T400 / T500 and newer T series ThinkPads | Forum profile

Yes - I've experienced quality issues.  Three weeks ago, I received a T400.   1. The keyboard exhibited a flex (i.e., bounce, deflection, etc.) on the left side near the "QWER" keys, and the "S" had an audible "click." 2. There is a "bump" in the bezel above the three volume control buttons. 3. The product labels (e.g., product info, FCC IDs, Windows cert, etc.) affixed to the bottom cover ...

I suggest the folks who have Lenovo Power Management installed remove it.  Since I did - no unexpected shutdowns.   From my earlier post: Remove the Lenovo Power Management application I do have "Thinkpad Power Management Driver v1.53" installed   Does this help?   Chris.

  jmagaram wrote: I've got Windows 7 Ultimate. My T500 came with something called "Rescue and Recovery". I can't see any advantage of the Lenovo tool compared to the Backup and Restore feature in Windows 7 Ultimate. Is there any reason to keep it?   I thought the same but then found that Windows 7's backup program is terribly slow at incremental backup (for my 6GB "projects" folder).   

you can download all the drivers from lenovo's website anyway...

OK I've been timing the beeps, and they appear to happen in 3 minute intervals.

Ordered: 10/22/09 Estimated Shipping: 11/9/09 (almost 3 weeks)   After calling in, New Estimated Shipping: 11/16/09   Is there anything that can be done? I can't believe it happened to me too. I need it soon.

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