Lenovo T400 / T500 :: ThinkPad T430 Battery Dying Fast

Feb 8, 2013

I've owned a ThinkPad T430 for about one year now. Originally I was fairly impressed with the battery life (around 4.5 hours) but now after owning it for a year I am very unimpressed with it's short 3 hour life now.
 
I have read that batteries should be expected to do this, although I have friends with a MacBook Pro which has lost maybe 20% of it's charge over three years not one year like my ThinkPad!

My specs are listed below:
 
OS: Windows 8 (upgraded from 7)
Ram: 8GB (4*2 DIMM - came with 4GB and I upgrade it with 4 more)
CPU: i5-3210M 2.5GHZ
Hard Drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (upgraded from the 320GB 7200RPM HDD before...if I have got those specs right)
 
I recently installed the new SSD and expected to see my battery life shoot up again (hopefully at least half an hour) but I really haven't noticed any such improvement.
 
I use the battery frequently for school and run the battery down to about 20% maybe twice a week on school weeks?
 
Is this kind of deterioration to be expected and should I simply purchase a new battery if I need that extra 1.5 hours?
 
According to the Windows 8 battery report the original full charge capacity was: 49,286 mWh, now it is: 39,780 mWh.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T400 / T500 :: T430 Doesn't Recognize SSD / HDD In Optical Bay?

Feb 13, 2013

I just bought ThinkPad T430 and optical bay adapter IB-AC642 [URL] for my ssd 128 OCZ VERTEX 4. I put ssd into optical bay but thinkpad doesn't recognize it. I try with different disc but I have the same problem.
 
My optical bay adapter with this sdd OCZ VERTEX 4 is working in my another laptop so the problem is only with thinkpad. I tried to change bios settings but it didn't work.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: Windows 8 Recovery Disc Not Working For ThinkPad T430

Sep 28, 2013

I have purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad T430. This laptop came with pre-installed Windows 7 Pro. However I want to use Windows 8 which I have a recovery disc for.

I built in a SSD instead of the optical drive. So I don´t have a optical drive. On this SSD I want to run my OS.

With a software from Samsung (manufacturer of my SSD) I was able to copy the Windows7 OS on my SSD.

As I mentioned above I bought a laptop with installed windows 7 pro and a Windows 8 upgrade disc. Therefore I got the "Operating System Recovery Dis Windows 8 Pro. (OEM Activation 3.0 Required)".

The problem now is that I have an upgrade disc but no optical drive. So I created an image of the upgrade disc and with this image I have created a bootable USB stick with the following program:

[URL] ....

When I boot my laptop using the bootable USB stick everything seems to be working until to the point where I have to accept the EULA.

So I chose a  language, and clicked on "I accept the agreements".

When I want to click on "next" I got a error message "recovery failed".

Please have a look on the following picture taken with my smartphone. The language used in this picture is german as i live in Austria.

Link to image

How I can upgrade to Windows 8? Why the upgrade disc is not working?

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: Can't Restart When Connect ThinkPad T430 To Laser Printer

Dec 27, 2013

My T430s can't restart when i connect my laptop to my laser printer (USB). The screen just appear Lenovo logo then stop. I have updated to the latest BIOS, and my OS is WIN 7 Pro.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: ThinkPad T430 - Corrupted DLL Files / Windows Update Not Working

Jun 26, 2014

My Thinkpad T430, less than a year old, is having issues - corrupted .dll files, Windows Update not working, all sorts of fun stuff. I've exhausted pretty much every other option I can find to try to repair this at this point. The nuclear option is a reset to Lenovo factory settings from the Windows repair environment accessed by pressing F8 during boot, but before I do that I want to understand *exactly* what I would be doing to my computer.
 
Specifically: will a factory reset return all Windows system files to their original state, meaning there is no chance that the issues I'm having will persist? Will it guarantee that Windows Update will work again and that all of my .dll and other system files will be in a fresh, non-corrupted state? Does the process replace current system files with original versions that were installed on the computer?
 
I just don't want to restore to factory settings and find that Windows Update still won't work and now I have to install over a year's worth of updates manually from the Microsoft website, one by one, or go through the trouble of having to reinstall all of my programs, get my files back on the computer, fix settings to be as I want them again, etc. only to not have these issues fixed.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: ThinkPad T430 Flashes Black Screen For 5 Seconds When AC Plugs In / Out

Dec 26, 2013

Yesterday i have taken new laptop model - T430. It flashes a black screen for 5 secn when i plugins in/out.
 
