Lenovo W530 ThinkPad W Series :: Battery Lifespan Mode And Other Settings And Tools Missing?

Jun 30, 2011

On my old W520, it had a setting for making the battery last as long as possible.  E.g. it didnt charge it to 100%.In my W530, which has windows 8, I can find no such option.  In fact, all the Lenovo tools which came with the W520 dont seem to exist on the W530 (eiter because they dont have them for Windows 8, or they dont have them for the W530, dont know which).
 
The only lenovo tools I have are th "solution senter" from red icon in the task bar (which has a battery icon, but the only thing it does is say "batter is in good condition", there are no options or settings, and the thinkVantage button, which just brings up somehting like some shortcuts to control panel items - no Lenovo tools (just things like update drivers, warranty infomration, keyboard settings etc).
 
In the wiondows control panel itslef, are just: lenovo system healthlenovo update drivers 32bit (I never use this as I have 64 bit)Lenovo airbag protectionLenovo microphone muteIn control panel -> Power options is nothing Lenovo specific, and no lifespan mode, it only allows you to set when windows switches stuff off.
 
What happened to all the tools which came with windows 7, including the thing which told you how fast the processor was running, the thing to change your printer etc. with different locations?

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Lenovo X Series ThinkPad :: X230 - Automatically Optimize For Battery Lifespan Works?

Oct 30, 2013

My current x230 is set to "Automatically optimize for battery lifespan" under battery maintenance. I read that for this settings, it'll set your battery to hover around 80%~ base on Lenovo forum under w530 section. However, i'm always seeing my battery at 100% when AC is plugged in; Remaining capacity: 62.47 wh ; Full charge capacity: 62.47wh. Is it suppose to be lesser? I suppose it not healthy for the battery to be constantly kept at 100%. Any x230 users experiencing this too?
 
Would like my battery to last at least 2 years. usage :70% AC plugged in,30% on the go. 
 
Updated to the latest Power manager 6.63.1

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Sound Progress Icon Missing On W530

Feb 4, 2009

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Aug 2, 2008

When I've got my ThinkPad w530, there was (as usually at every ThinkPad laptop) UltaNav enhanced setting dialog (if I remember correctly, these settings resided at the last tab of OS mouse settings dialog - Control Panel -> Mouse). I have spent a lot of time to configure touchpad according to my needs.
 
But than I've updated my Windows 7 x64, as Microsoft recommended, and installed some hardware drivers and user applications... And at some moment I've suddenly discovered, that the touchpad and the stickpoint do not work anymore the way I've configured them. Yes, they work, but in the most basic default mode.
 
Furthermore, when I tried to look at the configuration dialog I had used before to configure them, I found, that this settings dialog is totally gone.
 
Now my Windows Control Panel mouse setting menu looks as the following screenshot: [URL] ....
 
Is there any way to restore (re-activate) manually Lenovo UltraNav settings dialog for the touchpad and the stickpoint?

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: W530 - Battery Failure / Lasts No More Than About Half An Hour

Aug 21, 2014

I have a W530 that is about 7 months old, and the battery, which used to sustain for 4-5 hours with moderate use of the computer, all of a sudden lasts no more than about half an hour. It was not a gradual change, but more overnight. When I look at the power manager, I note the full charge capacity of 10.23 Wh, which is extremely low for a battery that is only 7-8 months old. What would cause such a dramatic reduction in battery capacity in a matter of days, when I did not use the computer differently, or is my battery simply defective?

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Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga S Series :: No More Automatically Optimize For Battery Life Option In Settings

Dec 1, 2012

I have a Thinkpad Twist and after updating the Lenovo Settings Dependency Package to 1.3.0.24, I no longer have the 'Automatically optimize for battery life' option in the Lenovo Settings app, i.e., the battery is always fully charged.
 
I would like to use the battery optimization option, how do I get this function back?

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Lenovo X230 Series ThinkPad :: Battery Drains Quickly In Sleep Mode / Power Management Center Won't Run

Apr 15, 2009

I have my lenovo x230 laptop set to sleep when I close the lid. When I close the lid the "sleep" icon on the back of the screen lights up. But the batter will not last through the night on sleep mode. Within five hours or so, the battery is completely drained and I have to plug in and boot up the system. I've never seen such poor batter performance during sleep mode on any other laptop I've ever owned. 
 
