Known Problems
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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, R40, 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)
- Video output switching
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
- 01C9 More than one Ethernet Device detected (WLAN Adapters with Atheros Chipset) (T30, A31p, various models)
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)
- Blank display after resume (various models)
- Fan noise (TP T4x/p, TP R5x/p)
- High power drain in ACPI sleep (various models)
- LCD backlight remaining on during ACPI sleep (various models)
- Checking battery status causes mouse to jerk around (R31)
Sound Problems
- Broken sound on ThinkPad 600/E (TP 600/E/X, 770Z)
Misc Problems
- Casing malformed by bending/twising (X41)
- Dock USB Ports (T30)
- Clicking Hard Drive (models with Hitachi's 5k80 hard drive)
- High pitch noises (several models)
- lm_sensors kills ThinkPads (TP 570E, 770X/Z, 600E/X, 240, X20)
- USB 2.0 problems (T40)
- SATA and Linux (T43, X41, R52, Z60)
- Non-ThinkPad hard disks (T43, X41, R52)
- BIOS hangs with harddrive sized over 8G (560)
