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Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-26T18:44:50Z

Markwenzel: /* Video */

== Model ==

The {{W520}} comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on it preinstalled. This model has two graphics systems: Integrated graphics (intel) and discrete graphics ([[NVIDIA_Quadro_2000M|NVIDIA Quadro 2000M]]). In BIOS you can select which one to use and as a third option to use both, called NVidia Optimus.
It has an [[Integrated_camera|Integrated camera]] and a [[Huey_PRO_Colorimeter|Huey PRO Colorimeter]].

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and use the 500GB harddisk for data. For less power consumption I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode with BIOS settings for internal graphics.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called [https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee bumblebee]. This should bring NVidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. I Installed bumblebee from the openSuse repository. Starting a program with

{{cmduser|optirun <program name>}}

let the program run with use of the NVidia graphics.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the NVidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

{{HELP|
Has anyone found a solution for the following:
1. Get the external display ports activated in NVidia optimus mode
2. Disable the nvidia card full in NVidia optimus mode
}}

{{HELP|
Using discrete graphics with nvidia driver, shutting down and switching the BIOS settings to NVidia optimus, startup with intel-driver, shutdown and switch BIOS settings back to discrete graphics then the nvidia driver is not working anymore with following message: {{cmdresult|Fatal server error: no screens found}}
The only solution I found is to reinstall the driver. I think there must be a way to simple activate the driver again.
}}

== Sound ==

Sound is very silent when running video dvd in integrated graphics mode. The only solution I found is to use xine as the player and modify the a52.level setting from 100 to 200 (maximum).

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Wireless LAN connections are working without problems.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== Battery Lifetime ==

The battery lifetime depends on the display setting in the bios.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!BIOS setting
!lifetime
!comment
|-
|integrated graphics
|6.5h
|
|-
|optimus
|3.5h
|nvidia not disabled
|-
|optimus
|4.5h
|nvidia partly disabled
|-
|discrete graphics
|2.5h
|
|-
|}

== Suspend to Ram ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems in all three graphic modes (intel only, optimus, discrete graphics only).

== Suspend to Disk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box (tested in integrated graphics mode only). Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Integrated Camera ==

not tested

== Colorimeter ==

not tested

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|not working with nvidia driver under X11 {{footnote|1}}
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|not working with nvidia driver under X11 {{footnote|1}}
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}
{{footnotes|

#to change display brigtness switch to text console and change brigthness there. Then switch back to X11.
}}

Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-26T09:08:20Z

Markwenzel: /* Video */

== Model ==

The {{W520}} comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on it preinstalled. This model has two graphics systems: Integrated graphics (intel) and discrete graphics ([[NVIDIA_Quadro_2000M|NVIDIA Quadro 2000M]]). In BIOS you can select which one to use and as a third option to use both, called NVidia Optimus.
It has an [[Integrated_camera|Integrated camera]] and a [[Huey_PRO_Colorimeter|Huey PRO Colorimeter]].

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and use the 500GB harddisk for data. For less power consumption I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode with BIOS settings for internal graphics.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

Starting vmware workstation is no problem, but starting a virtual machine hangs the entire X server.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called [https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee bumblebee]. This should bring NVidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. Installing bumblebee from the openSuse repository and starting vmware with

{{cmduser|optirun vmware}}

let vmware and the virtual machines run without problems.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the nvidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

{{HELP|
Has anyone found a solution for the following:
1. Get the external display ports activated in NVidia optimus mode
2. Disable the nvidia card full in NVidia optimus mode
}}

{{HELP|
Using discrete graphics with nvidia driver, shutting down and switching the BIOS settings to NVidia optimus, startup with intel-driver, shutdown and switch BIOS settings back to discrete graphics then the nvidia driver is not working anymore with following message: {{cmdresult|Fatal server error: no screens found}}
The only solution I found is to reinstall the driver. I think there must be a way to simple activate the driver again.
}}

== Sound ==

Sound is very silent when running video dvd in integrated graphics mode. The only solution I found is to use xine as the player and modify the a52.level setting from 100 to 200 (maximum).

