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Category:W510

2010-05-08T18:09:14Z

Leduc: Add BIOS update that fixes the suspend

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=== ThinkPad W510 ===

==== Standard Features ====

* One of the following [[Intel Core i7]] processors:
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 720QM (1.6GHz 1066MHz 6MB L3)
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 820QM (1.73GHz 1066MHz 8MB L3)
** Intel Quad Core Extreme Processor i7-920XM (2.0GHz 1333MHz 8MB L3)
* [[NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M]] with 1GB DDR3
* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 15.6" TFT display with 1366x768 (HD) resolution with LED backlight
** 15.6" TFT display with 1600x900 (HD+) resolution with LED backlight
** 15.6" TFT display with 1920x1080 (FHD) resolution with LED backlight
** 15.6" TFT display with 1920x1080 (FHD) resolution with LED backlight Multi Touch
* 2GB (1 DIMM) or 4GB (2 DIMMs) [[PC3-10600]] memory standard upgradable to 16GB (4 DIMM slots)
*One of the following storage options:
** 320GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD Available with [[Full Disk Encryption (FDE)]]
** 320GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD
** 500GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD
** 128GB 1.8" SATA SSD
** 160GB 1.8" SATA SSD
** 256GB 1.8" SATA SSD
* [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) PCI-Express]]
* Intel HD Audio with a [[CX20585]] codec
* [[ThinkPad Modem (MDC-3.0, 56kbps HDA)]]
* [[Ultrabay|Ultrabay Enhanced]] with one of the following:
** [[Serial UltraBay Enhanced DVD Burner II]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with one of the following:
** [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300]]
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Qualcomm Gobi 2000]] WWAN with GPS
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/34 slot]]
* [[Lenovo Integrated Smart Card Reader]] (Optional)
* 5-in-1 Memory reader
* 2.0MP [[Integrated camera]] on select models
* Color Sensor on select models
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|Trusted Computing Group TPM 1.2]]
* [[Active Protection System]]
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select models
* [[ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2.1)|Bluetooth]] on select models
* [[UltraNav]] (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo)
* [[Firewire Port|Firewire 400]] (IEEE1394a)
* [[DisplayPort]]
* [[Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)]] on select models

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[[Image:ThinkPadW510.jpg|ThinkPad W510|300px]]
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=== Linux Installation ===

As of 2010-03-01 the following problems exist with the W510 under Linux:

* Audio on some W510's has been "destroyed" after running for a while. It has been confirmed that speakers have melted in t400s and t410s as well, this is unrelated to Linux.
* nVidia FX 880M requires driver >= 195.36.15. Earlier versions have stability or graphics corruption problems.
* To enable brightness control in X, append 'Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"' to the Device-Section of xorg.conf, orginal source: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2204839#post2204839. This may result in a high-pitched whine after lowering the brightness within X. Brightness may not be lowered and raised in the same increments on Archlinux.
* Suspend not implemented yet in USB 3.0 (xhci) driver - system cannot suspend unless driver is unloaded first - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/522998
* System can only resume from suspend once - acpi related kernel crash occurs on resume (but system continues to operate), next resume shows BIOS screen and hangs - https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15407
* Lenovo has issued a www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-74858.html BIOS update that fixes the 2nd suspend problem (c.f. bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532374 Ubuntu bug tracker)
* TEMPORARY WORKAROUND for suspend issues: Use kernel > 2.6.33 mainline and add "acpi_sleep=sci_force_enable" to kernel arguments. This allows the system to suspend and resume multiple times without issue, however it doesn't fix it the "right" way. Lenovo BIOS update mentioned above will eliminate the need for this step.
* Wired networking stuck at 10Mbit without manual change using ethtool. For Ubuntu Karmic this can easily be fixed by manually downloading and installing the [http://bit.ly/bTvbWx e1000e driver from Intel]. After installing this driver however, the wireless stopped working me.
(<b>NOT</b> true for me on kernel 2.6.33 ethtool says " Speed: 1000Mb/s " -[[User_talk:mstragowski|mstragowski]])

* Archlinux cannot easily be configured, as the wireless and ethernet cards both require drivers that are not present in the 2009.08 release. (This may be a problem for other distros, as well.)'''
* While Turbo Boost IS working properly with recent distros, built in Linux utilities do not currently show Turbo Boost activity. Intel Powertop or i7z will show actual CPU state properly, including Turbo Boost and advanced C-states. Can be verified running Ubuntu Lucid and compiling a kernel or other tasks, WHILE ON AC POWER.
* 2-finger scroll on touchpad not working even wtih gpointing-device-settings
* The fingerprint reader (USB ID 147e:2016) is recognized by fprint and should be supported. However, attempting to enroll a print results in an error "-22".