I have checked refresh rate. It's set to 50.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 Battery Installed Is Not Supported By This System And Will Not Charge

Dec 22, 2014

So I bought a new battery for my T430 laptop in August and it was working great.  Then suddenly tonight it started giving me the error above:  '' The battery installed is not supported by this system and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the correct lenovo battery for this system,''

I tried troubleshooting my uninstalling and reinstalling the Lenovo Power Manager.  I also updated the BIOS.  Neither of those gave me any luck.  I tried getting rid of the microsoft acpi-compliant control method battery, but that keeps coming back. 

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 - Battery Installed Is Not Supported By This System And Will Not Charge

Dec 26, 2013

just got a slice battery 42T4739 for T430. I am getting an error - The battery installed is not supported by this system and wil not charge. Please replace the battery with correct lenovo battery for this system.

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Sep 3, 2014

I recently bought a Thinkpad 540p and wanted to know a way for stopping the battery from getting charged after a certain level. Its a very common feature to stop a battery from charging say after 80% and run on AC power supply directly.

Other lenovo laptops do support it, under various apps like Energy Manager, or Power Manager but I am not able to find any such options/app on my laptop?

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: ThinkPad T440 External Battery Not Charging

Mar 21, 2014

I use a T440 with WIN8.1 pro machine but for whatever reason the external battery has stopped charging. As this laptop is only 3 months old Lenovo send me a brand new one but the outcome was the same, the charge symbol comes up on my screen when rebooting the machine and shortly after stops completely. I have now had my internal battery pack changed and again no improvement.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: HDD Failure Indicated On T430

Nov 26, 2012

I'm an owner of T430. I have toshiba hitachi 500gb and mini ssd 16gb running windows 7

Right now as I was working on an assignment i got a Microsoft Warning that my Hard drive was failing and that i have to run a back up (which I am doing right now)

Never had this problem and I've been using computer for awhile now and it's my first time seeing the warning window. Is there a way to see if this is a "real" problem? is it caused by viruses? and is it covered by my warranty?
 
I just ran lenovo solution center hard ware scan and passed everything except my mini ssd. with a code WHD00D001-UI4W8F.

So it seems like my hard drive is working fine, I had some problems with hardware scan failing my mini ssd before.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: H Key Won't Work On New T430?

Aug 17, 2014

I recently got a T430 and the H key doesnt work when i press it with 2 other keys at one time all i hear is a beep also it was a gift so i cant return it....

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: ThinkPad T430s Ultrabay Battery Error After Upgrade

Oct 30, 2012

I recently upgraded my ThinkPad T430s to Windows 8 Pro and ever since my ultrabay battery gives me an error when ever I restart or turn the machine on. It goes away after I hit ok and the battery appears to still be functioning but the error is super annoying. I have the latest drivers and software from Lenovo and I have already had the battery replaced via tech support. Its so annoying i'm tempted to see if I can just get the whole unit swapped.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: How To Use NVidia Graphics On T430

Sep 9, 2013

My new T430 has both the built-in Intel and NVidia graphics controller (see system specs below). Question: how do I switch to the NVidia controller? I can open both the NVidia and Intel control panels, but for the internal (laptop LCD) display I don't see any way to enable the NVidia controller.
 
System specs
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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64
THINKPAD-T430
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz
Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA NVS 5400M

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: Enable Bluetooth On T430?

Apr 19, 2011

I am trying to enable Bluetooth on a 430. FN+F5 only has a radio control "i think its for wifi" Cant find anything related to Bluetooth?
 
Enabled BT in the BIOS. Is it possible that 430 does not have a BT?

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 Heating While In Sleeping?

Sep 17, 2013

bought my T430 this week.
 
after installing every software i will need on my notebook, i closed it (sleeping) and put it in my backpack. i only needed it again after 2 days. when i touched the bag it was already hot in the outside, i opened it, and my Lenovo was burning... i turned my computer on, the battery went down to 13% from 100% (2 days ago), as it was sleeping, i would have suggested it uses roughly 10-15% in 2 days. 
 
my questions are:
1. is the heating thing normal while sleeping? what could have caused the problem?
2. is it possible that some parts of the computer got damaged in such a hot atmosphere? (note that i kept it in a closed bag)
 
possible solution to question 1: i ran a command prompts, typed in the code that tells me what is allowed to wake my computer. noticed the external Logitec mouse and that Intel giganet networks were allowed, so i disabled both. it was probably the mouse as it was in the same bag, i guess it was moving in the bag and waking the computer?