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Wireless LAN connections are working without problems.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== Battery Lifetime ==

The battery lifetime depends on the display setting in the bios.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!BIOS setting
!lifetime
!comment
|-
|integrated graphics
|6.5h
|
|-
|optimus
|3.5h
|nvidia not disabled
|-
|optimus
|4.5h
|nvidia partly disabled
|-
|discrete graphics
|2.5h
|
|-
|}

== Suspend to Ram ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems in all three graphic modes (intel only, optimus, discrete graphics only).

== Suspend to Disk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box (tested in integrated graphics mode only). Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Integrated Camera ==

not tested

== Colorimeter ==

not tested

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|not working with nvidia driver under X11 {{footnote|1}}
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|not working with nvidia driver under X11 {{footnote|1}}
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}
{{footnotes|

#to change display brigtness switch to text console and change brigthness there. Then switch back to X11.
}}

Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-26T08:51:45Z

Markwenzel: /* Special Keys */

== Model ==

The {{W520}} comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on it preinstalled. This model has two graphics systems: Integrated graphics (intel) and discrete graphics ([[NVIDIA_Quadro_2000M|NVIDIA Quadro 2000M]]). In BIOS you can select which one to use and as a third option to use both, called NVidia Optimus.
It has an [[Integrated_camera|Integrated camera]] and a [[Huey_PRO_Colorimeter|Huey PRO Colorimeter]].

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and use the 500GB harddisk for data. For less power consumption I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode with BIOS settings for internal graphics.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

Starting vmware workstation is no problem, but starting a virtual machine hangs the entire X server.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called [https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee bumblebee]. This should bring NVidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. Installing bumblebee from the openSuse repository and starting vmware with

{{cmduser|optirun vmware}}

let vmware and the virtual machines run without problems.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the nvidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

== Sound ==

Sound is very silent when running video dvd in integrated graphics mode. The only solution I found is to use xine as the player and modify the a52.level setting from 100 to 200 (maximum).

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Wireless LAN connections are working without problems.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== Battery Lifetime ==

The battery lifetime depends on the display setting in the bios.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!BIOS setting
!lifetime
!comment
|-
|integrated graphics
|6.5h
|
|-
|optimus
|3.5h
|nvidia not disabled
|-
|optimus
|4.5h
|nvidia partly disabled
|-
|discrete graphics
|2.5h
|
|-
|}

== Suspend to Ram ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems in all three graphic modes (intel only, optimus, discrete graphics only).

== Suspend to Disk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box (tested in integrated graphics mode only). Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Integrated Camera ==

not tested

== Colorimeter ==

not tested

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|not working with nvidia driver under X11 {{footnote|1}}
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|not working with nvidia driver under X11 {{footnote|1}}
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}
{{footnotes|

#to change display brigtness switch to text console and change brigthness there. Then switch back to X11.
}}

Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-20T14:38:00Z

Markwenzel:

== Model ==

The {{W520}} comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on it preinstalled. This model has two graphics systems: Integrated graphics (intel) and discrete graphics ([[NVIDIA_Quadro_2000M|NVIDIA Quadro 2000M]]). In BIOS you can select which one to use and as a third option to use both, called NVidia Optimus.
It has an [[Integrated_camera|Integrated camera]] and a [[Huey_PRO_Colorimeter|Huey PRO Colorimeter]].

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and use the 500GB harddisk for data. For less power consumption I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode with BIOS settings for internal graphics.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

Starting vmware workstation is no problem, but starting a virtual machine hangs the entire X server.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called [https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee bumblebee]. This should bring NVidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. Installing bumblebee from the openSuse repository and starting vmware with

{{cmduser|optirun vmware}}

let vmware and the virtual machines run without problems.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the nvidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

== Sound ==

Sound is very silent when running video dvd in integrated graphics mode. The only solution I found is to use xine as the player and modify the a52.level setting from 100 to 200 (maximum).

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Wireless LAN connections are working without problems.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== Battery Lifetime ==

The battery lifetime depends on the display setting in the bios.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!BIOS setting
!lifetime
!comment
|-
|integrated graphics
|6.5h
|
|-
|optimus
|3.5h
|nvidia not disabled
|-
|optimus
|4.5h
|nvidia partly disabled
|-
|discrete graphics
|2.5h
|
|-
|}

== Suspend to Ram ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems in all three graphic modes (intel only, optimus, discrete graphics only).

