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Xorg RandR 1.2

2008-02-06T14:53:13Z

Rolf: /* Supported drivers */

== Overview ==

'''X RandR '''is used to configure which display ports are enabled (e.g. LCD, VGA and DVI), and to configure display modes and properties such as orientation, reflection and DPI.

This is the simplest and most powerful way to get multi-monitor systems working using recent versions of Linux such as {{Ubuntu 7.10}} with graphics chipsets such as the Intel 945GM/GMS and ATI Radeon found in Thinkpads.

'''xrandr''' is the command line interface to the RandR X extension. As usual with X, good documentation is hard to find; first try the following commands:

* {{cmduser|xrandr --help}}
* {{cmduser|man xrandr}}

* for Intel graphics: {{cmduser|man intel}}
* for ATI graphics: {{cmduser|man radeon}}

The rest of this page refers to a laptop with a built in 1024x768 pixel screen and an external 1600x1200 VGA monitor. Simply replace the relevant numbers with your own system specifications and all should work fine.

== Supported drivers ==
{{Ubuntu 7.10}} '''Gutsy Gibbon'''
* X.org [[intel]] driver, version ??? (included in Xorg ???) and later. Ubuntu version: [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/2:2.1.1-0ubuntu2 2:2.1.1-0ubuntu2] with [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/i386/xrandr/1:1.2.2-0ubuntu1 xrandr 1:1.2.2-0ubuntu1]

* X.org [[radeon]] driver, 6.7.192 and later (in ubuntu [http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/x11/xserver-xorg-video-ati gutsy] and [http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/x11/xserver-xorg-video-ati hardy], but they still have [http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148408 very serious issues] for some Thinkpads).

== xorg.conf ==
Recent versions of xorg.conf intended for use with xrandr 1.2 considerably simplify the video section of the configuration. If you upgrading from an earlier version you may find your existing xorg.conf works against the effective deployment of xrandr. So it is best to start with a new Xorg configuration.

'''an updated Xorg.conf should:'''
* omit dual Device/Screen/Monitor sections
* omit MonitorLayout option and Screen lines from the remaining Device section
* omit dual Screen lines from the ServerLayout section
* omit RightOf/LeftOf indication to the remaining Screen line in ServerLayout section
* add a "Virtual 2048 2048" line in SubSection "Display" to create a large virtual screen

To create a new xorg.conf or Ubuntu and other Debian based distributions connect the external display to the VGA port, turn on that display, and run
{{cmduser|sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg}}

The resulting {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} should include something like

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
'''# ADD THIS IF YOUR LAPTOP DOES NOT HAVE A TV CONNECTOR or DOCKING STATION '''
'''Option "monitor-TV" "TV" '''
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
''' # ADD THIS IF YOUR LAPTOP DOES NOT HAVE A TV CONNECTOR or DOCKING STATION '''
'''Section "Monitor" '''
'''Identifier "TV" '''
'''Option "Ignore" "True" '''
EndSection '''
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
...
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
'''# ADD A VIRTUAL LINE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LARGEST SCREENS YOU WILL HOTPLUG '''
'''Virtual 2048 2048 '''
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

after creating a clean Xorg.conf restart X and logon

You may find you have a display only on the external VGA screen at its default max resolution, do not worry xrandr can fix this.

== Using {{cmduser|xrandr}} ==

===First discover what we have ===
Open a terminal window to use the command line: 'Applications:Accessories:Terminal'

{{HINT|First look at the 'help' and 'man' pages. }}

{{cmduser|xrandr --help}}
{{cmduser|man xrandr}}

To find what version of xrandr is running, type the following command:
{{cmduser| xrandr -v}}
Server reports RandR version 1.2

To query what screens are connected, type the following: (The output shown indicates nothing is connected to the VGA port.)
{{cmduser| xrandr -q }}
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1440
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right)
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 50.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

If you see the 'TV disconnected' line but have neither TV connector nor docking station (eg Thinkpad R60e) then add to the Monitor and Device sections of xorg.conf as noted above. This will prevent the external (VGA) flashing off for a few seconds every time xrandr is used. (Newer versions of the intel driver may fix this.)

The same command as above, but with the VGA monitor plugged in and powered off, should give something like the following output: (The VGA monitor is now shown as 'connected'.)
{{cmduser| xrandr -q }}
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1440
VGA connected (normal left inverted right)
1920x1440@60 60.0
1920x1440 60.0
1600x1200@60 60.0
1600x1200 60.0
1280x960 60.0
640x480@60 60.0
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 50.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

Powering on the VGA monitor and issuing the same command again will give the following output: (The size and position of the VGA output within the virtual screen is now shown.)
{{cmduser| xrandr -q }}
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2624 x 1200, maximum 2624 x 2048
VGA connected 1600x1200+1024+0 (normal left inverted right) 367mm x 275mm
1600x1200 60.0*+
1920x1440@60 60.0
1600x1200@60 60.0
640x480@60 60.0
640x480 60.0
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 50.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

For bug reporting and diagnosis use xrandr with the verbose option:
{{cmduser| xrandr --verbose}}

===Using xrandr to do useful things===
In general the commands will specify the output name and either --off or --auto. In the examples here the external screen is named ''VGA'', as used by the Intel driver, with an ATI card the name will probably be ''VGA-0''. In general use {{cmduser| xrandr -q}} to discover the appropriate output names for your configuration. The --auto option will select the preferred resolution for each output, this is starred(*) in the {{cmduser| xrandr -q}} listing and is normally the best resolution available. It is also possible to set a particular mode eg --mode 1024x768.

First clone the two screens, (the smaller screen will display the top left portion of the virtual screen)
{{cmduser| xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output --VGA --auto --same-as LVDS}}

To turn off the VGA monitor.
{{cmduser| xrandr --output VGA --off }}

To turn the VGA monitor back on, with its viewport to the right of the laptop monitor:
{{cmduser| xrandr --output VGA --auto --right-of LVDS}}
This will probably give an error message similar to:
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1600x1600 (desired size 2624x1200)

This can be fixed by editing xorg.conf and changing the ''virtual'' line (see example above) to something like:
Virtual 2624 1200
Note that the maximum supported size of the virtual desktop for the Intel 945GM series of chipset with 3D acceleration enabled, is 2048x2048. The virtual screen can be larger but DRI will be disabled. This may matter if you like games and compiz desktop effects, or if you want Google Earth to display in better than geological time. Obviously the larger the virtual desktop, the more graphics memory is used. So for good performance with a shared graphics system such as Intel the Virtual should be no larger than necessary.

It is possible to set screen locations as ''--left-of'', ''--right-of'', ''--above'' and ''--below''. Assuming displays sizes of 1024x768 and 1200x1600:
{{cmduser| xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output VGA --auto --right-of LVDS}}
and
{{cmduser| xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1024x768 --pos 0x0 --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --pos 1024x0}}
are equivalent. Both will place the external monitor to the right of the laptop display within the virtual screen.

If the Virtual size is only 2048 wide the above command will fail as the combined width of the two displays exceeds the maximum virtual size. However it is possible to have overlap the display viewports. So to fit within the 2048 limit:
{{cmduser| xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --pos 0x0 --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --pos 448x0}}

===[[Sample Fn-F7 script]]===
For further examples of the use of xrandr commands and a script to switch the display using the Fuction key Fn7 see [[Sample Fn-F7 script]].

== Summing up ==

'''xrandr''' enables dynamic resizing of screens, switching both external and laptop screens on and off, and the applications windows can be dragged from one screen to the other. None of this requires configuring anything special for {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.

===the Virtual screen===
A Virtual line is needed in the 'Display' SubSection of the of xorg.conf; it determines the size of the frame buffer into which the displays must fit. Without it the maximum virtual size will be limited to the size of the largest display that was connected when X was started. The maximum virtual size cannot be changed once X starts so needs to be large enough to accommodate the largest combination of displays you want to hotplug without having to restart X. If it is greater than 2048x2048 and you are using an Intel 945 (or less) chip then DRI is not possible. Making the Virtual size square makes rotation easy. A bigger Virtual requires more memory.

[[Image:Intel-DualHead.png|monitor windows must fit within the virtual screen]]

=== Output port names ===

'''Intel driver'''
* '''VGA''' - Analog VGA output
* '''LVDS''' - Laptop panel
* '''TV''' - Integrated TV output
* '''TMDS-1''' - First DVI SDVO output
* '''TMDS-2''' - Second DVI SDVO output
The '''SDVO''' and '''DVO TV''' outputs are not supported by the driver at this time.

'''[[radeon]] driver '''
* '''VGA-0''' - Analog VGA output
* '''LVDS''' - Laptop panel
* '''S-video''' - Integrated TV output
* '''DVI-0''' - DVI output

===Note for Gnome users===
Gnome places the menu bar on screen 0 and thus with the Intel chip and driver Screen 0 (the external VGA monitor) will always be the default display if it is connected. This applies even if the external monitor is switched off but the cable connected: if you have a blank laptop monitor check if you have anything plugged in to the VGA port. Also beware that desktop icons and windows can disappear into the invisible parts of the virtual display. (see diagram below)

===Note for Ubuntu Gutsy users===
There is a Graphical Configuration Tool, ([https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/0.2+20070731ubuntu1 displayconfig-gtk]) included with {{Ubuntu 7.10}}. At present [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk it dosn't work too well].It is found in the menu: 'System: Administration: Screens and Graphics'. As using it will wreck your xorg.conf I recommend removing it.