* If you find the flashing wireless LED annoying, you can change its behavior so it will be on steady whenever the radio is powered on, and off when the radio is off. Add "options iwlcore led_mode=1" to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlcore.conf to set the LED on steady, or you can set led_mode=0 to have it flash whenever there is wireless activity (default)

Workarounds:'''

* On Ubuntu Karmic, Wireless can be enabled by installing linux-backport-modules-karmic. This adds missing firmware for 6000-series cards. This does not seem to work with the 2.6.31-20 kernel but I have no problems in the 2.6.31-19.
* All Versions: System cannot suspend unless <nowiki>SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci"</nowiki> is added to /etc/pm/config.d/unload_modules (may need to create this file) Note that this does not resolve the "crash on second resume" problem.
* On archlinux, ethernet will work after one manually installs the newest kernel26 package, while wifi requires the appropriate microcode package, iwlwifi-6000-ucode.
* The Nouveau open source nVidia driver [http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2194707&postcount=20] works at full resolution without freezing (but without 3D acceleration). This driver is included in Ubuntu Lucid. Note that you may experience elevated (but safe) system temperatures when running Nouveau.
* Full touchpoint support can be activated by installing <nowiki>gpointing-device-settings</nowiki> - this allows middle click scroll, etc.
* To control brightness without the (admittedly minor) nvidia driver issues, do not add the EnableBrightnessControl option, but instead switch to a virtual console to change the brightness--this change will remain when you switch back to X.

=== Hardware notes ===
* The W510 ships with a large (nearly doubled size of the old 90W) 135W power supply. However, it is possible to plug old (90W) power supplies, but they get rather warm. Upon boot there's a notification message, that a power supply with reduced performance is connected.
* If the binary nVidia drivers are not installed the system runs about 10 degrees warmer and uses a few watts more power. It seems the open source 'nouveau' driver does not have power saving functionality with the nVidia chipset. The program "nvclock" might be able to alleviate this, but I haven't tried.
* A high pitched noise can sometimes be heard when the computer is running. I was informed that this is the CPU's power management unit. If it annoys you it can be disabled in the BIOS.
* The computer does not boot at all when some USB keyboards are plugged in at power on. This is a problem with the BIOS and not with Linux or Windows. The only solution is to unplug the keyboard and plug it in again once the laptop is past the BIOS screen and booting as normal.
* After upgrading to Ubuntu 10.04 the system hangs very often. Nothing unusual in dmesg or system logs. Seems to happen more often when using wireless. (see bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576352)

[[Category:W Series]]

Category:W510

2010-03-21T18:33:18Z

Leduc: /* Linux Installation */

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=== ThinkPad W510 ===

==== Standard Features ====

* One of the following [[Intel Core i7]] processors:
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 720QM (1.6GHz 1066MHz 6MBL3)
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 820QM (1.73GHz 1066MHz 8MBL3) [New]
** Intel Quad Core Extreme Processor i7-920XM (2.0GHz 1333MHz 8ML3)
* [[NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M]] with 1GB DDR3
* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 15.6" HD Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna TN Panel
** 15.6" HD+ Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna TN Panel
** 15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut, 270nit) with LED Backlight TN Panel
** 15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut) with LED Backlight and Multi Touch Screen TN Panel
* 2GB (1 DIMM) or 4GB (2 DIMMs) [[PC3-8500]] memory standard upgradable to 16 GB
*One of the following Mass Storage options:
** 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
** 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm with Disk Encryption
** 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
** 128 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA
* [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) PCI-Express]]
* Intel HD Audio with a [[CX20585]] codec
* [[ThinkPad Modem (MDC-3.0, 56kbps HDA)]]
* [[Ultrabay|Ultrabay Enhanced]] with one of the following:
** [[Serial UltraBay Enhanced DVD Burner II]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with one of the following:
** [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300]]
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Qualcomm Gobi 2000]] WWAN with GPS
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/34 slot]]
* [[Lenovo Integrated Smart Card Reader]] (Optional)
* 5-in-1 Memory reader
* 2.0MP [[Integrated camera]] on select models
* Color Sensor on select models
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|Trusted Computing Group TPM 1.2]]
* [[Active Protection System]]
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select models
* [[ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2.1)|Bluetooth]] on select models
* [[UltraNav]] (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo)
* [[Firewire Port|Firewire 400]] (IEEE1394a)
* [[DisplayPort]]
* [[Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)]] on select models

