Comments on: New Laptop With Better Defaults http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/ Instant Usability & Web Standards Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zar http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-395990 Zar Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:48:23 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-395990 Obviously Fn and Ctrl keys can not be swapped by Windows and there is no new BIOS from Lenovo that can do this. Anyone tried the hard way - to open the keyboard and swap the wires below the keys or something like that? Obviously Fn and Ctrl keys can not be swapped by Windows and there is no new BIOS from Lenovo that can do this. Anyone tried the hard way – to open the keyboard and swap the wires below the keys or something like that?

]]> By: justaddwater.dk | Lenovo Problem: No Wireless Reconnect After Standby http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-358563 justaddwater.dk | Lenovo Problem: No Wireless Reconnect After Standby Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:31:37 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-358563 [...] wrote about issues with my Lenovo T60p laptop recently, and have made a guide to eliminate one of the most annoying problems I ever had with a [...] [...] wrote about issues with my Lenovo T60p laptop recently, and have made a guide to eliminate one of the most annoying problems I ever had with a [...]

]]> By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-249550 Jesper Rønn-Jensen Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:02:01 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-249550 I have been using <a href="http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/" rel="nofollow">KeyTweak</a> for a while and am very fond of it. I am using it for the following adjustments: * disable CAPS Lock * Disable www-forward and www-back next to the arrow keys <a href="http://justaddwater.dk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/keytweak.png" title="keytweak.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://justaddwater.dk/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/keytweak-cropout-overview.png" alt="keytweak-cropout-overview.png" /></a> I have been using KeyTweak for a while and am very fond of it. I am using it for the following adjustments:

* disable CAPS Lock
* Disable www-forward and www-back next to the arrow keys

keytweak-cropout-overview.png

]]> By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-222631 Jesper Rønn-Jensen Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:19:54 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-222631 One more observation: After uninstalling many of the standard lenovo programs, the machine is running considerably cooler now. Compare these temperatures around the 30's with the ones up in the article. Approx. 10 degrees lower. <a href="http://justaddwater.dk/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/speedfan-cpu-harddisk-temperature-lower.png" title="speedfan-cpu-harddisk-temperature-lower.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://justaddwater.dk/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/speedfan-cpu-harddisk-temperature-lower.png" alt="speedfan-cpu-harddisk-temperature-lower.png" /></a> I believe that the most important difference is that I uninstalled many of the ThinkVantage programs one by one. One more observation: After uninstalling many of the standard lenovo programs, the machine is running considerably cooler now. Compare these temperatures around the 30′s with the ones up in the article. Approx. 10 degrees lower.

speedfan-cpu-harddisk-temperature-lower.png

I believe that the most important difference is that I uninstalled many of the ThinkVantage programs one by one.

]]> By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-222628 Jesper Rønn-Jensen Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:15:01 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-222628 The CPU Fan speed still annoys me: I can see the processors are in the 30 degrees celsius area, but still, the fans just runs away. Here is some info I found from a guy that <a href="http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/T60/ThinkPad-T60.htm" rel="nofollow">installed linux on a T60p</a>: <blockquote cite="http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/T60/ThinkPad-T60.htm">Fan One of the major problems of the T60 is a thermal issue. The procesor is quit cool (about 50 degree celsius) and also battery (about 50 degree C) and harddisk (about 40 degree C) are absolutely fine. BUT the powerful graphiccard is a problem. In idle-mode it gets quit hot, round about 75 degree C. Playing some minutes doom3 or UT2004 brings it up to 86-87 degree. Thats still no problem for that card, it get trouble when it get hotter than 110 degrees. BUT your fan of the T60 has to cool the card all the time. also in idle mode. So it's always running. It is not too loud, but good hearable. And always running parts of a computer are fragile.... I got some mails from users that with ibm-acpi you can control the fan. That is correct. And with a current version and forcing module-load with experimental=1 you can switch on/off the fan (no more detailed control is possible right now). BUT I do not recommend to switch the fan off, becaus your graphiccard simply needs it, ALL the time ! You risk your hardware when switching it of. Keep that in your mind.</blockquote> The CPU Fan speed still annoys me: I can see the processors are in the 30 degrees celsius area, but still, the fans just runs away.

