Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Keyboard Dock Fan Error - Press Esc To Continue

Feb 13, 2014

Have had my Helix for just two days and this morning I got a 'Keyboard Dock Fan error'.  I have updated all software including BIOS updates, so before I return my laptop to the reseller, my question is, is there anything I can do since I assume this is a hardware fault ?

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Keyboard Dock Fan Error

Jun 3, 2013

I just had this message while rebooting:

"Keyboard Dock Fan error. Press Esc to continue."

This is an error I have never had before. As for now, the Helix is working. I had to reset the dock using a paper clip. Before the error message appeared, I had used the Helix as a tablet. After switching back to the keyboard, batteries stopped charging and the keyboard was not recognized.

Rolling back to the previous firmware update, if this is possible at all? In any case, I had rather not wait for another release. 

As far as my personal USB problems are concerned, the Bios update 1.23 was the quantum leap. With the new firmware update I could not see any improvements on this side either.

I do have to add that my average CPU temperature is now suspiciously higher, even if it is only a few points.

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Lenovo 11e E/Edge :: E530 - Error 2102 - Detection Error In HDD2 - Press Escape To Continue

Jun 28, 2012

Since the past couple of days I am receiving this Error 2102: Detection error in HDD2 during every cold/warm boot. It pops up even after a complete powerdown for overnight and boot up the next day. Further, the boot itself has become very slow - shows blank screen until the Thinkpad logo is displayed, followed by which the error message pops up.
 
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Jun 4, 2013

When I start my X201 Tablet, I always get a Fan error message.
 
I used compressed air - then it worked for a couple of days, but not anymore.
 
When I take of the keyboard, I see that the fan is starting to spin, but suddendly stops right before the error message.
 
Should I replace the fan, or might it be a problem with the motherboard - and how am I then able to fix it?

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: What Does A Fast Blinking LED On ThinkPad Keyboard Mean

May 10, 2013

I checked the PDF manual and don't see this condition. The scenario is my Helix is docked to its keyboard, plugged in and asleep. The "i" LED is slow blinking (sleep mode). I open the lid (which is set to wake up the Helix) and the dot on the tablet goes solid red (on) but the "dot" on the keyboard is doing a fast-blink. It's done this about three times over the month I've had my Helix.
 
I should add that manually putting the Helix to sleep, then waking it back up, clears the flashing LED on the keyboard.

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: End / Insert Keys Swapped On Keyboard

May 17, 2013

On the keyboard, the "End/Insert" key is labeled such that it looks like End should be the default behavior. ("End" is printed in the same size type as "Home" on the neighboring key, with "Insert" in smaller type.) I would expect that key to be the End key, and that with Fn held down it would become Insert.
 
In fact, the opposite is true--Insert is the default behavior, and I have to hold down Fn to get End. This seems like a mistake, since it's not consistent with the labels, and in any event it's very inconvenient--I use the End key a lot, and Insert almost never.
 
I have swapped my Fn and Ctrl keys in the BIOS, if that makes a difference.

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Feb 24, 2013

I have a problem with the on screen touch keyboard of the X230T. I cannot move it around anymore using the finger or stylus. Moving it with the touchpad is still possible. Also the "dock"-option is deactivated. Which driver I would have to reinstall for the on screen keyboard? Is it a Windows- or a Wacom-component?

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Sep 9, 2014

I want to get a x200 tablet (7453-AH3) just for programming classes, but wonder whether x200 will run VS2013 with win8.1 well, such as response speed, smooth or not, a lot lags or not, etc.. Also, will OneNote work well on it?
 
If I put a SSD in, will that make it better? If not, is that possible to upgrade X200 tablet motherboard & CPU to make it better?

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Jun 12, 2011

When I put my X220T in tablet mode, the screen moves just enough to move the pointing stick in the middle of the keyboard to cause the cursor to move. I can't rest my hand on the screen without causing the cursor to move all the way accross the screen.
 
