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TrackPoint

2005-05-26T13:34:56Z

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=== IBM ThinkPoint ===
The ThinkPoint is IBMs name for the trackpoint that sits between the g, h an b keys of the keyboard. It is used as a pointing device and hence as an alternative to an external mouse or a touchpad. What sets it apart from trackpoints found in notebooks of other manufacturers is its tap-to-click feature, which means that you can tap the stick to do a left click instead of using the left mouse button.
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==Linux Support==
The ThinkPoint uses the ps2 interface so it is supported by the standard psaux mouse input driver included in the linux kernel.

Note that the "IMPS/2" driver of the X server is incompatible with most ThinkPoints. You'll have to use "PS/2" in the protocol option of your input section if your mouse pointer always jumps to the lower left corner of the screen. This seems to be solved with the T4x generation of ThinkPads.

However, to make use of advanced features like configuring sensitivity or enabling "tab-to-click" there are different solutions available depending on the kernel you are using.
* For 2.4 type kernels it is recommended to use the [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~strauman/pers/tp4utils/ Linux Trackpoint utilities].
* For 2.6 type kernels there is a [[Patch to enable advanced trackpoint configuration]] available. If you are using GNOME you might want to use [http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/configure-trackpoint.html configure-trackpoint] as a graphical frontend to it.
==Models featuring this Technology==
'''ThinkPoint II'''
*{{350}}, {{350C}}, {{355}}, {{355Cs}}, {{355C}}
*{{360}}, {{360Cs}}, {{360C}}, {{360P}}, {{360CSE}}, {{360CE}}, {{360PE}}
*{{370C}}
*{{500}}, {{510Cs}}
*{{720}}, {{720C}}
*{{700}}, {{700C}}
*{{750}}, {{750Cs}}, {{750C}}, {{750P}}
*{{755Cs}}, {{755C}}
'''ThinkPoint III'''
*{{310}}, {{310D}}, {{310E}}, {{310ED}}
*{{345CS}}, {{345C}}
*{{365}}, {{365E}}, {{365ED}}, {{365X}}, {{365XD}}
*{{380}}, {{380D}}, {{380E}}, {{380ED}}, {{380XD}}, {{385D}}, {{385ED}}, {{385XD}}
*{{560}}, {{560E}}, {{560X}}
*{{701C}}, {{701CS}}
*{{755CSE}}, {{755CE}}, {{755CX}}, {{755CV}}, {{755CD}}, {{755CDV}}
*{{760L}}, {{760LD}}, {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760XL}}, {{760XD}}, {{765L}}, {{765D}}
'''ThinkPoint IV'''
*{{240}}, {{240X}}
*{{380Z}}, {{390}}, {{390E}}, {{390X}}
*{{560Z}}, {{570}}, {{570E}}
*{{600}}, {{600E}}, {{600X}}
*{{770}}, {{770E}}, {{770ED}}, {{770X}}, {{770Z}}
*{{I Series}}
*{{A Series}}
*{{G Series}}
*{{R Series}}
*{{T Series}}
*{{X Series}}
*{{TransNote}}

[[Category:Glossary]]

Template:I1124

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[[:Category:i1124|i Series 1124]][[Category:i1124]]

Template:I1157

2005-05-26T13:34:02Z

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[[:Category:i1157|i Series 1157]][[Category:i1157]]

Template:I Series

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{{I1124}}, {{I1157}}, {{I1200}}, {{I1300}}, {{I1400 2611}}, {{I1400 2621}}, {{I1500}}, {{I1620}}, {{I1720}}, {{I1721}}, {{I1800}}

