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    Choppy scrolling.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by outofcoffee, Sep 9, 2008.

  1. outofcoffee

    outofcoffee Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm typing on my new T400 right now. I'm liking it, but there's a bit of a problem with scrolling while browsing the internet. It gets choppy, even if there are no pictures.

    can someone please tell me a solution to this? thanks

    oh yea and often times whenever I press the middle scroll key, a black box just appears for an instant, like some sort of graphical error. It's not a groundbreaking deal, but it just seems a bit... off for a new laptop.
     
    outofcoffee, Sep 9, 2008
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  2. mongooztt

    mongooztt Notebook Guru

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    The culprit is your browser. If you use Internet exporer, ditch it and try Firefox. If you already use it, there are multiple add-ins that will let you adjust scrolling to your taste. I use Smoothwheel.
     
    mongooztt, Sep 9, 2008
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    afty Notebook Guru

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    I've found that scrolling in Firefox can be choppy when I'm on battery power. I assume this is because the processor speed has been throttled down, and the power management software doesn't respond quickly enough. Scrolling is perfectly smooth when I'm on AC power.
     
    afty, Sep 9, 2008
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    Saronic Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am having the same random black box appear too on my T400. I am currently on firefox 3.0.1

    I think that's the only non-completely awesome thing about this laptop. That and the fact that I haven't figured out how to switch the graphics over ^^;
     
    Saronic, Sep 10, 2008
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