== Gleanings ==
=== Notes from xserver-xorg-video-intel.readme ===
'''Known Limitations'''
- No support for "zaphod mode" dualhead. This is the mode in which two
Device sections are placed in the config file, and doesn't support DRI or
many other features. Instead, only "MergedFB-style" dualhead is supported.
- No support for X Screens larger than 2048 pixels in either direction
before the 965. This reflects hardware limitations in the x direction on
those older chips, and limits dualhead functionality. It may be possible to
extend the limit vertically on these older chips.
- i855 XV may cause hangs. This was present in the previous release, and no
workaround is known.
- SDVO TV-out cards not supported. This should be fixed in the next
release.
- Gray output with integrated TV-out and PAL TVs.
- EXA support unstable on i845.
- Some GM965 systems, such as the Thinkpad T61, probe the TV as being connected
even when no output connector is available.

'''Common issues not caused by the driver'''
- Font sizes (DPI) are wrong. Some displays incorrectly report their
physical size, which is harmless on most OSes that always assume 96dpi
displays. This can be fixed through quirks for specific monitors in the X
Server, and the output of xrandr --prop along with a physical measurement of
the screen size in a bug report against the server can help get that fixed.
- gnome-panel is located in the middle of the screen. gnome-panel places
itself within head #0's boundaries, which doesn't work well with a second
head covering the same area as head #0 but larger.
- Older resolution-changing applications have poor results in
multihead systems. Previous extensions such as RandR 1.1 exposed only a
single output to client programs, and those requests map poorly to multi-head
systems. Currently, those requests map to just one of the outputs in the
RandR 1.2 environment, and those applications need to be updated to RandR 1.2
API when available for better results.

=== Xorg mailing list ===
[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/025469.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-June 025469]
[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/025484.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-June 025484]
[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-July/026340.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-July 026340]

the 3D engine has an 11 bit coordinate space at one point making it
impossible to draw to areas beyond 2048x2048. At another point, it has a
stride limit of 8192 bytes, so you can't even draw to a subset of a
larger frame buffer.

One more bit in both of these registers would have solved the problem
for pretty much any supportable monitor configuration (the chip can only
support two single-channel DVI outputs at the most; 1920 is the widest
size supported at single-channel speeds).

For multiple monitors, the driver could allocate multiple frame buffers
and step through them one at a time with appropriate clipping. It would
be icky, but could be made to work.

Of course, the latest hardware (965G/965GM) has plenty of coordinate
space, which does tend to reduce the odds that someone will get excited
enough to go fix the driver for older chips.

The Gnome menu bar lands on Xinerama Screen 0 at this
point, which isn't currently something that you can set through RandR. On Intel the allocation to Screen 0 is determined by CRTC order and LVDS only runs on screen 1.

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/026053.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-June 026053]

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-August/027616.html Blanking of external screen when using xrandr]

it's checking to see if you have anything connected to the TV output.
To do that, it needs to temporarily unplug the VGA.
You can avoid this by ignoring the TV output
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV"
Option "Ignore" "True"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Option "monitor-TV" "TV"
EndSection
If your machine cannot ever have a TV adapter (even with a docking station),
we can add a quirk to the driver to never look at the TV output. That requires
the pci subsystem values (from lspci -n -v) to plug into the quirk table.

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-August/027632.html default for 'Virtual']
> Version 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 seems to set the default Virtual size (maximum
> screen size) to 1920 x 1920, if there is no entry in xorg.conf. I take
> it the maximum screen size for the i915 chipset family is 2048 x 2048,
> so why not have it at that? This would make dualscreen setups a bit easier.
The default settings is found by taking the largest resolution in either
x or y dimension and making a square from that. This allows for easy
rotation should you want to do so.
I believe you should be able to do dual screen up to 8192x8192, though
only through two monitors (Only two pipes are available for output), but
that 3D acceleration is only supported up to 2048x2048. Thus as soon as
you set your virtual size above 2048x2048, you lose 3D acceleration.
The current driver cannot reallocate the frame buffer, so whatever size
you start with is the maximum the screen can ever become, and that this
amount of physical memory is tied down for the whole X server run.

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-August/027670.html Primary output for Laptop + external screen]
>the desired behavior of the video
> drivers in typical laptop situations with an internal display and an
> external screen attached (extending the desktop).
>
> Currently for example the intel driver uses the external screen as the
> primary output. It is listed first with xrandr. I'm not sure if this is
> intentional or just coincidence.
It's coincidence -- the laptop hardware has two crtcs, and the LVDS can
only be driven by the second.
Note that RandR doesn't really want the order to be significant; it
would be better if the desktop environment knew about outputs and could
refer to a specific output as 'primary' or 'holds toolbar' or whatever.

[mailto:gekkoman@illimitable.com  ] Uncovered a workaround for black and white TV-out "known limitation" listed above on a intel 945GM chipset running i810-2.1.1 driver and xrandr-1.2.2. Get TV running in black and white. Then run command.

xrandr --output TV --set TV_FORMAT PAL; xrandr --output TV --mode 1024x768

substitute TV_FORMAT and mode as required. Note that the command "xrandr --output TV --set TV_FORMAT PAL" gives an error but appears to work as the subsequent mode change converts screen to colour.

=== Notes for X31,T30 / Radeon 7000,Radeon 7500 users ===
My {{X31}} has an [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with only 16MB RAM. This is not enough for big screens and DRI. Neither with [[radeon]]-default virtual size of 2048x1200, nor with my customized virtual of 2304x1024 (for one 1024x768 and one 1280x1024 screen). But this only applies for 24-bit color depth. Now I'm using only 16-bit and DRI works fine with the big virtual screen.

If you really want 24-bit depth, and do not need a bigger screen as your LCD, try setting Virtual to "1024 768", this will enable DRI in 24-bit too, but you won't be able to extend your screen anymore (well, clone will still work though).

== References ==

* XRandR 1.2
** [http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/proto/randrproto.git;f=randrproto.txt;a=blob RandR 1.2 protocol specifications] - this defines the model and terminology
** [http://wiki.x.org/wiki/XDC2007Notes#head-11895d48723a8d0308571bec8829b7cc3ef87d7b In Xorg Developer Conference 2007]
** [http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/randr-2007-02-06-17-50 tutorial blog post]

* Ubuntu
** Version 7.10 (Gutsy) of Ubuntu includes support for Xorg 7.3 with RandR 1.2 [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xorg7.3Integration Xorg 7.3]
** [[Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad R60e]] for a revised and more specific version of this page
** [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/ Ubuntu source for Intel]
** [https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/148408 gutsy version of xserver-xorg-ati has some major problems on ATI Radeon] for ([[:Category:X Series]]) and possibly others. The solution is to downgrade to the [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/feisty/i386/xserver-xorg-video-ati/1:6.6.3-2ubuntu6 feisty version]

* X.org
** [http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg FreeDesktop.org mailing list]
** [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/ FreeDesktop.org Xorg archive]

* Useful page to supplement the minimal documentation [http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/HowVideoCardsWork How video cards work]
* [http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/ReleaseNotes xserver-xorg-core and xserver-xorg-video-intel might cause some trouble but also brings nice features.]
* [http://andrew.mcmillan.net.nz/taxonomy/term/18 Seamless Monitor Hotplugging with X Windows]
* [http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/ Linux Graphics Drivers from Intel]
* [http://zdzichubg.jogger.pl/2007/05/07/xrandr-1-2-sweetness/ blog post] with xrandr-1.2 commands and photos. Narrative is in polish.

Xorg RandR 1.2

2008-02-01T07:42:45Z

Rolf: /* References */

== Overview ==

'''X RandR '''is used to configure which display ports are enabled (e.g. LCD, VGA and DVI), and to configure display modes and properties such as orientation, reflection and DPI.

This is the simplest and most powerful way to get multi-monitor systems working using recent versions of Linux such as {{Ubuntu 7.10}} with graphics chipsets such as the Intel 945GM/GMS and ATI Radeon found in Thinkpads.

'''xrandr''' is the command line interface to the RandR X extension. As usual with X, good documentation is hard to find; first try the following commands:

* {{cmduser|xrandr --help}}
* {{cmduser|man xrandr}}

* for Intel graphics: {{cmduser|man intel}}
* for ATI graphics: {{cmduser|man radeon}}

The rest of this page refers to a laptop with a built in 1024x768 pixel screen and an external 1600x1200 VGA monitor. Simply replace the relevant numbers with your own system specifications and all should work fine.

== Supported drivers ==
{{Ubuntu 7.10}} '''Gutsy Gibbon'''
* X.org [[intel]] driver, version ??? (included in Xorg ???) and later. Ubuntu version: [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/2:2.1.1-0ubuntu2 2:2.1.1-0ubuntu2] with [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/i386/xrandr/1:1.2.2-0ubuntu1 xrandr 1:1.2.2-0ubuntu1]

* X.org [[radeon]] driver, 6.7.192 and later (not yet included in Xorg releases).

== xorg.conf ==
Recent versions of xorg.conf intended for use with xrandr 1.2 considerably simplify the video section of the configuration. If you upgrading from an earlier version you may find your existing xorg.conf works against the effective deployment of xrandr. So it is best to start with a new Xorg configuration.

