Thanks Phil. I think I tried Net Framework 3.0, then 3.5 on another occasion and that didn't work either. But I will try again and report back. BTW, does anyone know of some other free, downloadable battery checking/info. posting utilities besides Power Manager? Daniel. try battery care http://batt...

I've tried using the Search function on how to remove the keyboard.....can't find anything at all! Where exactly is this article on how to remove the keyboard? Thanks for your invaluable help. Also, I checked my build date, and it says 08/03. So does this mean it's one of the "bad" ones? I just bou...

If you are running Windows 7, also try this
http://jeffreypalermo.com/blog/plugged- ... -solution/

zchen ..... BTW, welcome to the Forum! Looks like your 15.4" also has a good GPU! What was (or is) it's warranty expiration day in August (from Lenovo's online warranty check page)? .... I'd like to compare it with my 08/08 T61p that has an August 23rd expiration date (usually matches the actual da...

Were they T61 or T61p units? The 15.4" probably had the original factory thermal paste and thus the cleaner looking application. With a mid-July 2008 chip the odds are 50/50 that is okay ...... What was the second set of numbers on the 15.4" GPU (G86-741-A2???) Both are T61, 15.4 did have the 741-A...

So I took a chance and bought 2 T61s off ebay recently. 1st one is a 14.1 ws(7662-CTO with T8300 cpu) with mfg date of 08/04, when I open the unit I found the chip with 1038A2 G86-741-A2 to my relief. :D Also found 2 screws with striped heads on the keyboard bezel, along with super shoddy thermal pa...

Interested but like to have additional info as well.....