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  • This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a ThinkPad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Win Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by Lenovo. However there are work arounds.
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  • This page describes installing Linux from Scratch, ({{LFS}}) on an IBM ThinkPad Support for this chip is in the savage driver of Xfree86 4.x, but you can find most current versions
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  • ...home.de/Thinkpad_R50_Periodic_Fan_Noise.html here] for audio recordings of this noise on ThinkPad {{R50}} and {{R51}}. The fan is always on, even when the laptop is rather cool.
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  • ...e Debian splash image prompting you for a boot parameter. If you don't see this screen, then you possibly need to change the boot device configuration in y ...shdot and SuSe forums is very intuitive and non-scary. Everything I had on this machine (lspci output below) was detected with the sole exception of the In
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  • {{WARN|Since this device ships with the BIOS set to boot from '''UEFI only'''. You must enab {{HINT|Lenovo's intended behavior for the Function keys in Windows 8 is defined in the their [http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobile
    13 KB (1,880 words) - 04:30, 29 January 2013
  • ...table gives an overview over the special keys found on ThinkPads and what is needed to make them work. ...|| Video conference || || || Starting with the T400s (icon of a camera and a headset)
    44 KB (6,541 words) - 03:13, 15 February 2016
  • ...ships a more fully-featured utility, making the Open Source video drivers a more attractive choice. ...peal of the system. Ubuntu 7.10 automatically detects whether the hardware is capable of running Compiz]; if not, it falls back to normal desktop.
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  • ...ropped is significantly reduced since the read/write head of the harddrive is parked and hence can't crash onto the platter when the notebook drops onto ...rddrive from parking in case of minor regular shocks such as occur when in a train or car.)
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  • ...Various models since then have had this feature, actually implemented with a number of different devices, all of which appear on the USB bus. Some are j | Validity Sensors, Inc. Fingerprint Reader || (to test) Driver Patch as [http://thinkpadmint.blogspot.fr/2014/02/getting-t440s-va
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  • ...T23 models and is now under the name "Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0". It is an integral part of most of the modern ThinkPads. The functions of the chip ...er has to leave the chip (can't be seen by any piece of software). Besides this, there are more complex topics covered by the functionality of the chip. If
    17 KB (2,805 words) - 17:03, 22 January 2021
  • ...am the power drain is experienced to be about 10 times as high, 2-5 Watts. This empties the battery within one or two days. ...on during ACPI sleep|backlight on during suspend]]), in other models there is no obvious reason.
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  • strange noise like a rapid series of very short high pitch noises adding to a constant kind of whistling (only as long as the movement goes) High pitch noise also when HD is powered down.
    22 KB (3,464 words) - 04:09, 22 January 2014
  • ...to {{path|/var/log/battery-test.log}}. The output will look something like this: Initial energy reading (18.69) is between 10 and 100 Wh, so power_divider is probably correct.
    8 KB (1,259 words) - 06:34, 15 January 2012
  • This article has been taken from Brian Jensens homepage about [http://home.in.tu ...for n00bz, which made getting help in forums, customizing config files,.. a real pain in the ass). I was opting for debian, but gentoo's self building
    34 KB (5,558 words) - 16:49, 20 October 2006
  • This page provides several scripts for controlling the ThinkPad's system fan acc {{NOTE|Closed-loop fan control requires a thermal sensor sweep, which is an expensive operation. The firmware doesn't update the sensors more than
    10 KB (1,551 words) - 18:06, 16 February 2011
  • ...ress, SATA and other happy things. Does Intel marketing really call Sonoma a "platform"? Oh well. This is only necessary if you want to keep your Windows installation for dual booti
    9 KB (1,447 words) - 16:56, 16 February 2009
  • ...port. Given a large capacity flash card ( usually a compact flash card in a PCMCIA adapter) the original setup CD can be replicated onto the flash card Alternativly any distribution designed to run from a USB Flash card will also run from the PCMCIA port.
    3 KB (489 words) - 14:06, 10 April 2011
  • This is a ATI video adapter The only difference between the M and M1 model is the amount of video memory<br>
    2 KB (309 words) - 14:53, 22 January 2021
  • There has been a problem encountered where the display stays black on resuming from suspend. *Linux (it's a kernel issue)
    16 KB (2,636 words) - 09:33, 23 September 2020
  • This page gives an overview on hexadecimal and beep error codes generated by the | 0 beeps || cooling fan spins up<br>power-on LED status indicator is lit green or amber ||
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