guys, i finally got my IBM R60, my dream become true!

excellent laptop i can said, very like the housing built quality, special thanks to austin and kiding for ur guidance

yeah, but it's very high price now, i remember last time was rm300 only for 1gb

hv to bear a little more time w 256mb, lagging lagging

This post has been edited by wtm0325: Sep 17 2006, 02:10 PM

v3000z - stylish, handsome design, great spec for vista, truly for multimedia entertainment (turion x2 64bit, gf 6150, dvd burner, 1gb ram, altec speaker, 14" brightview) n affordable price, BUT hdd heat problem (i hate this the most), 2.5 hours battery life (can change to 12cell Rm300++ but heavy) n easy to get dirty (fingerprint prone)

r60 - formal look, very very sturdy housing (underneath is magnesium alloy), top notch built quality (the lcd hinge is superb), best typing keyboard feel (u'll nvr know after u use this), point stick (i start to love this, more convenient than touch pad), high security functions, extreme great software support, can customise kao kao, 4-5 hours battery life (6 cell) depending usage, and the most happy thing, TOTALLY NO HEAT PROBLEM even full load, farewell to my cooler, can on 24hours now naked, only cons, u pay the same price but get low spec (256mb, dvd combo - these 2 can upgrade; not altec speaker but not too bad; core duo 32 bit n gma 950 only - but vista will take years to shift to 64bit, n i din play games either; not brightview lcd - my eyes find this better, more comfort for long hour usage (4-5hours); no card reader - just bought external 1 RM23 from vcool; no svideo - this isnt important if u din connect ur lappy to tv, but i wan it actually )

both got pros n cons, if u r looking for an all rounded spec machine w an affordable price, v3000z.. if u can fork extra n wanna bring the lappy around always to surfing n typing, IBM is no doubt

my own preference, IBM R60, my main task is typing n surfing, n bring the lappy around college for assignments, thts suits me perfectly compare to v3000z which has short battery life n hdd heat problem.. if i wan an entertainment machine, i hv already go for high spec desktop, i wont play games in college, or starbucks .. anyhow i didnt play any online games or others either, as i oledi got ps2

edited: and 1 more thing, the thinklight is extremely cool to hv, it's a small light at the top of the lcd and shines to the keyboard, i can now type in the dark room

This post has been edited by wtm0325: Sep 19 2006, 03:27 PM

nice meeting u Thrust

yeah but luckily mine is sanyo battery n no matter how, i got mine new set near Rm2.5k only for the price i'll say it's EXCELLENT, hvnt talk bout the quality yet

really satisfied w this notebook, goin to upgrade my ram tomorrow, only 1x 512mb 1st, ram price is shooting up now

*anyhow dun ask me where to get it, it's a legal set btw

ceh no syok u got me edi

yeah got from her, it's a real bargain, n she's a freelance, is helping others to sell actually

those stock comes from an advertising company, where the clients pay back the ibm laptop as return/gifts

yo bezitagt, dun say like tht

yeah the feel is just, really how to describe! every1 will thought IBM so old fashion looking, very normal, but when using it, i'll nvr wanna stop typing!

yo, i got it from vcool actually, he's selling transcend 512mb ddr2 667 at RM165 only, didnt buy 1gb as outta budget, will only do when final vista release, so far winxp is more than enuf

haha yeah, i thought all people get ibm is becoz of the branding, now only know i'm the 1 who is stupid haha

u need not, u can set the power manager to charge the battery only when it's at certain threshold

yeah it's always safer to do so, but i encounter 1 problem is, my steepstep doesnt run after i take the battery out, it looks like a common problem by the new thinkpad

anyway i'm prefering taking it out, i'm a scare die person

here's a guide for taking care batteries
http://batteryuniversity.com/parttwo.htm

to summarize it,


This post has been edited by wtm0325: Sep 26 2006, 12:01 AM

no, the default ram comes with pc2-5300 which is 667MHz ram, it can run backward compatible w 533, but ur ram speed is not pushed to top

yeah, but he's selling at RM195 now at bulk order, the price of ram is flying extreme high now he only got 512mb so far, if u wan 1gb, u can go for niclasteoh

yeah u'll hv to take out 4 screw at the bottom then dismantle the whole palm rest area, u can browse ur user manual

they r forummer here, just click on their names, i hv already link u since earlier

want to ask R60 user here,

may i know is ur SATA running at ACHI* mode?

mine seems doesnt work after updating bios to 1.05, doesnt know does format helps, mine now is running at "compatibility" mode in bios

* check via device manager>ide/atapi>intel 82801gbm, if it shows ACHI Serial ATA, meaning tht enable, or
check via bios, under SATA mode

thanks bezitagt, guess i'll hv to format, i cant boot when the bios sata mode is set to ACHI mode even under safe mode..

btw do u feel the drive spins faster on achi compare to compatibility mode?

thanks bezitagt & Kiding for the support

i tried to reformat the windows just now, it cant detect the hdd after setting to ACHI to install, looks like i need sata driver like old time?

i tried to install the intel matrix storage inside windows, but it terminated halfway n said no hardware is required to install this

hv u all tried the 1.07 bios? actually after updating bios it doesnt hv problem, wat i did was, i load the default setting after updating to 1.07, boot inside windows, then go back bios n customise all the options including sata to achi, then bye bye no more boot into windows

This post has been edited by wtm0325: Sep 30 2006, 08:58 AM

Kiding, really thanks a billion!!! u r really helpful!!!



works like a charm now, i'm on ACHI mode but doesnt sense any difference oso

hi superflc, at first i thought the same as u, but actually is the R60 download side doesnt include the utilitity, u can hv a download here
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss...cid=TVAN-PRDCTR

superpi, or sisoftsandra

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=36

http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html?dir=&...buy&langx=en&a=

This post has been edited by wtm0325: Sep 30 2006, 10:35 PM

i dun really go for the system update, some of the utility i din use n size of download is reported incorrectly, it's always recommend to download it manually

windows start up slow might be caused by unneeded software loaded up or memory hugger antivirus like norton, or physical ram is too low, it's more on individual customisation, it's recommended to google how to tweak ur OS

here's the wallpaper i found
http://www.mocom.ru/Wallpapers/ibm.htm

Fn +F9 is functionable when u install easy eject utility, while Fn + F8 is UltraNav Wizard. i tried them before, which i found no use for me, so i uninstall them

i nvr install the rescue n recovery disk software either, as if anything happen to my com, i'll normally format it

just download it seperately from lenovo website, it used to be faster, u can use flashget or other 3rd party download program which can let u resume n split the connection to more

you r welcome, like kiding n bezitagt, they help me a lot too, so in return i must help the new members

really? hows the benchmark differs? i'm on ACHI mode now at last, very thanks Kiding

yeah gimme 5!

yoohoo another very satisfied user here
nvr play games, me oni online, n for sure strategy games normally has no problem w it, games like BF2 or farcry sure cant play la

i guess u hv to install the latest update for windows 1st, then only u can install the unknown pci device via internet update

wat i face was, i has the same unknown pci after every driver install, after doin all the windows update, then only able to install the unknown pci device by selecting "yes, connect to internet this time"

hope it might helps

do u hv Atmel TPM driver under device manager>system devices? if ya, how bout Thinkpad PM Device under the same directry also?

yeah it never runs ho, 24hours no problem


i suggest u call the general line 1st

(603) 2301 8888

from there i think u can source the info, me doesnt know either