesn't support booting from USB 3.0 ports
Replies: 2
Views: 3746

Re: BIOS doesn't support booting from USB 3.0 ports

It's too bad, because heftier USB-booting applications, like yours and mine, could certainly benefit from the increased transfer rates. I'm using a bootable USB hard drive to image the system partition while it isn't in use. I could always use a thumbdrive for booting and still use the USB hard driv...
by furball4
Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:02 am
Forum: Linux Questions
Topic: How to kill the ThinkPad navigation keys in Ubuntu?
Replies: 2
Views: 1671

Re: How to kill the ThinkPad navigation keys in Ubuntu?

Figured it out. I remapped them with the CompizConfig Settings Manager. I didn't even have to know what their keypresses looked like to the OS, I just captured them during the customization process. (Though I did find out, via 'xev'. Turns out they are keys 166 and 167 and they appear as XF86Back an...
by furball4
Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:19 am
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: W510 hiss noise
Replies: 24
Views: 13465

Re: W510 hiss noise

I had this and found posts suggesting that I disable CPU power saving in the BIOS. I forget the exact line item, but it's toward the bottom of its page and the only two options are "Disabled" and "Automatic". I'll post it exactly next time I reboot. I'm sure people do get similar noises from multipl...
by furball4
Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:10 am
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: BIOS doesn't support booting from USB 3.0 ports
Replies: 2
Views: 3746

BIOS doesn't support booting from USB 3.0 ports

Just a warning to anyone who hasn't noticed this yet - I wasted some time on it thinking the bootloader was hosed on my USB hard drive. Apparently the USB 3.0 drivers aren't available to the BIOS. They are actually on a separate chip. So even with USB booting enabled in the BIOS, USB thumbdrives and...
by furball4
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:19 pm
Forum: Linux Questions
Topic: How to kill the ThinkPad navigation keys in Ubuntu?
Replies: 2
Views: 1671

How to kill the ThinkPad navigation keys in Ubuntu?

I would like to kill the forward/backward navigation keys that are positioned to the right and left of the up-arrow key on the ThinkPad keyboard. I use mouse gestures for that kind of thing, so all they represent to me is an off chance that I'll hit one while composing a post online, which results i...
by furball4
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:13 pm
Forum: Linux Questions
Topic: Recommendations for SSD on thinkpad T61 with Ubuntu 10.04?
Replies: 2
Views: 3826

Re: Recommendations for SSD on thinkpad T61 with Ubuntu 10.04?

I just put a 120GB G.Skill Phoenix Pro into my W510 after quite a bit of research. The Intels are a great choice for stability and a fine choice for speed that counts, but you have to choose between 80GB ($100) and 160GB ($425). There are plenty of cheap/fast alternatives available, but if you read ...
by furball4
Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:33 am
Forum: ThinkPad W500/W510/W520 and W700/W701 Series
Topic: Multiple Monitors on the W510 - a great solution (with pics)
Replies: 46
Views: 44561

Re: Multiple Monitors on the W510 - a great solution (with pics)

I have another "so how do I..." question for the video geniuses here. I tried to deduce the options myself, but I'm not digesting the knowledge here well enough to do that. I have a W510 with the 880M, and in addition to the laptop display I want to drive two DVI-D 1600x1200 monitors that mirror eac...
by furball4
Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:12 am
Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
Topic: W510 Initial Impressions
Replies: 1
Views: 1473

W510 Initial Impressions

Just received a new W510 (4319-2PU) and have some initial impressions to share. 1. I got the classic CPU whine/screech problem. I let myself be annoyed by it for a while, and then followed the advice to disable one of the CPU power-saving features in BIOS. That killed it instantly, completely, and p...
by furball4
Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:23 pm
Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
Topic: X300 still doesn't have a DVI port. Quest continues...
Replies: 12
Views: 7575

I believe it was stated pretty clearly at one point on LenovoBlogs that there will never be a DVI port in a ThinkPad. They consider their large internal size to be too big of a con, overall. They would always rather put in something else instead. They will put in DisplayPort when that becomes a viab...
by furball4
Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:12 pm
Forum: ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series
Topic: can X300 support 1920 x 1200 output ? [ans:yes]
Replies: 10
Views: 5758

Belkin has an ExpressCard docking station that can drive up to 1600x1200.

http://www.belkin.com/highspeeddock/specs/

I believe the x300 can be outfitted with an ExpressCard slot in the drive bay. So technically this could be used. It looks like a nicer dock than the IBM. Even has DVI output.
by furball4
Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:02 am
Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
Topic: Why are so many obsessed with widescreen laptops?
Replies: 46
Views: 13319

Right, but when you compare laptops of comparable physical dimensions, widescreen laptops tend to have more pixels. For instance, excepting the X60T and several Toshiba tablets, all 4:3 12.1" laptops only have 1024x768 resolution, whereas all widescreen 12.1" laptops either have 1280x768 or 1280x80...
by furball4
Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:40 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: X60 dual monitor setup impossible?
Replies: 9
Views: 7673

Re: X60 dual monitor setup impossible?