Category:Models

2005-05-26T13:29:58Z

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=== ThinkPad Models ===
This page offers information about the various models published throughout the [[ThinkPad History|history of ThinkPad computers]].<br />
You can also read about the [[ThinkPad|origin of the ThinkPad branch]].<br />
If you need more specific information about a precise model, try to find it within the [[Hardware Specifications]].
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The following is a list of various [[Thinkpad series|series of Thinkpad computers]]:
=== Current Series ===
* '''Thinkpad G''': Desktop replacement machines built on desktop processors, large and heavy with limited battery runtime.
* '''Thinkpad R''': Traditionally the budget laptop line, there are 'mobile workstation' configurations to replace the discontinued A-series.
* '''Thinkpad T''': Slimline Notebook, two drives internal, light and thin with one swappable bay.
* '''Thinkpad X''': Subnotebook, very small and light, hard drive internal, no internal optical drive, small screen.
=== Withdrawn Series ===
* '''Thinkpad A''': All in One Notebooks, heavy, large, three spindle machines, all drives internal, two swappable drive bays.
* '''Thinkpad I''': Budget consumer series notebooks manufactured by Acer under license from IBM.
* '''Thinkpad S''': Subnotebook, extremely small and light, produced for japanese and Hong Kong market only.
* '''ThinkPad 1xx''': Classic budget models.
* '''ThinkPad 2xx''': Classic budget models.
* '''ThinkPad 3xx''': Classic mid-range models.
* '''ThinkPad 5xx''': Classic sub-notebook models.
* '''ThinkPad 6xx''': Classic Slimline models.
* '''ThinkPad 7xx''': Classic high-end models.
* '''ThinkPad 8xx''': Classic PowerPC models.
* '''ThinkPad i Series''': Classic budget models.
* '''ThinkPad TransNote''': Classic model.
* '''ThinkPad PC110''': Classic Palm-Top model.

The subcategories below are collections of all information regarding specific models of ThinkPads.

[[Category:ThinkWiki]][[de:Kategorie:Modelle]]

TrackPoint

2005-05-26T13:23:27Z

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<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== IBM ThinkPoint ===
The ThinkPoint is IBMs name for the trackpoint that sits between the g, h an b keys of the keyboard. It is used as a pointing device and hence as an alternative to an external mouse or a touchpad. What sets it apart from trackpoints found in notebooks of other manufacturers is its tap-to-click feature, which means that you can tap the stick to do a left click instead of using the left mouse button.
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==Linux Support==
The ThinkPoint uses the ps2 interface so it is supported by the standard psaux mouse input driver included in the linux kernel.

Note that the "IMPS/2" driver of the X server is incompatible with most ThinkPoints. You'll have to use "PS/2" in the protocol option of your input section if your mouse pointer always jumps to the lower left corner of the screen. This seems to be solved with the T4x generation of ThinkPads.

However, to make use of advanced features like configuring sensitivity or enabling "tab-to-click" there are different solutions available depending on the kernel you are using.
* For 2.4 type kernels it is recommended to use the [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~strauman/pers/tp4utils/ Linux Trackpoint utilities].
* For 2.6 type kernels there is a [[Patch to enable advanced trackpoint configuration]] available. If you are using GNOME you might want to use [http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/configure-trackpoint.html configure-trackpoint] as a graphical frontend to it.
==Models featuring this Technology==
'''ThinkPoint II'''
*{{350}}, {{350C}}, {{355}}, {{355Cs}}, {{355C}}
*{{360}}, {{360Cs}}, {{360C}}, {{360P}}, {{360CSE}}, {{360CE}}, {{360PE}}
*{{370C}}
*{{500}}, {{510Cs}}
*{{720}}, {{720C}}
*{{700}}, {{700C}}
*{{750}}, {{750Cs}}, {{750C}}, {{750P}}
*{{755Cs}}, {{755C}}
'''ThinkPoint III'''
*{{310}}, {{310D}}, {{310E}}, {{310ED}}
*{{345CS}}, {{345C}}
*{{365}}, {{365E}}, {{365ED}}, {{365X}}, {{365XD}}
*{{380}}, {{380D}}, {{380E}}, {{380ED}}, {{380XD}}, {{385D}}, {{385ED}}, {{385XD}}
*{{560}}, {{560E}}, {{560X}}
*{{701C}}, {{701CS}}
*{{755CSE}}, {{755CE}}, {{755CX}}, {{755CV}}, {{755CD}}, {{755CDV}}
*{{760L}}, {{760LD}}, {{760C}}, {{760CD}}, {{760EL}}, {{760ELD}}, {{760E}}, {{760ED}}, {{760XL}}, {{760XD}}, {{765L}}, {{765D}}
'''ThinkPoint IV'''
*{{240}}, {{240X}}
*{{380Z}}, {{390}}, {{390E}}, {{390X}}
*{{560Z}}, {{570}}, {{570E}}
*{{600}}, {{600E}}, {{600X}}
*{{770}}, {{770E}}, {{770ED}}, {{770X}}, {{770Z}}
*{{A Series}}
*{{G Series}}
*{{R Series}}
*{{T Series}}
*{{X Series}}
*{{TransNote}}