Am I missing a driver that would disable the nub when the screen is turned over it, or is this a design oversight? I've got the latest BIOS.

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Just recieved a lot of the new Yoga S1 laptops. I have searched the board and found others had this problem but the dates were old. Is there a new patch or fix?
 
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May 9, 2008

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Jan 10, 2014

My function key is always on so that I have to press it when I want it to be off. An example of this would be that I have to hit Fn+Alt+F4 if I want to close a window. I believe this has to do with me downloading a BIOS update for Windows 8 but I cannot find how to disable it.

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Jul 4, 2014

I have a lenovo Helix on Windows 8.1 x64.
 
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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: ThinkPad With No LCD Backlight

Oct 4, 2014

I am having a problem with a ThinkPad Helix and was looking for some advice on the troubleshooting process. The tablet was dropped and it suffered some damage. When I received the tablet I noticed that it still powered on but there was no video. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the monitor is still displaying video but it is very dim. When I shine a flashlight to the monitor I can see the windows logon screen and the touch panel recognizes me tapping the screen.
 
The first thing that I tried was replacing the cables that connect the monitor to the motherboard as some of them looked like they had forcefully been removed. This had no effect on the issue as the monitor was still very dim when I powered it on.
 
I thought that the monitor was the problem and decided to replace the entire screen assembly. I was able to get another monitor that matched the part number of mine and swapped it with the old one. When I turned it on after swapping the monitor I stil the had a very dim screen. If it wasn't the monitor or the cables that connect the monitor to the motherboard then the only thing that was left was the motherboard.
 
Again, I found a replacement motherboard for the unit and swapped it. When I powered it on I still had the same issue as before, very dim video. It doesn't look like the thinkpad helix has an lcd inverter or I would have tried replacing that first.

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Only Works With External Power

Nov 4, 2013

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Aug 12, 2014

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May 4, 2013

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Won't Boot After BIOS Update

Apr 26, 2013

I just did a BIOS update the other day. No idea what version it is. When I booted it said it "detection error on HDD...". I have since reset the BIOS options to default, and now it boots to a DOS-like boot screen that shows the ATA HDD0 drive. But selecting it and hitting enter just flashes the screen and nothing happens.
 
When I attach a USB thumb drive with Linux, it shows up in the options on the DOS-like boot screen, but selecting it won't boot from it.The laptop is now totally uselss and I'm losing days of time and it's a major problem.

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Lenovo X230T X / Helix Tablet :: ThinkPad CPU Overheating?

Aug 14, 2014

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Apr 26, 2013

Now that I have my Helix booting again, with a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and all the latest drivers, it's time to address the ridiculously quiet audio. I can barely hear it on maximum. I feel like it is a driver issue that cropped up some time ago.

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Jan 8, 2014

I threw out my Box at work and am not able to find my IMEI number for the Helix Tablet, Is there a way to find it through Windows 8.1

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Getting Blue Screen When Using Touchpad

Nov 4, 2013

I keep getting a blue screen of death every few hours when using the touchpad:

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The windows 8 pro that shipped with my Helix keeps crashing a few times a day.

Lenovo seems to be updating their driver every few weeks, but they are not fixing my problem!

I've enabled most of the fancy settings in the driver options, so who knows if mine is a bad combination...

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: X61 Won't Boot To USB Flash Drive

Feb 29, 2008

For some reason my x61 will not allow me to boot to usb flash drive, which i normally use to install OS'. What could be wrong and what i could do to rectify it?
 
I should mention that USB is enabled in the BIOS, and the usb flash disk install works on other computers.
 
Update appeared to be some incompatibility with wintoflash, i used the Microsoft DVD/USB tool and it booted to the flash drive and completed the install. Strangely the wintoflash install worked fine in an HP dv3000.

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: X201 Asks For Log On Password But Never Had Any

Jan 8, 2015

Yesterday I tried out the fingerprint ID function. It didn't seem to complete the set up as there was no message or any other indication that it had after I swiped my finger across the reader. Then I put the computer into hibernation.
 