</div>
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[[Image:ThinkPadW510.jpg|ThinkPad W510|300px]]
|}

=== Linux Installation ===

As of 2010-03-01 the following problems exist with the W510 under Linux:

* Suspend not implemented yet in USB 3.0 (xhci) driver - system cannot suspend unless driver is unloaded first - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/522998
* nVidia FX 880M requires driver >= 195.36.15. Earlier versions have stability or graphics corruption problems.
* Resume results in corrupted display objects with driver less than 195.36.15
* System can only resume from sleep once - acpi related kernel crash occurs on resume (but system continues to operate), next resume shows BIOS screen and hangs - https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15407
* Suspend to disk (hibernate/s2disk) seems to work >2 times without corruptions (2.6.32 and nvidia 195.22)
* Audio on some W510's has been "destroyed" after running for a while. It has been confirmed that speakers have melted in t400s and t410s as well, this is unrelated to Linux.
* To enable brightness control in X, append 'Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"' to the Device-Section of xorg.conf, orginal source: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2204839#post2204839. This may result in a high-pitched whine after lowering the brightness within X.
* Wired networking stuck at 10Mbit without manual change using ethtool. For Ubuntu Karmic this can easily be fixed by manually downloading and installing the [http://bit.ly/bTvbWx e1000e driver from Intel]. After installing this driver however, the wireless stopped working me.
(<b>NOT</b> true for me on kernel 2.6.33 ethtool says " Speed: 1000Mb/s " -[[User_talk:mstragowski|mstragowski]])

* Archlinux cannot easily be configured, as the wireless and ethernet cards both require drivers that are not present in the 2009.08 release. (This may be a problem for other distros, as well.)'''
* While Turbo Boost IS working properly with recent distros, built in Linux utilities do not currently show Turbo Boost activity. Intel Powertop or i7z will show actual CPU state properly, including Turbo Boost and advanced C-states. Can be verified running Ubuntu Lucid and compiling a kernel or other tasks, WHILE ON AC POWER.
* 2-finger scroll on touchpad not working even wtih gpointing-device-settings
* The fingerprint reader (USB ID 147e:2016) is recognized by fprint and should be supported. However, attempting to enroll a print results in an error "-22".

Workarounds:'''

* On Ubuntu Karmic, Wireless can be enabled by installing linux-backport-modules-karmic. This adds missing firmware for 6000-series cards. This does not seem to work with the 2.6.31-20 kernel but I have no problems in the 2.6.31-19.
* All Versions: System cannot suspend unless <nowiki>SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci"</nowiki> is added to /etc/pm/config.d/unload_modules (may need to create this file) Note that this does not resolve the "crash on second resume" problem.
* On archlinux, ethernet will work after one manually installs the newest kernel26 package, while wifi requires the appropriate microcode package, iwlwifi-6000-ucode.
* The Nouveau open source nVidia driver [http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2194707&postcount=20] works at full resolution without freezing (but without 3D acceleration). This driver is included in Ubuntu Lucid. Note that you may experience elevated (but safe) system temperatures when running Nouveau.
* Full touchpoint support can be activated by installing <nowiki>gpointing-device-settings</nowiki> - this allows middle click scroll, etc.

=== Hardware notes ===
* The W510 ships with a large (nearly doubled size of the old 90W) 135W power supply. However, it is possible to plug old (90W) power supplies, but they get rather warm. Upon boot there's a notification message, that a power supply with reduced performance is connected.
* If the binary nVidia drivers are not installed the system runs about 10 degrees warmer and uses a few watts more power. It seems the open source 'nouveau' driver does not have power saving functionality with the nVidia chipset. The program "nvclock" might be able to alleviate this, but I haven't tried.
* A high pitched noise can sometimes be heard when the computer is running. I was informed that this is the CPU's power management unit. If it annoys you it can be disabled in the BIOS.
* The computer does not boot at all when some USB keyboards are plugged in at power on. This is a problem with the BIOS and not with Linux or Windows. The only solution is to unplug the keyboard and plug it in again once the laptop is past the BIOS screen and booting as normal.