[[Category:Glossary]]

Category:X41

2005-05-26T13:20:33Z

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=== ThinkPad X41 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad X41 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz LV CPU
* [[Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900]]
** 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 256 or 512MB memory standard
* 40 or 60GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* IBM Active Protection System
* Fingerprint reader in select models
* SD Card slot with IO support
* Single Type II Cardbus slot
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[[image:ThinkPadX40.jpg|ThinkPad X41]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/27r0950.pdf ThinkPad X41 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2005)] (6,099,723 Bytes)

[[Category:Models]]

Category:X40

2005-05-26T13:20:18Z

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=== ThinkPad X40 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad X40 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5GHz LV CPU
* [[Intel Extreme Graphics 2]]
* 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 256 or 512MB memory standard
* 20, 30 or 40GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth III with 56K Modem (BMDC-2)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (open)
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* IBM Active Protection System
* SD Card slot with IO support
* Single Type II Cardbus slot
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[[image:ThinkPadX40.jpg|ThinkPad X40]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/27r0704.pdf ThinkPad X40 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (February 2005)] (5,943,733 Bytes)

[[Category:Models]]

Category:X31

2005-05-26T13:19:57Z

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=== ThinkPad X31 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad X31 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 , 1.6 or 1.7GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with 16MB
** 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 256 or 512MB memory standard
* 20, 30 or 40GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* Intel 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM Dual-Band 11a/b Wi-Fi Wireless Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]] on select systems
* Compact Flash slot
* Single Type II Cardbus slot
* Firewire (IEEE1394)
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[[image:ThinkPadX31.jpg|ThinkPad X31]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/39t2219.pdf ThinkPad X30, X31, X32 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2005)] (4,369,265 Bytes)
* [http://www.aaltonen.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=792 Unofficial IBM ThinkPad X31 FAQ] - Frequently asked questions about the X31.

[[Category:Models]]

Category:X30

2005-05-26T13:19:42Z

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=== ThinkPad X30 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad X30 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Mobile Pentium III 1.06 or 1.2GHz CPU
* [[Intel Graphics Technology]]
** 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 128 or 256MB memory standard
* 20 or 40GB HDD
* AD1981A AC'97 Audio controller
* Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet controller
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
** [[Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]] on select models
* Compact Flash slot
* Single Type II Cardbus slot
* Firewire (IEEE1394)
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[[image:ThinkPadX30.jpg|ThinkPad X30]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/39t2219.pdf ThinkPad X30, X31, X32 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2005)] (4,369,265 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:T42p

2005-05-26T13:19:15Z

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[[image:ThinkPadT40.jpg|ThinkPad T42p]]
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=== ThinkPad T42p ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad T42p related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.8, 2.0 or 2.1GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL T2]] with 128MB
** 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1600x1200 resolution
* 512MB or 1GB memory standard
* 60 or 80GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Slim]] with one of the following:
** DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo
** DVD-RW
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth III with 56K Modem (BMDC-2)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* IBM Active Protection System
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select systems
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/13n6243.pdf ThinkPad T40/p, T41/p, T42, T42p - Hardware Maintenance Manual (April 2004)] (5,391,719 Bytes)

[[Category:Models]]

Category:T40p

2005-05-26T13:18:26Z

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=== ThinkPad T40p ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad T40p related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.6GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL 9000]] with 64MB
** 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 512MB memory standard
* 40 or 60GB 7200RPM HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Slim]] with the following:
** DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* CDC slot with the following:
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[IBM Dual-Band 11a/b Wi-Fi Wireless Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/13n6243.pdf ThinkPad T40/p, T41/p, T42, T42p - Hardware Maintenance Manual (April 2004)] (5,391,719 Bytes)

[[Category:Models]]

Category:T40

2005-05-26T13:16:55Z

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=== ThinkPad T40 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad T40 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6GHz
* One of the following video controllers:
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7500]] with 32MB
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9000]] with 32MB
* One of the following displays:
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 256 or 512MB memory standard
* 30, 40 or 80GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Slim]] with one of the following:
** DVD-ROM drive
** DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive
* [[Ethernet Controllers|Intel 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet]]
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[IBM Dual-Band 11a/b Wi-Fi Wireless Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]] on select systems
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/13n6243.pdf ThinkPad T40/p, T41/p, T42/p - Hardware Maintenance Manual (April 2004)] (5,391,719 Bytes)