Here is some info I found from a guy that installed linux on a T60p:

Fan

One of the major problems of the T60 is a thermal issue. The procesor is quit cool (about 50 degree celsius) and also battery (about 50 degree C) and harddisk (about 40 degree C) are absolutely fine. BUT the powerful graphiccard is a problem. In idle-mode it gets quit hot, round about 75 degree C. Playing some minutes doom3 or UT2004 brings it up to 86-87 degree. Thats still no problem for that card, it get trouble when it get hotter than 110 degrees. BUT your fan of the T60 has to cool the card all the time. also in idle mode. So it’s always running. It is not too loud, but good hearable. And always running parts of a computer are fragile….

I got some mails from users that with ibm-acpi you can control the fan. That is correct. And with a current version and forcing module-load with experimental=1 you can switch on/off the fan (no more detailed control is possible right now). BUT I do not recommend to switch the fan off, becaus your graphiccard simply needs it, ALL the time ! You risk your hardware when switching it of. Keep that in your mind.

]]> By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-218569 Jesper Rønn-Jensen Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:36:29 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-218569 Just found "<a href="http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/" rel="nofollow">KeyTweak</a>", that might be for some help here. Able to remap your keyboard. Will try this out and give you an update on whether it can help me to unarm the "fn" key. (via gtaz in the <a href="http://www.e-texteditor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=633" rel="nofollow">e-texteditor forum</a>) Just found “KeyTweak“, that might be for some help here. Able to remap your keyboard. Will try this out and give you an update on whether it can help me to unarm the “fn” key.

(via gtaz in the e-texteditor forum)

]]> By: Klavs Birk http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-156563 Klavs Birk Tue, 29 May 2007 13:34:52 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-156563 Another thing about that pesky zoom utility, it seems it leaves footprints all over the disk after an uninstall, so I suggest doing a complete search on your C: drive for anything matching the filter "TpScrex". Then delete everything it finds. Another thing about that pesky zoom utility, it seems it leaves footprints all over the disk after an uninstall, so I suggest doing a complete search on your C: drive for anything matching the filter “TpScrex”.

Then delete everything it finds.

]]> By: Klavs Birk http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-156529 Klavs Birk Tue, 29 May 2007 13:07:03 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-156529 Heya, I had some problems with my new Thinkpad T60p as well. I'm a Java developer, and I use Eclipse (www.eclipse.org) a lot. In Eclipse, the shortcut for auto-completing code, is Ctrl+Space. On a thinkpad, the shortcut for re-arranging all the icons on your desktop, and setting screen resolution to 320*200, is FN+Space. The FN, and Ctrl key is right next to each other. Thanks to you, I found out that the process TpScrex.exe, or "Thinkpad FullScreen Magnifier" was the guilty process of rearranging all my icons, and a simple "kill" command was enough, along with an uninstall of that "#%%"#%¤#"%¤#&#"# (insert cursewords here) application. Heya,

I had some problems with my new Thinkpad T60p as well.
I’m a Java developer, and I use Eclipse (www.eclipse.org) a lot.

In Eclipse, the shortcut for auto-completing code, is Ctrl+Space.

On a thinkpad, the shortcut for re-arranging all the icons on your desktop, and setting screen resolution to 320*200, is FN+Space.

The FN, and Ctrl key is right next to each other.

Thanks to you, I found out that the process TpScrex.exe, or “Thinkpad FullScreen Magnifier” was the guilty process of rearranging all my icons, and a simple “kill” command was enough, along with an uninstall of that “#%%”#%¤#”%¤#&#”# (insert cursewords here) application.

]]> By: Mailand http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-153629 Mailand Fri, 25 May 2007 07:10:15 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-153629 Sounds like you're slowly getting a clean install... :-) Sounds like you’re slowly getting a clean install… :-)

]]> By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/comment-page-1/#comment-153293 Jesper Rønn-Jensen Thu, 24 May 2007 20:22:08 +0000 http://justaddwater.dk/2007/05/17/new-laptop-with-better-defaults/#comment-153293 I have also uninstalled: Thinkpad zoom magnifier Thinkpad power manager (both an English and a Danish version) Thinkpad presentation director I have also uninstalled:

Thinkpad zoom magnifier
Thinkpad power manager (both an English and a Danish version)
Thinkpad presentation director

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