My R52 came up with a similar issue after it was left on in a neoprene case AND in my backpack with me on the bus. I was all ready to go buy an HD from Best Buy this afternoon and use the firmware update tool, but I think the post-it solution is what I'll work on later tonight. Thanks to all you cle...

So I'm pretty sure my R52 HD is toast (I put it in my backpack without making sure it was fully asleep, and that seems to have royally messed it up. I can't even restore from the service partition properly -- I end up with none of the thinkpad specific software. And that's IF I can get it to boot up...

EDIT: So it won't boot now, and I'm convinced it's the HD. I can't even get to the initial TP logo screen with the intel centrino logo. Are there any websites that show some step-by-steps on replacing the HD? Since it has Active Protection, any tips on where to get an HD for somewhat cheap? I'm thin...

Hmmm... so I checked the draw of the printer and it's like 2 mA. That doesn't sound right. I checked the draw of the flash drive and it's 100 mA, which sounds normal. Though, it has been through the wash a couple times (LOL) but the data on it has survived. Perhaps it's water-logged or something, ca...

I got it to at least stop showing me annoying messages from the device manager, but who knows if there's a real overdraw in there or what. My printer, iPod, and flash drive all work fine when connected to either port. I guess for now, I'll keep it like this until something stops working. Thanks for ...

For the last week, I've been getting an annoying taskbar popup that tells me "A USB device has exceeded the power limits of its hub port." This seems to occur whether I have my USB device (Brother MFC-5440) plugged in or not. I can tell it to reset or close the port, but that same message will pop u...

I've searched the Apple.com discussions for this, but nothing doing, so I thought maybe people in here could shed some light. Ever since I've installed iTunes, I can't seem to burn anything using desktop burning software (DLA, RecordNow, etc). It'll start the burn, but then spit the disc right back ...

Mine will "hiss" a little bit when I have wireless on with speakers on, running on battery only. Perhaps this is what you're referring to? Watch the "wireless internet connection" icon in the taskbar, and the hiss usually corresponds to the send/receive animation.

Question: What's so bad about the R series:?: Feel like I got a dang good laptop for the money (T was too expensive, though I originally wanted it). I think I have a little T envy now...

I've found conflicting reports.. is it 1GB or 2GB?

Okay so I did it. It's not that bad once I figured out how it goes together. Thanks, Kyocera, for the example advice. Here goes a description: Step 1: Pour yourself a drink... calms the nerves Step 2: You should have four pieces as described above. Take the first black U-shaped piece and notice that...

Okay, so I've poked around here for a little bit and tried to find info specific to the R series for keyboards but no luck. So here goes: The F4 and F5 keys have come off. I have four parts for each: A black U-shaped piece (square with monitor side missing) that attaches to a clip on the keyboard ba...