Now switching it on it asks for a password.  Above that field it says 'User' which I presume is the generic when no password is set.  I tried a few paswords (the Lenovo reg. one I use and the one even for this forum as unlikely tries) then I noticed that under 'User' it said 'Logged on'.
 
Then a friend tried a restart and a message appeared saying, in effect,  that there was another user and which one was to log off. I don't remember exactly as that friend was with me and this occured then.  So is that 2nd user anything to do with that fingerprint ID attempt?  (After this restart the 'Logged on' message is not there.)
 
If so how do I turn on that fingerprint access? - the lights on the reader are not on (they were working OK when trying to set it up).

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: F Keys Hotkeys Not Working?

Nov 9, 2013

The F keys short cuts (mute mic, brightness, projector etc.) has stopped working on my Lenovo Helix? It used to work in the beginning, but after few updates, they do not work, except for the volume short cuts. 
 
I have switched the ctrlfn button in the bios, if that affects it? 

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: System Cannot Sleep When Closing Lid

Sep 6, 2009

Helix does not sleep after closing lid, even though I set to let it sleep in power plan in windows. I previously do not have this problem. Not notice anything changed.

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Dell Inspiron 15 3521 :: Battery Would Not Charge - Press F1 To Continue Or F2 To Enter Setup

Jan 17, 2015

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3521 which, until recently, was working fine. 

This morning I, after a rebooted, I got an error message informing me that the battery would not charge and to press f1 to continue or f2 to enter setup.  I continued and booted into Windows fine but noticed it wasn't charging,  I rebooted to see if the error message would go away.   It didn't.

I booted into the BIOS, loaded the "optimized defaults" and rebooted only to be greeted by the same error message.  

There were quite a few posts with similar issues, so I tried a couple of the solutions to see if any of them would work(updating the BIOS to A12, rebooting with the battery removed and then replacing it, deleting the two driver under batteries in device manager, etc.), but none of them resulted in the battery charging though the error message went away.  

After playing around with it for a while, I noticed the following behavior.

1.  Initially, in the BIOS, it said something like "Your battery is temporarily disabled, please turn off your computer and try again when the unit is back to operational temperature" .  After removal/reboot/re-adding, it reports it as healthy.  

2.  The AC adapter is reported as unknown when the battery is plugged in.  If I remove the battery, it is reported as 65W. Adding the battery results in it reporting as "unknown" again.

3.  If I am in Windows with the battery plugged in and not charging(as reported by windows) and I remove the AC adapter from the socket in the wall and plug it in again, the green light on the power brick glows for 5 or so seconds and the icon in the system tray shows charging. Unfortunately, it then turns off a few seconds later and the icon shows it running only on battery power.  

 I've seen quite a few of these posts, so I'm not expecting a definitive answer. As of right now, I'm running with just the AC adapter plugged in and the battery removed.  It works "fine" this way. 

NOTE:  This seemed to coincide with a run of windows update.  Prior to that, it was working correctly running on a fresh install of Windows 8.1 .  Either that, or it was just a coincidence.

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Screen And Touch Interface Seems To Be Disabled

Apr 13, 2011

When I place my LCD into tablet mode, sometimes my mouse wanders slowly on the screen and the touch interface seems to be disabled.  After some trial and error I found that the culprit is that my TrackPoint is gently rubbing against the backside of the LCD. I found that I could make the mouse cursor move rapidly back and forth on the screen just by gently putting pressure on sides of the LCD when the laptop in tablet mode. I own two x220t devices, and this happens on both of them. My TrackPoint touch sensitivity is set 2 ticks to the left of the most sensitive setting.
 
I remember reading somewhere that the TrackPad is disabled when the laptop detects that the LCD is swiveled into tablet mode, so that it doesn't accidentally move the mouse.  Could the TrackPoint be similarly disabled so that it doesn't generate these phantom mouse movements?

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