all right i did that. and i found what i think you described 14.1 inch WXGA+ (1440x900) LCD service parts - ThinkPad T400 and R400 so theres like Service part number (FRU) and CRU ID. i assume these are individual parts i can buy. if so which one is the one I need? http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/pr...

i cant find the serial key. not sure if im looking for 7 or 12 digit number. also i think it may have been worn off? or maybe the form didnt like my format? for machine type is T400 acceptable?

2764CTO.

not under warranty. not that im aware of at least. unless it has life time (i didnt purchase any warranty and i dunno what the default is, if any). had this laptop for 2 years

right, but i have no idea what type of LCD to get (if there are many) etc. where can i get one that would meet my needs. what to look out for. etc. im a complete novice when it comes to this

what can i do?

Hi, Upon starting up the screen becomes very red which gradually goes away after the computer has been running for a while. It sometimes persists in the lower left corner. what can i do to fix it? If i need to buy a new part(s) please let me know what and provide a link. Thanks If you guys need any ...

yes, that is exactly what i was able to do when i had vista, however, not it is not the case :( it seems that it doesnt recognize it as a plugged into a usb or something. are you sure this is the job of the power manager? and not the software that game with the windows 7 upgrade? because i haven't i...

@dvoschak thanks but is that the only one available? with the dent and scratch? lol

@Colonel O'Neill installed the windows 7 beta power management driver from the ibm 307 website :/ are you sure that the power managment turns off the optical drive?

Can anyone direct me to a legitemate website that sells unused ultrabay battery for my t400? thanks also, before i installed windows 7, i was able to turn on and off the optical drive at will, it helped conserve battery. after upgrading to windows 7, i do not have such an option.. any help on that p...

did you install the ultranav driver?

just installed the intell matrix storage manager and the same issue occurred

the ultranav i installed for windows 7 installs and works properly. however, upon every shut down and turning on, after inputting my password, the screen boots and and asks whether or not i want to run the instalation for the driver...? any help thanks

yes, i cant see that however, it is there when i put in a cd, but that only helps me eject the cd.

ah cool. about the cd rom, before i upgraded to windows 7, i was able to disable the cd rom like a usb drive, it would then turn on whenever i opened the cd rom and i could turn it off easily. any way i could do this now?

ok, how can i check that the blue tooth and infrared devices are being used? also i just want to turn off the optical drive. how would i go about doing that?

actually i have one more question, dont want to make another topic, hoping to get it answered in this one. since it is a fresh install, i dont really want to install the unncessary drivers they give me on the cd. what else should i update to maximize my battery life? i was thinking of turning off th...

thank you. i was able to get it to work

I have successfully installed windows 7. however i cannot get the switchable graphics option to work. i have downladed the ati catalyst manager but nothing shows up when i right click on the desktop. nothing to access the graphics interface or w/e . The only thing in the installed program part of co...

My other post was written too fast and that it wasnt specific enough I have a t400 with T9600 i think windows vista home premium 32 bit I have the following options: I follow the instructions and pay $20 for lenovo to send me a upgrade to windows 7 home premium 32 bit. I assume its going to be prein...

it is a t400 preinstalled with windows vista 32 bit. i did buy it during the time where lenovo offered the free upgrade to windows 7. sorry i meant to say i was either considering getting a fresh windows 7 (not vista). hopefully i didnt confuse you too much its either a fresh windows 7 64 bit (my pr...

haha sorry, cant believe i missed that

Now that windows 7 is out, how am i going to get it on my computer. are they going to send me a free copy or am i going to have to download it from somwhere? also what is the difference between getting it from lenovo and buying a fresh copy. id assume its the preloaded software etc, but i would like...

Doesnt that void warranty? It wasn't a lot of water,like 1/8-1/4 of a cup. Anyway, I'll try letting it dry for 24-48 hours.

I just spilled water on my t400. Lower left side near touchbad. It was plugged in. It turned off after 10 seconds. Fml! Any advice? I hope it will work inmorning ((

Itouch ftw.

it's really great, it just takes a while to configure and once you do that, then its one of the best laptops for its price in my opinion. i am still configuring it and what not so... but it's really great, light, small with great screen resolution. it will be even better when windows 7 official come...

how do you reformat the computer. is it possible to reformat it to the same state when i received it i.e with all the pre-installed programs or is it possible to get a clean version of vista. i might also consider updating to windows 7 RC. is that a good idea? are there up to date drivers for window...

yeah googled that, and that was the driver i downloaded but nothing :/ i guess i'll disable in BIOS...

i went and downloaded the drivers, and currently have version 8.563.2.1-090401a-079160C-Lenovo. Still nothing :S

yes i tried both ways and neither one works. :/

but is 80+ process normal? on my desktop with vista it only gets around 65

also, i really need help on the switchable graphics option to work. i go to power manager but do not see the option that i should see. my power manager version is 2.5 if that helps