== Suspend to Disk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box (tested in integrated graphics mode only). Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Integrated Camera ==

not tested

== Colorimeter ==

not tested

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}

Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-20T11:43:33Z

Markwenzel:

== Model ==

The W520 comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on in preinstalled. This model has two graphics systems: Integrated graphics (intel) and discrete graphics (nvidia). In BIOS you can select which one to use and as a third option to use both, called NVidia Optimus.

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and later decide what to do with the windows partitions. For less power consumtion I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

Starting vmware workstation is no problem, but starting a virtual machine hangs the entire X server.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called [https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee bumblebee]. This should bring nvidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. Installing bumblebee and starting vmware with

{{cmduser|optirun vmware}}

let vmware and the virtual machines run without problems.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the nvidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

== Sound ==

Sound is very silent when running video dvd in integrated graphics mode. The only solution I found is to use xine as the player and modify the a52.level setting from 100 to 200 (maximum).

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Wireless LAN connections are working without problems.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== Battery Lifetime ==

The battery lifetime depends on the display setting in the bios.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!BIOS setting
!lifetime
!comment
|-
|integrated graphics
|6.5h
|
|-
|optimus
|3.5h
|nvidia not disabled
|-
|optimus
|4.5h
|nvidia partly disabled
|-
|discrete graphics
|2.5h
|
|-
|}

== SuspendToRam ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems in all three graphic modes (intel only, optimus, discrete graphics only).

== SuspendToDisk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box (tested in integrated graphics mode only). Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}

Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-20T10:31:35Z

Markwenzel:

== Model ==

The W520 comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on in preinstalled. This model has two graphics systems: Integrated graphics (intel) and discrete graphics (nvidia). In BIOS you can select which one to use and as a third option to use both, called NVidia Optimus.

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and later decide what to do with the windows partitions. For less power consumtion I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

Starting vmware workstation is no problem, but starting a virtual machine hangs the entire X server.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called bumblebee. This should bring nvidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. Installing bumblebee and starting vmware with

{{cmduser|optirun vmware}}

let vmware and the virtual machines run without problems.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the nvidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

== Sound ==

Sound is very silent when running video dvd in integrated graphics mode. The only solution I found is to use xine as the player and modify the a52.level setting from 100 to 200 (maximum).

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Wireless LAN connections are working without problems.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== Battery Lifetime ==

The battery lifetime depends on the display setting in the bios.

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!BIOS setting
!lifetime
!comment
|-
|integrated graphics
|6.5h
|
|-
|optimus
|3.5h
|nvidia not disabled
|-
|optimus
|4.5h
|nvidia partly disabled
|-
|discrete graphics
|2.5h
|
|-
|}

== SuspendToRam ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems in all three graphic modes (intel only, optimus, discrete graphics only).

== SuspendToDisk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box (tested in integrated graphics mode only). Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}

Installing OpenSuse11.4 on a ThinkPad W520

2011-07-20T10:13:32Z

Markwenzel: /* Video */

== Model ==

The W520 comes with an additional 80GB solid state disk (Intel 310) instead of internal umts-modem and a 500GB 2,5" sata disk with windows 7 on in preinstalled.

== Installation ==

I decided first to install the Linux system on the ssd disk and later decide what to do with the windows partitions. For less power consumtion I decided to use the Intel graphics and do some tests with NVidia Optimus later. This has to be configured in the BIOS.
Installation runs out of the box in graphical mode.

== Video ==

After the installation has finished the resolution of the internal display is automatically recognized.

Starting vmware workstation is no problem, but starting a virtual machine hangs the entire X server.

I found that there is some work in progress to get the possibility to switch between internal and discrete graphics called bumblebee. This should bring nvidia optiumus to linux. Therefor the display has to be switched in BIOS to OPTIMUS. Installing bumblebee and starting vmware with

{{cmduser|optirun vmware}}

let vmware and the virtual machines run without problems.

