X200(t) wifi standby wake-up problem

So I finally received my long-expected X200t tablet (2.13GHz, SuperBright LED WXGA) . Everything seems to work fine aside one thing (see below). jonlumpkin was right, the screen is gorgeous and on max setting even too bright for indoor use, though it seems a bit yellowish to me, but this might be due to Vista color profile or similar.

Back to my problem:

When going to stand-by with WiFi on, and then waking up from standby, the WiFi does not come on, nor can be switched on.

Ctrl-F5 says it is on (and can be switched off/on), however the LED indicator does not light up, and there is no signal reception. It requires a reboot. Sometimes, going to and returning back from hibernation helps.

Intel 5300 WiFi, Win Vista SP2 32bit, all Lenovo and Windows drivers up to date, Lenovo PowerManager and Access Connection installed.

I do use standby a lot (running between meetings and classes on campus). Any suggestions?

 

what if you used sleep instead?

 

I've seen the yellowish tint in the X200t with my own eyes, and it is due to the PVA screen used. You can probably fix it using a color calibrator.
Back to your Wifi problem, consider uninstalling Access Connection to see if it helps. This software often creates conflict with builtin Windows Internet Manager.

 

You mean hibernate? Maybe...
The problem is, with 4GB RAM and Vista going to hibernate takes a while. I was using hibernate on XP with 2GB RAM and it was fine, but somehow the current 4GB/Vista setup is quite slow to my taste. (Both going to hibernate and waking up from hibernate). In both cases, the drive was WD Caviar Blue 500GB.

 

Somehow I ended to have both X200t CCFL and X200t LED at home.
Strange enough, the LED screen seems to be warmer (yellowish) compared to CCFL. But the one with LED has Vista, whereas one with CCFL has XP. Both of them have stock color settings. Other than that I see little difference between them (on the same brightness level). On highest setting, the LED is much brighter of course. Not speaking about the battery life, of course.


WiFi: I can consider uninstalling; however I am not sure if the Access Manager is the culprit here. It seems that the drivers or the HW are not will to wake up. I'll check the driver settings.

 

I'd recommend uninstalling both access connections and the Wi-Fi drivers. Then re-install the drivers only. Mine resumes from standby and connects flawlessly.

I'm glad you like the display. It seems like it has neutral color to me, but I think almost all other laptops are way too cool (blue), so it's probably a bit warmer (yellow).

 

Thanks for the reply.
However, without access connections, can you still switch automatically between wired LAN and WiFi?

I use both wired and wifi in office and at home, so I find the auto-switch to "Best Possible Network" handy. Otherwise I have to switch them manually...(One cannot have everything, right?).

 

In my experience, if you plug in an Ethernet cable Windows will generally prefer it over the wireless. In addition, the Wi-Fi on/off switch is right next to the Ethernet port so manually turning it off should be very easy if required.

Also, you DON'T need access connections to get Fn+F5 radio control to work properly.