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Lenovo T430 T400 / T500 :: VT Options Not Available In BIOS

Aug 21, 2013

I have a T430 (2342-CTO) with an i7-3520M processor that I purchased at the beginning of 2013, and I loaded Virtualbox along with an appliance. When I ran the appliance, it gave me an error something to the effect that virtualization is unavailable on my machine.I went into the BIOS and found the settings for dynamic frequency and hyperthreading for the CPU, but I didn't see any entry for virtualization - where to look or what to do to enable this feature?

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Lenovo T430 T400 / T500 :: Defrag HDD Between SSD Upgrading?

Jul 1, 2014

I am in the process of changing from a Crucial 256GB M4 SATA SSD to a Crucial 240GB M500 SSD. (I'm unable to upgrade the M4 firmware as laptop has UEFI BIOS). I have imaged the M4 to an HDD and find that the C: partition is 12% defragmented and the recovery partition Q: is 99% defragmented. I have a Lenovo T430s laptop running Windows 7 Professional. Should I defrag both partitions before installing the new SSD, or not bother? Also the Q partition had only 2GB free on the M4. Should I increase this when I change to the M500?

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Lenovo T430 T400 / T500 :: Fn+F5 Combo Not Working?

Jan 10, 2013

I've been having this weird problem where my Fn+F5 combination (which toggles wireless on and off) has stopped working. I recently uninstalled, and then reinstalled, the lenovo driver for power management in windows 8 64, because I was having the same problem with putting the computer into sleep mode via Fn+F4 (I think by reinstalling the driver, it fixed the sleep mode problem but screwed up my "toggle wireless" ability via keyboard). If the power management driver was potentially the culprit for these two problems, and I reinstall it once again....

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Lenovo T430 T400 / T500 :: Cannot Install Windows 8.1

Mar 20, 2013

I cannot install Windows 8.1. I have a T430. I go into the app store, start installing 8.1, it downloads, starts installing, and fails just after that point -- at 54% -- with the error message 0x80070002. That apparently means "File not found", but the Windows Update logs don't point to which file is not found, only giving:
 
WARNING: CSerializationHelper:: InitSerialize failed : 0x80070002
 
Going into Event Viewer gives the equally cryptic "English ESD Bundle Parent" as a possible cause for the failure.
 
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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 Audio Quality Really Low

Sep 23, 2013

The sound quality is junk its as if i am listening to a really low quality audio file all the time this is through the headphone jack. I cant find any settings to fix this in the drivers and if i use a 3rd party eq such as in vlc player it just gets worse.
 
If I turn the master down to 10% and turn up 3rd party volume the signal distorts at 50% signal on the 3rd party hard core.
 
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Lenovo T430 T400 / T500 :: Booting From USB Stick?

Oct 6, 2013

I have got a problem with my T430. I'm not able to boot from usb stick. I checked BIOS settings like 1000 times. Approx. 8mo ago I installed an Ubuntu form usb stick, and everything went well. But now, I guess after BIOS update (2.54 or 2.56) it doesn't work any longer. Today I saw on support webpage information about BIOS version 2.57. It has even written that it solves my problem: "Fix an issue where the system fail to boot from USB device by configuration.".

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: ThinkPad T430s Shut Down Abnormally Before Critical Low Battery Alarm

Sep 18, 2012

When I use the battery as the power of my laptop, it always shutdown abnormally before the battery reach the “critical low battery alarm”.

For example, I set the power manager to sleep when the battery lower than 10%. However, it will out of power when the battery reaches 12-13%. It wasn’t a normal shut down, it suddenly goes down without any alarm. It seems that the power been cut down by someone.

My laptop is a new thinkpad T430s, it seems something wrong with the battery. I try to Perform Reset the battery, but it still not work.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 Sound Failing Intermittently

Feb 11, 2014

The sound is failing intermittently on my T430.
 
Closing then opening the lid to enter and return from hibernation sometimes restores sound. When this does not work restarting the machine usually restores sound. But the sound fails again after an indeterminate period.
 
Opening Ubuntu Linux in Virtualbox now displays the message "Some audio devices (PCM_in, PCM-mic) could not be opened".
 
