IBM Thinkpad users thread

• RaP on July 13, 2010 08:04 AM

  Hov, those are exactly the reasons why i bought an x100e, and fairly enough, it handles those tasks quite well. You just have to install flash 10.1 and the new mobility catalysts (10.6) and you're good with youtube HD.

• awakeruze on July 16, 2010 10:10 PM - User is Online

  Guys,
  What's the idle temp of an X60?

• demonoid724 on July 18, 2010 01:00 AM - User is Online

  ^^some say around 35-39. but really don't know kasi umiinit talaga yung right side of the palmrest when the wifi is on and at maximum performance.

• awakeruze on July 18, 2010 02:22 AM - User is Online

  35-39?
  
  I think I need to clean or have this one checked. I recently bought an X60 here in TPC and had some shutdown problems while trying to install an OS while on AC power. I went to battery power and it didn't shut down, which allowed me to complete the OS install.
  
  Can I just vacuum the exhaust port on the left?

• wmaxell on July 18, 2010 08:46 AM

  Both my X60s average around 45 on idle and proc is stepped down on a non-airconditioned room and around 40 on a airconditioned room. The X60s has a cooler cpu compared to the X60.

• demonoid724 on July 18, 2010 09:07 AM - User is Online

  35-39?
  
  I think I need to clean or have this one checked. I recently bought an X60 here in TPC and had some shutdown problems while trying to install an OS while on AC power. I went to battery power and it didn't shut down, which allowed me to complete the OS install.
  
  Can I just vacuum the exhaust port on the left?

  
  
  ^^maybe its time to clean your heatsink vent and fan (check for clogged lint on the heatsink vent and obstructions between the fan blades as this can greatly affect the cooling efficiency of your system).. don't use a vaccum cleaner to declog your heatsink instead, download the Hardware Maintenance Manual for X60 and try to carefully remove the keyboard and upper cover to access the cpu heatsink (see photo below for the exact location).
  
  
  
  
  -- edited by demonoid724 on Jul 18 2010, 09:21 AM

• awakeruze on July 23, 2010 11:06 PM - User is Online

  @demonoid724
  
  My X60 idles at 50 degrees celsius, according to HWMonitor. The processor is a Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83GHz), with Max CPU Speed set to Adaptive in Power Manager.
  
  I think I should follow your advice and open this baby up.
  
  Thanks for the advice.

• berong on July 27, 2010 10:47 PM - User is Online

  mga sirs, gaano/ilang charge cycles para ma break-in ang brand new t43 battery? complete drain ba dapat tapos full charge or pag beep sound pwede na icharge?
  
  also, tanong ko na din the best ways to optimize its battery life..
  so far nabasa ko at sinusundan ko
  - 28 to 33 degrees battery temp habang ginagamit laptop
  - 3 cycle charge count pa lang ito and every 20% battery left tsaka ako nag charge (should i start charging higher, mga 40 or 60%??
  - i did try charge up to 95% then hinugot ko na
  - also tried from 20%, charged the battery up to 60% then hinugot ko na din
  
  ung original battery na kasama mag 5 taon sa dec and still takes charge 27-33%, good for 45 to 1hr use. nasa 535 na din charge cycles, batteries are sanyo. ung bagong battery ko ngayon is made also by sanyo. manufactured feb2010 tapos initial use june30.
  
  advise are greatly appreciated. thank you
  
  -- edited by berong on Jul 27 2010, 11:06 PM

• demonoid724 on July 28, 2010 02:43 PM - User is Online

  ^^if you're always on AC, you can leave it at 100%, then do a complete discharge/charge cycle at least every month or use the battery reconditioning function sa Power Manager.
  
  please note that it will take at least 3 cycles to achieve optimum battery performance..
  
  but for now, since may old battery ka pa naman na pwedeng gamitin, you can keep your spare battery charged at 85-90% but use it at least once a month or every other month. to prolong the battery life, never store Li-Ion batteries fully charged or discharged and always keep it away from heat..
  
  ----
  to this day, yung battery ko (56 cycles) has 16% degradation level after one year kahit madalas kong gamitin during brownouts.

