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2uzfev8 · #31 Post by **2uzfev8** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:44 pm

How are you setting the fans? As I recall, TPFanControl cannot natively change the speed of both the CPU and GPU fans since they can be controlled independently....perhaps that may be the issue?

H-Atkinson · #32 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:57 pm

Theres a TPFC fork on GitHub that works for dual-fan Thinkpads. https://github.com/stenri/TPFanControl

2uzfev8 · #33 Post by **2uzfev8** » Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:28 pm

Any update on performance or benches?

H-Atkinson · #34 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Thu Nov 03, 2022 11:14 pm

Still having weird throttling issues so I've not bothered benching. Waiting on a response from Lenovo at the moment.

H-Atkinson · #35 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:22 pm

Total shot in the dark, but I ran all of the BIOS self-tests, and it turns out my motherboard has a faulty accelerometer. Its likely that APS is always tripping and I need a new motherboard. Updating support with that info now, hopefully they send me a new board and that fixes my issue...

2uzfev8 · #36 Post by **2uzfev8** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:07 pm

Not a fun experience.

H-Atkinson · #37 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:49 pm

It is what it is. Hopefully they just send me a new board, I set aside an hour or so and swap it out, and my issue is solved.

MikalE · #38 Post by **MikalE** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:34 am

Didn't your system purchase include on-site maintenance?

Lenovo is coming out Wednesday (tenatively) to replace my motherboard under warranty.

H-Atkinson · #39 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:51 am

Have onsite but I'd rather they just send me a board than a tech, I can do the job faster and I know for a fact I won't screw anything up in the process.

#40 Post by **dr_st** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:03 am

H-Atkinson wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:51 am
Have onsite but I'd rather they just send me a board than a tech, I can do the job faster and I know for a fact I won't screw anything up in the process.

That's all nice and well, but they don't know that. There is a question of unclear liability - what happens if they let you service your own machine, and then something else breaks in the process. Can they claim it was your fault? Can they prove it? Can you prove that it wasn't? Etc. I expect most companies would refuse letting the customer service a part that is not defined as a CRU, for a machine that is still under warranty.

H-Atkinson · #41 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:09 am

They let me do the LCD on my P53 and a motherboard on my T480, I'm not sure why they wouldn't this time around.

Bottom line is they shouldn't have shipped me 2 defective systems if they don't want me asking for a solution that gives me the lowest downtime for a repair.

MikalE · #42 Post by **MikalE** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:14 am

I would repair my own too, but it came with on-site maintenance so I will let them assume responsibility for getting my T16 back to 100% working. They screw this up and they'll be back.

H-Atkinson · #43 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:47 am

Lenovo won't ship a motherboard, and for some reason can't send a technician to my address, so its off to a depot. Thankfully I have keep-your-drive, so at the very least I know I have no risk of data loss, but I'm bracing for impact given the horror stories I've heard about Lenovo depot techs. I was told that the depot has the motherboard in stock, so hopefully this repair is done quickly. In the meantime my P52 carries on...

H-Atkinson · #44 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:19 pm

Got it back today, and as expected they broke the clips on the bottom panel at the depot. Time to go down the rabbit hole of extracting a new panel and SN sticker from them... At least its functional again. I'll run those benchmarks this Saturday.

MikalE · #45 Post by **MikalE** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:24 am

They won't ship a MB because it's an FRU and not a CRU item. And, I guess because it's under warranty. What sucks is with such an expensive unit is that your unit didn't get the on-site maintenance that came with my T16.

Hard to believe they couldn't get the bottom off without breaking the clips. Mine has been on and off so many times without trouble or breakage it ain't funny.

H-Atkinson · #46 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:10 pm

I have onsite, but was told it would take longer with onsite since they would have to find a tech near me then ship them the board. As for the clips, theres 1 by each hinge on the P1F5 that require you to flex the bottom pannel a little bit to unseat, they broke both of them.

2uzfev8 · #47 Post by **2uzfev8** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 4:01 pm

What a terrible experience. I'd ask for a new machine or get your credit card company involved.

H-Atkinson · #48 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 4:18 pm

No need for a new machine, this is already the 2nd since the original had all sorts of major issues. All I really care about is that the thing works (which it does, and well now). A bottom panel and an SN sticker is something that they should be able to just send me.

H-Atkinson · #49 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:00 am

They're sending me a replacement bottom panel. In the meantime, I'll have those benchmarks for you all by the end of tomorrow. Sorry this ended up taking so long if anyone was counting on my benchmarking this system in order to make a purchasing decision.

H-Atkinson · #50 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:30 pm

Alright, here are the Timespy results. https://imgur.com/a/n982qiD
Timespy score: 9800
Graphics score: 9266
CPU score: 14526
Max CPU temp: 97c (peaked here only during the CPU stress test, stayed around 80 otherwise)
Max GPU temp: 59c

Fans manually set to max for the duration of the test using TPFancontrol.

2uzfev8 · #51 Post by **2uzfev8** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:57 pm

How are you enjoying your machine? I am absolutely loving mine. It's a monster.

Comping from a 3930k desktop - this thing leaves it in the dust. I play MSFS 2020 at ultra settings in 4k on a pretty regular basis and the performance of the machine is phenomenal.

H-Atkinson · #52 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:49 am

2uzfev8 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:57 pm
How are you enjoying your machine? I am absolutely loving mine. It's a monster.

Comping from a 3930k desktop - this thing leaves it in the dust. I play MSFS 2020 at ultra settings in 4k on a pretty regular basis and the performance of the machine is phenomenal.

Loving it so far, now that all of the issues have been ironed out its fantastic. Flies through every workload I've thrown at it. I don't do much gaming these days, but just for fun I played through all of Portal RTX at 1600p, and with DLSS was able to stay well above 120 fps the whole time. Pretty impressive honestly, especially given that it barely crept past 80c on CPU or GPU (though admittedly it was pretty loud, manually set the fans to state64), but I really can't complain, for something this thin and light to perform that well is a feat. I can honestly say that this is the first Thinkpad workstation I've owned that hasn't felt kneecapped by its thermals.

H-Atkinson · #53 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:03 pm

sitrep unit #2 is on mobo #2 and now exhibiting the same symptoms that unit #1 did out of the box

******* thing is dead AGAIN

MikalE · #54 Post by **MikalE** » Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:24 pm

They really don't make them like they used to.

H-Atkinson · #55 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:57 am

Evidently not... My beater P52 is putting in overtime to fill in for this thing.

#56 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:58 am

That's why Lenovo is becoming LeNoNo...

H-Atkinson · #57 Post by **H-Atkinson** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:07 pm

No idea, Lenovo really seems to enjoy making me miserable though.

MikalE · #58 Post by **MikalE** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:21 pm

My souped up T520 hasn't missed a beat since I bought it years ago.

Lenovo can't even get these right out-of-the-box.

2uzfev8 · #59 Post by **2uzfev8** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:03 pm

Man what a bummer - what specifically is happening? How has Lenovo support been?

My P1G5 12800/A3000 has been solid so far!

2uzfev8 · #60 Post by **2uzfev8** » Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:40 pm

On another note - which TPFANCONTROL are you downloading? I cannot find the one that can control both fans that works on the P1G5 with Windows 11

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