Really? I would think the internal reader would be faster. I'm using a transcend TS16GSDHC6-S5W (S5W is the bundled USB reader) and get 15..20MB/s read and 13..18MB/s write using opensolaris/ZFS. Don't know about the internal sd reader as it is not supported yet. ZFS caches the write ops to get as ...

How is Solaris working on a thinkpad ? Does processor frequency scaling works ? I'm very interested by that, i'd like to try it but i don't know if it works well on a laptop. What about battery life ? It works great on a X41, frequency scaling works and battery life is on par with windows for the s...

Try to mount the iso image via Daemon Tools or other loopback adapter. If it is corrupted you'll know it right there without turning CDs into coasters. And if it works and you just want to install the software proceed from there.

I tried slax a few days ago. Like DSL it can fully load into memory and there are quite a few add-on modules to download.

It is a no brainer. I got firefox with java connected over wireless wpa2 on my x41. Boots from usb flash into memory under a minute.

I use Startup Control Panel to select which programs should start automatically. It is small (34k) and easy to use. Also, you can use it later on to start the programs you blocked if you need them.

This http://www.911cd.net/forums might help you. I didn't try booting windows from usb but I kept the link as reference anyway. No need to disable the internal disk. Just select the boot device using F12. Or change the boot order in the BIOS setup. Anyway, it seems to be more work than one is willin...

I don't believe in upgrades, so I always uninstall and then proceed with the new version installation. For RnR I download the Large Enterprise version which is, oddly enough, much smaller than the full "consumer" version. Here, follow the 4 steps to the letter, all files to the same directory, and y...

I want to play movies on my DVD player in my T41, but after a WinXP reload, I'm unable to do so ... The WinDVD download from lenovo appears only to be an upgrade. WinDVD is installed when you select the "restore factory installation" from RnR and you have a DVD drive connected to the Thinkpad durin...

Maybe this patch will help... good luck. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67380 This hotfix solves an issue where encrypted data is lost in the following scenario: 1. You use a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer. 2. You log on...

...I use FTP to upload the photos and arrange the subdirectories. Not sure if there's any way to setup "albums" or not. ... Have you tried Gallery for your photo albums? I use it on my 1&1 linux account and it is pretty simple to install and use. I'm still on version 1.5.x; 2.x is too much for a fe...

Performance is good as long as you avoid hitting the hard drive. That depends on what you do of course. I restart my x41 maybe every two weeks and put it on stand by if not in use. I log off and back on to clean memory if needed. There are about 60 processes running, cpu in the 25% to 50% range main...

...it will still be possible to listen to net radio from other countries. While it is not possible to listen to US radio from other countries... at least for Q1043 it returns: Licensed Content Access Request Your IP Address: x.x.x.x Due to licensing restrictions, we are not able to allow access to ...

I see this lag time on my X41 also, most noticeably when I open a new window of IE7, but also Firefox and sometimes Excel too. All three use tcp sockets to talk to their backends. I don't use Windows Defender or Norton. So, I wonder if one of the windows security patches had something to do with it....

Are you guys saying that RnR has improved to the point that it can restore the C:\ partition, leaving the D:\ partition untouched? Yes. Just did it last weekend after loosing the winxp MBR (I did a full backup and copied it before the test). So, booting R&R from the HD I selected to "restore factor...

pedwards wrote:Does anyone know if Rescue & Recovery can be configured to backup a 2nd hard disk?

All partitions should be listed on the "Set schedule and preferences" page. Select "Back up your HD" and press the "preferences" button.

It can save the backups to the 2nd HD as well.

To bad Lenovo is planning to ditch Software Installer for System Update. Really? :? That's really bad. A lot of new packages just add support for new systems. If I don't need them why would I risk installing it automatically and introduce a new bug? Let's vote and make Lenovo hear us (they have the...

It works for me. I'm able to create/move/mount the volumes on my two x41 from the external USB drive or from a local copy without any problem.

It probably helps both have the same CSS version although one of the volumes was originally created with version 6 (we are now at 7).

This shift combination is new to me but most three adjacent keys (i.e. WES, ERD, ...) pressed together will cause a beep.

Though annoying, it is quite useful when you have a cat and it clearly enjoys the warm and cushy IBM keyboard...

dfumento wrote:Until Dec 15, it is reduced from $40 to $20 by using this checkout code: DEFRAGVISTANOW

It of course also supports Windows XP.

Thanks! The code works for the upgrade from 7 to 8 as well. Down from $20 to $10.

jdhurst wrote: ...running an office suite over the internet appears to me to be utterly daft.

I agree since the guy has his own equipment. Running things of the web is for public computers (as opposed to personal), say a booth at an airport.

I use a two software solution, one for the static data and another for everything else. R&R does a great job and the recovery partition is just perfect (you'll know it only when you need it). No need to carry backup CD's. Save backups to external device for that day when the disk dies. All the stati...

It shows that I have an outdated version but whenever I click to update it says I have the latest version and try again later. Now my AVG remain in grey colour...... I saw it once and the problem was the computer clock a few days in the future... it seems AVG uses local time to figure out if it nee...

I'm experiencing the same problem when using ZoneLabs firewall. If I shut it down, the constant hard disk access disappears... I gave up on ZoneLabs since you can't disable the logging (every 10s) or move the log to a ram drive. The Symantec suite shipped with the x41 is just as bad with 5s interva...

Some programs hit the harddrive all the time and it feel slow sometimes. For temporary data like browser cache you can install RamDisk and spare yourself the pain. The paid version can save/restore the data to disk when rebooting, while the free one will wipe it out. If you choose the free version i...

Guess What...? Well, UPS is posting all sorts of excuses to my X41 as well. First warehoused, then missorted, warehoused again, yet again, and now it became a LIVE ENTRY... C'mon, after four days of this crap it would be dead by now. It's hard to believe it's a paper problem. Once maybe... Did anyb...