[[Category:W Series]]

Category:W510

2010-03-20T22:59:23Z

Leduc: /* Standard Features */

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=== ThinkPad W510 ===

==== Standard Features ====

* One of the following [[Intel Core i7]] processors:
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 720QM (1.6GHz 1066MHz 6MBL3)
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 820QM (1.73GHz 1066MHz 8MBL3) [New]
** Intel Quad Core Extreme Processor i7-920XM (2.0GHz 1333MHz 8ML3)
* [[NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M]] with 1GB DDR3
* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 15.6" HD Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna TN Panel
** 15.6" HD+ Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna TN Panel
** 15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut, 270nit) with LED Backlight TN Panel
** 15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut) with LED Backlight and Multi Touch Screen TN Panel
* 2GB (1 DIMM) or 4GB (2 DIMMs) [[PC3-8500]] memory standard upgradable to 16 GB
*One of the following Mass Storage options:
** 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
** 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm with Disk Encryption
** 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
** 128 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA
* [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) PCI-Express]]
* Intel HD Audio with a [[CX20585]] codec
* [[ThinkPad Modem (MDC-3.0, 56kbps HDA)]]
* [[Ultrabay|Ultrabay Enhanced]] with one of the following:
** [[Serial UltraBay Enhanced DVD Burner II]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with one of the following:
** [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300]]
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Qualcomm Gobi 2000]] WWAN with GPS
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/34 slot]]
* [[Lenovo Integrated Smart Card Reader]] (Optional)
* 5-in-1 Memory reader
* 2.0MP [[Integrated camera]] on select models
* Color Sensor on select models
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|Trusted Computing Group TPM 1.2]]
* [[Active Protection System]]
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select models
* [[ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2.1)|Bluetooth]] on select models
* [[UltraNav]] (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo)
* [[Firewire Port|Firewire 400]] (IEEE1394a)
* [[DisplayPort]]
* [[Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)]] on select models

</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadW510.jpg|ThinkPad W510|300px]]
|}

=== Linux Installation ===

As of 2010-03-01 the following problems exist with the W510 under Linux:

* Suspend not implemented yet in USB 3.0 (xhci) driver - system cannot suspend unless driver is unloaded first - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/522998
* nVidia FX 880M requires driver >= 195.36.15. Earlier versions have stability or graphics corruption problems.
* Resume results in corrupted display objects with driver less than 195.36.15
* System can only resume from sleep once - acpi related kernel crash occurs on resume (but system continues to operate), next resume shows BIOS screen and hangs - https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15407
* Suspend to disk (hibernate/s2disk) seems to work >2 times without corruptions (2.6.32 and nvidia 195.22)
* Audio on some W510's has been "destroyed" after running for a while. It has been confirmed that speakers have melted in t400s and t410s as well, this is unrelated to Linux.
* To enable brightness control in X, append 'Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"' to the Device-Section of xorg.conf, orginal source: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2204839#post2204839. This may result in a high-pitched whine after lowering the brightness within X.
* Wired networking stuck at 10Mbit without manual change using ethtool. For Ubuntu Karmic this can easily be fixed by manually downloading and installing the [http://bit.ly/bTvbWx e1000e driver from Intel]. After installing this driver however, the wireless stopped working me.
(<b>NOT</b> true for me on kernel 2.6.33 ethtool says " Speed: 1000Mb/s " -[[User_talk:mstragowski|mstragowski]])

* Archlinux cannot easily be configured, as the wireless and ethernet cards both require drivers that are not present in the 2009.08 release. (This may be a problem for other distros, as well.)'''
* While Turbo Boost IS working properly with recent distros, built in Linux utilities do not currently show Turbo Boost activity. Intel Powertop or i7z will show actual CPU state properly, including Turbo Boost and advanced C-states. Can be verified running Ubuntu Lucid and compiling a kernel or other tasks, WHILE ON AC POWER.
* 2-finger scroll on touchpad not working even wtih gpointing-device-settings

Workarounds:'''

* On Ubuntu Karmic, Wireless can be enabled by installing linux-backport-modules-karmic. This adds missing firmware for 6000-series cards. This does not seem to work with the 2.6.31-20 kernel but I have no problems in the 2.6.31-19.
* All Versions: System cannot suspend unless <nowiki>SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci"</nowiki> is added to /etc/pm/config.d/unload_modules (may need to create this file) Note that this does not resolve the "crash on second resume" problem.
* On archlinux, ethernet will work after one manually installs the newest kernel26 package, while wifi requires the appropriate microcode package, iwlwifi-6000-ucode.
* The Nouveau open source nVidia driver [http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2194707&postcount=20] works at full resolution without freezing (but without 3D acceleration). This driver is included in Ubuntu Lucid. Note that you may experience elevated (but safe) system temperatures when running Nouveau.
* Full touchpoint support can be activated by installing <nowiki>gpointing-device-settings</nowiki> - this allows middle click scroll, etc.

