in ThinkPad: X Series Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X-Series-Laptops/X1-Carbon-Touch-Ricoh-Card-Reader-causes-high-CPU-utilization/m-p/1390139 ThinkPad: X Series Laptops topics Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:07:20 +0000 tp02_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1390139 I have an X1 Carbon Touch i7 16 GB RAM Model 3443CTO, up-to-date drivers and BIOS, running Windows 8.1. Since I received the device, my Ricoh Card reader would cause my CPU utlization to be elevated 70-80%, thus causing my fan to kick-in at high speed, causing a lot of noice.

 

This w ]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:07:20 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1390139 mikeismike <![CDATA[ Re: X1 Carbon Touch - Ricoh Card Reader causes high CPU utilization ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1391093 it sounds like you have a few things hardware related that could be you issue... i would check for any bent prongs on your mobo or your usb card/combo card... seems pretty strange.

 

also how the heck do you have an x1 carbon/carbon touch wih 16gb of ram? maybe that was a typo?

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Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:15:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1391093 _thinkpaddler
<![CDATA[ Re: X1 Carbon Touch - Ricoh Card Reader causes high CPU utilization ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1391457 Or possibly related to the same symptoms found on the X220 and X230:

 

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/X220-Ricoh ]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:47:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1391457 bananaman <![CDATA[ Re: X1 Carbon Touch - Ricoh Card Reader causes high CPU utilization ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1391777 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:27:34 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/1390139/1391777 andrew4ceo