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*[[Problem with high pitch noises | High pitch noises]] <tt>(several models)</tt>  | *[[Problem with high pitch noises | High pitch noises]] <tt>(several models)</tt>  | ||
*[[Problem with CPU frequency scaling | CPU frequency scaling locks up when on AC power only]] <tt>(several models)</tt>  | *[[Problem with CPU frequency scaling | CPU frequency scaling locks up when on AC power only]] <tt>(several models)</tt>  | ||
| + | *[[Problem with system turning itself on | Immediate restarts from suspend, hibernate, and halt]] <tt>(several models)</tt>  | ||
==Sound Problems==  | ==Sound Problems==  | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 1 November 2008
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 Information on known problems with certain ThinkPad models.  | 
Display Problems
- Console unusable (models with savage video chipset: T2x, A22e)
 - Dead pixels on TFT displays (all models)
 - DVI throughput on port replicators and docks (models from 2000-2004)
 - fglrx problems (ATI Radeon models)
 - Garbled Screen (T40, T41, T42, R32, R40, R50p, R51, A30, A31, A31p)
 - Inverter broken (all models)
 - Key and Trackpoint markings on display
 - Radeon 7500 "DynamicClocks" randomly hangs (TP T4x, Xorg-X11 bug report)
 - Red shadow on display (TP T41p)
 - Red tinted display (TP 23)
 - Unmovable square black X in X (TP T2x)
 - System Lockups related to video adapter (TP T2x)
 - System Lockups related to video adapter T42 (TP T42, T42p)
 - Video blanks after closing and opening lid (X41)
 - System lockup soon after starting xorg 6.9.x (TP T4x)
 - Video output switching
 - Video brightness up keys don't work or cause crashes
 
- APS harddisk parking (models featuring APS)
 - BIOS hangs with harddrive sized over 8G (560)
 - Clicking Hard Drive (models with Hitachi's 5k80 hard drive)
 - Non-ThinkPad hard disks (T43, X41, R52)
 - SATA and Linux (T43, X41, R52, Z60)
 
Network Problems
- 3Com 10/100 Ethernet card not recognized (models with that card)
 - "Unauthorized" MiniPCI Wireless Network card error (Error 1802) (Recent TPs)
 - Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b fails to work with certain firmware versions
 - Error 01C9: More than one Ethernet Devices are found (Atheros WLAN MiniPCI) (T23, T30, A31p, R40 and others)
 - Problem with e1000: EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid (T60, X60, may be others)
 - Problem with e1000: 99.9% packet loss on 7.x drivers (Recent TPs)
 - Problem with 3945ABG: Internal wifi cannot associate with AP (T60, probably others)
 - Need to disable V90/V92/56K modem speed (BMDC-2 on X40)
 
Power Management, AC-adapter or Battery Problems
- 600 series Battery dying prematurely (TP 600/E/X)
 - AC-Adapter damaged, plastic housing melted (240, 390, i and s models)
 - ACPI suspend-to-ram (ACPI sleep troubles)
- Blank display after resume (various models)
 - High power drain in ACPI sleep (various models)
 - LCD backlight remaining on during ACPI sleep (various models)
 
 - Fan noise (TP T4x/p, TP R5x/p)
 - Checking battery status causes mouse to jerk around (R31)
 - Battery drains despite seemingly being charged (A/C adapter issues)
 - High pitch noises (several models)
 - CPU frequency scaling locks up when on AC power only (several models)
 - Immediate restarts from suspend, hibernate, and halt (several models)
 
Sound Problems
- Broken sound on ThinkPad 600/E (TP 600/E/X, 770Z)
 - Audio jacks not working properly (TP T43)
 - No audio heard with kernel 2.6.11+/ALSA (TP T43, T40)
 - Audio clipping (TP T43)
 - No Sound on ThinkPad R60e and T60 (R60e, T60)
 
Misc Problems
- System randomly freezes and requires hard reset (X61s and all newer systems including X,T,R,Z series)
 - Casing malformed by bending/twising (X41)
 - Problem with failing memory slot (T30, and some T2x models)
 - Dock USB Ports (T30/X21)
 - High-pitch noise from AC-Adapter (T60/p)
 - lm_sensors kills ThinkPads (TP 570E, 770X/Z, 600E/X, 240, X20)
 - USB 2.0 problems (T40/T41/X40)
 - Firmware issues
 - Problem with hot surfaces (T43)
 - Problem with disabled VT (Z61t, X60, X60s)
 - Unable to create recovery cds when another python is installed on the system (T43p)