[ltp] T60p vibrating hard drive

Florian Manschwetus linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:29:50 +0200


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shorty wrote:
> Hi All,
>    Recently bought a T60p. After having an R40 for three years, I was 
> very happy with it, and although expensive, thought the t60p would be a 
> worthwhile purchase. I am a quite disappointed with the build of this 
> laptop though. (not the build in general, just this particular one) 
> Firstly, the battery sticking out the back, while annoying, is ok but 
> there is a bit of slop in it. It can move around 1-1.5mm up and down, 
> and also forward/back. Secondly, the strip of plastic on the right, and 
> next to the keyboard can move about 1mm up and down also. The left side 
> however is a snug fit. Thirdly, the thing vibrates :( I had noticed this 
> earlier, but put it down to maybe a more powerfull fan for the cpu/gpu. 
> Today however, I decided to investigate further. Much to my dismay, when 
> i set hdparm to standby the disk after 5 seconds, the vibration stopped! 
> I will be ringing support tomorrow, and sending the laptop back for 
> repairs.  I hope this isn't indicative of lenovo  build quality, and 
> that I just got a bit of a dud, but I would have liked to think that 
> there quality control on such an expensive machine would have been 
> better. I *want* to love this laptop, but I am disappointed to say the 
> least. Question is, how have other T60 buyers out there found the build 
> quality on their laptops? Look forward t hearing others opinions.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Glenn
hm my t60 is fine and the battery out of the back is normal on p models
florian

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