X201T Sleep Issue

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X201T Sleep Issue

#1 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:14 pm

Merry Christmas! :D

About two weeks ago I installed in my X201T a 42T3737 keyboard purchased from ThinkPad-Parts.com.

Recently I have run into a frustrating issue!

When I press [Fn]+[F4] to put my computer to sleep, the 'Moon' icon will be illuminated, but the 'Battery' and 'AC Adapter' (If connected) will remain illuminated and the fan will be running. After several minutes the computer will shut down completely, the 'Moon' icon will turn off and when I restart the system it says Windows did not shut down properly.

My battery has a remaining capacity of 4.39Wh and has a cycle count of 1800. Also there is 16GB of hard drive space available.

Could anyone help with solving this frustrating issue? Other than this the computer works flawlessly!
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Re: X201T Losing Power Suddenly When Sleeping

#2 Post by FryPpy » Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:29 pm

S-C-3-1-3 wrote: About two weeks ago I installed in my X201T a 42T3737 keyboard
Was this issue with old keyboard?

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Re: X201T Losing Power Suddenly When Sleeping

#3 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:29 pm

FryPpy wrote:
S-C-3-1-3 wrote: About two weeks ago I installed in my X201T a 42T3737 keyboard
Was this issue with old keyboard?
Not really, no. A Keyboard couldn't cause that, though, could it?
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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#4 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Fri Dec 26, 2014 3:55 am

Update: Installed the HDD I was using before and the issue continues.

Could the battery have anything to do with the issue?
X201T: Intel Core i7-640LM, 8GB 1333MHz, 128GB Samsung 830

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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#5 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:23 am

You have a battery with unbelievably many cycles and a hard disk with almost no free space left.
That together alone might cause your problem.
Start with cleaning up your hard disk, so it has at least ~15% free space, while waiting for a new battery.
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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#6 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:51 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:You have a battery with unbelievably many cycles and a hard disk with almost no free space left.
That together alone might cause your problem.
Start with cleaning up your hard disk, so it has at least ~15% free space, while waiting for a new battery.
I'm using my HDD with it now (Approximately 45% free of 500GB) and the issue still occurs.

I've disconnected the battery, but I'm wondering, How could the battery affect the system if the computer is connected to the AC adapter?

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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#7 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Dec 26, 2014 2:27 pm

Bad batteries (either old ones, or cheap Chinese knock-offs) could even blow your motherboard!
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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#8 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Fri Dec 26, 2014 2:32 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:Bad batteries (either old ones, or cheap Chinese knock-offs) could even blow your motherboard!

Well then! If I have no issues with the battery being disconnected does that prove the battery was at fault or would it be only a coincidence?

What are safe replacement batteries or only Lenovo batteries are recommended?
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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#9 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Dec 26, 2014 2:38 pm

Exactly, bad battery-->>bad problem.
So keep it out until you get a replacement.
Other than genuine Lenovo ones, Anker seems to be quite reliable: http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Laptop-Batt ... B00AQ9RIAA
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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#10 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Fri Dec 26, 2014 5:49 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:Exactly, bad battery-->>bad problem.
So keep it out until you get a replacement.
Other than genuine Lenovo ones, Anker seems to be quite reliable: http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Laptop-Batt ... B00AQ9RIAA
That particular one states, "Notice: Please note that this battery is only for laptop , not for tablet. And this item is 11.1V/10.8V, not work for 14.8V or 14.4V battery type."

Anker doesn't seem to have any that support the tablet. Is Lenovo's official battery the only option then?
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Re: X201T Sleep Issue

#11 Post by S-C-3-1-3 » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:51 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:Exactly, bad battery-->>bad problem.
So keep it out until you get a replacement.
Other than genuine Lenovo ones, Anker seems to be quite reliable: http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Laptop-Batt ... B00AQ9RIAA
I installed my old battery I had before this one. It has a cycle count of 1028, and the issue still occurs with it...

Could this be my motherboard? I don't want to order a batter only to find the issue continues!
X201T: Intel Core i7-640LM, 8GB 1333MHz, 128GB Samsung 830

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