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    I have a T400 and I have some questions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rock candy, Dec 16, 2009.

  1. rock candy

    rock candy Notebook Guru

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    1. Sometimes the wifi just disconnects on its own , like Id have to FN+F5 to turn it back on is that even normal?

    2. I wanted to make a recovery disk but it doesnt acknowledge that I am using DVD's rather than CD's , how do I correct this

    3. I got my Vista Upgrade DVD in the mail its a 64bit though and I only have 2 gb of ram ... is this going to be a problem?

    Also How should I go about doing this ... Should I just sit in the disk I am aware that everything I have is going to be erased so I backed up my docs and pictures


    Also does anyone know if the Switchable Graphics work as well since I have the Intel 4500 and the Ati 3470
     
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  2. hding

    hding Notebook Consultant

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    2. the first recovery disk has to be CD, the rest 2 could be DVD
    3. 64bit should be OK
     
    hding, Dec 16, 2009
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  3. taj619

    taj619 Notebook Consultant

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    well check ur drivers,reinstalling might help
     
    taj619, Dec 16, 2009
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  4. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    1.) Access connections caused this for me, so I removed it. Also the power plan for WIFI might have something to do with this. What is the power setting for wireless in power manager?

    2.) Do you have a DVD RW drive? As this is still an option on the t400 (last time I checked) you may not have the capabilities to write DVDs.

    3.) No 2GB will not be problem for Vista 64bit.

    4.) The switchable graphics work great in vista and windows 7 and you can switch on the fly while in windows without having to reboot.
     
    Thaenatos, Dec 16, 2009
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  5. rock candy

    rock candy Notebook Guru

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    are you sure the 1st has to be CD since I was trying yesterday and I got to the 6th CD and just gave up ..

    No I have DVD multi recorder ultrabay
     
    rock candy, Dec 16, 2009
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  6. JabbaJabba

    JabbaJabba ThinkPad Facilitator

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    No it does not have to be a CD. You can use a DVD for the first one, but the CD will be sufficient in size to contain the data for the 1st disc.
     
    JabbaJabba, Dec 16, 2009
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    1. I think this is an Access Connection power saving feature, which can be turned off. I didn't bother with it though and just removed Access Connections.
     
    Iron Eagle, Dec 16, 2009
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