=== Hardware notes ===
* The W510 ships with a large (nearly doubled size of the old 90W) 135W power supply. However, it is possible to plug old (90W) power supplies, but they get rather warm. Upon boot there's a notification message, that a power supply with reduced performance is connected.
* If the binary nVidia drivers are not installed the system runs about 10 degrees warmer and uses a few watts more power. It seems the open source 'nouveau' driver does not have power saving functionality with the nVidia chipset. The program "nvclock" might be able to alleviate this, but I haven't tried.
* A high pitched noise can sometimes be heard when the computer is running. I was informed that this is the CPU's power management unit. If it annoys you it can be disabled in the BIOS.
* The computer does not boot at all when some USB keyboards are plugged in at power on. This is a problem with the BIOS and not with Linux or Windows. The only solution is to unplug the keyboard and plug it in again once the laptop is past the BIOS screen and booting as normal.

[[Category:W Series]]

Category:W510

2010-03-17T03:24:10Z

Leduc: /* Linux Installation */

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=== ThinkPad W510 ===

==== Standard Features ====

* One of the following [[Intel Core i7]] processors:
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 720QM (1.6GHz 1066MHz 6MBL3)
** Intel Quad Core Processor i7 820QM (1.73GHz 1066MHz 8MBL3) [New]
** Intel Quad Core Extreme Processor i7-920XM (2.0GHz 1333MHz 8ML3)
* [[NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M]] with 1GB DDR3
* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 15.6" HD Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna TN Panel
** 15.6" HD+ Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight and WWAN Antenna TN Panel
** 15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut, 270nit) with LED Backlight TN Panel
** 15.6" FHD Display (95% Gamut) with LED Backlight and Multi Touch Screen TN Panel
* 2GB (1 DIMM) or 4GB (2 DIMMs) [[PC3-8500]] memory standard upgradable to 16 GB
*One of the following Mass Storage options:
** 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
** 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm with Disk Encryption
** 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
** 128 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA
* [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) PCI-Express]]
* Intel HD Audio with a [[CX20585]] codec
* [[ThinkPad Modem (MDC-3.0, 56kbps HDA)]]
* [[Ultrabay|Ultrabay Enhanced]] with one of the following:
** [[Serial UltraBay Enhanced DVD Burner II]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with one of the following:
** [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300]]
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Qualcomm Gobi 2000]] WWAN with GPS
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/34 slot]]
* [[Lenovo Integrated Smart Card Reader]] (Optional)
* 5-in-1 Memory reader
* 2.0MP [[Integrated camera]] on select models
* Color Sensor
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|Trusted Computing Group TPM 1.2]]
* [[Active Protection System]]
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select models
* [[ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2.1)|Bluetooth]] on select models
* [[UltraNav]] (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo)
* [[Firewire Port|Firewire 400]] (IEEE1394a)
* [[DisplayPort]]
* [[Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)]] on select models

</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadW510.jpg|ThinkPad W510|300px]]
|}

=== Linux Installation ===

As of 2010-03-01 the following problems exist with the W510 under Linux:

* Suspend not implemented yet in USB 3.0 (xhci) driver - system cannot suspend unless driver is unloaded first
* nVidia FX 880M with any current release driver will show a "fuzzy screen" after a console switch or logout/login - fixed in 195.36.03 beta, but graphics still suffers freezes. 195.36.08 seems to work perfectly - no freezes, no fuzzy screen, but this new driver has been deemed "unsafe" by nvidia and may be hard to get.
* Resume results in corrupted display objects with kernel < 2.6.33 and/or driver less than 195.36.03
* System can only resume from sleep once - acpi related kernel crash occurs on resume (but system continues to operate), next resume shows BIOS screen and hangs
* Suspend to disk (hibernate/s2disk) seems to work >2 times without corruptions (2.6.32 and nvidia 195.22)
* Audio on my W510 has been "destroyed" after running Ubuntu for a while. T510 and T410 users have been reporting the same problem - audio stops working at some point and never works again, even under Windows. This sounds like a severe hardware problem, and perhaps people who experience it should have their computers serviced while they are still in warranty. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/522982 It has been confirmed that speakers have melted in t400s and t410s, this is unrelated to Linux.
* To enable brightness control in X, append 'Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"' to the Device-Section of xorg.conf, orginal source: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2204839#post2204839. This may result in a high-pitched whine after lowering the brightness within X.
* Wired networking stuck at 10Mbit without manual change using ethtool. For Ubuntu Karmic this can easily be fixed by manually downloading and installing the [http://bit.ly/bTvbWx e1000e driver from Intel]. After installing this driver however, the wireless stopped working me.
(<b>NOT</b> true for me on kernel 2.6.33 ethtool says " Speed: 1000Mb/s " -[[User_talk:mstragowski|mstragowski]])