Another thread in this forum blames the USB port that allows you to charge mobile phones/etc. during low-power states and recommends disabling the "always power on" option fo this USB port in the Bios settings. At least my laptop still will not make it through the night in sleep mode. 
 
At this point, it seems my ownly option is to use sleep mode only when the laptop is plugged in and hibernation mode when on batter power, which is disappointing. I've never had to worry about this in the past with other laptops. Perhaps/probably related is the fact that the lenovo ThinkVantage Power Manager (v. 7.16) hangs at the splash screen when I try to open it, so I've been trying to manage the power through the windows control panel power settings.

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Lenovo T400 / T500 :: T440p ThinkPad Setup Settings Capture / Playback Utility Missing

May 31, 2010

From this [URL] .... 

This is the Driver for T 440p

And chose the BIOS strings the

ThinkPad Setup Settings Capture/Playback Utility for Windows (SRSETUPWIN) for Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), XP - ThinkPad

The download driver is not included.

[URL] ... are missing.

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Nov 16, 2014

I cant find equalizer settings in windows.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: W530 Will Not Reset Widows 8

Oct 21, 2013

Windows 8 came with this machine, and I have had performance issues for a month now. I have just soldered on till yesterday when I kept getting different blue screens and needing to restart...now it won't restart, and so I did the press enter to get to the troubleshooting area of the hard drive....selected the quick reset option, which failed, so I came back and selected the complete reset and it gets to about 65% and stops says there was an error and requiring a restart...this happened twice...now when it restart, it is trying to do a reset again...without me asking it to.

Is this normal? Normally I physically break a computer, and never get to the point where a reset is needed...so I am truly at a loss here.

It is a W530 and has 16GB of RAM. All I run/ran on it photoshop and Lightroom, Firefox, audacity, Roxio, Avast for virus protection, an online backup service, and a program called star stacker.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Replacing FHD TN Matrix On W530 With FHD IPS?

Nov 5, 2014

Is it possible to replace FHD TN matrix on an W530 (B156HTN01_1) with any good IPS matrix?

I'm really disappointed with viewing angles and colours.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Disable Touchpad On W530

Sep 20, 2012

Is there the ability to disable the touchpad on the W530? I don't see it as an option in the function keys. I am using a mouse and it's a bit annoying brushing my hand against it and having it mess something up.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: LUT On W530 For Calibrating Two Displays

Dec 13, 2013

I am looking to update my laptop used for photography. The ideal replacement looks to be the ThinkPad W530 with a dock and display screen. As the W530’s will be used away from home it and monitor will need to be calibrated.
 
I have been told I can only do this if the graphics card, NVIDIA Quadro K2000M, supports has more than one LUT to both laptop and stand alone monitors be calibrated.

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Oct 23, 2012

I have had the W530 for several months now and it randomly powers off.  This can occur when connected to the AC Adaptor, when running on battery, or when using the AC Adaptor without battery.  Lenovo first replaced a fan, but that didn't solve.  Now they are attempting to replace the system board.

W530, i7-3610QM, 1920x1080 FHD, 16 GB RAM, K2000 NVIDIA GPU, Muskin mSATA, 500GB 7200rpm, Bluetooth, Centrino 6300 AGN WiFi, Win8 Pro

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Gap At Top Of W530 Keyboard After Installing RAM?

Feb 28, 2013

I installed some Corsair Ram in slot 1 and 2 underneath the keyboard and after reinstalling the keyboard Ive noticed theres a gap at the top of the keyboard where it slots into the computer the whole way across specifically in the middle where theres alot of flex. The plastic which has the power and volume buttons seems to move around when pressed. This seems to be letting in dust and would especially allow a spill to enter the machine. This doesn't seem normal for a well built machine and have I installed the keyboard wrong?

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Lenovo W530 ThinkPad W Series :: Cannot Power Up Unit

Aug 9, 2014

I have a W530 (2436 CTO) ThinkPad purchased 11/10/13. It will not power up.While in use the screen went black, then the unit tried to reboot. Just as Windows began to initiate, the screen went black again. It immediatly tried to restart about three times in quick succession, about 3 seconds long each time.  It was powered with the AC adapter at the time with the battery in place. I have tried all combinations with or without the battery or AC. In either mode, the power button lights up for approximately 1-2 seconds, then goes black. I have tried holding in the power button for 30 seconds.  Nothing, other than about a 2 second light, then dead. 
 