[[Category:Models]]

Category:R52

2005-05-26T13:16:31Z

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=== ThinkPad R52 ===
This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad R52 related topics.
==== Features ====
* One of the following processors:
** Intel Celeron M 1.3 or 1.4GHz
** Intel Pentium M 1.73, 1.86 or 2.0GHz
* One of the following video adapters:
** [[Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900]]
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon X300]] with 32 or 64MB
* One of the following displays:
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 256, 512MB or 1GB memory standard
* 40, 60 or 80GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] with the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive
** DVDÂ±RW drive
* Integrated Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* CDC slot with the following:
** [[IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (open)
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* IBM Active Protection System
* FireWire (IEEE1394) on select systems
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[[image:ThinkPadR50.jpg|ThinkPad R52]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/27r0948.pdf ThinkPad R50e, R52 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (February 2005)] (3,718,544 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:R51

2005-05-26T13:16:12Z

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=== ThinkPad R51 ===
This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad R51 related topics.
==== Features ====
* One of the following processors:
** Intel Pentium M 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7GHz
** Intel Celeron M 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5GHz
* One of the following video adapters:
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7500]] with 32MB
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9000]] with 32MB
** [[Intel Extreme Graphics 2]]
* One of the following displays:
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 256 or 512MB memory standard
* 30, 40, 60 or 80GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] with the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** DVD-ROM drive
** CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive
** DVD-RW drive
** DVDÂ±RW drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* CDC slot with the following:
** [[IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth III with 56K Modem (BMDC-2)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (open)
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* IBM Active Protection System
* FireWire (IEEE1394) on select systems
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[[image:ThinkPadR50.jpg|ThinkPad R51]]
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* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p2255.pdf ThinkPad R50/p, R51 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (November 2004)] (4,088,250 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:R50p

2005-05-26T13:15:57Z

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=== ThinkPad R50p ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad R50p related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.7GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL T2]] with 128MB
** 15.0" TFT display with 1600x1200 resolution
* 512MB memory standard
* 60GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] with the following:
** DVD-RW drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* CDC slot with the following:
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
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[[image:ThinkPadR50.jpg|ThinkPad R50p]]
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p2255.pdf ThinkPad R50/p, R51 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (November 2004)] (4,088,250 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:R50

2005-05-26T13:15:43Z

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad R50 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad R50 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium M 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7GHz CPU
* One of the following video controllers
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7500]] with 32MB
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9000]] with 32MB
* One of the following displays:
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 256 or 512MB memory standard
* 30, 40 or 60GB HDD
* AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] with one of the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** DVD-ROM drive
** CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* FireWire (IEEE1394) on select systems
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadR50.jpg|ThinkPad R50]]
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p2255.pdf ThinkPad R50/p, R51 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (November 2004)] (4,088,250 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:R40

2005-05-26T13:15:25Z

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadR40.jpg|ThinkPad R40]]
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad R40 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad R40 related topics.
==== Features ====
* One of the following processors:
** Intel Mobile Celeron 1.6, 1.8 or 2.0GHz
** Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M 1.9, 2.0, 2.2 or 2.4GHz
** Intel Pentium M 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5GHz
* One of the following video controllers:
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with 16MB
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7500]] with 32MB
* One of the following displays:
** 13.3" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 128 or 256MB memory standard
* 20, 30, 40 or 60GB HDD
* AD1891A AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Plus]] with one of the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** DVD-ROM drive
** CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
** [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter III]]
** [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter]]
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem]]
* FireWire (IEEE1394) on select systems
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]] on select systems
</div>
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/13n6183.pdf ThinkPad R40/e - Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2004)] (6,418,253 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:R32

2005-05-26T13:15:07Z

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|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad R32 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad R32 related topics.
==== Features ====
* One of the following processors:
** Intel Mobile Celeron 1.5GHz
** Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 or 2.0GHz
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with 16MB
* 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 128 or 256MB memory standard
* 20, 30 or 40GB HDD
* AD1881A AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Plus]] with one of the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** CD-RW drive
** DVD-ROM drive
** CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]] on select models
* FireWire (IEEE1394) on select models
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadR30.jpg|ThinkPad R32]]
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/02r2914.pdf ThinkPad R32 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (November 2002)] (6,097,506 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:X24

