ThinkPad X220 (i/T) Owners Thread

[tpdi]

where can I get the software for the camera? I have the driver, but I was hoping for some software to play with it in?

It's hardly full-featured, but if you install the SimpleTap app, it has a camera applet. You can see the video, and snap a still, but it doesn't save video.

[floz23]

Using this along with "Reduced noise dynamically" when plugged in definitely works. The fan is quieter.

Wow, just installed. Does seem to work so far for the fan noise issue! I'm gonna test the throttling now....

EDIT: Throttling still present under very heavy load. Fan noise is MUCH improved.

[david1274]

Wow, just installed. Does seem to work so far for the fan noise issue! I'm gonna test the throttling now....

Me too. Fans are down from around 3500 to under 2000! Much quieter, cannot hear the whooshing anymore!

What a difference 500 rpm's make.


[Problem fixes]
- Fixed an issue where expected serial number might not be stored in serial
number field of SMBIOS type 3 structure depending on system setting.
- Fixed an issue where Windows screen saver might not be run.
- Fixed an issue where some system settings aren't configured by WMI.
- Changed thermal setting to reduce annoying fan noise.


Edit only bad thing is that browsing temp has increased from around 40 to 52 celcius!

[tpdi]

OK, as I have an i7, I guess i should see if it throttles.

Can someone give me precise instructions to duplicate the throttling, and tell me what I should look for to confirm throttling?

FWIW, my bios is the 8det42ww 1.12, and I think I just barely noticed the fan once, in a very quiet room.

[dbman190]

Me too. Fans are down from around 3500 to under 2000! Much quieter, cannot hear the whooshing anymore!

What a difference 500 rpm's make.


[Problem fixes]
- Fixed an issue where expected serial number might not be stored in serial
number field of SMBIOS type 3 structure depending on system setting.
- Fixed an issue where Windows screen saver might not be run.
- Fixed an issue where some system settings aren't configured by WMI.
- Changed thermal setting to reduce annoying fan noise.


Edit only bad thing is that browsing temp has increased from around 40 to 50 celcius!

The fan is almost fully silent now. There is still some air pushing, but no sound at all. This is on battery with it set to "reduce noise dynamically" and I'm just surfing the internets.

[david1274]

The fan is almost fully silent now. There is still some air pushing, but no sound at all. This is on battery with it set to "reduce noise dynamically" and I'm just surfing the internets.

Same here, although still the whine if you put your ear to it. Otherwise deadly quiet.

[floz23]

The quality of the IPS screen is remarkable and I think it might even be better than my Dell 2007WFP IPS monitor. No longer do I have to acclimate to crappy colors when I'm traveling. The viewing angles are awesome as well, and I don't need to worry about adjusting the screen if I slouch back in my chair.

Thinking about this point, people should know that this IPS screen is not a wide-gamut lcd, like the 2007wfp is. In fact, the x220's gamut is a bit less than sRGB, which, while NOT a deal-breaker, is not ideal for some types of color-critical work.

I posted this before, but here is the measured color gamut for the x220, as taken by my i1display2.

[Pastyrie]

Those having problems with one finger scrolling, try this:
Control Panel
Mouse
Ultranav
Touchpad Settings
Smart Check Settings
Disable: Scrolling Region Filtering

Works perfectly, thanks!

Now I'm going to try and make the fan more silent and hopefully a fix for the webcam will present itself in the future.

[jihe]

where can I get the software for the camera? I have the driver, but I was hoping for some software to play with it in?

try the free yawcam

[floz23]

Works perfectly, thanks!

Now I'm going to try and make the fan more silent and hopefully a fix for the webcam will present itself in the future.

See the new bios that was posted a few posts ago. It does help with the fan speed.