I have never received any power warning messages, low battery warning or the like.  The only unusual behavior I've ever had is about half a dozen times I've had to do a hard power down.  But not recently.I have tried the removing and replacing the SSD. I have removed and switched the two memory boards to test for a bad board or bad connector.   None of these have solved the problem. I’m guessing the SSD failed, or perhaps a bad BIOS chip.  I can easily replace the SSD, but 9 months of moderate use seems like a short lifespan for even an SSD.  I can't update the BIOS (if that's the issue) because I can't get the unit powered up.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: What Type Of Screen Is In W530

Apr 17, 2010

What type of screen is in a W530?
 
I have an FHD (I think) but when it comes to calibration I have the following options
 
CCFL
Wide gaumet CCFL
White LED
Red LED
OLED
Plasma
RG Phosphor

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: How To Enable Bluetooth On W530

Jun 30, 2011

First, am I correnct in assuming all W530 will have bluetooth? Second, how does one enable it?

I can't see it under device manager. I don't see it when I do fn-F5. I have efi with win 8 with all metro features removed/disabled.  
 
If I dont have bluethooth, can I transplant it from my W520 ...

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Adding More Memory W530

Jul 14, 2013

I purchased the W530 with the 120GB SSD option. Windows 7 takes up more space than I had expected, and now I'm looking to increase the amount of memory on my laptop. 

Will buying the hard drive bay adapter from Lenovo and another HDD do the trick? 

Product that I'm looking at: [URL] .....

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Mar 1, 2014

I recently acquired a new Thinkpad W530 with Windows 7 Pro.
 
I want to immediately replace the 500gb main drive with a larger one.  I plan to do this by imaging the system partition of the current drive to an external USB hdd, and then then writing the image to the larger one after it's installed in the W530.
 
My question:  Can I then just store the original drive away as is, to use for recovery (should the need arise), in lieu of creating recovery media now?
 
It seems pretty clear the answer should be "yes," but since I've always used XP up until now I'm wondering if there are any kinds of Win 7-specific watchouts (maybe licensing-rleated?) that would keep things from being as simple as popping the original drive back in the main hdd slot to get things back to exactly where they are today?

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Lenovo W530 ThinkPad W Series :: Do Not Have Any Key On Keyboard To Disable Num Lock

Mar 18, 2014

All,  I am having a major problem with VMWare and the W530 "Num Lock".  When I move the cursor into the VMWare window a message comes on say "NUM LOCK: ON" when I move it out of the VMWare window I see message "NUM LOCK: OFF".  I do not have any key on the keyboard to disable Num Lock.  There are utilities I can run in the SUSE VMWare image to capture the key binding and remap, but I do not have anyway of turning Num Lock on or off to capture the key binding.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Cannot Record Streaming Audio On W530

Feb 1, 2013

Similar to a post about the T530 I used to record streaming audio (internet radio, youtube, playback etc.) with Snagit on my old computer, now on new W530 I cannot find "line out, mono out, wave out," devices to record from, only "microphone". 

On the Lenovo W530 using Windows 8 Pro I followed the follwoing steps posted elsewhere for the T530:
 
Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Recording ... right-click to check Show Disabled Devices, then choose Stereo Mix as Default (may also want to right-click on Stereo Mix and double-check Properties: make sure Listen level is not at zero) 
 
After showing disabled devices on the sound > recording tab the tab still shows only one device, the "Microphone". 
 
If it is possible how on  Windows 8 or the W530 (and possibly other models) do we get the line out / mix out / mono out / whatever they call it for the sound that comes out of the computer?  

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Maximum SSD Storage Supported On W530

Jan 19, 2013

I have been told by sales that the W530 will NOT support SSD's larger than 256GB. I wonder if it is sales gimmick since the SSD uses the SATA3 interface that works with standard drives > 256GB. But before I go on a limb and buy a big SSD, I need to verify if I am wrong.
 
Using a 480GB or 512GB SSD drive in the W530 thinkpad?

