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    x201 spontaneous power off

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by robx201, Apr 11, 2012.

  1. robx201

    robx201 Newbie

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    Had a spontaneous power off for the first time a couple days ago on my x201. I did some google searching and found it's been a common issue, but no one really had any solution. I'm thinking what caused it for me is too much current being pulled off the USB. I was originally running all my USB devices through a powered hub and I never had any issues. But the other day, when I ran all the devices straight through the laptop, that was when I had the random power off.

    Anyways, if anyone has the same problem, the USB draw is my best guess as to what causes it.
     
    robx201, Apr 11, 2012
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  2. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    What devices did you have plugged in?
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 11, 2012
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    External hard drives and optical drives will use too much power. In the 2 months I had my X201, never experienced that issue.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 11, 2012
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  4. 600X

    600X Endless bus ride

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    ThinkPad FanControl in combination with the new Power Manager can cause some weird problems. My X220 would go into hibernation at 50% Battery Life. I can only fix this by ending TPFC.

    To fix your X201, try installing the latest BIOS version.
     
    600X, Apr 16, 2012
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