Posts by Trashpicker

FIXED IT HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY! Install this first: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-61425 Then install the stuff posted by QHN. Do both of these steps while the device is powered on. QHN thanks for the inspiration

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn tried this? http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...IGR-58617.html cheers ... Its not installed on my computer, and I don't see a way to install it from scratch. What else can...

Ok. Upgraded from a R40 to an X41. Nice ultraportable, I'm quite happy with it except for the bluetooth. Now this *is* a refurbished unit... so it could boil down to a Windows install error but here goes. I power on Bluetooth...

My R40 took a bad spill off of my bicycle. I ended up with a big lump on my knee that needed to be drained. The laptop was with me in the hospital the whole time. Knee can grow back. 18 months of Linux development =...

Camera is full of blackmail photographs and I can't find my transfer cable so I can't get pics at the moment. Transfer cable is on order as is a CF reader so this won't happen again. I did order some parts from a salvage yard so when...

Ok a quick disassembly finds the fan-unit clogged with dust and hair. Easy fix. I shall continue dismantling the computer from here just to see what all I can upgrade and replace.

Where can I locate a "take apart" guide for my machine?

Let the battery run totally flat to the point where the computer shuts down (~5% charge) and then let it charge overnight... and report back on your batter health.

The R40 I salvaged from the trash is having fan problems. First I want to open the thing up and check the fan. What is involved in getting at the fan? Second... What all is involved in actually replacing the fan? Connectors?...

I see my ratings showed up. Pics this weekend, possibly some benchmark stuff if I get time I have a different configuration R40 that I might review at a later date. It's got a different CPU and graphics card.