Ascidian wrote:Has any one tested to drive 2x 1280x1024 monitors and not the internal LCD, using the the matrox dualhead2go?
Yes, I did. I'm pretty sure it works, though I don't remember for certain. It turned out that I needed it to run 2x 1600x1200, and it definitely doesn't do that.
by furball4
Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:45 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Undocking and display problems
Replies: 7
Views: 3758

I did find a quicker fix. Fn+F7 still brings up the menu it normally does, you just can't see it because the screen is off. So if I hit Fn+F7 and then hit Enter, it re-selects the current display profile and that brings the screen back, albeit after the annoying resolution-jumping that normally acco...
by furball4
Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:45 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Undocking and display problems
Replies: 7
Views: 3758

I have a similar, though not identical, problem. Sometimes when my T60 is docked (open) with an additional external monitor, and the internal display is powered off after a period of inactivity by the power management system, I can't get it back with mouse movement or keypresses. Fn+F7 doesn't do an...
by furball4
Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:16 am
Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
Topic: Where to buy ThinkPad R60 or T60?
Replies: 5
Views: 2351

Lenovo takes a long time on some models. In my experience, the more goodies the longer it takes. (IPS screen, Verizon chip, etc.) Other more common models ship almost immediately. They have also been sending everything out direct from mainland China with FREE international express shipping that arri...
by furball4
Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:21 am
Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
Topic: Anyone installed bluesoleil successfully on T60?
Replies: 8
Views: 3507

I've gotten my Motorola HT820 headphones to work as stereo headphones with the standard software on a T60, but the sound cuts out when used in conjunction with a bluetooth HID device. This is a problem that Bluesoleil solved months ago, so I would like to go back to using them (used them on a T42 re...
by furball4
Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:59 pm
Forum: ThinkPad T40/T41/T42/T43 Series
Topic: Dual monitors AND notebook display on a T42 with dock?
Replies: 5
Views: 1593

For what it's worth, I can't get all three to work. This on either the T4x or T6x series with Port Replicator II and/or Advanced Mini Dock. It would be great though! Seems like there should be plenty of power, so I'm not sure why it doesn't work.
by furball4
Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:48 pm
Forum: ThinkPad X20/X30/X40 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Automatic Switch in Access Connections
Replies: 7
Views: 3702

I have the same problem. AC doesn't appear to even try to make automatic connections.... except when it does. :) I mostly notice this when I have been at work all day, then power my laptop back up after getting home. AC just sits there with the work profile selected. Yet in the morning, after having...
by furball4
Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:44 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Will the X60 drive a 24" LCD, i.e., 1920x1200?
Replies: 15
Views: 6775

<1.09>
- (New) Support of external 1920x1200 resolution wide display.
(BIOS)
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mo ... uj08us.txt
by furball4
Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:03 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Will the X60 drive a 24" LCD, i.e., 1920x1200?
Replies: 15
Views: 6775

12.1 inch screen with higher resolution is not a good idea. It is hard to see the screen clearly because everying on the screen is too small. i wish there is gona be 13.3 inch thinkpad, light and with higher resolution screen. They are talking about external displays, not the built-in LCD. The DELL...
by furball4
Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:03 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Right Wrist Pad Area Overheating
Replies: 69
Views: 27669

Good ideas, I'll give them a shot today. I'm open to anything that works.
by furball4
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:41 am
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Right Wrist Pad Area Overheating
Replies: 69
Views: 27669

I think this topic is starting to get a little to much attention on this forum....Think about it logically....How do expect this tiny laptop filled to the gills with everything that generates heat to remain cool? Wow, I hardly know where to start. Something that you don't care about gets "too much ...
by furball4
Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:11 pm
Forum: Thinkpad X60/X61 Series incl. Tablets
Topic: Wifi card heat problem
Replies: 68
Views: 28566

Just bought an X60s for my company, and I instantly noticed the very hot palmrest. I've owned a lot of laptops, and known some others to be near scalding on the bottom, but I have never felt one so hot in the palmrest area. The APS temp isn't much above 50C though, which doesn't place it with the ho...
by furball4
Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:20 am
Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
Topic: Adding WWAN card / OR / Open-bay's are listed
Replies: 1
Views: 1173

Another tack: Lenovo is actually displaying several open-bay models right now. If you click "customize", a few hundred dollars is immediately added to the price. But if you just plunk it down in the cart it stays cheap. Assuming that I could actually get one of these shipped it might provide an inex...
by furball4
Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:59 am
Forum: ThinkPad T60/T61 Series
Topic: Adding WWAN card / OR / Open-bay's are listed
Replies: 1
Views: 1173

Adding WWAN card / OR / Open-bay's are listed

I'm ordering a T60 and definitely want the internal WWAN option (Verizon, preferably). But it only comes installed on a small number of models. I would much prefer to be able to choose from all the T60 configurations and just order the card separately. Is that possible? I haven't seen anyone talking...

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