For software updates, theres no real need to work at it. Lenovo/IBM have a dedicated software installer that will check and install the latest updates (if you so wish - some stuff I'd rather leave off). so that's the only bit of software that you need to look up.

Is it safe to say I have a defective battery? It's about 3 years old. I wouldn't say the battery is defective, more like it's at the end of it's useful life. LiIon batteries tend to die out from two reasons - the cells deteriorate to the point where it won't hold a charge (about 2-3 years), or you'...

Count me in as well - same problem. I've also noticed something else. I use an ad-hoc connection occasionally, and after disconnecting from that and attempting to connect to any other AP the IP address stays on the ad-hoc IP (169.xxx.xxx.xxx) rather than going for DHCP (for home 192.168.xxx.xxx) wit...

Is there a clip or something broken? Can it be fixed? Sorry, can't help you here. Since I use the x31 on my lap, it gets VERY hot. Especially compared to other ThinkPads I've owned in the past and a Gateway (gasp!) I owned briefly. Is this normal? Pretty much - what I've done is make a custom power...

I don't think you really need to fix anything - what WinXP reports is not the actual throughput speed, but rather the type of connection. 54MBps would be 802.11g - if you had 802.11b or bluetooth ver. 1.x, you'd get 11MBps, even if the actual throughput was much lower. AC must be reporting actuals r...

Same here - for my use, I crank down the processor as far as it will go, and it barely affects any of my daily tasks.

Sony Vaio U has flash based hard disk. This model is already on the market. (see links below) I'm sorry to say that you are mistaken - and the link gives wrong information as well. The UX90 (and the UX180, UX50, and UX17GP variants) is the HDD version (the article got that wrong), and that has alre...

Mine gets pretty hot too - right where your diagram puts the inverter. I haven't noticed any backlight or lcd problems from it though (yet, touch wood). I've had mine less than a year (Sept 2005) and it was brand new when I got it.

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I had a similar problem on both my x31 and my wife's x40 - the wifi connection just drops after a period. I solved it on mine by having Access Connections configured to manage the wireless configuration, and solved it on my wife's laptop by uninstalling Access Connections entirely. So the problem is...

What he means is that the CPU is soldered into the motherboard, hence is not user replaceable.

I believe you can make it visible through the BIOS. Under Security->IBM Predesktop Area-> change the option to "Disabled" - you should be able to clone/copy your drive/partition. Just remember to change it back afterwards

Now that I think of it, I may know what's going on - is the drive being powered externally, or is it bus-powered (i.e. only through the USB port)? It may be that it's not receiveing enough power to spin up. If that's the case, you can try running it through a powered USB hub first before connecting ...

IIANM, the X21 only has USB 1.1 ports - it might not recognise a USB2 device, though they're all supposed to be backwards compatible. Are you running XP?

That's odd - I've seen it on my wife's x40, but I can't find it on my x31 either.

It's quite likely the battery - they don't last forever you know. In heavy use, some might not last even a year. The color of the battery gauge has got nothing to do with the actual charge - it just says the battery is at max charge, but says nothing of how much that charge actually is. With current...

How old is that battery? Most LIon batteries have usable lives of less than 3-4 years. Sounds like yours is about done.

Another first time poster! @Yossarko That sounds very much like the drive is not getting enough power from USB to spin up. If your enclosure supports it, try it on external power or use a powered hub. My enclosures actually have both USB and a power input, plus a Y cable for the power input so I can...