2005-05-26T13:14:34Z

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadX20.jpg|ThinkPad X24]]
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad X24 ===
This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad X24 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Mobile Pentium III 1.13GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with 8MB
** 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 256MB memory standard
* 30GB HDD
* CS4229 (CS4299?) AC'97 Audio controller
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[Ethernet Daughter Card (EDC)]]
** [[Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[Mini-PCI Modem card]]
** [[Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter]]
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem]]
* CardBus slot (Type 2)
* Compact Flash Slot
* [[UltraPort]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem]] on select systems
</div>
|}

* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/24p2975.pdf ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24 Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2002)] (5,819,624 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:X23

2005-05-26T13:14:18Z

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadX20.jpg|ThinkPad X23]]
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad X23 ===
This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad X23 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Mobile Pentium III 800 or 866MHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with 8MB
** 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 128 or 256MB memory standard
* 20 or 30GB HDD
* CS4229 (CS4299?) AC'97 Audio controller\
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** [[Ethernet Daughter Card (EDC)]]
** [[Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[Mini-PCI Modem card]]
** [[Intel PRO/100 SP Mobile Combo Adapter]]
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem]]
* CardBus slot (Type 2)
* Compact Flash Slot
* [[UltraPort]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem]] on select systems
</div>
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/24p2975.pdf ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24 Hardware Maintenance Manual (March 2002)] (5,819,624 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:T30

2005-05-26T13:13:59Z

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad T30 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad T30 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Pentium 4-M 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2 or 2.4GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7500]] video controller with 16MB
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 256MB memory standard
* 20, 40 or 60GB HDD
* AD1881A AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Plus]] with one of the following:
** DVD-ROM
** DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
** [[Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II]]
** [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem]] on select models
* [[UltraNav]] touchpad on select models
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadT30.jpg|ThinkPad T30]]
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p1840.pdf ThinkPad T30 Hardware Maintenance Manual (January 2003)] (3,002,497 Bytes)

[[Category:Models]]

Category:T23

2005-05-26T13:13:43Z

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad T23 ===
This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad T23 related topics.
==== Features ====
* Intel Mobile Pentium III 866MHz, 1.0, 1.13 or 1.2GHz
* [[S3 SuperSavage IX/C]] with 16MB
** 13.3" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
* 128 or 256MB memory standard
* 15, 20, 30, 40, 48 or 60GB HDD
* CS4624B/CS4297A Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000 or UltraBay Plus]] with one of the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** CD-RW drive
** DVD-ROM drive
** DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** [[Mini-PCI Modem card]]
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem]]
* CDC (Communication Daughter Card) slot with the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Ethernet Daughter Card (EDC)]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem]] on select models
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadT20.jpg|ThinkPad T23]]
|}

* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/62p9631.pdf T20, T21, T22, T23 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (April 2002)] (2,902,595 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

Category:R31

2005-05-26T13:13:26Z

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=== ThinkPad R31 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad R31 related topics.
==== Features ====
* One of the following processors:
** Intel Mobile Celeron 1.06, 1.13 or 1.2GHz
** Intel Mobile Pentium III 1.0 or 1.13GHz
* [[Intel Graphics Technology]]
* One of the following displays:
** 13.3" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 128 or 256MB memory standard
* 20, 30 or 40GB HDD
* AD1881A AC'97 Audio controller
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Plus]] with one of the following:
** CD-ROM drive
** CD-RW drive
** DVD-ROM drive
** DVD-ROM / CD-RW Combo drive
* Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet
* CDC slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[Modem Daughter Card (MDC)]]
* MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
** none (empty)
** [[IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem]] on select models
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:ThinkPadR30.jpg|ThinkPad R31]]
|}
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/02r2913.pdf ThinkPad R30,R31 - Hardware Maintenance Manual (September 2002)] (5,048,307 Bytes)
[[Category:Models]]

BIOS Upgrade

2005-03-21T23:30:31Z

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__TOC__
----

==Before You Begin==

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 Windows (if you have Windows on your thinkpad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website). Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds. By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems.

'''Proceed at your own risk!'''

It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll cleary state that '''you must''' update the Control Program first, then imediately update the BIOS. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.

