[T530] Change Lenovo Power Manager Profiles with [Fn]+[F3] [ Edited ]

[vaha]

T530, 2429-5ZG

OS: Windows7 Pro SP1 (x64)

Power Manager 6.45

Lenovo Power Managment Driver 1.65.05.21

Hello everybody. I hope someone can help me out as I can't solve this problem myself.

I used to have a R52 where I could use the keyboad shortcut [Fn]+[F3] to choose between the power profiles or to switch off the display.

Using the T530 now, the shortcut [Fn]+[F3] just locks the screen instead of choosing between the power profiles.

Is there a way to make it work like it did on the R52? I did find the executable (C:\Program Files (x86)\ThinkPad\Utilities\PWMOSDV.EXE). Is there a way to "reprogram" the key shortcut not to lock the screen but to execute the PWMOSDV.EXE file?

I would appreciate any help.

[tripplec]

Fn-F3 on mine

[vaha]

I forgot the product number in my first post:

2429-5ZG

It seems like there are different types of keyboards, depending on the model and the region of the world, where the product is supposed to be sold.

Here is a photo of my keyboard, one can see that the lock symbol is on the F3 key, not on the F2 and that there is no battery symbol at all:

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[tripplec]

Looks like a battery on the F7 key. You could launch power manager. It says in it which key launch the control panel.

[tripplec]

Here it is with my PM and its in my OPTIONS TAB

[vaha]

- [Fn]+[F7] -> choose between internal or external monitor or both. 

- I know that option tab from my R52, but there is no such option in my Version of Power Manager (v6.45)

The problem is, that even in the manual provided for the T530/W530, in the chapter for the "special keys", there are no keys defined for choosing between the power profiles, it also says that [Fn]+[F3] locks the screen.

What thinkpad model and Power Manager Version do you use?

PS: I browsed the forum and I'm not the only one missing this option:

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/W530-Fn-F3-F4-and-F5/td-p/958229

[tripplec]

PM is 6.36 currently. I am not using the latest simply because the current one is working and there are no fixes only support for new notebooks. Sometimes the newer versions break things that worked or a feature, ability is removed. They don't tell you and its difficult to go back if at all.

I would cal the support line before wasting a lot of time to see if in fact they are not supporting that on the T530.

If you look at my signature you'll see my configuration!!! Its a T520.