The bad on the internal graphics is that the external display connector is wired to the nvidia graphics and there seems to be no way to run an external display at the moment with intel graphics activated.

I did not found out how to disable the discrete graphics when not in use, so the battery lifetime is smaller than when running on intel only.

As an alternative solution I tried to switch to discrete graphics in BIOS and to use the nvidia graphics with proprietary drivers from nvidia. After Installing the driver and generating an xorg.conf the nvidia logo is shown on X server startup. After that the external display connectors are usable.

== Networking ==

=== WiFi ===

Not tested yet.

=== Ethernet ===

The ethernet port works out of the box.

== SuspendToRam ==

Function-Key FN-F4 works out of the box. The System suspends and resumes without problems.

== SuspendToDisk ==

Function-Key FN-F12 does not work out of the box. Manually suspend to disk from kde-menu works out of the box. Resume afterwards has no problems. May be some manual configuring solves the problem.

== Special Keys ==

{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Key
!works
!comment
|-
|Mute
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker+
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Speaker-
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display brighter
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Display darker
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-
|Thinklight
|{{Cyes}}
|
|-

|}

Category:W520

2011-07-14T15:42:07Z

Markwenzel: /* Linux Installation */

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=== ThinkPad W520 ===

==== Standard Features ====

* One of the following [[Intel Core i7]] processors:
** Intel Quad Core i7-2920XM (2.50GHz, 8MB L3, 1600MHz FSB, 55W)
** Intel Quad Core i7-2820QM (2.30GHz, 8MB L3, 1600MHz FSB, 45W)
** Intel Quad Core i7-2720QM (2.20GHz, 6MB L3, 1600MHz FSB, 45W)
** Intel Dual Core i7-2620M (2.70GHz, 4MB L3, 1333MHz FSB, 35W)
** Intel Dual Core i5-2540M (2.60GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB, 35W)
** Intel Dual Core i5-2520M (2.50GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB, 35W)
* One of the following discrete graphics cards:
** [[NVIDIA Quadro 1000M]] with 2GB DDR3 and 96 CUDA cores
** [[NVIDIA Quadro 2000M]] with 2GB DDR3 and 192 CUDA cores
* 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
* 2GB, 4GB or 8GB DIMMS [[PC3-10600]] memory standard
** 2 DIMM slots on dual-core models (up to 16GB)
** 4 DIMM slots on quad-core models (up to 32GB)
*One of the following storage options:
** 320GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD
** 500GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD
** 128GB Samsung SATA SSD
** 160GB Intel 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:
** Thinkpad b/g/n
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205]] (2x2 AGN)
** [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300]] (3x3 AGN)
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Sierra Wireless MC8355]] Gobi 3000 WWAN
** Ericsson F5521gw WWAN
** LeadCore LC5730D WWAN
** Huawei EM660 WWAN
** Intel 310 mSATA SSD
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/34 slot]]
* [[Lenovo Integrated Smart Card Reader]] (Optional)
* [[Ricoh 5-in-1 MultiCard Reader|5-in-1 MultiCard Reader]]
* 720p [[Integrated camera]] on select models
* [[Huey PRO Colorimeter]] by X-Rite 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]]
* [[USB Port|USB 3.0]]
* [[ESATA Port|eSATA Port]]
* [[Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)]] on select models

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[[Image:ThinkPadW510.jpg|ThinkPad W520|300px]]
|}

==== Resources ====

* [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-76854.html Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM)]
* [http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-77167 W520 Drivers and Software]
* [http://shop.lenovo.com/us/ww/pdf/w520_datasheet.pdf Worldwide_datasheet ThinkPad W520 notebooks - 1 Feb 2011 (PDF 2450382 Bytes)]

==== Reviews ====

* [http://www.storagereview.com/lenovo_thinkpad_t520_review StorageReview.com], 2011-04-11
* [http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/archive/2011/03/28/lenovo-thinkpad-w520-mini-review.aspx Keith Combs' Blahg], 2011-03-28

==== Linux Installation ====

* {{Install|Fedora| 14|W520}}
* {{Install|Fedora| 15|W520}}
* {{Install|Debian| Squeeze|W520}}
* [[Installing_Slackware_on_a_Thinkpad_W520]]
* {{Install|OpenSuse|11.4|W520}}

=== Power Adapter ===

The W520 comes with a special [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-76762.html 170W AC adapter (P/N 0A36227)] that is currently not shipped with any other Thinkpad. Note that it is different from the W700 [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70684 170W AC adapter (P/N 41R4421)]. The W520 AC adapter is larger but lighter than the W510 135W AC adapter.

