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Posted by Chip Orange on March 11, 2005, 10:06 pm
Please log in for more thread options Make sure you run the IBM update connector to bring all your software
components, including BIOS and embedded controller, up-to-date. This could
just fix the speed issue.
I would not dump the IBM image, but that's up to you. I found nothing they
did to really slow down the pc, I'd say it's more likely to be the HD, which
in the light-weight laptops, tends to be slow (I think 4200 rpm). You want
faster you usually have to carry around more, although I don't know why.
The only service I feel safe in recommending that you turn off is the XP
file indexing service, since no one really uses it, and it means that your
file searches might be a little slower at worst case.
What software have you added of your own (especially anti-virus)? Some of
that can start a complete scan at bootup, and that can make booting up
rather slow.
hth,
Chip
> (I tried posting this to the ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad group but appears to never
> have made it)
>
> I just got myself a whiz-bang T42 (2378R4U), based in part on the "warm
> and fuzzy" reviews I read about IBM Thinkpads in general and the T42 in
> particular. I must confess it's a lot lighter than my old trusty Armada
> M700, but...
>
> Why is this thing so gawd-awful slow in loading my profile? Seems like
> that takes forever, as well as doing all that disk-churning while booting
> up (I haven't even had a chance to install all my apps yet, and am already
> nervous about how that'll bog things down). Oh, I presently have 768MB RAM
> installed, so I don't think it's a memory issue. Is there any consensus
> in this group about just dumping the IBM pre-installed image with all its
> bells 'n whistles, and doing a clean XPP install? Does anyone have a
> web-page on the subject?
>
> Perhaps more irritating is the video quality--this screen has the bluest
> tint of any I've ever seen. Is this normal, or do I have a lemon? The blue
> tint in supposedly "white" areas makes text difficult to read because of
> the drop-off in contrast, unlike the color saturation on the Armada which
> results in a parchment-white color which is real easy on the eyes.
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions for possible improvements, since I'm
> already contemplating putting this one out to pasture on eBay.
>
> TIA.
>
> Reynard
>
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