* Archlinux cannot easily be configured, as the wireless and ethernet cards both require drivers that are not present in the 2009.08 release. (This may be a problem for other distros, as well.)'''
* While Turbo Boost IS working properly with recent distros, built in Linux utilities do not always show Turbo Boost activity correctly. i7z will show actual CPU state properly, including Turbo Boost and advanced C-states
(<b>NOT</b> true for me i7 820QM/Linux 2.6.33 - Multipliers don't change under load. Did not try bios/kernel options. -[[User_talk:martinm1000|martinm1000]]. I concur, but sometimes it works and I experience speeds of 2.x GHz. -[[User_talk:quinxex|quinxex]])
* 2-finger scroll on touchpad not working even wtih gpointing-device-settings

Workarounds:'''

* On Ubuntu Karmic, Wireless can be enabled by installing linux-backport-modules-karmic. This adds missing firmware for 6000-series cards. This does not seem to work with the 2.6.31-20 kernel but I have no problems in the 2.6.31-19.
* All Versions: System cannot suspend unless <nowiki>SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci"</nowiki> is added to /etc/pm/config.d/unload_modules (may need to create this file) Note that this does not resolve the "crash on second resume" problem.
* <s>To change the brightness, one can switch to a virtual console and change it there, and the new brightness will remain when resuming X usage.</s>
The following line can be added to the "Devices" section of xorg.conf to enable brightness control while using the nVidia binary driver:
Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
This results in a high-pitched noise emanating from the display, which does not occur when the brightness is changed via the virtual terminal.
* On archlinux, ethernet will work after one manually installs the newest kernel26 package, while wifi requires the appropriate microcode package, iwlwifi-6000-ucode.
* The Nouveau open source nVidia driver [http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2194707&postcount=20 is said to work] at full resolution without freezing (but without 3D acceleration). This driver is included in Ubuntu Lucid alphas.
* Full touchpoint support can be activated by installing <nowiki>gpointing-device-settings</nowiki> - this allows middle click scroll, etc.

=== Hardware notes ===
* The W510 ships with a large (nearly doubled size of the old 90W) 135W power supply. However, it is possible to plug old (90W) power supplies, but they get rather warm. Upon boot there's a notification message, that a power supply with reduced performance is connected.
* If the binary nVidia drivers are not installed the system runs about 10 degrees warmer and uses a few watts more power. It seems the open source 'nouveau' driver does not have power saving functionality with the nVidia chipset. The program "nvclock" might be able to alleviate this, but I haven't tried.
* A high pitched noise can sometimes be heard when the computer is running. I was informed that this is the CPU's power management unit. If it annoys you it can be disabled in the BIOS.
* The computer does not boot at all when some USB keyboards are plugged in at power on. This is a problem with the BIOS and not with Linux or Windows. The only solution is to unplug the keyboard and plug it in again once the laptop is past the BIOS screen and booting as normal.

[[Category:W Series]]

NVidia Quadro FX 570M

2009-09-27T07:57:39Z

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This is a NVidia video adapter
== Features ==
* Chipset: NVidia G84M
* PCI ID: 0x040c
* PCI-E
* 128 or 256MB video memory
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== Linux driver - OpenSource ==
???

== Linux driver - Proprietary ==
For the latest proprietary drivers go to the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html NVIDIA Unix Drivers page].

== ThinkPads this chip may be found in ==
* {{T61p}}

[[Category:Components]]

Based on nVidia GeForce Go 8600M/8600GT.
{{NOTE|This [<nowiki>http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=48287</nowiki> forum thread] seems to indicate that the 128 MB version in the 14.1" T61p's only has half the memory bandwidth [http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadrofx_go.html advertised] by NVidia for the 570M.}}