The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    new t400 owner question

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kamikazex, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    should i charge the battery to full first before first use?
    or just plug in the a/c adapter and start using it right away?
    any useless thinkvantage programs i should delete?
     
    kamikazex, Sep 10, 2008
    #1
  2. rxblitzrx

    rxblitzrx Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    29
    Messages:
    460
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    You can just plug in the AC and go for it.

    I'd do a clean install of XP or Vista... but if you like the factory image with its bloatware, uninstall at will.
     
    rxblitzrx, Sep 10, 2008
    #2
  3. rxblitzrx

    rxblitzrx Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    29
    Messages:
    460
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    BTW, what panel did you get? LG or Samsung LCD?
     
    rxblitzrx, Sep 10, 2008
    #3
  4. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    how do i check the panel?
    i'll prob check later havnt opened the box yet
    the guide for doing a clean install looks too difficult for a computer retarded person like me and i dont really want to risk screwing up
     
    kamikazex, Sep 10, 2008
    #4
  5. atlguy

    atlguy Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    200
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    theres no need to open up your machine. just tell us how does it look? all you need is your system's serial number and type. you can get both these details from the lenovo status page. see this thread for more info: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=297359
     
    atlguy, Sep 10, 2008
    #5
  6. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    1 2764CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
    ...
    42X6321 SBB 14.1 WXGA+ TFT, W/ CAMERA
    ...


    I get "Information for parts lookup was not found. Please click the browser back button and try again." when i enter the numbers.

    got the exact same thing
     
    kamikazex, Sep 10, 2008
    #6
  7. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    how do i lower the the brightness?!!! manual doesnt say anything! also how do i control the cpu settings and stuff?
     
    kamikazex, Sep 12, 2008
    #7
  8. prelude528

    prelude528 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    "Fn" (bottom left) + "Home" or "End" keys (top right)

    Power settings can be configured if you double click on the battery bar.

    Enjoy
     
    prelude528, Sep 12, 2008
    #8
  9. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    thanks alot!
     
    kamikazex, Sep 12, 2008
    #9
  10. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    is there any way i can customize the comptuer usage percentage? like for example on my old acer i was about to choose if i wanted to run my cpu on "max" "high" "medium" or "low" settings is that just the battery settings?
     
    kamikazex, Sep 12, 2008
    #10
  11. prelude528

    prelude528 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'm assuming you want to conserve power/lower operating temperature. Go into the battery settings and change "System Settings." Lenovo's power manager allows you to set different maximum CPU speeds for batter/ac (and also for different power profiles).
     
    prelude528, Sep 12, 2008
    #11
  12. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    where is this "battery settings"?
     
    kamikazex, Sep 12, 2008
    #12
  13. prelude528

    prelude528 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Same place as before. Double click on the batter gauge.
     
    prelude528, Sep 12, 2008
    #13
  14. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    oh thanks alot. the manual really doesnt say. also for some reason when i restart....every so often my screen turns black and there's lines all over it and nothing loads.....this could be a problem happened to me twice already. it happens right after i scan my fingerprint

    where do i go to make recovery discs?
     
    kamikazex, Sep 12, 2008
    #14
  15. kamikazex

    kamikazex Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    help please? i cant find it in the manual
    also how safe is doing a factory reset? it's the "recovery thing" at the beginning of the boot right? because so far after i installed zone alarm 2009 none of my programs have been functioning properly and ZA is blocking my wireless half the time.
    i really want to create recovery discs before tying to do the factory reset just in case
    thanks in adaved
     
    kamikazex, Sep 12, 2008
    #15
  16. prelude528

    prelude528 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    There's a thread on it, try looking for it.

    But in a nutshell:
    Go to "start" --> "Computer" --> double click on "Lenovo Q:"

    Then click "Create Recovery Media" and follow the directions.

    You'll need 3 DVDs or you can use 1 CD + 2 DVDs. Either way 3 disks will be created.
     
    prelude528, Sep 12, 2008
    #16