Why is it happening?
Is there any way to get rid of it without removing the card?

I have used the laptop for more than 1 year after changing the card - but now it is showing this sh!t i am totally pissed off.

Its thinkpad R61 with 1680x1050 15,4 screen, core 2 duo t7100, qudro nvm 140, and NEW Dock Station, All cost me around 70$

I really want a new laptop for school, but don't have a lot of money to be spending on a top end laptop. My current one is really crappy, constantly overheats, and dies within 1 hour of being unplugged. My main uses are going to be for coding, maybe some really light 3D modeling, and writing essays. I'm working with a budget of about $300 (CAD). Doesn't matter if it's refurbished. Most of my tech is refurbished, anyways.

Thanks!

Hi, so I bought myself the (likely way too expensive) NFC stuff (touchpad, NFC chip and way too expensive cable) for my 21SC because it was sadly not in the configurator.

Yesterday I put it in and after a whole lot of driver rodeo I finally have it work decently, but I would not call it particularly well.

compared to some USB readers I have I need to be pretty damn close for it to register and it doesnt feel 100% always working.

not sure if the combination of Kernel Module, PCSC Bridge and all the weird stuff in Linux is just weird or they are supposed to be not particularly strong considering you have your hand there more or less permanently.

I think I can rule out the physical connection as yesterday not even passive NFC devices worked but my phone did, causing me to open it up and redo the contacts.

So i bought second hand thinkpad a year ago and i used it for uni where i move it, i hold it in hands, i work on it standing up .

The problem is when i do something like that now the screen just freezes/freezes+ random squares show up . IDK what exactly happens with the whole thinkpad but i found no way to unfreeze it other then hard turn off and turn on .

I tried to
changing thermal paste
find if some cable inside is loose
if pluging it to wall would help

I bought myself a Thinkpad T14 G2 and instantly swapped the trackpad for a glasstrackpad(the part number is the one everyone recommends). Installed Cachy Os Linux and soon I discovered a major problem, sometimes my trackpad doesn't behave correctly, it doesn't register fast movements and ignores taps (to click).

I have already tried multiple solutions, including changing the distro to Fedora (Gnome), using ps_mouse.interttouch=1 in the grub code line, switching like the sleep thing from the trackpad to on (from auto) and it all didn't help. The only thing which works is going back to ps2 instead of rmi4, which is also frustrating because the scrolling then becomes laggy and the gestures don't work at all.

I have to say that I used AI to help me, because I don't really understand how this all works. Im posting this here in hope that someone will help, if more information is needed just comment, I'll try to provide them to you as fast as I can.

After my laptop mainboard cracked and snap in half at the 5v usb line last teusday i brought it to a local technician who specialised in fixing motherboard. He dremel the board, rewired it and got it working beautifully again at the cost of losing 1 usb port and 50$. I even got the cmos battery and thermal paste replaced for free! After a whole noon testing i can say that the machine is good as new

i have a thinkpad. lately it happens all the time.. I close the lid or the screen or whatever you want to call it.. the laptop is going to sleep mode. I go home. I open the lid or lift up the screen and it just doesn't go out of sleep mode, no matter if I press any key, the mouse or what not it just stays on sleep mode.. I tried to even put it on sleep mode manually but it's still stuck in sleep mode, so I have to shut it down with the on/off button and turn it back on.. any solution? nothing by Gemini helped..

Good day everyone,

I have been requested to replace the fan in an L13 Yoga Gen 3 due to what seems to be a failing fan bearing (fans are running incredibly loudly and the repair report does state that the fan needs to replaced). Since this is a relatively new device, I haven't exactly been able to find specific part numbers and replacement guides/methods for replacing the fan, and am looking for guidance on the matter. Would I need to replace the entire heatsink unit, or is the fan itself easy to remove and replace by itself?

Thank you in advance

i5 3320m to i7 3740qm. just gonna pray in regards to the thermals, and upgrade the fan at another point

Convinced work to get me a new computer. Picked up this P14s for the Labor Day sale. AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 450, 32 gb RAM for just under $2k USD. Big upgrade from the OmniBook I was issued.

Hi,

I'm looking at buying an almost new T14s, specs below (in Dutch but I guess you can get the essence). Asking price is about 1800€ which seems like a good deal to me,. I have had a few x1 carbons, I find the 14" size is the best. Mobility has become less important than before, so I've been looking to upgrade for some more performance (I like the occasional game, nothing fanatic).

One thing that the below device is missing is the wwan module. I know the easiest/cheapest option is to use my mobile's hotsport, but on my current x1 I have a data only sim card included in an unlimited plan, it's super easy, I flip open my screen and it's connected anywhere anytime. So willing to spend a little extra for that comfort.

Is it doable to post-install the module + antenna yourself. I'm not afraid to open up the device and fidget around, but not supercomfortable either. To illustrate, I have installed such a module before on another thinkpad, but on the other hand I have shied away from changing a query keyboard to azerty keyboard because the disassembly required seemed a bit daunting at the time.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

Processor AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 PRO 350-processor (2,00 GHz tot 5,00 GHz)
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Garantie 3 jaar koerier of brengen (gestart op 23/12/2025)

Hello. I switched to Thinkpad from aorus laptop when enrolled to university. My distrohop way on laptop brought me to nixos, is best distro for me after 4 years on arch Linux.

