Since none of the pictures returned for searching 46W6740 is correct, here is one that is. – Jeroen Wiert Pluimers – Google+
46W6740 Ultranav keyboard (not full size, no trackpad, only trackpoint, no Windows keys). Click to get a larger picture.
Archive for the ‘ThinkPad’ Category
Since none of the pictures returned for searching 46W6740 is correct, here is…
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/10/16
Posted in Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Power User, ThinkPad, UltraNav keyboards | Leave a Comment »
Need to check this for my ThinkPad W701: How to Fix Windows 8.1 Slow Performance Issues
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/04/13
Whereas Windows 7 was really fast, Windows 8.1 on my ThinkPad W701 is very slow in an erratic way.
Need to check out this:
Windows 8.1 proves to be extremely slow on their computers, with Microsoft yet to address the problem with a workaround or a patch.
According to some posts on Microsoft’s Community forums, this is mostly happening on Lenovo laptops and the fastest way to deal with performance issues is to uninstall the “Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework” from the device manager.
In addition, you need to access the BIOS menu and in the “Configuration” screen, make sure you disable the DPIF option to turn it off completely until Microsoft comes up with a fully-working fix.
–jeroen
via: How to Fix Windows 8.1 Slow Performance Issues.
Share this:
Posted in BIOS, Boot, Power User, ThinkPad, W701 | Leave a Comment »
The Lenovo re-introduction of IPS in 14-inch models after almost a decade of absence is a farce
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/07/09
A decade ago, Lenovo had top-notch IPS displays with (back then high) DPI of 133 in some of their laptops called FlexView and FFS.
The IPS ThinkPad history is this: Read the rest of this entry »
Share this:
Posted in Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Opinions, Power User, ThinkPad, UltraNav keyboards | Tagged: keyboard layout, macbook, thinkpad | Leave a Comment »
ThinkPad W701 can have 32GB RAM (via: Google Search)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/11
Earlier this week, I posted abut ThinkPad W701: Win7 Ultimate x64 suddenly only saw 8GB RAM of 16GB (via: [H]ard|Forum).
One of the search results in my query indicated it would be possible to put 32GB in it.
That’s nice, as the official Lenovo ThinkPad W701 specs and Lenovo ThinkPad W701 2500 Overview & Specs – Laptops – CNET Reviews indicate it should max out with 16GB.
This Google search returns lots of results indicating people actually run it with 32GB RAM using 4x8GB memory modules:
–jeroen
via: ThinkPad W701 32GB RAM – Google Search.
Share this:
Posted in Power User, ThinkPad, W701 | Tagged: cnet reviews, computer, google search, lenovo thinkpad, memory modules, technology | Leave a Comment »
ThinkPad W701: Win7 Ultimate x64 suddenly only saw 8GB RAM of 16GB (via: [H]ard|Forum)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/10
This recently happened to me, but not sure when it started:
My ThinkPad W701 had 16GB of RAM, and everything worked fine for about 2 years, but now the BIOS and Windows only saw 8GB of it.
The odd thing: SpeedFan would see 4 memory modules of 4 gigabyte each for a total of 16 gigabyte.
This solution helped:
the easiest (and most embarrassing) fix worked – just took out the new RAM sticks and re-seated them into different sockets instantly fixed the problem.
The steps I followed: Read the rest of this entry »
Share this:
Posted in BIOS, Boot, Power User, ThinkPad, W701 | 1 Comment »
HDD market seems recovered, and WD introduced 4 TB 3.5 HDDs: when are 2.5 inch 12.5 mm 1.5+ TB drives coming?
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/09/30
Last week this was in HDD news:
- Hard Drive Shipments Rebound to Record Level in 2012
- The introduction of WD RE SATA 4 TB drives and of WD RE SAS 4 TB drives.
I asked it before 6 months ago, and wonder: how long will it take for 12.5 mm 2.5 inch SATA HDDs to arrive on the market that have 1.5 TB or more capacity?
Yes, I know about the WD20NPVT, but the WD20NPVT is 2.5 inch and 15 mm high.
