lenovo t500

About this tag
The Lenovo T500 is a laptop model discussed in Windows 7 contexts, particularly around network icon behavior, hard drive activity monitoring, and domain login shutdown issues. Users report the network icon in the system tray showing a yellow exclamation point or a blue ball symbol, often with the connection still working. Troubleshooting steps like rebooting may resolve the icon anomaly. For hard drive activity, users seek system tray icons or gadgets to monitor logical partitions on a single physical drive. A known problem involves the inability to shut down or restart Windows 7 when logged into a domain, requiring battery removal as a workaround. These threads focus on troubleshooting and configuration tips for the Lenovo T500 running Windows 7.
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    Windows 7 Help With Windows 7 Network Icon

    My W7 system tray network icon "normally" shows a terminal with a wired network symbol in the upper left corner of the terminal and nothing in the lower right corner. It has shown a yellow exclamation ! symbol in the lower right corner of the terminal, I know that means "no service". It has also...
    • BobHelms
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    • blue ball symbol configuration connection issues gigabit high-speed internet intel adapter lenovo t500 maintenance motorola surfboard netgear router network icon network symbols red x service status system tray troubleshooting user support windows 7 wired connection yellow exclamation
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 W7 Network Icon Shows Exclamation Point.

    My network icon in the System Tray shows an exclamation point, connection is up and working. Troubleshooting finds no problems. Reboot, icon now normal. Windows 7 Pro-64, Lenovo T500, Intel 82567LM adapter, Netgear WNDR3700, Time Warner RR High Speed. Any ideas, opinions? TIA for your help.
    • BobHelms
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    • connection exclamation mark intel adapter lenovo t500 netgear network icon speed system tray troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Hard Drive Activity On Screen Display

    I'm trying to locate a gadget or tool that will allow me to see logical hard drive(s) activity through icon(s) in the system tray. All I want to see is activity, no graphs or stats needed. I've tried HDDLed and either I can't understand the doc or the doc doesn't allow for a W7 Pro-64 Lenovo...
    • BobHelms
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    • activity external monitor gadgets hard drive hddled lenovo t500 partition system tray tools windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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    Windows 7 Can not shut down win 7 if computer is loged into domain

    Hi All I have a problem with lenovo T500 with win 7 instaled. Problem is that I can't shut down a computer when a computer is loged into a windows domain. I have to take out the batery. to turn of the computer. If i restart a computer and computer is not loged into the domain everything works...
    • nito
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    • battery computer issues domain lenovo t500 restart shutdown windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking