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    Lenovo T61 crashes whenever I move it

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by illuminus, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. illuminus

    illuminus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    Whenever I move my laptop from one place to another, it crashes. Even if I move it steadily and avoid shaking, it still happens. I can still move the mouse around and click on stuff, but whenever I try to open anything, the OS freezes. I'm pretty sure it's from the hard drive because the HD light will always be off (not blinking like usual).

    Should I be concerned enough to send it for repair (still under warranty) or is there anything I can do myself to fix this?

    Thanks
     
    illuminus, Dec 19, 2008
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  2. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Wow, thats an odd problem. :eek:

    Im guessing its the HDD as well. You could replace it yourself at your expese, or send it in to them for free, which i recommend. ;)
     
    ahl395, Dec 19, 2008
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  3. batman5315

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    do a hard drive scan and try reinstalling active protection system
     
    batman5315, Dec 19, 2008
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  4. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    It case it is a problem with the HD, I’ll also recommend a backup.
     
    BinkNR, Dec 19, 2008
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  5. THAANSA3

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    Yeah, before you do anything else, please back up your hard drive. That sounds like a potential HDD failure waiting to happen.
     
    THAANSA3, Dec 19, 2008
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  6. miro_gt

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    lol at you all

    open your active protection system and change the suspend time to whatever you like. Apparently, yours it too long, thus making you think that there is something wrong. And in fact, your laptop protects your HDD too much.

    you can also change the sensitivity of the active protection system so that it doesn't activate with the slight move around but waits for "bigger move"

    5 bux say there's nothing wrong with your HDD

    cheers
     
    miro_gt, Dec 19, 2008
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  7. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    If you’re right, thanks for keeping us/the forum in check ;) .
     
    BinkNR, Dec 19, 2008
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    I say to the OP: I think you should still back up your information just in case. Hopefully, Miro is correct. However, I wouldn't take any chances if I were you. Hard drives do a lot of weird things when something is wrong with them, and your problem falls into that category. I'd do what Miro has suggested, but I'd back the important things up first.
     
    THAANSA3, Dec 19, 2008
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  9. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes. My first thought as well. Check the active protection. Try shutting it off and see if you get the same problems. If you don't then adjust the settings as desired.

    And backing up is never a bad thing to do... :cool:
     
    The Fire Snake, Dec 19, 2008
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  10. illuminus

    illuminus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Works great now... This really helped, thanks so much!
     
    illuminus, Dec 20, 2008
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  11. czhang

    czhang Notebook Consultant

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    Thought so too! Glad you don't have an HDD problem
     
    czhang, Dec 20, 2008
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