'''an updated Xorg.conf should:'''
* omit dual Device/Screen/Monitor sections
* omit MonitorLayout option and Screen lines from the remaining Device section
* omit dual Screen lines from the ServerLayout section
* omit RightOf/LeftOf indication to the remaining Screen line in ServerLayout section
* add a "Virtual 2048 2048" line in SubSection "Display" to create a large virtual screen

To create a new xorg.conf or Ubuntu and other Debian based distributions connect the external display to the VGA port, turn on that display, and run
{{cmduser|sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg}}

The resulting {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} should include something like

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
'''# ADD THIS IF YOUR LAPTOP DOES NOT HAVE A TV CONNECTOR or DOCKING STATION '''
'''Option "monitor-TV" "TV" '''
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
''' # ADD THIS IF YOUR LAPTOP DOES NOT HAVE A TV CONNECTOR or DOCKING STATION '''
'''Section "Monitor" '''
'''Identifier "TV" '''
'''Option "Ignore" "True" '''
EndSection '''
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
...
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
'''# ADD A VIRTUAL LINE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LARGEST SCREENS YOU WILL HOTPLUG '''
'''Virtual 2048 2048 '''
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

after creating a clean Xorg.conf restart X and logon

You may find you have a display only on the external VGA screen at its default max resolution, do not worry xrandr can fix this.

== Using {{cmduser|xrandr}} ==

===First discover what we have ===
Open a terminal window to use the command line: 'Applications:Accessories:Terminal'

{{HINT|First look at the 'help' and 'man' pages. }}

{{cmduser|xrandr --help}}
{{cmduser|man xrandr}}

To find what version of xrandr is running, type the following command:
{{cmduser| xrandr -v}}
Server reports RandR version 1.2

To query what screens are connected, type the following: (The output shown indicates nothing is connected to the VGA port.)
{{cmduser| xrandr -q }}
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1440
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right)
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 50.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

If you see the 'TV disconnected' line but have neither TV connector nor docking station (eg Thinkpad R60e) then add to the Monitor and Device sections of xorg.conf as noted above. This will prevent the external (VGA) flashing off for a few seconds every time xrandr is used. (Newer versions of the intel driver may fix this.)

The same command as above, but with the VGA monitor plugged in and powered off, should give something like the following output: (The VGA monitor is now shown as 'connected'.)
{{cmduser| xrandr -q }}
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1920 x 1440
VGA connected (normal left inverted right)
1920x1440@60 60.0
1920x1440 60.0
1600x1200@60 60.0
1600x1200 60.0
1280x960 60.0
640x480@60 60.0
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 50.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

Powering on the VGA monitor and issuing the same command again will give the following output: (The size and position of the VGA output within the virtual screen is now shown.)
{{cmduser| xrandr -q }}
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2624 x 1200, maximum 2624 x 2048
VGA connected 1600x1200+1024+0 (normal left inverted right) 367mm x 275mm
1600x1200 60.0*+
1920x1440@60 60.0
1600x1200@60 60.0
640x480@60 60.0
640x480 60.0
LVDS connected 1024x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 304mm x 228mm
1024x768 60.0*+ 50.0
800x600 60.3
640x480 60.0 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

For bug reporting and diagnosis use xrandr with the verbose option:
{{cmduser| xrandr --verbose}}

===Using xrandr to do useful things===
In general the commands will specify the output name and either --off or --auto. In the examples here the external screen is named ''VGA'', as used by the Intel driver, with an ATI card the name will probably be ''VGA-0''. In general use {{cmduser| xrandr -q}} to discover the appropriate output names for your configuration. The --auto option will select the preferred resolution for each output, this is starred(*) in the {{cmduser| xrandr -q}} listing and is normally the best resolution available. It is also possible to set a particular mode eg --mode 1024x768.

First clone the two screens, (the smaller screen will display the top left portion of the virtual screen)
{{cmduser| xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output --VGA --auto --same-as LVDS}}

To turn off the VGA monitor.
{{cmduser| xrandr --output VGA --off }}

To turn the VGA monitor back on, with its viewport to the right of the laptop monitor:
{{cmduser| xrandr --output VGA --auto --right-of LVDS}}
This will probably give an error message similar to:
xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1600x1600 (desired size 2624x1200)

This can be fixed by editing xorg.conf and changing the ''virtual'' line (see example above) to something like:
Virtual 2624 1200
Note that the maximum supported size of the virtual desktop for the Intel 945GM series of chipset with 3D acceleration enabled, is 2048x2048. The virtual screen can be larger but DRI will be disabled. This may matter if you like games and compiz desktop effects, or if you want Google Earth to display in better than geological time. Obviously the larger the virtual desktop, the more graphics memory is used. So for good performance with a shared graphics system such as Intel the Virtual should be no larger than necessary.

It is possible to set screen locations as ''--left-of'', ''--right-of'', ''--above'' and ''--below''. Assuming displays sizes of 1024x768 and 1200x1600:
{{cmduser| xrandr --output LVDS --auto --output VGA --auto --right-of LVDS}}
and
{{cmduser| xrandr --output LVDS --mode 1024x768 --pos 0x0 --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --pos 1024x0}}
are equivalent. Both will place the external monitor to the right of the laptop display within the virtual screen.

If the Virtual size is only 2048 wide the above command will fail as the combined width of the two displays exceeds the maximum virtual size. However it is possible to have overlap the display viewports. So to fit within the 2048 limit:
{{cmduser| xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --pos 0x0 --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --pos 448x0}}

===[[Sample Fn-F7 script]]===
For further examples of the use of xrandr commands and a script to switch the display using the Fuction key Fn7 see [[Sample Fn-F7 script]].

== Summing up ==

'''xrandr''' enables dynamic resizing of screens, switching both external and laptop screens on and off, and the applications windows can be dragged from one screen to the other. None of this requires configuring anything special for {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.

===the Virtual screen===
A Virtual line is needed in the 'Display' SubSection of the of xorg.conf; it determines the size of the frame buffer into which the displays must fit. Without it the maximum virtual size will be limited to the size of the largest display that was connected when X was started. The maximum virtual size cannot be changed once X starts so needs to be large enough to accommodate the largest combination of displays you want to hotplug without having to restart X. If it is greater than 2048x2048 and you are using an Intel 945 (or less) chip then DRI is not possible. Making the Virtual size square makes rotation easy. A bigger Virtual requires more memory.

[[Image:Intel-DualHead.png|monitor windows must fit within the virtual screen]]

=== Output port names ===

'''Intel driver'''
* '''VGA''' - Analog VGA output
* '''LVDS''' - Laptop panel
* '''TV''' - Integrated TV output
* '''TMDS-1''' - First DVI SDVO output
* '''TMDS-2''' - Second DVI SDVO output
The '''SDVO''' and '''DVO TV''' outputs are not supported by the driver at this time.

'''[[radeon]] driver '''
* '''VGA-0''' - Analog VGA output
* '''LVDS''' - Laptop panel
* '''S-video''' - Integrated TV output
* '''DVI-0''' - DVI output

===Note for Gnome users===
Gnome places the menu bar on screen 0 and thus with the Intel chip and driver Screen 0 (the external VGA monitor) will always be the default display if it is connected. This applies even if the external monitor is switched off but the cable connected: if you have a blank laptop monitor check if you have anything plugged in to the VGA port. Also beware that desktop icons and windows can disappear into the invisible parts of the virtual display. (see diagram below)

===Note for Ubuntu Gutsy users===
There is a Graphical Configuration Tool, ([https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/0.2+20070731ubuntu1 displayconfig-gtk]) included with {{Ubuntu 7.10}}. At present [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk it dosn't work too well].It is found in the menu: 'System: Administration: Screens and Graphics'. As using it will wreck your xorg.conf I recommend removing it.

== Gleanings ==
=== Notes from xserver-xorg-video-intel.readme ===
'''Known Limitations'''
- No support for "zaphod mode" dualhead. This is the mode in which two
Device sections are placed in the config file, and doesn't support DRI or
many other features. Instead, only "MergedFB-style" dualhead is supported.
- No support for X Screens larger than 2048 pixels in either direction
before the 965. This reflects hardware limitations in the x direction on
those older chips, and limits dualhead functionality. It may be possible to
extend the limit vertically on these older chips.
- i855 XV may cause hangs. This was present in the previous release, and no
workaround is known.
- SDVO TV-out cards not supported. This should be fixed in the next
release.
- Gray output with integrated TV-out and PAL TVs.
- EXA support unstable on i845.
- Some GM965 systems, such as the Thinkpad T61, probe the TV as being connected
even when no output connector is available.

'''Common issues not caused by the driver'''
- Font sizes (DPI) are wrong. Some displays incorrectly report their
physical size, which is harmless on most OSes that always assume 96dpi
displays. This can be fixed through quirks for specific monitors in the X
Server, and the output of xrandr --prop along with a physical measurement of
the screen size in a bug report against the server can help get that fixed.
- gnome-panel is located in the middle of the screen. gnome-panel places
itself within head #0's boundaries, which doesn't work well with a second
head covering the same area as head #0 but larger.
- Older resolution-changing applications have poor results in
multihead systems. Previous extensions such as RandR 1.1 exposed only a
single output to client programs, and those requests map poorly to multi-head
systems. Currently, those requests map to just one of the outputs in the
RandR 1.2 environment, and those applications need to be updated to RandR 1.2
API when available for better results.

=== Xorg mailing list ===
[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/025469.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-June 025469]
[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/025484.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-June 025484]
[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-July/026340.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-July 026340]

the 3D engine has an 11 bit coordinate space at one point making it
impossible to draw to areas beyond 2048x2048. At another point, it has a
stride limit of 8192 bytes, so you can't even draw to a subset of a
larger frame buffer.