–jeroen
Share this:
Posted in Hardware, Opinions, Power User, SSD, ThinkPad, W701 | Tagged: hard drive, hdds, sas, tb | 1 Comment »
When are the 12.5mm 1.5 TB and 14.8mm 2 TB notebook drives coming? (via: Marvell 4Q 2012 – Hard Drives Coming Back, SSD Controller Sales Double – Storage Forums)
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/03/09
Since about 9 months, 2.5 inch notebook drives ship that have 500 gigabyte platters.
With that technology, these drives ship:
- 1 platter of 500 gigabyte into the 7 mm thick Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500
- 2 platters of 500 gigabyte into the 9.5 mm thick 1 TB drive: Samsung M8 HN-M101MBB or Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB WD10JPVT (both compared at NotebookReview)
they easily could manufacture these configurations:
- 3 platters of 500 gigabyte into a 12.5 mm thick 1.5 TB drive
(the currently only available 1.5 TB notebook drive is 14.8 mm thick: Seagate ST1500LM003) - 4 platters of 500 gigabyte into a 14.8 mm thick 2 TB drive
this one almost fits a MacBook (people buy an incase cover to make the MacBook even to fit the 14.8 mm thick drive)
Share this:
Posted in Hardware, Power User, SSD, ThinkPad, W701 | 2 Comments »
won’t work on a ThinkPad W701: DisplayPort Adapter Cables 45J7915, 57Y4393 Compatibility – ThinkPad W700/W701
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/02/27
Dang this won’t work:
The ThinkPad W700/W701 DisplayPort is a DisplayPort-only source, not a Dual-Mode source, and thus cannot support the DisplayPort adapter cables.
See also this PDF:
ThinkPad W701, W701ds Multiple Monitor Configurations
Boost productivity, view more data
** DisplayPort to Single-Link DVI (45J7915) or VGA (57Y4393) monitor cables are not supported on the W701 DisplayPort
–jeroen
via: DisplayPort Adapter Cables 45J7915, 57Y4393 Compatibility – ThinkPad W700/W701.
Share this:
Posted in Power User, ThinkPad, W701 | Leave a Comment »
ThinkPad W701 with 32GB of memory via: forum.thinkpads.com • Newer 8G memory sticks in a W700, W701, W500, W510 ?
Posted by jpluimers on 2012/02/27
Just as a mental note: it is possible to put 32GB of memory in a ThinkPad W701:
for a while now, 32GB on 2x W701
–jeroen
via: forum.thinkpads.com • Newer 8G memory sticks in a W700, W701, W500, W510 ?.
Share this:
Posted in Power User, ThinkPad, W701 | Leave a Comment »
Running OS X Lion 10.7 on VMware Workstation 7.1.4 and 8.0 (via: How to Install Retail OS X 10.6 under VMware Workstation or Player – InsanelyMac Forum)
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/10/14
This might not be strictly legal, but it is supposed to be possible to run the retail OS X Lion 10.7 under VMware Workstation 8 (or VMware Fusion 4) and VMware Workstation 7.1.4 (or VMware Player 3.1.4) on a regular PC (if that PC Supports VT) running Windows 7 x64.
Since Apple MacBook still don’t come with a TrackPoint (and having suffered from RSI, that is about the only pointing device I can use) there are only two options for me:
- Go the route described above
- Use an external USB TrackPoint keyboard with a Mac
(traveling with a huge external USB keyboard, I’d look like my long time friend Mark Miller from DevExpress, who also suffered from RSI)
(boy I wish there was a wireless ThinkPad TrackPoint keyboard)
–jeroen
Via: How to Install Retail OS X 10.6 under VMware Workstation or Player – InsanelyMac Forum and
How to Install Retail OS X 10.6 “Snow” and OS X 10.7 “Lion” under VMware Workstation 8 and Fusion 4, A simple set of instructions – InsanelyMac Forum
Share this:
Posted in Apple, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Power User, RSI, UltraNav keyboards, VMware, Windows, Windows 7 | 1 Comment »
The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 