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Revision as of 03:00, 10 October 2005

The following tables headings shell designate the following meanings...

  • Internal FD = Internal/Ultrabay Diskette ("Floppy") drive (also called "Legacy FDD")
  • Internal CD = Internal/Ultrabay CD/DVD(-R/-RW/-RAM) drive
  • Network = any type of network boot support (such as PXE)
  • Cardbus = any memory device connected via the PCMCIA/CardBus port
  • USB HD = any hard drive/flash drive/pen drive connected via the USB port
  • USB FDD = Diskette ("Floppy") drive connected via the USB port
  • USB CD = CD/DVD(-R/-RW/-RAM) drive connected via the USB port
  • FireWire = any memory device connected via the FireWire (i.Link/IEEE 1394) port

The fields should be filled with one of the following:

  •  ? = unknown / untested
  • yes = supported (may be selected from the BIOS)
  • no = not supported (BIOS incapable of booting to this type of device)
  • part = partially working (configuration not retained on reboot/requires firmware workaround/only on some devices/USB1 only). Please add footnote/link documenting the specifics.1
  • v#.## = only with BIOS versions ≥ #.##


Model Internal FD Internal CD Network CardBus USB HD USB FDD USB CD FireWire HD

Numbered Series

? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no

A Series

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

G Series

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

R Series

? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

T Series

? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
yes yes yes no no no no no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
yes yes yes ? ? yes ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? yes yes ? ? yes ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no

X Series

? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
yes yes yes ? ? yes ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? yes ? ? part ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no
? ? ? ? ? ? ? no

FOOTNOTES [Δ]
  1. Note specific partial functionality of ThinkPads here.
  2. Choosing USB Boot and booting with a USB flash drive plugged in makes boot procedure extremely long (1m30 just to pass the IBM splash screen). However, it ends up booting the OS in the USB drive.