One more bit in both of these registers would have solved the problem
for pretty much any supportable monitor configuration (the chip can only
support two single-channel DVI outputs at the most; 1920 is the widest
size supported at single-channel speeds).

For multiple monitors, the driver could allocate multiple frame buffers
and step through them one at a time with appropriate clipping. It would
be icky, but could be made to work.

Of course, the latest hardware (965G/965GM) has plenty of coordinate
space, which does tend to reduce the odds that someone will get excited
enough to go fix the driver for older chips.

The Gnome menu bar lands on Xinerama Screen 0 at this
point, which isn't currently something that you can set through RandR. On Intel the allocation to Screen 0 is determined by CRTC order and LVDS only runs on screen 1.

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-June/026053.html FreeDesktop.org 2007-June 026053]

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-August/027616.html Blanking of external screen when using xrandr]

it's checking to see if you have anything connected to the TV output.
To do that, it needs to temporarily unplug the VGA.
You can avoid this by ignoring the TV output
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "TV"
Option "Ignore" "True"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Option "monitor-TV" "TV"
EndSection
If your machine cannot ever have a TV adapter (even with a docking station),
we can add a quirk to the driver to never look at the TV output. That requires
the pci subsystem values (from lspci -n -v) to plug into the quirk table.

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-August/027632.html default for 'Virtual']
> Version 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 seems to set the default Virtual size (maximum
> screen size) to 1920 x 1920, if there is no entry in xorg.conf. I take
> it the maximum screen size for the i915 chipset family is 2048 x 2048,
> so why not have it at that? This would make dualscreen setups a bit easier.
The default settings is found by taking the largest resolution in either
x or y dimension and making a square from that. This allows for easy
rotation should you want to do so.
I believe you should be able to do dual screen up to 8192x8192, though
only through two monitors (Only two pipes are available for output), but
that 3D acceleration is only supported up to 2048x2048. Thus as soon as
you set your virtual size above 2048x2048, you lose 3D acceleration.
The current driver cannot reallocate the frame buffer, so whatever size
you start with is the maximum the screen can ever become, and that this
amount of physical memory is tied down for the whole X server run.

[http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-August/027670.html Primary output for Laptop + external screen]
>the desired behavior of the video
> drivers in typical laptop situations with an internal display and an
> external screen attached (extending the desktop).
>
> Currently for example the intel driver uses the external screen as the
> primary output. It is listed first with xrandr. I'm not sure if this is
> intentional or just coincidence.
It's coincidence -- the laptop hardware has two crtcs, and the LVDS can
only be driven by the second.
Note that RandR doesn't really want the order to be significant; it
would be better if the desktop environment knew about outputs and could
refer to a specific output as 'primary' or 'holds toolbar' or whatever.

[mailto:gekkoman@illimitable.com  ] Uncovered a workaround for black and white TV-out "known limitation" listed above on a intel 945GM chipset running i810-2.1.1 driver and xrandr-1.2.2. Get TV running in black and white. Then run command.

xrandr --output TV --set TV_FORMAT PAL; xrandr --output TV --mode 1024x768

substitute TV_FORMAT and mode as required. Note that the command "xrandr --output TV --set TV_FORMAT PAL" gives an error but appears to work as the subsequent mode change converts screen to colour.

=== Notes for X31,T30 / Radeon 7000,Radeon 7500 users ===
My {{X31}} has an [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with only 16MB RAM. This is not enough for big screens and DRI. Neither with [[radeon]]-default virtual size of 2048x1200, nor with my customized virtual of 2304x1024 (for one 1024x768 and one 1280x1024 screen). But this only applies for 24-bit color depth. Now I'm using only 16-bit and DRI works fine with the big virtual screen.

If you really want 24-bit depth, and do not need a bigger screen as your LCD, try setting Virtual to "1024 768", this will enable DRI in 24-bit too, but you won't be able to extend your screen anymore (well, clone will still work though).

== References ==

* XRandR 1.2
** [http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/proto/randrproto.git;f=randrproto.txt;a=blob RandR 1.2 protocol specifications] - this defines the model and terminology
** [http://wiki.x.org/wiki/XDC2007Notes#head-11895d48723a8d0308571bec8829b7cc3ef87d7b In Xorg Developer Conference 2007]
** [http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/randr-2007-02-06-17-50 tutorial blog post]

* Ubuntu
** Version 7.10 (Gutsy) of Ubuntu includes support for Xorg 7.3 with RandR 1.2 [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xorg7.3Integration Xorg 7.3]
** [[Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad R60e]] for a revised and more specific version of this page
** [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/ Ubuntu source for Intel]
** [https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/148408 gutsy version of xserver-xorg-ati has some major problems on ATI Radeon] for ([[:Category:X Series]]) and possibly others. The solution is to downgrade to the [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/feisty/i386/xserver-xorg-video-ati/1:6.6.3-2ubuntu6 feisty version]

* X.org
** [http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg FreeDesktop.org mailing list]
** [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/ FreeDesktop.org Xorg archive]

* Useful page to supplement the minimal documentation [http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/HowVideoCardsWork How video cards work]
* [http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/ReleaseNotes xserver-xorg-core and xserver-xorg-video-intel might cause some trouble but also brings nice features.]
* [http://andrew.mcmillan.net.nz/taxonomy/term/18 Seamless Monitor Hotplugging with X Windows]
* [http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/ Linux Graphics Drivers from Intel]
* [http://zdzichubg.jogger.pl/2007/05/07/xrandr-1-2-sweetness/ blog post] with xrandr-1.2 commands and photos. Narrative is in polish.

Category:X24

2007-09-16T14:19:50Z

Rolf: /* Standard Features */ add max ram info

{| 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.
==== Standard Features ====
* [[Intel Mobile Pentium III-M]] 1.13 or 1.06 GHz CPU
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7000]] with 8 MB RAM
** 12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
* 256 MB [[PC-133]] SDRAM memory standard, 128 MB fixed on board, one populated SO-DIMM Slot (640MB max)
* 30 GB 2.5" HDD
* [[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)
* [[CF Card slot]]
* [[UltraPort]]
* FireWire (IEEE1394) on select systems
* [[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:X Series]]

Category talk:X24

2007-03-18T16:58:36Z

Rolf:

why does this page not show in the Category:Models page?
: Because that page lists only the different series (X,R,T,...) for the later Thinkpads.

Talk:Hidden Protected Area

2006-10-19T10:30:29Z

Rolf:

There is conflicting information on this page. In the introductory paragraph it says "The HPA was introduced with the R/T/X 40 series of ThinkPads." But on the bottom the X3x models are also linked as having this technology. What is right? --[[User:Rolf|Rolf]] 12:30, 19 October 2006 (CEST)

Talk:Hidden Protected Area

2006-10-19T10:30:16Z

Rolf:

Issues with the Wiki

2006-09-08T22:30:25Z

Rolf:

This page is a provisorium. It's a list of things that are going wrong after the update to help [[User:akw|Akw]] track and fix them.

== Troubles encountered ==

Is there a way to contact a registered user, for example to confirm information. I have found that AdamZ claims that the X20 is bootable via USB. My information indicates the contrary. Isn't there a way to contact a registered user through MediaWiki? --[[User:Rolf|Rolf]] 00:30, 9 September 2006 (CEST)

php error encountered when attempting to update Bios Upgrade page:
<blockquote>
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 133781 bytes) in /home/akw/htdocs/thinkwiki.org/mediawiki-1.5.6/includes/MagicWord.php on line 250
</blockquote>
--[[User:roadends|roadends]] 02:30, 20 March 2006 (EDT)
----

* [[ThinkWiki:SpamBlackList]] does not appear to work anymore
--[[User:Tonko|Tonko]] 03:40, 11 March 2006 (CET)
----
You can't (easliy do a multiline {{cmdresult|cmdresult}}, can you? See:

{{cmdresult|foo
bar
baz}}

or

{{cmdresult|foo
bar (after whitespace)
baz (after whitespace)}}

This works (but is not so nice)

{{cmdresult|foo

bar (after empty line)

baz (after empty line)}}

Any suggestions?

[[User:Pebolle|Paul Bolle]] 10:27, 24 January 2006 (CET)
----
I think the best way is to use single cmdresult calls for each line and prefix them with a colon. Like so:
<pre><nowiki>
:{{cmdresult|foo}}
:{{cmdresult|bar}}
:{{cmdresult|baz}}
</nowiki></pre>, which results in
:{{cmdresult|foo}}
:{{cmdresult|bar}}
:{{cmdresult|baz}}

Alternatively, you can use <br /> at the ende of each line within one call, like this:
<tt><nowiki>{{cmdresult|foo<br />
bar<br />
baz}}</nowiki></tt>
, which will result in

{{cmdresult|foo<br />
bar<br />
baz}}

[[User:Wyrfel|Wyrfel]] 12:13, 24 January 2006 (CET)
----
I have just got a MySQL problem when I edited a page, a query was not to its liking. It is quite easy to reproduce, just edit any page ;-)

History did get updated, and the page was also updated, so I have no idea what broke when that query failed.

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:
(SQL query hidden)
from within function "SearchMySQL4::update". MySQL returned error "1062: Duplicate entry ' ' for key 3 (localhost)".

