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Various problems have been discovered with twisting/bending of the notebook, which can happen by holding it on a corner of the casing.
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==Affected Models==
 
==Affected Models==
 
*ThinkPad {{X41}}
 
*ThinkPad {{X41}}
*ThinkPad {{T43}}
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*ThinkPad {{T41p}}, {{T43}}
  
 
==Problem Description==
 
==Problem Description==
Sitting in a meeting the other day with my new x41 I noticed that it wasn't siting on the table correctly.  Specifically the front right foot was off the table enough to make the laptop shift when I would apply pressure above that foot.  Upon further inspection I realized that when looking straight along the keyboard from the front (so the keys aren't visible) the line where the keyboard section and lcd section meet was not a straight line.  To remedy the situation I applied a downward pressure on the front right while pulling upwards on the back left.  I was successful in getting the laptop to sit straight and appear straight using the aforementioned method. However, I remain concerned that this is a flaw in the x41 that will not allow me to handle it as I did my previous x22 (one handed pickup from the front right corner).
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===Malformed casing===
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A malformed casing has been discovered on {{X41}} and {{T43}} ThinkPads, that i.e. prevent them from sitting on a flat table correctly.  Specifically the front right foot was off the table enough to make the laptop shift when applying pressure above that foot.  Further symptons are that when looking straight along the keyboard from the front (so the keys aren't visible) the line where the keyboard section and LCD section meet is not a straight line anymoreBy applying a downward pressure on the front right while pulling upwards on the back left the laptop could successfully be made to sit flat and appear straight.
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===Broken Motherboard===
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A {{T41p}} started to show a garbled screen after picking it up holding only on the very front right corner a couple of times. The sympton significantly responded to pressure on the hand rest parts of the keyboard bezel or on certain points on the bottom of the ThinkPad. It turned out that the mainboard was broken and responding to the mechanical influences on the casing. It was serviced and works well since then.
  
 
==Solutions==
 
==Solutions==
None that I know of, besides manually adjusting the laptop.
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Be careful when carrying the notebook. Ideally, grab it on two opposite corners. If you only have one hand free, rather grab it on the side, close to where the display hinges are since this balances the weight of the ThinkPad more.
 
 
Has anyone else had this problem?  Has anyone experience a situation where the laptop shorts out do to the warping of that case / system parts?
 
 
 
I had exactly the same problem. I am not confident anymore in holding my T43 as I did with my 600X (old generation!).
 

Revision as of 15:53, 14 April 2006

Various problems have been discovered with twisting/bending of the notebook, which can happen by holding it on a corner of the casing.

Affected Models

Problem Description

Malformed casing

A malformed casing has been discovered on X41 and T43 ThinkPads, that i.e. prevent them from sitting on a flat table correctly. Specifically the front right foot was off the table enough to make the laptop shift when applying pressure above that foot. Further symptons are that when looking straight along the keyboard from the front (so the keys aren't visible) the line where the keyboard section and LCD section meet is not a straight line anymore. By applying a downward pressure on the front right while pulling upwards on the back left the laptop could successfully be made to sit flat and appear straight.

Broken Motherboard

A T41p started to show a garbled screen after picking it up holding only on the very front right corner a couple of times. The sympton significantly responded to pressure on the hand rest parts of the keyboard bezel or on certain points on the bottom of the ThinkPad. It turned out that the mainboard was broken and responding to the mechanical influences on the casing. It was serviced and works well since then.

Solutions

Be careful when carrying the notebook. Ideally, grab it on two opposite corners. If you only have one hand free, rather grab it on the side, close to where the display hinges are since this balances the weight of the ThinkPad more.