• russelldan on September 01, 2010 08:01 PM

  hi guys buhayin ko lang yung thread.
  
  saan pa ba ako pede magpaservice ng thinkpad ko t400 ko kase sa libis napakalayo sa akin.?
  
  pede ba sa villman MOA ko dalin yung unit ko kahit hindi ko nabili sa kanila? kase nabasa ko sa IBM site isa sila sa mga service center.
  
  problem: ung dalawang usb port kase natangal yung plastics sa loob eh.
  
  -- edited by russelldan on Sep 01 2010, 08:04 PM

• berong on September 01, 2010 08:09 PM - User is Online

  ^ dito sir, manila area pa.
  
  <click here for link>

• russelldan on September 01, 2010 08:12 PM

  ^thanks bro try ko. atleast malapit sakin yan binondo area lang ako. thanks
  
  -- edited by russelldan on Sep 01 2010, 08:17 PM

• Epsilon on September 01, 2010 10:50 PM

  Vintage ThinkPad
  
  
  
  
  Check this 'design matters' blog: <click here for link>

• demonoid724 on September 02, 2010 02:27 AM - User is Online

  ^^we also used to own one of the vintage models (701CS) that has a butterfly fold-out keyboard before, maganda din ang design.

• schizophrenic on September 02, 2010 05:47 PM

  hi all,
  
  if :
  
  i have a T41
  specs:
  
  Centrino M 1.6Mhz
  512mb RAM
  120gb HDD
  32mb Vcard ATI Mobility 7500
  
  currently running XPSP3
  
  Can i run win7 ultimate 32bit / 64bit?
  
  thanks in advance
  
  more power Thinkpad user.

• russelldan on September 02, 2010 05:50 PM

  ^
  
  32bit lang po na Win 7. =)

• schizophrenic on September 02, 2010 05:56 PM

  wow. that was fast. thanks sir russell.

• schizophrenic on September 02, 2010 05:58 PM

  and,.
  
  is it okay to upgrade the pci wireless card from 802.11b to 802.11g?

• demonoid724 on September 02, 2010 08:15 PM - User is Online

  hi all,
  
  if :
  
  i have a T41
  specs:
  
  Centrino M 1.6Mhz
  512mb RAM
  120gb HDD
  32mb Vcard ATI Mobility 7500
  
  currently running XPSP3
  
  Can i run win7 ultimate 32bit / 64bit?
  
  thanks in advance
  
  more power Thinkpad user.

  
  
  upgrade your RAM to at least 1GB.. you can run win7 x86
  you also need to manually install the ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 drivers (use the driver available for XP from IBM downloads) thru the Device Manager to get accelerated graphics.
  
  some additional tweaking needed to make the ATI video work properly or else you'll get BSOD with "ati3duag.dll".
  
  
  

  and,.
  
  is it okay to upgrade the pci wireless card from 802.11b to 802.11g?

  
  
  just make sure you use "thinkpad approved" wifi cards such as:
  
  IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter (P/N:31P9701)
  IBM 802.11b. Intel Pro/Wireless 2100B
  Atheros AR50xx 802.11a/b/g (I use this one, cause it has better signal reception than Intel cards)
  IBM 802.11b/g. Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG
  Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (Intel)
  Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (Actiontec)
  aka/ IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Card (Orinoco/Prism 2.5/HostAP Linux driver)
  
  or else you'll get "1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card" if you use other non-approved WiFi cards.
  
  -- edited by demonoid724 on Sep 02 2010, 08:22 PM

• ipax on September 02, 2010 08:47 PM

  Plan to switch from Lenovo S10-2 to a T400. is the move good?
  
  Saka one question, this T400 6474-OTC model which i plan to buy from my brother has a simcard slot, does this mean i can use 3G or any broadband sim?

• awakeruze on September 03, 2010 12:47 AM - User is Online

  Plan to switch from Lenovo S10-2 to a T400. is the move good?

  
  
  The size and weight difference between the S10-2 and the T400 is substantial. If your work or lifestyle dictates that you carry a laptop very often, make sure that you're comfortable carrying around something twice as big and heavy as your S10-2. If not, the size and weight difference is not as important.
  
  My dad once bought a laptop of the same weight class as the T400 (5 lbs), and carried it to work everyday. After six months he gave up, complaining it was heavy, and swapped it with my brother's netbook.

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