[[User:Hmh|hmh]] 2006-02-17, 20:12 UTC
----
More database problems, this time the search function:

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:
(SQL query hidden)
from within function "". MySQL returned error "145: Table './thinkwiki/searchindex' is marked as crashed and should be repaired (localhost)".

[[User:Hmh|hmh]] 2006-02-21, 15:07 UTC
----
The server time would appear to be off a lot, is it possible to setup ntpd, or to run ntpdate every hour or so using cron?
--[[User:Tonko|Tonko]] 05:11, 22 February 2006 (CET)
----
Search still seems broken, searching for DVI brings up nothing.
--[[User:Jumpfroggy|Jumpfroggy]] 00:03, 17 March 2006 (CET)

== Troubles confirmed ==
* [[Special:Benchmarks]] doesn't find it's data

== Fixed problems ==
* http://thinkwiki.org/ reverted again to the default MediaWiki theme. '''Cannot reproduce this one (15.01.06, akw)'''
* File upload is disabled - '''Argh. Fixed (15.01.06, akw)'''
* URL contains index.php(/) before the actual page name - '''This has been fixed (28.05.05, akw)'''
* The categories page doesn't link to [[:Category:ThinkWiki]] - '''Fixed (29.05.05, akw)'''
* http://thinkwiki.org/ is broken (no www prefix), this was working before - '''Fixed (29.05.05, akw)'''
* On logging in a requester pops up asking to confirm a password change - '''seems like it's implicitly been fixed (29.05.2005, wyrfel)'''
* In Navigation bar, "&lt;download&gt;" leads to [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/--error:_link_target_missing--] - '''fixed (30.06.2005)'''
* direct link to [[:Category:Models]] missing in Navigation '''Fixed (10.07.05, akw)'''
* It seems the Wiki has trouble updating the edit history, i'm getting mysql query errors on saving pages. The pages get saved, however. '''Fixed (12.05.2005)'''

Supported Boot Devices

2006-09-08T22:24:56Z

Rolf: /* X Series */ procedure to boot from USB that works on my X24 does not work on my X20

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
The following table headings shall designate the following meanings...

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

The fields should be filled with one of the following:
* ? = unknown / untested
* yes = supported (may be selected from the BIOS)
* no = not supported (BIOS incapable of booting to this type of device)
* part = partially working (configuration not retained on reboot/requires firmware workaround/only on some devices/USB1 only). Please add footnote/link documenting the specifics.
* v#.## = only with BIOS versions ≥ #.##
* N/A = not applicable
|}

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
====Numbered Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:570 | 570]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:570E | 570E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600 | 600]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|5}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600E | 600E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600X | 600X]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CD | 755CD]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CDV | 755CDV]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CV | 755CV]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CX | 755CX]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770 | 770]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770E | 770E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770X | 770X]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770Z | 770Z]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====A Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A20m | A20m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A20p | A20p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21e | A21e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21m | A21m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21p | A21p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22e | A22e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22m | A22m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22p | A22p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A30 | A30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A30p | A30p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A31 | A31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A31p | A31p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====G Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:G40 | G40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:G41 | G41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====R Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R30 | R30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R31 | R31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R32 | R32]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R40 | R40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R40e | R40e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50 | R50]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50e | R50e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50p | R50p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R51 | R51]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R52 | R52]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====T Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T20 | T20]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T21 | T21]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T22 | T22]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T23 | T23]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|4}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T30 | T30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T40 | T40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T40p | T40p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T41 | T41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T41p | T41p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T42 | T42]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T42p | T42p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T43 | T43]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T43p | T43p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T60 | T60]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====X Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X20 | X20]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X21 | X21]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X22 | X22]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X23 | X23]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X24 | X24]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X30 | X30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | part{{footnote|1}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X31 | X31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X32 | X32]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X40 | X40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 | X41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | X41 Tablet]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X60 | X60]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X60s | X60s]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====Z Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | Z60m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|6}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | Z60t]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====Others====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:TransNote | TransNote]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|}

{{footnotes|
#Choosing USB Boot and booting with a USB flash drive plugged in makes boot procedure extremely long (1m30 just to pass the IBM splash screen). However, it ends up booting the OS in the USB drive (assuming one is indeed present).
#Internal CD/FD means the ones in the UltraBase for X series and 570 models.
#Requires an external Floppy drive attached to Port Replicator or Dock
#Requires that the user select the drive from the disk option shown after clicking F12 on the boot sequence.
#Boots from a flash memory drive, i.e. CompactFlash (with PCMCIA adapter).
#It is working with lilo boot loader, however it failed with syslinux.
}}

Installation on ThinkPads without CD-ROM drive

2006-09-08T22:08:31Z

Rolf: /* Installation from USB drive */

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
Some ThinkPads (e.g. the whole X series) come without a CD-ROM drive by default. Even though there are options to buy a solution like the UltraBase, a full dock or simply an external CD-ROM drive{{footnote|1}}, this is not the cheapest option and might not always be neccessary. Also, with some external CD-ROMs the problem might arise that the ThinkPad is not able to boot from them. See our [[Supported Boot Devices|List of supported boot devices]] for various ThinkPads.

So the question arises how to get your system of choice onto that precious piece of hardware. This page should tell you about the possible solutions.

Since in most cases the installation base packages come on CD, you'll need a second computer, equipped with a CD-ROM drive, for all of those solutions.

Many older ThinkPads came with only a floppy drive and cannot boot from any CD drive at all. For those machines, booting from floppy is the only option. Then one can install from CD, over a network, or from the hard drive.
|}

==Installation from USB drive==
Note: Not all thinkpads have a BIOS that [[Supported_Boot_Devices|supports USB booting]].

This is probably the easiest approach.
*Connect the USB drive{{footnote|2}} to the host and format it.
*Get a bootable system and all needed installation files onto the USB drive, i.e. by copying the complete filesystem from your installation CD-ROM to the USB drive. Of course if your USB drive is not big enough for that you'll have to make more sofisticated choices about what to copy and what to leave behind.
*Insert the USB drive into the USB port of your ThinkPad.
*Power on the ThinkPad an press F12 to get to the boot menu. Sometimes (X24 comes to mind) you need to go into the BIOS and change the boot sequence before USB devices are shown after F12.
*Select the USB drive as boot media and boot.
*Follow the installation process.

It seems some bioses don't use the code on MBR (sda), or at least skip it when it's blanked and needs a Extended-IPL boot loaderm, can be found here: http://www.tsden.org/ryutaroh/extipl/
* ''dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1 count=446"''
* ''dd if=/usr/lib/extipl/aldebaran.bin of=/dev/sda''

==Installation via network boot==
Thinkpads support PXE to boot off another system that is connected via [[Ethernet]]. In this case the ThinkPad acts as a network boot client, the other system as server. The idea is to boot a system on the server that the ThinkPad can boot into then by loading all required data directly from that server.

For this to work you will have to either have both the server and the ThinkPad connected in the same subnet of your LAN, or have them connected directly via a crossed Ethernet cable.

===using Windows as a server===
To get your Thinkpad to boot over a network, you must set up a DHCP and a TFTP server. For Windows, the freeware program [http://tftpd32.jounin.net TFTPD32] does both.
*Create a directory that will contain the PXE boot code.
*Copy the boot code into that directory. (For a Debian Sarge install, for example, you can find code to initiate a network install under <code>debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/</code> from a Debian mirror -- copy files to simulate symlinks for <code>pxelinux.0</code> and <code>pxelinux.cfg/</code>)
*Launch the TFTPD32 program.
*"Browse" to set the current directory to the directory containing the PXE boot code (i.e. the directory you created in the first step, above).
*On the DHCP server tab, set:
**<code>IP pool starting address</code> to something appropriate for your network
**<code>Size of pool</code> to a non-zero value (all you really need is 1)
**<code>Boot file</code> to the PXE boot image (from Debian, the filename is <code>pxelinux.0</code>)
**<code>WINS/DNS Server</code> to the DNS server used by your network
**<code>Default router</code> to the IP of your default gateway
**<code>Mask</code> to your network's netmask
**<code>Domain Name</code> to your network's domain
*Disable any other DHCP servers on your network
*Boot your Thinkpad, and press {{key|F12}} to select an alternate boot device
*Use "<code>Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 4.0.17</code>" (or similar -- on the Transnote used to make this guide, "<code>Network Boot</code>" did not work while the Boot Agent option did)
The TFTPD32 server window should show activity as the Thinkpad downloads files.
Once the first stage has installed and the Thinkpad is ready to boot from its own hard drive, shut down TFTPD32 and re-enable your permanent DHCP server.

===using [[:Category:Knoppix|Knoppix]] on the server side===
*Insert the Knoppix CD into the server and boot it up.
*Make sure to boot with the 2.6 kernel by giving the <code>kernel26</code> boot option.
*Once your KDE desktop is loaded, look in the K-Menu hierarchy for the link to the terminal server setup.
*Launch the Terminal Server and make it use the appropriate network device.
*Power on your ThinkPad and press F12 to get to the boot menu.
*Select the ThinkPads network adapter as the boot media.
*The ThinkPad should now boot from the Knoppix Terminal Server directly.

