lenovo thinkpad (inc X220, X230) BIOS setup problems and BIOS update #sysadmin

lenovo thinkpad (inc X220, X230) BIOS setup problems and BIOS update #sysadmin

having problems getting into the BIOS !

options to try (after pressing power button or while pressing power button)

• F1
• F2
• F12
• ENTER key
• ESC key
• ThinkPad key
• removing PSU then rebooting
• or someone has even suggested (for windows 10 UEFI only) “C:> shutdown /fw /r /t 10”

lenovo system update for thinkpad is now available for windows 7 and windows 10

• https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/downloads/ds012808

NOTE : despite what the online docs say the windows store windows 10 lenovo vantage app does NOT detect same updates as the native windows 7 & 10 lenovo system update app

refs

• https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X-Series-Laptops/X220-BIOS-hard-to-access/m-p/476353#M20439

USB 2 v USB 3 or 2 USB 2 or not 2 USB 3

USB 2 v USB 3 or 2 USB 2 or not 2 USB 3

To get maximum performance out of your USB peripherals make sure you plug USB 2 devices into USB 2 sockets and USB 3 devices into USB 3 sockets

For example is a waste to plug a mouse into a USB 2 socket and you can increased your USB 3 disk drive from 30M/s to 80M/s if its plugged into a USB 3 socket.

So how do you tell ?

• USB 3 sockets are often BLUE
• Run Device Manager and Order by Connection
• Use a hdd case that has a power light showing you the speed (the SALCAR SATA USB 3 case power LED glows WHITE for USB2 and BLUE for USB3)
• Manually test transfer speeds in different sockets

another #firstworldproblem where do i report that @twitter is down when @twitter is down ? @instagram ? #404 #fail

another #firstworldproblem where do i report that @twitter is down when @twitter is down ? @instagram ? #404 #fail

ms windows 10.x.y.z ? what version are you running ?

ms windows 10.x.y.z ? what version are you running ?

i seem to have 3 different versions on 3 different notebooks

• 10.0.17763.195 – Windows 10 (1809)
• 10.0.17763.288 – Windows 10 (1809) insider basic
• 10.0.18312.1001 – Windows 10 (1809) insider full

ms @microsoftuk #windows10 file manager disk cleanup could free up 40G+ of space

if you have updated from windows 10-0000 to 10-1803 and then to 10-1809 ms #windows10 disk cleanup could free up 40G+ of space

are you using the latest @microsoftuk windows 10 #windows10 october update 1809 #sysadmin

are you using the latest ms #windows 10 october update 1809 #sysadmin

how can you tell ?

run task manager and see if you have power usage and power usage trend columns

other new features

 

it shouldnt take two days to config a netgear n300 pr2000 router

it shouldnt take two days to configure a netgear router but unfortunately this one does since it forgets its settings everytime you unplug it unless you know to go to

• basic
• profile settings
• profile list
• and check “always apply the selected profile”

BEFORE you power it off

apple macbook defaults write hacks

apple macbook defaults write hacks including getting screenshots to save in a subdir

• http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/
• https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/defaults.1.html
• http://www.defaults-write.com/

eg

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/Screenshots

now that #windows10 home blocks #rdp its time to try @NXFollowers #rdp #vnc instead

now that windows10 home blocks #rdp its time to try @NXFollowers #rdp #vnc instead

• https://www.nomachine.com/

 

bitvpn vpn supports #kerio, #pptp, #openvpn and #httpsproxy

zenmate vpn (https://osde8info.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/vpns-from-themarysue-but-which-vpn-is-best/) seems to be easiest vpn to use but if you want more flexibility (and complexity) you can also get bitvpn vpn (https://bitvpn.org/) for $35 instead of $200

https://shop.themarysue.com/sales/bitvpn-lifetime-subscription

also more vpns deals at

https://goo.gl/KJwyHW

https://stacksocial.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=vpn

bitvpn vpn supports

• kerio
• pptp
• openvpn
• https proxy

bitvpn vpn servers

• https://bitvpn.org/downloads/vpn-servers.txt
• https://bitvpn.org/downloads/https-servers.txt