==BIOS Upgrade Paths==

For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.

===The Diskette Updater===

This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.

===The Non Diskette Updater===

'''Warning: Though I've used this process on 1 version of .exe files found on ibm.com website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk'''

This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program '''cabextract''' you can expand these files directly. Run the following:

cabextract FILENAME.exe

You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:

mkdir mntfloppy
mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy
ls -la mntfloppy

If the results of ls -la look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable. Again, proceed at your own risk.

==Updating from within Windows==

If you have windows on your machine... you probably never found this page anyway as you wouldn't need it. ;) However updating the BIOS from Windows is very easy, and the supported way to do it by IBM. Simply follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.

==Downloads==

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
| rowspan="3"| '''Models'''
| colspan="2"| '''Non-Diskette'''
| colspan="3"| '''Diskette'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| '''BIOS'''
| rowspan="2"| '''Embedded Controller Program'''
| colspan="2"| '''BIOS'''
| rowspan="2"| '''Embedded Controller Program'''
|-
| '''Windows'''
| '''Linux'''
|-
| A20m
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]
|
|
|-
| A20p
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]
|
|
|-
| A21e (2165)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]
|
|
|-
| A21e (2628)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]
|
|
|-
| A21m
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]
|
|
|-
| A21p
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]
|
|
|-
| A22e Celeron
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]
|
|
|-
| A22e Pentium
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]
|
|
|-
| A22m
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]
|
|
|-
| A22m (2628-Sxx)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]
|
|
|-
| A22p
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]
|
|
|-
| A30, A30p
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.07]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.07]
|-
| A31, A31p (Bios 1G*)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.10]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.10]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.04]
|-
| A31, A31p (Bios 1N*)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.04]
|-
| G40
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.17]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.17]
|
|
|-
| G41
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.06]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.06]
|
|
|-
| R30
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]
|
|
|-
| R31
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]
|
|
|-
| R32
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]
|
|
|-
| R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.20]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.20]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]
|-
| R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.26]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.26]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]
|-
| R40e
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.33]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.33]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]
|-
| R50, R50p
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]
|-
| R50e
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.02]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.02]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]
|-
| R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]
|-
| R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.21]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.21]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]
|-
| T20
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]
|
|
|-
| T21
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]
|
|
|-
| T22
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]
|
|
|-
| T23
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]
|-
| T30
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.06]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.08]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.06]
|-
| T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]
|-
| TransNote
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]
|
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]
|
|
|-
| X20, X21
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]
|-
| X22, X23, X24
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]
|-
| X30
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.07]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.04]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.07]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.04]
|-
| X31
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 2.15]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.06]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 2.15]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.06]
|-
| X40
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 1.55]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.56]
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 1.55]
|
| [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.56]
|}

==Updating via Floppy==

If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.

==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==

The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.

Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:

<blockquote style="background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;">
<pre><nowiki>
I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you
can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD
(floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also
tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.

In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with
a bootable dos diskette for w98
</nowiki></pre>
</blockquote>

But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].

Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.

'''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!

Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

===Creating a Floppy Image===

If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:

dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img

You should verify this floppy.img as explained above.

===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===

Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.

The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable cd can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.

It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:

mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img

Note: You don't strictly need the last ''bootfloppy.img'', however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the '''-b''' boot image is applied to the CD. For more info on this read the '''mkisofs man page'''.

You can now burn the bootcd.iso in your favorite cd burning program.

To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:

===Does work:===
{|
| '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''
|-
| R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]
|-
| T40 || Sean Dague (http://dague.net)
|-
| T40p || Lukas KrÃ¤henbÃ¼hl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch
|-
| T42p || Robert Schiele <rschiele@uni-mannheim.de>, Joern Heissler <joern@heissler.de>
|-
| X40 || Robbie Stone <robbie@serendipity.cx>
|-
| T20 || Franz Hassels <fhassel at suse dot com>
|}

===Does not work:===
{|
| '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''
|}

Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!

==Updating with Network Boot Image==

BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted
over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.

This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on
your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.

Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks
from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.

This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.

==Rentry Check List==

(With appologies to Ed Nisley)

The following is important to remember:
# You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time
# You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.
# You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS
# All of these instructions are provided with '''no warranty'''. A bios update gone wrong for any reason can '''completely destroy''' your Thinkpad.