===Using any Linux on the server side===
{{Todo|needs better formating, maybe a list where to find the kernel/initrd images on other distros and a hint to speed up booting}}

# TFTP Server
#* Download and install an tftp Server
#* Configure it to serve {{path|/tftpboot}}
# Get the kernel and initrd image from your distribution
#* For fedora-core they are in {{path|os/images/pxeboot}}
#* Copy both to {{path|/tftpboot/vmlinuz}} resp. {{path|/tftpboot/initrd.img}}
# [http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/boot/syslinux/ Bootloader]
#* Download the current syslinux-X.YZ.tar.bz2 tarball
#* Copy the included pxelinux.0 to {{path|/tftpboot/pxelinux.0}}
#* Create a directory for the configuration with {{cmdroot|mkdir /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg}}
#* Create the file {{path|/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default}} with the following contents:
DEFAULT install
PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 0
LABEL install
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd.img --
# DHCP Server
#* Download and install an DHCP Server
#* Configure it to for your Thinkpad, the following configuration assumes that the MAC-address of your Thinkpad is DE:AD:BE:EF:00:00 and should use the IP 192.168.0.2 with namesever/router/tftpserver 192.168.0.1
allow booting;
allow bootp;
host thinkpad {
hardware ethernet DE:AD:BE:EF:00:00;
fixed-address 192.168.0.2;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;
option routers 192.168.0.1;
default-lease-time 28800;
filename "pxelinux.0";
next-server 192.168.0.1;
}
#* Now you can boot your thinkpad via lan

==Installation from the internal harddrive==
The idea here is to have all required files allready on the internal harddrive when you power up your ThinkPad for installation, including of course a minimal system to boot up and start the installation process.

Convenient, but how do you get the files there?
*One option is to copy them via network boot (see above).
*Some Linux distributions offer ways to download the installation files from a FTP server and to choose this directory as installation source instead of a CD-ROM.
*A second way, if you already have a 'working' copy of DOS or MS Windows installed, is to start the installer from loadlin or GRUB. This is detailed [http://marc.herbert.free.fr/linux/win2linstall.html here].
*Another one is to remove the harddrive from the ThinkPad and connect it to the other machine. Again, this can be achieved in several ways:
**putting the harddrive into an UltraBay secondary HDD adapter of a second ThinkPad
**putting the harddrive into an external casing and connect it to the second machine via USB, PCMCIA or whatever
**connecting the harddrive via a 2.5" (laptop) to 3.5" (desktop) harddrive adapter

Follow one of the following instructions.

===Installing [[:Category:Windows|Windows]] 2000 or XP===
*Attach the harddrive to the host computer and install a minimal bootable DOS system i.e. by booting a Win98 Emergency Boot Disk and performing the command "SYS X:" (where X = the laptop's harddrive).
*Copy FDISK.EXE to the laptop harddrive.
*Return the harddrive to the laptop and boot to DOS. (If you have Win98 installed by default, you can skip the first two steps and simply reboot in Windows to DOS.)
*Run FDISK and set up your new Windows system partition on this laptop. (If you do not do this on the laptop, after reboot you will receive the infamous "NTLDR IS MISSING" error. This error may still occur if the partition is greater than 7.8gb in size)
*Then return the drive to the host and format the drive as FAT32. (DO NOT format as NTFS.)
*Repeat the "SYS X:" step to make the new partition bootable.
*Copy Himem.sys and Config.sys, too. Otherwise SMARTDRIVE.EXE won't run
*Get SMARTDRV.EXE from the internet and copy it to your Thinkpads harddrive.
*Also, from the Win2K or WinXP CD, copy the I386 folder to the harddrive.
*Return the laptop's harddrive to the Thinkpad one final time and boot to DOS.
*Run SMARTDRV.EXE first, then change directories to I386 and run WINNT.EXE, this will allow the installation to begin.
*During installation, choose NOT to format the destination partition, since it contains the installation files. If you want that filesystem to be NTFS you can convert it after installation from within Windows.

==Installation from Diskette==
===Installing from CD===
Many distributions have software on CD that will make a boot floppy that will allow you to install from an unbootable CD drive.

===Installing over a network===
Some distributions have a set of diskettes that will allow you to boot a machine, enable a network device and start installation over a network. For example, {{Slackware}} supports installing via an NFS mount. An unofficial add-on adds an option to install over FTP.

===Installing from floppy===
Some distributions did allow for a complete installation from diskette. As the size of distributions and the number of required diskettes has grown, and the ubiquity of optical storage increased, support for floppy installation has diminished.

However, there are still some Linux distributions that fit on as few as one diskette - with very limited functionality, of course.

==Installation from an ISO image==
Some distributions offer a way of installing directly from the downloadable ISO image, residing on your harddisk. Examples are VectorLinux 5.1 and {{SUSE}} 10. The individual distributions installation manuals will guide you through the process.

==External Sources==
*[http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml Gentoo alternative installation method HOWTO]

{{footnotes|
#External CD-ROM drives typically are connected through USB or [[PCMCIA]]. Be aware that not all of these drives are [[Supported Boot Devices|capable of booting]]. USB connected drives are more likely to be bootable on a ThinkPad than PCMCIA connected ones.
#USB drive here means any kind of USB connected bootable data storage device, including external harddisk drives, memory card readers or memory sticks.
}}

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Supported Boot Devices

2006-09-08T22:05:02Z

Rolf: /* X Series */

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The following table headings shall designate the following meanings...

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

The fields should be filled with one of the following:
* ? = unknown / untested
* yes = supported (may be selected from the BIOS)
* no = not supported (BIOS incapable of booting to this type of device)
* part = partially working (configuration not retained on reboot/requires firmware workaround/only on some devices/USB1 only). Please add footnote/link documenting the specifics.
* v#.## = only with BIOS versions ≥ #.##
* N/A = not applicable
|}

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
====Numbered Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:570 | 570]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:570E | 570E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600 | 600]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|5}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600E | 600E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600X | 600X]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CD | 755CD]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CDV | 755CDV]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CV | 755CV]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CX | 755CX]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770 | 770]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770E | 770E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770X | 770X]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770Z | 770Z]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====A Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A20m | A20m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A20p | A20p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21e | A21e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21m | A21m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21p | A21p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22e | A22e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22m | A22m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22p | A22p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A30 | A30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A30p | A30p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A31 | A31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A31p | A31p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====G Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:G40 | G40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:G41 | G41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====R Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R30 | R30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R31 | R31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R32 | R32]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R40 | R40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R40e | R40e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50 | R50]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50e | R50e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50p | R50p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R51 | R51]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R52 | R52]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====T Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T20 | T20]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T21 | T21]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T22 | T22]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T23 | T23]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|4}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T30 | T30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T40 | T40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T40p | T40p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T41 | T41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T41p | T41p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T42 | T42]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T42p | T42p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T43 | T43]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T43p | T43p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T60 | T60]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====X Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X20 | X20]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X21 | X21]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X22 | X22]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X23 | X23]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X24 | X24]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X30 | X30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | part{{footnote|1}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X31 | X31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X32 | X32]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X40 | X40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 | X41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | X41 Tablet]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X60 | X60]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X60s | X60s]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====Z Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | Z60m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|6}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | Z60t]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====Others====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:TransNote | TransNote]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|}

{{footnotes|
#Choosing USB Boot and booting with a USB flash drive plugged in makes boot procedure extremely long (1m30 just to pass the IBM splash screen). However, it ends up booting the OS in the USB drive (assuming one is indeed present).
#Internal CD/FD means the ones in the UltraBase for X series and 570 models.
#Requires an external Floppy drive attached to Port Replicator or Dock
#Requires that the user select the drive from the disk option shown after clicking F12 on the boot sequence.
#Boots from a flash memory drive, i.e. CompactFlash (with PCMCIA adapter).
#It is working with lilo boot loader, however it failed with syslinux.
}}

Supported Boot Devices

2006-09-08T22:03:39Z

Rolf: /* X Series */

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
|style="vertical-align:top" |
The following table headings shall designate the following meanings...

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

The fields should be filled with one of the following:
* ? = unknown / untested
* yes = supported (may be selected from the BIOS)
* no = not supported (BIOS incapable of booting to this type of device)
* part = partially working (configuration not retained on reboot/requires firmware workaround/only on some devices/USB1 only). Please add footnote/link documenting the specifics.
* v#.## = only with BIOS versions ≥ #.##
* N/A = not applicable
|}

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |
====Numbered Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:570 | 570]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:570E | 570E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600 | 600]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|5}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600E | 600E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:600X | 600X]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CD | 755CD]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CDV | 755CDV]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CV | 755CV]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:755CX | 755CX]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770 | 770]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770E | 770E]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770X | 770X]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:770Z | 770Z]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====A Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A20m | A20m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A20p | A20p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21e | A21e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21m | A21m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A21p | A21p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22e | A22e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22m | A22m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A22p | A22p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A30 | A30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A30p | A30p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A31 | A31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:A31p | A31p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====G Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:G40 | G40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:G41 | G41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====R Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R30 | R30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R31 | R31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R32 | R32]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R40 | R40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R40e | R40e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50 | R50]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50e | R50e]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R50p | R50p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R51 | R51]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:R52 | R52]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====T Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T20 | T20]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T21 | T21]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T22 | T22]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T23 | T23]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|4}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes 
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T30 | T30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T40 | T40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T40p | T40p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T41 | T41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T41p | T41p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T42 | T42]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T42p | T42p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T43 | T43]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T43p | T43p]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|3}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:T60 | T60]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====X Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X20 | X20]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X21 | X21]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X22 | X22]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X23 | X23]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X24 | X24]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X30 | X30]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | part{{footnote|1}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X31 | X31]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X32 | X32]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X40 | X40]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 | X41]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | X41 Tablet]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|2}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X60 | X60]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X60s | X60s]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====Z Series====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | Z60m]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes{{footnote|6}}
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:X41 Tablet | Z60t]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;background:#efefef;" |

