The cache on the tablets is not being reported correctly, it doesn't mean that the cache is not working correctly.

Have you tried swapping the drives yet? blackomegax, Looks like your recent X40 has the same drive as the X41/X41T's. IBM/Lenovo must have conslidated some of their parts between the two lines recently. The 40GB hard drive in my March 2004 X40 still reports the "HITACHI" vendor string, while your 40...

Interesting to see an x40 drive reporting no cache. Even so, all the drives look like they should have working caches judging from the benches . No way can we have these kind of burst rates and not have working caches. The newer drives seem to have better performance as well. Its looking more and mo...

I’m pretty lost here now.. According to the spec from Hitachi this hdd are suppose to have 2MB cache.. it is that all this program can't see this cache memory or is it that most of use have a bad hdd..?? That's why I wanted to compare performance. If the hard drives indeed have bad caches than ther...

My HD Tune results for my X41T are pretty much on par with yours. The performance isn't pretty, but I don't think even that kind of performance can be achieved with no cache. The X40 score is pretty close and is suppose to be killing the X41T with no cache but it isn't. It's really looking like the ...

-Several X41 and X41 tablet users are reporting hard drives with no/0 cache, when running hd tune or Hitachi's drive fitness software. -Many are also reporting clicking hard drives and there is reason to think that the clicking is related to the cache issue. I think the cache may be being reported i...

.di wrote:i just run HDtune and it show that my hdd don't have any buffer size.. =(



my hdd have a clicking sound.. =( is that normal..??

Is this an X41, X41T?

Ok, do whatever the hell you want...while you're doing those test just tell me if you can see the cache or not, ok?

The way to prove it? Take an HDD out of a stuttering X41T, put it in an X41 non-T that performs fine, and is configured IDENTICALLY. If it stutters, it's the OS or the HDD (yes, the HDD. Bad performance can be caused by a failing HDD.) If it doesn't, it's the X41T itself. Or, you can check if the c...

To add even more speculative fire to the mix (just for fun), might this be the cause of the mouse pointer stuttering problem on the X41 Tablet (which does not occur on the X40)... i have a X41 (non-tablet) and didn't have any mouse pointer problem yet. my cache is displayed too as 0MB. The X41 tabl...

That's not what I'm irratated about. Ok lets break it down. 1.X40 and X41T both have 1.8inch Hitachi Travelstar drives which have 2 meg caches. 2. Many X41T users report having no 2 meg caches.(Via DFT, HDTune) 3. Many X40 users report having 2 meg caches. (Via DFT, HDTune) 4. The X40 and X41T have ...

I took the geeky route and bought an enclosure that runs off USB and a bare DVD burner drive to go in it. The enclosure can be found at http://www.centrix-intl.com/?DirectBuy=yes&ItemPartNumber=EX-BLK-01 and the drive I got was the Poineer dvr-k15 (though I hear the dvr-k051 (slot load disc), Panas...

Bill Morrow , I think you have access to both an X40 and an X41T. Can you run some benchmarks or can you just insert the X41T drive into the X40 and see if you can see the cache?(By running drive fitness, etc) This is getting kind of irritating, I'm asking you X40 owners to help out the X41T users ...

Here's the original 40GB drive as shipped with my X40, March 2004: HD Tune: HITACHI_DK13FA-40B Information Firmware version : 00MCA0B3 Serial number : 2B1484 Capacity : 37.3 GB (~40.0 GB) Buffer size : 2048 KB Standard : ATA/ATAPI-0 Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode : UDMA M...

i loaded HD tune on my assistants X40, yesterday, and i'll run the speed test today.. FWIW, her 40gig drive has, or shows, a 2k buffer.. (cache?!) though i would not put TOO much faith in HD Tune.. nice utility and nice example of freeware.. but how accurate is it.. will load sisoft sandra later an...

It sure would help if someone with a working cache(some of you have posted) could post some benchmarks, say from hdtune.

Comparing performance could be a good way of telling if the caches are truely broken or just not being reported correctly.

I think the chipset in the X41T has one parallel interface and two serial. I'm betting the hd is connected directly to the parallel interface and is not using a sata adapter.

Just wanted to say that the tablet has been excellent for student use. I'm surprised more students aren't using it yet.(I'm sure more will as prices go down) In smaller classrooms I usually use one note with the mic on. Pretty awesome feature when you can just click on a part of your notes..and the ...

No, memory bandwidth on the GMA 900 should be between 6.4-8.4 Gb/sec depending on the system memory.

Doom3 will not be very playable at all. Half-life2 could be playable if you force it into theDX 7/8 code path. I doubt you'll get through either game without visual problems or crashes. Dont think Intel puts too much money into the driver teams.

You're thinking too hard. Kingston is not generic memory, it will work perfectly in the X41.

Kingmax is generic..stay away.

The Kingston ram is just as good, I bought it for my tablet and no ram problems so far. I've read about a tour of one of their factories by anandtech.com. Pretty impressive stuff. Crucial used to be great when they were bit of a secret and had quality ram at cheaper prices then everyone else. Now th...

If you mean Finger Print Reader, the thinkexpress model does have a finger print reader. But if you found the 18666TU for just a little bit more, go for it.

It's possible to add bluetooth. I did it on my thinkexpress model. 1. You just replace the modem cdc card with the modem/bluetooth cdc card.($52) 2. Order the bluetooth antenna($12.50) take apart the laptop and install it at the edge of the lcd or you tuck it into a nook somewhere and let it be. :) ...

Those look pretty cool. I just recieved my Booq sleeve...but unfortunately the tablet doesn't fit like I was planning. Booq seems to revovle more around the power books..so I don't think they'll be designing one for the X41T any time soon. Did you send the the specs with the 8 cell attached? It woul...

Make sure the bluetooth antenna is turned on. I believe Fn+F5 will do this. XP should detect the bluetooth module at this point and install the software...after which the bluetooth icon will pop up.

The 8 cell does add an inch, but those are the dimensions for the regular X41, not the Tablet. The dimensions for the tablet are with 4-cell 10.8"x9.5"x1.14-1.26" and 3.5 lbs with 8-cell 10.8"x10.5"x1.14-1.26" and 4.0 lbs Joel Ok..those figures are right...I was looking at Thompsons dimensions..the...

You should be able to find the drive from other vendors for about a $100 dollars less.

You guys are asking for a lot in a small amount of space. More stuff = a bigger tablet. You've just designed IBM's version of the Toshiba M4 Dr. Dan. Get ready for lots of heat(uncomfortable to hold as a tablet in most cases)...and noway will it be four pounds. For the tablet...IBM chose the slower ...