Windows 2003 server on a T60 ?

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AuroraGuy · #1 Post by **AuroraGuy** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:14 pm

For fun today, I tried this and actually it works rather nicely on the T60...most of all of the drivers from IBM (XP) worked just fine.

However, I noticed 1 thing...

Eventhough I installed the ACPI power driver and the Thinkpad power manager....I cannot seem to control or throttle the CPU speeds.

The machine always reports full speed no matter what I set the manager at....and that means my run time (with the xtra battery) goes from 7hrs down to 5hrs.

Anyone have any advice on this? Speed step is supposed to be part of W2003 SP1....my display does dim...but the CPU stays at full speed.

When I had XP SP2 on here, it worked as expected.

-JD

nxman · #2 Post by **nxman** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:34 pm

Ill try it todays on my T60

arni · #3 Post by **arni** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:50 am

Have you checked the power settings in windows control panel? In W2K3 Server the default setting is "Always on" which means that the CPU runs in full speed mode.

Artur

dotpaul · #4 Post by **dotpaul** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:59 am

Have you tried using Bluetooth in Windows Server 2003? I'd love to use 2003 for work, but I don't want to give up my mouse.

nxman · #5 Post by **nxman** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:27 am

dotpaul wrote:Have you tried using Bluetooth in Windows Server 2003? I'd love to use 2003 for work, but I don't want to give up my mouse.

I used windows 2003 previously on my R51 and bluetooth was
Working 100% the only problem i had was media player movies
Play in a funny slow way.

nxman · #6 Post by **nxman** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:45 pm

Dear Friends

Now i'm using windows server 2003 standard SP1 on my
TP T60 1951-CTO everything is normal and running 100%
Including all drivers and ThinkVantage software.

christopher_wolf · #7 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:56 pm

nxman wrote:Dear Friends

Now i'm using windows server 2003 standard SP1 on my
TP T60 1951-CTO everything is normal and running 100%
Including all drivers and ThinkVantage software.

How is the power management and CPU throttling doing on battery?

nxman · #8 Post by **nxman** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:01 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:
nxman wrote:Dear Friends

Now i'm using windows server 2003 standard SP1 on my
TP T60 1951-CTO everything is normal and running 100%
Including all drivers and ThinkVantage software.
How is the power management and CPU throttling doing on battery?

Normal like XP

christopher_wolf · #9 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:03 pm

Awesome then.

nxman · #10 Post by **nxman** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:08 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:Awesome then.

24 hours now of running 2003 on my T60 without a problem

christopher_wolf · #11 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:11 pm

I am pretty sure that is going to help alot of people that need Windows 2003 on their Thinkpads and are wondering if they can do so without giving up nice, mobility-enhancing features. Good job.

nxman · #12 Post by **nxman** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:30 am

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intelbrain · #13 Post by **intelbrain** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:21 pm

hey nxman,

i have t60p 2623ddu, do you think the finger print reader will work with 2003 sp1. Also have you try ms virtual desktop manager on server 2003

nxman · #14 Post by **nxman** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:42 pm

Hello

Fingerprint is working 100% however i didn't try

Virtual desktop manager on server 2003

intelbrain · #15 Post by **intelbrain** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:48 pm

it's very tempting...i'll try when i figure out why slipstreaming server 2003 sp1 doesn't work.

i also have another quick question, i just updated my computer using "system update", if i was to restore my computer to factory settings will my newly installed update be included or i have to run "system update" again.

arni · #16 Post by **arni** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:26 am

nxman wrote:I used windows 2003 previously on my R51 and bluetooth was Working 100% the only problem i had was media player movies Play in a funny slow way.

Did you check hardware acceleration on the video driver tab and enabled directx?

Have a look at the msfn w2k3 server to workstation guide over at their site: http://www.msfn.org/win2k3/

#17 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:11 am

intelbrain wrote:i also have another quick question, i just updated my computer using "system update", if i was to restore my computer to factory settings will my newly installed update be included or i have to run "system update" again.

You have to run System Update again. If you restore Factory Contents from Rescue and Recovery you get your ThinkPad, software-wise as it came from the factory.

nxman · #18 Post by **nxman** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:19 pm

System apdate will install but the problem is that while searching for new updates it will recognize your operating system as windows server 2003 and you won't get updates because windows 2003 updates and drivers are not supported by thinkvantage system update.

nxman · #19 Post by **nxman** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:24 pm

arni wrote:
nxman wrote:I used windows 2003 previously on my R51 and bluetooth was Working 100% the only problem i had was media player movies Play in a funny slow way.
Did you check hardware acceleration on the video driver tab and enabled directx?

Have a look at the msfn w2k3 server to workstation guide over at their site: http://www.msfn.org/win2k3/

Thanks arni first time i see this.

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