====Others====
|-
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cfefcf;" | Model
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | Network
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | PCMCIA
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB HD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB FDD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | USB CD
! style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#6699cc;" | FireWire HD
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#e9f9e9;" |
*[[:Category:TransNote | TransNote]]
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | no
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | ?
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | yes
| style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" | N/A
|}

{{footnotes|
#Choosing USB Boot and booting with a USB flash drive plugged in makes boot procedure extremely long (1m30 just to pass the IBM splash screen). However, it ends up booting the OS in the USB drive (assuming one is indeed present).
#Internal CD/FD means the ones in the UltraBase for X series and 570 models.
#Requires an external Floppy drive attached to Port Replicator or Dock
#Requires that the user select the drive from the disk option shown after clicking F12 on the boot sequence.
#Boots from a flash memory drive, i.e. CompactFlash (with PCMCIA adapter).
#It is working with lilo boot loader, however it failed with syslinux.
}}

User:Rolf

2006-08-28T17:31:18Z

Rolf: /* Current machines */

= Current machines=
* IBM Thinkpad [[:Category:X20|X20]], model 2662-32G
* IBM Thinkpad [[:Category:X24|X24]]

= Accessories=
* [[3Com 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter with 56K Modem]]
* Two [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]]s
* Full [[ThinkPad Dock]]

=Contact=
http://home.arcor.de/leggewie

Talk:Additional options for the radeon driver

2006-08-28T17:28:51Z

Rolf: External docking stations -> a real issue?

The '''BIOSHotkeys''' and '''MergedNonRectangular''' options are unknown on my Fedora Core 4 with xorg-x11-6.8.2-37.FC4.49.2. [[User:Asgeirn|Asgeirn]] 09:39, 28 Sep 2005 (CEST)

== MergedFB messes up LCD screen ==

When I try to used any MergedFB configuration, my laptop screen goes crazy. I can see from the screen and the Xorg logs that the second monitor is setup and the mergedfb is active, but the laptop screen is completely unreadable, even when I switch back to the VTs in text mode. The screen is just a blur of colors. This happens no matter what the mergedfb size is. My system is a T41 (2373-7FU) with Radeon 7500 M7 LW.

Xinerama works just fine, but of course there is no direct rendering.

--216.234.144.30

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Sounds like a refresh rate issue. Try the xorg.onf snippet in [[ATI Mobility Radeon X300]].

--[[User:Thinker|Thinker]] 04:18, 18 Nov 2005 (CET)
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== real dual-head with X.org 6.9.0? ==

Anyone having a working configuration providing real dual-head setup (two independent screens, no moving of windows between them) with the radeon driver?

--[[User:Spiney|spiney]] 15:39, 17 January 2006 (CET)
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== HyperZ ==

Turning HyperZ on really increases my OpenGL speed (we're talking, some 1200 FPS in gears to 1600 FPS on an A31p/FireGL 7800). Since it's in /etc/drirc and not in the xorg.conf, this probably isn't the place to put that. Start a new entry for DRI options or something?

== External Docking Stations ==

I have no problem with my docking station. Is this generally a wide-spread problem?

--[[User:Rolf|Rolf]] 19:28, 28 August 2006 (CEST)

Category talk:X24

2006-06-27T23:53:52Z

Rolf:

why does this page not show in the Category:Models page?

Additional options for the radeon driver

2006-01-15T16:36:36Z

Rolf: /* External Monitors and Docking Stations/Port Replicators */

Options for the radeon driver are documented on the radeon(4x) man page.

==External Monitors==
You can use '''MergedFB''' to provide dualhead '''Xinerama'''-like setups. MergedFB's pseudo-Xinerama is not Xorg server's Xinerama. You don't have to enable Xorg server's Xinerama to use MergedFB's pseudo-Xinerama. However, applications compiled with Xinerama support (Gentoo users USE="xinerama") can interpret pseudo-Xinerama hints, for example, to maximize to a single monitor instead of spanning two monitors.

The following (partial) '''Xorg''' config will make the Radeon card use '''1024x768''' on the internal lcd display and '''1280x1024''' on the external ('''Note''': only one screen/monitor section is needed (it controls the setup of the internal monitor) even though we have two displays):
'''N.B.:''' Modes used in the ''MetaModes'' also have to be present in the ''screen'' modes section.

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI"
Driver "radeon"
'''# accelration'''
Option "AGPMode" "4"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "on"
Option "RenderAccel" "on"
'''# enable (partial) PowerPlay features'''
Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
'''# use bios hot keys on thinkpad (aka fn+f7)'''
Option "BIOSHotkeys" "on"
'''# enable radeon specific xinerama'''
Option "MergedFB" "true"
Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
Option "CRT2Hsync" "50-75"
Option "CRT2VRefresh" "30-82"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768-1280x1024"
Option "MergedNonRectangular" "true"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "InternalLCD"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI"
Monitor "InternalLCD"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Note: The '''CRT2''' directives always applies for the external monitore regardless of type (LCD, CRT...). The option '''MergedNonRectangular''' is needed to force the screens into two different sizes.

===External Monitors and Docking Stations/Port Replicators===
I seems that '''Xorg''' incorectly discovers the external displays when connected to a docking station/port replicator - the only solution to this problem (at least that I know of) is to start the laptop (and boot all the way into X) prior to inserting it in the dock.

It also happens that if you are attempting to use the mergedFB trick to
do dual head with out a docking station, you have to start X on the laptop
LCD first, then plug a monitor into the VGA port. If the external monitor
is already plugged in, the internal LCD will be blank.

==AGP speed==

By default, the open source radeon driver forces 1x AGP speed. Quote from the developers:

tuning to the highest speed possible has caused hangs on some boxes, with no
discernable pattern, so we default to 'slow but safe' whilst giving the option
to go fast if the user wants to try it.

Higher speeds can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPMode" "X"''' (where X is a number) in the '''Device''' section in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "IBM Thinkpad"
BoardName "ATIdd Mobility FireGL 7800"
'''Option "AGPMode" "4"'''
EndSection

With this option enabled (set to 4x speed), the X11 server should print ({{path|/var/log/Xorg.0.log}}):

(**) RADEON(0): Option "AGPMode" "4"
(**) RADEON(0): Using AGP 4x mode

==AGP Fast Writes==

By default, the open source radeon driver disables AGP Fast Writes. Fast Writes can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"''' in the '''Device''' section in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "IBM Thinkpad"
BoardName "ATI Mobility FireGL 7800"
'''Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"'''
EndSection

==Dynamic Clock scaling==

Please see:

*[[How to make use of Graphics Chips Power Management features]] <tt>(save even more battery power)</tt>
*[https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2187 Xorg bug] <tt>DynamicClocks may hang your machine</tt>

== Related Links ==
*[http://www.x.org/X11R6.8.2/doc/radeon.4.html xorg 6.8.2 Radeon manual page]

Additional options for the radeon driver

2006-01-15T16:35:21Z

Rolf: /* External Monitors */

Options for the radeon driver are documented on the radeon(4x) man page.

==External Monitors==
You can use '''MergedFB''' to provide dualhead '''Xinerama'''-like setups. MergedFB's pseudo-Xinerama is not Xorg server's Xinerama. You don't have to enable Xorg server's Xinerama to use MergedFB's pseudo-Xinerama. However, applications compiled with Xinerama support (Gentoo users USE="xinerama") can interpret pseudo-Xinerama hints, for example, to maximize to a single monitor instead of spanning two monitors.

The following (partial) '''Xorg''' config will make the Radeon card use '''1024x768''' on the internal lcd display and '''1280x1024''' on the external ('''Note''': only one screen/monitor section is needed (it controls the setup of the internal monitor) even though we have two displays):
'''N.B.:''' Modes used in the ''MetaModes'' also have to be present in the ''screen'' modes section.

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI"
Driver "radeon"
'''# accelration'''
Option "AGPMode" "4"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "on"
Option "RenderAccel" "on"
'''# enable (partial) PowerPlay features'''
Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
'''# use bios hot keys on thinkpad (aka fn+f7)'''
Option "BIOSHotkeys" "on"
'''# enable radeon specific xinerama'''
Option "MergedFB" "true"
Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
Option "CRT2Hsync" "50-75"
Option "CRT2VRefresh" "30-82"
Option "MetaModes" "1024x768-1280x1024"
Option "MergedNonRectangular" "true"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "InternalLCD"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI"
Monitor "InternalLCD"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Note: The '''CRT2''' directives always applies for the external monitore regardless of type (LCD, CRT...). The option '''MergedNonRectangular''' is needed to force the screens into two different sizes.

===External Monitors and Docking Stations/Port Replicators===
I seems that '''Xorg''' incorectly discovers the external displays when connected to a docking station/port replicator - the only solution to this problem (atleast that I know of) is to start the laptop (and boot all the way into X) prior to inserting it in the dock.

It also happens that if you are attempting to use the mergedFB trick to
do dual head with out a docking station, you have to start X on the laptop
LCD first, then plug a monitor into the VGA port. If the external monitor
is already plugged in, the internal LCD will be blank.

==AGP speed==

By default, the open source radeon driver forces 1x AGP speed. Quote from the developers:

tuning to the highest speed possible has caused hangs on some boxes, with no
discernable pattern, so we default to 'slow but safe' whilst giving the option
to go fast if the user wants to try it.

