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    New Power Manager 2.42 for Vista

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ressom., Feb 14, 2009.

  1. ressom.

    ressom. Notebook Consultant

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    Looks like they have a lot of bug fixes in this version:

    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-70601

     
    ressom., Feb 14, 2009
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  2. batman5315

    batman5315 Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks for the heads up, the release before this one (2.41a) was a nightmare
     
    batman5315, Feb 14, 2009
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  3. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Just installed it myself (was using 2.36). It seems to work well.

    It added a new option "Enable Instant Resume", but I haven't been able to figure out exactly what this does. It claims to keep your wireless associated for a set period of time (e.g. 10 minutes) for moving between rooms.

    Does this mean closing the lid? If I have it put my computer in standby when closing the lid will it stay connected to wireless for 10 minutes? Does anyone have any clues on what exactly this feature does?

    Also, I don't understand this "Energy saving wallpaper". It seems to just set your background to white. Isn't this the opposite of energy saving (don't LEDs use less power with a black background)? Does anyone have any tips on this feature as well?
     
    jonlumpkin, Feb 14, 2009
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  4. menos

    menos Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    'Instant Resume' simply delays the close lid action, turns off the display and, if set, locks the account.
    IR is configurable and can be turned on/off depending on the wi-fi network at hand.
    I turned this feature off at home, and left on in office.

    PS
    It was added in 2.41.a.
     
    menos, Feb 14, 2009
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  5. MidnightSun

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    Great, thanks for the heads up. My T500 actually came with 2.35 - I thought it would have the latest version.
     
    MidnightSun, Feb 14, 2009
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    I can't install! Every time I try I get a message stating that a previous version needs to be removed, then nothing happens...
     
    bluecougar, Feb 15, 2009
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  7. JwY

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    I'm really glad they fixed the transparency with Aero finally.
     
    JwY, Feb 15, 2009
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  8. ZaZ

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    I didn't like the new Power Manager. It's always trying to go onto the internet.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 15, 2009
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  9. Arki

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    How can you tell? I don't see any new entries in Task Scheduler or MSCONFIG.

    Can you please elaborate?
     
    Arki, Feb 23, 2009
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  10. ZaZ

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    Firewall is popping up "Power Manager 2 is trying to get access to the Internet". I figured it was looking for updates, almost every app does nowadays, but couldn't find a way to turn it off.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 23, 2009
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  11. Arki

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    Ah ok, I should've known. I have mine set to block all programs so I didn't recognize.

    Maybe it's the Power Manager DBC Service? Does your firewall let you know which file is executing?
     
    Arki, Feb 23, 2009
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    arlab, Feb 24, 2009
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  13. ZaZ

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    I'm sure it does, but I dumped it in favor of the older version.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 24, 2009
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