Most newer (20V) Thinkpad AC adapters have a compatible plug with the W520, but not all of them will work due to power constraints. The following table shows which AC adapters can be used to run the W520:

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
! Marketing P/N
! Rated power
! Works on W520
! Charge while off
! Comment
|-
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-76762.html 0A36227]
| 170W
| {{Cyes}}
| {{Cyes}}
| Official AC adapter for W520
|-
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70684 41R4421]
| 170W
| {{Cno}}
| {{Cno}}
| Official AC adapter for W700, different plug diameter
|-
| [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-74503 55Y9317]
| 135W
| {{Cyes}}
| {{Cyes}}
| Official AC adapter for W510.
|-
| Various
| 90W
| {{Cno}}
| {{Cyes}}
| Battery continues to drain, does not work
|-
| Various
| 65W
| {{Cno}}
| {{Cyes}}
| Battery continues to drain, does not work
|}

The 135W adapter is sufficient to run the W520 without throttling. The 65W and 90W adapters can only be used to charge the battery while the W520 is not running, that is, powered off, hibernated, or suspended.

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Installing OPENSUSE 10.3 on a ThinkPad T61p

2008-05-10T16:34:32Z

Markwenzel:

<h1> Introduction </h1>
Experiences installing OpenSUSE 10.3 x86_64 on a T61 as a dual boot system with Windows Vista.

<h1> Partitioning and boot loader</h1>
OpenSUSE suggested to shrink the windows partition to 60GB which was fine since I spend most of mytime in OpenSUSE. However, the linux partitions needed some changes from what was proposed as a default (everything under an extended partition) to ensure dual boot. After the windows partition, I chose:
<ul>
<li>A primary partition of 100MB (Ext3) as /boot (check that "set partition to active" is flagged) to install GRUB </li>
<li>An extended partition for the rest:
<ul>
<li>Partition for / </li>
<li>Partition for /home </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

For GRUB, I chose to install to /boot and kept the default choices.

<h1>Graphics card</h1>
OpenSUSE 10.3 recognizes the Nvidia Quadro FX 570M card, but this gives a somewhat false feeling of safety. The installation of OpenSUSE completed without a glitch. At the end of the installation, OpenSUSE directs you to the graphical login screen which resulted in a blank screen.

Pressing ctrl-alt-backspace gets you out of the X11 server and shows a nice prompt. After spending some time searching for the problem I came up with the following: Check in the BIOS that under Display, the display to boot is set to "Thinkpad LCD" (mine was set to Analog(VGA) which tries to use an eternal screen). Afterwards I ran xorgconfig and chose the generic Nvidia driver.

Next I installed the Nvidia driver available from the Nvidia website.
----
another Laptop with 1920x1200 resolution:

No graphical login screen at all (just a blank screen) after installation because of a unusable xorg.conf. Pressing ctrl-alt-backspace did not work. Using (ctrl-)alt-F1 to go to first console has also no effect. How to get it run:

Boot into runlevel 3 (just type 3 at boot prompt of grub) and login as root. cd to /etc/X11. copy xorg.conf.install to xorg.conf. After that run startx to get a gui, open konqueror and go to http://opensuse-community.org/nvidia.ymp to install the nvidia driver. Final open a console and enter nvidia-xconfig to use the nvidia driver. After a restart of the X-server you can use the graphical login.

<h1>Sound</h1>
Download the latest alsa packages: alsa, alsa-utils, also-tools. At the time of this writing these were the 1.0.16 versions. Next run alsaconf.

<h1>Conclusion</h1>
All considered, a fairly straightforward install. OpenSUSE happily coexists with Windows.