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: W530 Bluetooth Won't Find Devices

Apr 6, 2014

My W530 suddenly stopped communicating with my MS Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000, and nothing I try will bring it back.  It does not show under Bluetooth devices, and it will not find anything when I search for devices.  I know the mouse is not at issue, as it will readily pair with an Android device.  Yes, the manual wireless switch is turned on.  Yes, it is turned on in the Fn+F5 OSD.  I've done a BIOS update.  I've updated my system using Lenovo System Update.  I've checked power settings both under driver properties, and in my power plans.  Everything seems to be in place, it's just like the Bluetooth has vanished, but the system doesn't know it.  Yes, I'm POSITIVE my system has Bluetooth... I've been using it for the past 6 months or more. 
 
Recently, I've experienced issues with the mouse losing connection for a few moments at a time, but nothing beyond that.  Then yesterday, It's completely gone, and I can't get it back.

W530 i7-3840QM, 16GB Ram, FHD 1080p, Quadro K2000M, Ultimate-N 6300, Win7 Pro 64-bit, 256GB mSATA, 256GB SSD, 1.5TB Ultrabay Drive

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Can't Enter Into W530 UEFI-BIOS

Nov 22, 2012

It seems I got the same problem that customers have with the T530. After removing the bios password I have no chance to get into the BIOS.
 
Bios Version: 1.11 (uefi only enabled)
OS: Windows 8 (x64)
 
I tried:
- Remove all drives (mSATA SSD, ODD, HDD)
- Press F1 at the Lenovo screen
- Tried all options in the Windows boot menu
- Pressed the Enter key at the Lenovo screen
 
Unfortunately there don't exist a BIOS update for the W530. So how I get into the BIOS?

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Dec 22, 2012

I bought my W530 with Windows 7 preinstalled and an option to upgrade to  Windows 8, which I did immediately before installing any programs. When I now try to upgrade to Windows 8.1 I get a message asking me to previously uninstall RapidBoot. However I cannot find RapidBoot on this machine. How can I uninstall it?

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: W530 - No Bluetooth Services Found

Mar 18, 2014

I have a feeling that I am missing something very obvious here, but I have looked everywhere and cannot find the Bluetooth services on my laptop (W530, Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, ThinkPad 1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter for Windows 7).
 
When I do FN + F5, I get the Lenovo Wireless Radio menu, but it only lists Airplane Mode (off) and 802.11 Wireless (on).
 
I have check BIOS security settings for I/O devices and Bluetooth is enabled.  However I cannot find any references to Bluetooth under Device Manager ->Network Adaptors.
 
Is it possible that this laptop is not equiped with Bluetooth?

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: W530 Cannot See SSD (Bios Or Windows Installation)

Dec 20, 2013

Basically I am trying to install a new Samsung SSD into a W530, however, I can not get the Bios or Windows instalation to see it (when you select what drive you want to install windows on).
 
I can externally attach the SSD to my other laptop and see the drive. I can create partitions, format them, etc. But none of that worked my original issue.
 
I have also updated to the latest BIOS version, tried turning off UEFI, no luck.
 
What I am missing here to get this SSD to show up?

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Lenovo W530 ThinkPad W Series :: Mini DisplayPort To HDMI TV?

Aug 1, 2013

Yesterday I bought a little 22" Vizio VW22L television to use as another monitor for my W530. I'm using this cable: [URL] to connect my computer to the TV. When I connected it at first it worked fine for about 45 minutes then I just got screen noise (short, multicolored vertical bars moving everywhere). Now whenever I try connecting it I get my computer's display on the TV for a couple minutes, then the screen noise again.
 
I was wondering what the issue is or could be. The cable seems to work fine. I tested it with a Magnavox television and a different Vizio TV. This TV's HDMI port also seems to work fine. I had my brother connect his Samsung Series 3 to it via HDMI and it ran perfectly well. The Lenovo update utility says all my drivers are up to date, as does Windows update.

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Lenovo ThinkPad W Series :: Webcam In W530 - How To Record A Video With It

Dec 17, 2013

I have just boight my first Lenovo - a W530 Thinkpad notebook.

The integrated camera works well... but I can ONLY take picture with it.

Is it possible to record some video with the camera? Do I need to install any software or driver?

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