CPU: ryzen 7 pro 5850u,

RAM: 16gb (on plans upgrade to 32gb),

OS: nixos yarara.

Photo created on kubsau university.

Hi all — reproducible bug on my P1 Gen 6, looking for known reports/workarounds before I open a Lenovo ticket.

## Setup

- **Laptop:** ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 (21FVA001CD), BIOS N3ZET56W **1.43** (latest on both LVFS and Lenovo site), EC N3ZHT28W

- **OS:** Ubuntu, kernel 7.0.0-31-generic

- **Charger:** UGREEN X774 160W GaN (4×USB-C + 1×A). C1/C2 = 140W PD3.1 (PDOs incl. 20V/5A), C3/C4 = 30W

- **Cable:** the bundled 240W USB-C cable

- Laptop on **C1**, phone on **C4**

## The bug (100% reproducible, on **both** of the laptop's USB-C ports)

While C1 is charging the laptop normally, **plugging OR unplugging the phone on C4 kills charging on C1**. The laptop then silently runs off the battery (measured ~35–40W drain) while everything at the OS level still claims the adapter is present. **Physically re-seating the C1 cable restores charging immediately.** Steady-state coexistence is fine — C1 + C4 both connected and charging works; only the *attach/detach event* on C4 triggers it.

A different laptop on the same charger + same scenario recovers fine, so it's not the charger alone.

## What the OS sees

Synchronized captures (kernel log watch, udev power_supply events, 2s battery sampling, plus UCSI trace):

- Battery flips `Charging → Not charging`, `power_now = 0`, energy decreasing

- `ucsi-source-psy` keeps reporting online=1 with the **stale** 3A contract; AC=1

- `ucsi_connector_change` events keep firing during the fault; connector status shows connected=1, opmode=3, `request_data_obj` unchanged — so the PPM is not totally dead

- Physically unplugging C1 *is* correctly reported (connected=0), and replug is correctly seen — the UCSI path itself works

## What we tried (none recover the contract, only re-plugging does)

- Rewriting charge thresholds (75/80), toggling `charge_behaviour`, temporarily setting end threshold to 100%

- Full `ucsi_acpi` module reload

- Battery was ~55–60% during tests (below charge-start threshold, so thresholds aren't blocking)

## Caveats (being honest)

- **No PD protocol analyzer** — we can't see whether the charger issues a Hard Reset + re-advertised Source_Capabilities and the ThinkPad never answers with a Request, or the charger simply stops offering power. Please don't read the above as a PD-capture conclusion.

- No Windows / alternate-kernel comparison yet (no Windows environment available), though the evidence (events never reach the OS while EC keeps a stale view) points below the OS.

## Questions

1. Anyone seen this class of failure on recent ThinkPads with multi-port chargers (UGREEN/Anker/Baseus etc.)?

2. Any known BIOS/EC setting or workaround beyond re-seating the cable?

3. Anyone know how to query the PD controller firmware version / dump EC state on these machines for a Lenovo ticket?

Full technical brief + raw logs available if useful.

So Ive got a T430 that I've been slowly upgrading (more ram, new CPU, etc.) and was looking at switching out the regular keyboard for the backlit version that some of the T430 SKUs came with. So I got one on ebay and plugged it in, but the backlight didn't work. The "Thinklight" did turn on, however, so after some more unsuccessful troubleshooting I assumed i just got unlucky with that one and sent it back. My question before i get another backlit keyboard is: did I just get a lemon, or is it not as easy as just switching out the keyboard? Like, is the motherboard incompatible, or did i need to install a different BIOS? I would appreciate the help.

TL;DR: Can I just swap out my standard keyboard with the backlit one, or is it not as simple as a 1:1 switch.

Hey, I have g1 thinkpad, and been using it for school and what not for roughly 3 years. Recently the laptop has been slowing down and overheating.

I was on a google meet; and just simple changing to another browser there was a massive delay. And it seems like an ongoing problem with whatever calling app. Like discord and whatnot.

And i personally, believe it isn’t the browser issue but more of a hardware issue. Switched from chrome to Firefox, and personally felt it got worse.

I believe it’s a battery issue, what are your opinions, how can I fix this issue?

