Sunday, June 5, 2011
Laptop moves, everything frozen
The x220t detects movement and protects the hard drive in those situations. So why is the touch screen disabled during that time? Fairly annoying
Saturday, June 4, 2011
x220t firmware update: 1.16
Firmware version 1.16 released. Claims to fix noisy fan.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-77150
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-77150
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Lenovo x220t tablet sleeve (0A33883) review
I ordered the Lenovo tablet sleeve and have had it for a few days now. Tonight was the first time I took the laptop out. Here are my feelings:
The tablet handle and strap are located on the opposite side of the velcro that holds the tablet in. This is the wrong side for the handle! I am constantly worried that the laptop will fall out! Don't buy this if you are as worried as I am about a velcro piece holding the laptop in. All normal cases with a zipper open from the side of the handle and not vice-versa. I might walk by something that hooks onto the velcro and opens the case unintentionally. Argh!
The strap has a shoulder pad that is meant to go on the shoulder, except the piece doesn't reach the shoulder unless the strap is lengthened. It has to do with where the strap buckle on the adjustable strap is located in relation to the shoulder pad.
My opinion is to pass on this piece of junk. I can't tell you well useful it is as a tablet holder because I can't get past how stupid it is as a carrying case.
The tablet handle and strap are located on the opposite side of the velcro that holds the tablet in. This is the wrong side for the handle! I am constantly worried that the laptop will fall out! Don't buy this if you are as worried as I am about a velcro piece holding the laptop in. All normal cases with a zipper open from the side of the handle and not vice-versa. I might walk by something that hooks onto the velcro and opens the case unintentionally. Argh!
The strap has a shoulder pad that is meant to go on the shoulder, except the piece doesn't reach the shoulder unless the strap is lengthened. It has to do with where the strap buckle on the adjustable strap is located in relation to the shoulder pad.
My opinion is to pass on this piece of junk. I can't tell you well useful it is as a tablet holder because I can't get past how stupid it is as a carrying case.
Getting your x220T to work
If you are having stability problems with your x220t, then perhaps this will help you:
I have found that downloading updated drivers helps to fix many of the issues.
Go here for drivers:
www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?template=/product.do?template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpages%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo&brandind=10&familyind=595437&machineind=609389&modelind=609780&partnumberind=0&subcategoryind=0&doctypeind=9&doccategoryind=0&operatingsystemind=49979&validate=true
Install the BIOS too, but follow the directions!
I cannot use the Conexant audio driver as that kills the microphone, remove the Conexant driver if you have the same issue, the Windows standard driver works fine for now. Please post a comment if you have the same issue. I also had problems with the power button not being able to put the machine to sleep (yes I set everything correctly). The only solution I found to that was to completely uninstall power management driver, shutdown, and then reboot and reinstall the power management driver. This fixed it.
I have not had a crash or freeze since. The only problem that seems to occur is the random disappearance of the trackpad/trackpoint when resuming from sleep / tablet mode, and the inexplicable death of the fingerprint reader. Currently I have uninstalled the ultranav driver and utility. At least now I have a working trackpoint and trackpad.
It is sad that Lenovo doesn't work more on their drivers before releasing the laptop to the public.
Hope this helps you.
Issues discussed:
I have found that downloading updated drivers helps to fix many of the issues.
Go here for drivers:
www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?template=/product.do?template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpages%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo&brandind=10&familyind=595437&machineind=609389&modelind=609780&partnumberind=0&subcategoryind=0&doctypeind=9&doccategoryind=0&operatingsystemind=49979&validate=true
Install the BIOS too, but follow the directions!
I cannot use the Conexant audio driver as that kills the microphone, remove the Conexant driver if you have the same issue, the Windows standard driver works fine for now. Please post a comment if you have the same issue. I also had problems with the power button not being able to put the machine to sleep (yes I set everything correctly). The only solution I found to that was to completely uninstall power management driver, shutdown, and then reboot and reinstall the power management driver. This fixed it.
I have not had a crash or freeze since. The only problem that seems to occur is the random disappearance of the trackpad/trackpoint when resuming from sleep / tablet mode, and the inexplicable death of the fingerprint reader. Currently I have uninstalled the ultranav driver and utility. At least now I have a working trackpoint and trackpad.
It is sad that Lenovo doesn't work more on their drivers before releasing the laptop to the public.
Hope this helps you.
Issues discussed:
x220t - mics / microphone not working / broken
x220t - power button not working / broken
x220t - trackpoint / trackpad not working / broken
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Active rotate! That's how to do it.
So it took me a week to notice, but you can make the X220t rotate automatically. Just go to the control panel and open the Lenovo tablet control utility. Then enable active rotate. Voila!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The uselessness of LinkedIn recommendations
Disclaimer: I am on a long-term contract with NXP so I am not unemployed... Thankfully :)
I remember when I first came back to the US from Israel and I thought finding work would be easy. I figured a few quick calls and interviews would get me a contract or a job. This was actually tougher than I expected. I didn't have security clearance and most of the jobs in the DC area are security related. All high level jobs there expect you to have high level security clearances. Being unemployed (by choice) made it even tougher. Here's where I thought LinkedIn would help me.
I contacted my old employees from my previous work in Israel. I got a huge response from them, and I posted 10+ recommendations from my colleagues and friends. My recommendations are glowing, not just glowing but long and expansive and descriptive, and overwhelmingly positive. None of these recommendations were quid-pro-quo. I thought this would open may doors for me.
Nothing happened. Almost no-one cared. The recommendations counted for nothing. It is sad that this is still the current state of affairs.
Thankfully I have generated an excellent reputation with my current co-workers and recruiters, so I am happy that I don't need to rely on LinkedIn recommendations anymore.
I remember when I first came back to the US from Israel and I thought finding work would be easy. I figured a few quick calls and interviews would get me a contract or a job. This was actually tougher than I expected. I didn't have security clearance and most of the jobs in the DC area are security related. All high level jobs there expect you to have high level security clearances. Being unemployed (by choice) made it even tougher. Here's where I thought LinkedIn would help me.
I contacted my old employees from my previous work in Israel. I got a huge response from them, and I posted 10+ recommendations from my colleagues and friends. My recommendations are glowing, not just glowing but long and expansive and descriptive, and overwhelmingly positive. None of these recommendations were quid-pro-quo. I thought this would open may doors for me.
Nothing happened. Almost no-one cared. The recommendations counted for nothing. It is sad that this is still the current state of affairs.
Thankfully I have generated an excellent reputation with my current co-workers and recruiters, so I am happy that I don't need to rely on LinkedIn recommendations anymore.
Fixed power button and mouse issues
The default configuration has the power button putting the computer to sleep. This didn't work. The settings were all correct, and my attempts to regain this functionality failed. What fixed it was removing the power management software and driver, rebooting, and reinstalling them.
My trackpoint and touchpad also decided not to work. They worked fine before I logged in, but as soon as I swiped my fingerprint and the desktop loaded, the mouse stopped working. The touchscreen still worked fine. To fix this I also removed, rebooted, and then reinstalled the ultranav software and driver.
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