Lenovo ThinkPad T430
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Intel Core i5 3230M CPU 2.60GHz
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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 Multiple Monitors With HD4000

Nov 13, 2012

I know that the T430 equiped with nVidia graphics is capable of supporting more than 2 monitors.
 
What about T430 equipped with the HD4000 graphics Card, using the MiniDock Series 3?
 
I have connected three monitors (Dock-DVI, Dock-VGA, ThinkPad-MiniDisplayPort) but, so far, I can extend my desktop over two of these three monitors only.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: Dual Monitors On T430 - No Signal

Dec 19, 2014

I know the Intel 4000 video can only handle dual video, but is there any way have both those streams on external monitors.  I have one that is extended and I would like to use another port to simply passthrough the interal display signal.  I am using the series 3 miniport plus which has two digital/dvi ports and a vga out.  In connecting to the second digital or the vga I get no signal.  Likewise with the side VGA on the PC.  I wouldn't even mind if the laptop display stayed lit as long as I could see it duplicated on a real monitor AND KEEP MY EXTENDED DESKTOP on another extenal monitor.
 
Seems like an obvious feature for a docking station.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 Low Cpu Clock When Using NVidia Card

Oct 8, 2013

When I'm using any aplication with Nvidia card (Photoshop, 3D Max, etc.) or switching to external monitor (Display Port) my CPU sets down to minimal values: 1.15Ghz.

This issue very important for me, because working on such speed is impossible ....
 
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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: How To View Photos In Slideshow On T430

Oct 29, 2013

I have a T430 with Windows 8.1. What is the best way to view my photos in a slide show? There is no "Media Show".

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T430 - Connecting To TV With VGA Or Display Port

Sep 17, 2013

I have a brand new  TV with USB, RS232, HDMI connections and of course with a screen in16:9 aspect ratio.  I want to use my existing RS232 cable to connect my T430 to the TV and display videos/movies that I want to view with others.  HOWEVER, the video output always gets a black bar top and bottom from the T430 when the TV is connected.  As a result, the image is stretched side-to-side both on the TV and on the T430 simultaneously showing the video.  It is ugly.  If I watch a movie in the very wide movie format 2.35:1, the bars are of course even larger and the movie is simply unwatchable it's so thin, top-to-bottom.

This is true regardless of the video source on the T430, either a movie via VLC or MediaPlayer off the hard drive, or streaming.

Two odd things:  it does not happen if I play a movie on the TV directly from a USB key - it has a USB port and that works just fine.  Also, if I simply unplug the RS232 from the TV then everything gets restored and the image on the T430 is perfect without any bars top and bottom. 

In summary, a 16:9 video source connected to a 16:9 TV via RS232 is given black bars top and bottom, and there is no control on the TV that can correct this (TV has two settings for RS232 display, 4:3 and 16:9.  4:3 actually displays the 16:9 ratio correctly, but with a large black frame around it.  And 16:9, the "auto" setting, gives the problem above).

So I have two questions:

1.  Is there a setting on the T430 that I can adjust to resolve this issue so that the black bars are suppressed for 16:9 video replay?

2.  If I switch to using the more expensive T430 minidisplay output (via an HDMI adapter) and connect that way, is it likely to fix this issue?  I don't want to go to the expense of the adapter and HDMI cable if it will give essentially the same result.

This only applies to videos.  That is, when I close down the video, the 16:9 desktop that shows on the TV is identical to that on the T430 and aspect ratio is not squished on either display.

So it's something to do with how the machine sends out the video streams via RS232 that's screwed up somehow.

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Lenovo T430 T400 / T500 :: Fan Always Above 3800rpm (noisy) With Psu Connected

Aug 5, 2013

After using for about 12 months my Lenovo T430 2349-GRS without problems, the fan started working loudly all the time I have turned on the PC (all working day from Monday to Friday, T430 connected to the powersupply/charger).
 
I used the tool HWINFO64 to monitor the temperature and fan speed and realized that the motherboard temperature is working continuously all day above 65°C, and the fan speed is above 3800rpm, so it becomes very noisy.
 
Then I realized that if I unplug the power supply from the T430, in a few seconds the noise goes, and the computer become silent again.
 
Below is the image with HWINFO64 log results, in green you will see the T430 with the power supply UNPLUGGED, and in yellow when I connected the power supply.
 
In the last column of the image, you will see the fan speed in RPMs.

Is there any way to solve this? The fan is very noise above 3800rpm.

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