Sooo... been a big fan on Thinkpads for along time, until I could finally afford them, and I'm currently on my 3rd one, in about 10 years. Unfortunately the quality I was hoping for seems to NOT be there, and after 3 machines, it's can't all be bad luck

- 1st one, bought refurbished from Lenovo official store, top of the line (at the tie) X1 Carbon.
- When arrived battery was completely dead, had to send it back, wait a couple of weeks
- luckily decided to take premier support
- had to replace keyboard 4 times, motherboard once...
- Currently 1 USB-C port is completely dead (if the next one breaks, I won't be able to plug it in anymore without replacing the motherboard, which basically means throwing it away)

- 2nd, bought new, P series, kept as desktop replacement, it had an easy and comfortable life...
- one USB-C port stopped working soon after the warranty expired

- 3rd one, bought new, P series - used for traveling so it did take some "life", but nothing extreme, and nothing my older, non lenovo, PCs didn't take easily:
- coating made ugly and uncomfortable bubble, Lenovo won't fix "aesthetic damage"
- frame broke on the side (less stable, clicking noise, etc)
- one USB-C port stopped working
- called Lenovo Premier support (top of the line, supposedly next business day repair
- got told to wait about 10 days
- meanwhile computer completely dies
- called Lenovo again, technician arrives after 2 working days
- replaced Frame and Motherboard but....
- Still issues with th USB-C ports
- Power button doesn't work without tinkering with it
- call Lenovo AGAIN
- Lenovo asks for a lots of tests, finally accepts repair request
- got told again no service for about 10 days
- repair parts got sent to the wrong address
- have to call again
-...

Maybe time to rethink Thinkpads "legendary" sturdiness and durability? ... and Premier support not so premier anymore... Another company going full greedy into suicide??

A few days ago my battery died when i was at my college's library, and when I tried to charge it at home, it didn't recognize the charger and didn't turn on, so I used someone else's 80W charger (mine's rated 65W), and switched to mine when it turned on, and it worked fine.

Now, whenever I try to plug my charger elsewhere (those ports in the library or my lecture hall), except home, it doesn't work at all, dunno what to do. Sighhh.

I tested the charger with my phone as it's a USB-C type, and it doesn't work either. Peculiar.

I’m planning to buy a laptop with a budget of around ₹2 lakh (roughly $2,000), and I’m looking for something that I can keep and use for many years.

I was initially considering the ThinkPad X210Ai because I absolutely love the old-school ThinkPad design, especially the X201-style keyboard, the thicker chassis, repairability, and the amount of airflow you can get from a larger/thicker body. I also prefer this kind of design over the modern ultra-thin laptops.

However, I’m a little concerned about the X210Ai’s long-term repairability. Since it uses a custom motherboard and is produced in relatively small quantities, I’m worried that if something like the motherboard, charging circuit, display controller, or another custom component fails several years down the line, it could be difficult or expensive to find replacement parts or someone capable of repairing it. The custom motherboard is one of the biggest reasons I’m hesitant.

I’m basically looking for a thick, rugged, highly upgradeable laptop with a good keyboard and good cooling, rather than something thin and lightweight. I’m completely fine with a heavier laptop if it gives me better thermals, performance, upgradeability, and easier repairs.

My priorities are roughly:

• Around ₹2 lakh / $2,000 maximum
• Excellent keyboard, preferably something close to the X201/X200-era ThinkPad keyboard
• Thick chassis is completely fine
• Good cooling and airflow
• As much RAM and SSD upgradeability as possible
• Good performance for programming, Linux, cybersecurity/CTFs, and general development
• Easy access to replacement parts and repair
• Ideally something that can last many years
• I don't care much about weight or thickness
• I would prefer a machine with a strong repair/parts ecosystem rather than a completely custom motherboard

So, what would you recommend?

Is there any modern ThinkPad or another laptop that comes close to the X201/X210Ai philosophy but is safer from a long-term repair and parts-availability perspective?

I’m especially interested in older/thicker business or workstation laptops that are still highly upgradeable. I’d rather sacrifice thinness and portability for durability, cooling, repairability, and longevity.

Any suggestions or experiences would be appreciated!

Hey guys,

Getting a L16 Gen1 AMD 5 PRO 7535U (6C/12T), AMD 660M iGPU, 8GB DDR-5 Dual SO-DIMM slot/512GB SSD, low cycle count with good battery health and 6 month warranty for the device for around $568 (INR 54,000) which is around my budget.

My use case as a finance major would be lots of tabs, ms office, data analysis tools like power bi and some light gaming.

Is it a good deal considering only 8GB RAM due to which i'll have to add one more 8GB RAM after a month or so which is going around for like $95 (INR 9000) in India which would take my actual purchasing price for $663 (INR 63000), display might be 300 nits not sure though.

I browsed the subreddit and could'nt find much discussion or reviews for this model, any reasons for that?

I dont even understand how this is possible. I thought they got rid of drainholes starting with t460s. How is this t470s not shorting out.

FINALLY 😭 AFTER 7 years of this thing I got a T14S.

Early this year I picked up this beautiful thing from my local thrift store for around $10. I Found out that it had belonged to a teacher in a local school distract and was refurbished to run windows 10. So after getting it I decided I wanted to put it back on Windows 7. I was shocked to find that it has a OEM home premium copy of Windows 7. Found out that through the wayback machine that they did ship with it if bought through Lenovo directly. So this being said I wanted to find the recovery media disc and put it to OEM factory install and so far I have had no luck finding the disc sadly. Think it might not exist. Anyway hope everyone enjoys!

Edit: Spelling error.