Anyone has already seen it ? I've heard the display quality is extremly bad. It is a sad news because it means the R series is mostly dead :-/

Ghosting is problem of every LCD display. I've seen R50 (XGA only) panels and they were lacking contrast and view angle comparing to my R51 (with FlexView). On the other hand R52 have (finally !) 5400rpm HDD.

Last week I noticed there were some software updates for my R51, in particular new ATI video driver or WinDVD player update. I didn't downalod them that time. Today I run the installer again but these two updates were no longer listed. It is normal ? I have version 3.12.0506

I use http://www.anycom.com/anycom/products/p ... 41&lang=en

Solved by http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894194/

If you have XP SP2 with all updates you might try this fix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894194/

Have you tried to run a standalone memory testing software like http://www.memtest86.com/ ?

Moreover R51 series does not seem to be completely dead. I found new model 1831-9XG recently http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... ry=18319xg

Yep, R51 1829-L7G and 1829-9MG models have 15" SXGA+ FlexView

Anyone has encountered an error in SVCHOST.EXE during shutdown which is reported lately on next startup ? It happens from time to time since february when I updated IBM APS software. It also seems to be related to Microsoft KB873333 update http://forum.iamnotageek.com/history/topic.php/1819062255-1....

I've noticed there are no R52 models with 15" SXGA+ FlexView displays listed on IBM site. There was at least one R51 model with such display recently.

I think I fixed it. Try following steps:

1. Uninstall IBM Active protection
2. Reboot
3. Open C:\Windows\System32 folder and delete TPAPSLOG.LOG and TPHDLOG0.LOG files there
4. Reinstall IBM Active protection (version 1.30b)
5. Reboot

Everytime I stop the service I'm getting following error in Event Log

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7016
Date: 17.4.2005
Time: 0:08:20
User: N/A
Description:
The IBM HDD APS Logging Service service has reported an invalid current state 32.

Current version is 1.30b

I'm having the same problem on R51 after I updated IBM Active Protection.

I've found there is new IBM installer http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... TE.html#AN Does it replace the buggy IBM Update Connector ?

I'm experiencing the same loud sound on my R51 1829-L7G and I think it comes from the HDD. It does not seem to be related to the IBM anti-shock protection because it persists even you disable it.

I'm wondering whether the gap between the keyboard and display is safe to protect potential damage of the LCD surface by keyboard buttons when carrying the laptop ? Some materials says you should put something in between while others says it can make it even worse ;-)

Is there any way to stop flashing of the Bluetooth LED indicator under the display when communication is active ? It is extremly annoying when using wireless mouse.

Thanks.

Hmmm ... am I really alone with this issue ?

More on this issue. I restored registry hive file from backup I've made after fresh reinstall and the WAM registry keys were there as well. So it looks like it is part of IBM preinstall. But the driver name still does not make me feeling "safe" because it reminds a stealth virus/spyware loader. I do...

I did complete reinstall and the seems to be there again. Anyway, could someone else please confirm that you have the key in your registry as well. I'm getting little bit nervous ;-) It seems to be related to Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0 but who knows ... The key is located in the registry at following l...

I found strange driver and related service in my registry with description "Wicked Access by Mark". It looks like a spyware at first glance. Google didn't help much except one posting which has additional information from the registry where imagepath to the (non-existing) WAM service was: \??\C:\Pro...

I used to do full hdd image backups with Norton Ghost using its bootable diskette. Is there similar way with Rapid Restore using the Access IBM environment activated during system boot ? I know I can do backup from Windows but I don't believe such backup while the system is running (and files can ge...

Yes, there are R51 models with Flexview displays

1829-L7G model (SXGA+)

Try the same password you have used for login to the system when you were doing the backup.

Nero InfoTool 2.27 Drive Information ------------------ Drive : MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-811 Type : DVD-RAM Recorder Firmware Version : H102 Buffer Size : 2 MB Drive Letter : D:\ Location : 1:0 Mechanism : Tray Read Speed : 24 , 20 , 12 , 8 , 4 X Write Speed : 16 , 12 , 8 , 4 X Read CD Text : Yes Return ...

I'm experiencing a short "hit" sound (like if a metal part crashed into another one) from the HDD in my R51. The sound is very noisy comparing to normal hdd noise. It happens few times during the day, most of the time when the hdd is idle. PC Doctor does not report any issues. Is that normal ?

I noticed the same effect as well. But it is not very disturbing