Higher speeds can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPMode" "X"''' (where X is a number) in the '''Device''' section in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "IBM Thinkpad"
BoardName "ATIdd Mobility FireGL 7800"
'''Option "AGPMode" "4"'''
EndSection

With this option enabled (set to 4x speed), the X11 server should print ({{path|/var/log/Xorg.0.log}}):

(**) RADEON(0): Option "AGPMode" "4"
(**) RADEON(0): Using AGP 4x mode

==AGP Fast Writes==

By default, the open source radeon driver disables AGP Fast Writes. Fast Writes can be enabled by adding '''Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"''' in the '''Device''' section in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "IBM Thinkpad"
BoardName "ATI Mobility FireGL 7800"
'''Option "AGPFastWrite" "yes"'''
EndSection

==Dynamic Clock scaling==

Please see:

*[[How to make use of Graphics Chips Power Management features]] <tt>(save even more battery power)</tt>
*[https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2187 Xorg bug] <tt>DynamicClocks may hang your machine</tt>

== Related Links ==
*[http://www.x.org/X11R6.8.2/doc/radeon.4.html xorg 6.8.2 Radeon manual page]

ThinkPad Dock

2005-11-13T17:20:32Z

Rolf: /* Compatible Video Cards */

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"
| style="vertical-align:top;" | __TOC__
[[image:ThinkPadDock.jpg|ThinkPad Dock]]
| 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;">
== IBM ThinkPad Dock ==
The IBM ThinkPad Dock (Model 2631) transforms a regular Thinkpad into a full blown workstation with multiple monitors (PCI video card), higher fidelity audio (PC Card audio), and additional storage [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]]. These expansion features are not supported by all Thinkpads, therefore the Dock does not support as many Thinkpads as the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator|Port Replicator]], [[ThinkPad Port Replicator II|Port Replicator II]] or [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock|Mini-Dock]].

=== Features ===
* everything the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]] has
* 1x Full-size PCI card slot
* 2x Type II (or 1x Type III) [[CardBus slot]]
* 1x [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]] slot

===Pros & Cons===
* Positives: Expansion capability
* Negatives: internal fan is loud, large, less compatible
* DVI pass-through on the Dock is only supported with select ThinkPads
* Compatibility: X20/30, T20/30 and A20/30 Series notebooks (does not support the A21e/22e).
* Warranty: One Year
</div>
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p1836.pdf ThinkPad Docking Solutions HMM (February 2003)] (248,638 Bytes)
|}

==IBM part numbers==
* order part number: P/N 02K8660
* FRU part number: P/N 02K8666
* Type: 2631

==PCI Slot==
Many use the PCI slot for peripherals like secondary video cards, TV tuners, audio cards, etc. This is considered by many to be the highlight of the Dock, and is a feature that few other docks have. The Dock does not support AGP or PCI Express. Potential owners of the Dock are often concerned about compatibility and recommendations of video cards. See the [[#Compatible Video Cards|compatible video cards]] list below for more information.

===Video Cards===
The PCI slot is most often used for installing video cards to allow for multiple monitors. This feature is especially useful for anyone that requires visualizing a large amount of information, including stock brokers, artists, etc. Due to the slow PCI bus, gaming is generally not improved much by external cards.
One of the chief concerns of low profile video cards is whether they support the monitor setup you desire. As more monitors these days are LCDs, quality DVI support is essential. Additional concerns include driver support, ability to hot-swap (add or remove the thinkpad without rebooting), and noise/heat.
====Quality DVI & Widescreen support====
One way to work around the [[Problem with DVI throughput|limitations]] of the docks DVI pass-through port is to use a PCI graphics card which features a PCI port. Note that while this probably will work, the performance of the PCI graphics accellerator will be poor because of the limitations of the interface.

Also the newest ATI video drivers for both Linux and Windows are known to not have limited resolution support on the external DVI port anymore.

====Compatible Video Cards====
This is a list of the most popular low-profile PCI video cards used with the IBM ThinkPad Dock.
{| cellpadding="5" border="1"
|- style="text-align:left;"
!Card !! Chipset !! RAM !! Ports !! Max DVI Res !! TDMS !! Cooling !! Compatibility
|-
|ATI Radeon 9200
|ATI Radeon 9200
|128 MB DDR
|1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x TV-Out
|Unknown
|Unknown
|passive
|working
|-
|ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB] (rev 9a)
|
|
|1x VGA
|
|
|passive
|working
|}

==Ultrabay 2000==
The ThinkPad Dock has a [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] slot, which is '''not''' hotswap capable.

The docks IDE interface is a CMD 648, so you should enable the according kernel option (compile it into the kernel if loading as a module doesn't work), if you want to use anything else than a floppy in the docks UltraBay.
Note that the interface will most likely be ide2 and ide3 then, so the docks UltraBay drive will be hde.

==PC Card Slots==
{{Todo|...}}

==Noise & Heat==
Since the ThinkPad Dock is a bit noisy, some people have taken to unplugging the fan inside (or possibly replacing it). While this likely voids your warranty, it may be necessary if you really want it quiet. Adding a PCI card (especially a video card) increases the heat inside the dock, and it may have a fan on board as well, meaning it will increase the noise level. You should take into consideration the noise and heat it may add.

==DVI pass-through==
LCD monitors are getting larger and higher-resolution. Currently, DVI based on 165MHz TDMS transmitters can only (officially) support 1600x1200x32 at 60Hz, which is the resolution of your average 20" non-widescreen LCD. IBM's driver support for this resolution through DVI ports on docks has been inconsistent. Also in Linux you might experience [[Problem with DVI throughput|problems]] even with this resolution and IBM officially states that the pass-through DVI port only supports resolutions up to 1280x1024. Read [[Problem with DVI throughput|our page]] of information on how to solve these troubles.

{{NOTE|DVI pass-through is only supported in combination with a ThinkPad A20p, A21p and A22p and possibly the A31p (unconfirmed)}}

== Supported ThinkPads ==
* {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}
* {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}
* {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}
* {{T30}}
* {{X20}}, {{X21}}, {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}
* {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}

User talk:Tonko

2005-11-13T17:09:45Z

Rolf:

Hei, great work! If you have fitting pictures for the 755CD/CDV feel free to upload and change them. Concerning the 701 and 755 i'll check. Thx. [[User:Wyrfel|Wyrfel]] 10:20, 17 Mar 2005 (CET)
----

== UltraBase ==

Hi Tonko,

You posted that the UltraBase has an UltraSlimBay. I don't think there IS such a thing as an UltraBase. Certainly all of the X series UltraBase (X2, X3 and X4) do NOT have an UltraSlimBay. They are already on the chart.

Can you give a reference or part number to the UltraBase, please? [[User:Whizkid|Whizkid]] 14:22, 25 May 2005 (CEST)

Hei Wizkid,

(sorry for interfering ;-) ). The (original) UltraBase is the same kind of media slide but for the ThinkPad 570. That's why it didn't have an X, because the X originates from X series and the numbers with it to designate the generation of X series the according UltraBase fits. I owned one of these once, so believe me, they exist an they feature an UltraSlimBay. ;-)Wyrfel.
----

We should create an [[UltraBase]] page, but I never had one, and am too busy right now to dig it up the details. Finding specs on these old options is getting difficult. Tonko

----
Just did that. I found some data in my old eBay announcement that i created when i sold the notebook. [[User:Wyrfel|Wyrfel]] 02:06, 26 May 2005 (CEST)
----

Hei,

as you have realized we sysoped you some days ago. We did this to give you the ability to delete and move pages etc. . If you would send [[User:akw|akw]] your email address, he will create a forward address for you on the thinkwiki domain.

Thanks once more for all your great responsible work.
[[User:Wyrfel|Wyrfel]] 03:26, 17 Aug 2005 (CEST)
----

== Rovclock ==
Hey, what's up with removing my info on lowest clockspeeds on the radeon 9500Pro? I'm sure people that find this wiki page might be interested at what speeds they can underclock their radeon in a desktop. maybe it's a media center that needs to be quiet and cool, maybe it's a desktop in a country that doesn't have enormous amounts of electricity at no charge like american's do. Either let people put all additional info on, or make the page read only.

----
This is "ThinkWiki", a Wiki for Linux on ThinkPads, not a Wiki for desktop machines

--[[User:Tonko|Tonko]] 02:39, 3 Nov 2005 (CET)

== Full Dock ==

Hello,

referring to the changes you made to the [[ThinkPad_Dock]] page. I heard that the DVI pass-through works at least on the X3* models as well. If you are not absolutely certain the models you listed are the only ones supporting DVI output through the dock I kindly request you to change the wording.

--[[User:Rolf|Rolf]] 18:09, 13 Nov 2005 (CET)

ThinkPad Dock

2005-11-13T16:56:26Z

Rolf: /* Compatible Video Cards */ - Correcting my mistake

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"
| style="vertical-align:top;" | __TOC__
[[image:ThinkPadDock.jpg|ThinkPad Dock]]
| 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;">
== IBM ThinkPad Dock ==
The IBM ThinkPad Dock (Model 2631) transforms a regular Thinkpad into a full blown workstation with multiple monitors (PCI video card), higher fidelity audio (PC Card audio), and additional storage [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]]. These expansion features are not supported by all Thinkpads, therefore the Dock does not support as many Thinkpads as the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator|Port Replicator]], [[ThinkPad Port Replicator II|Port Replicator II]] or [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock|Mini-Dock]].

=== Features ===
* everything the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]] has
* 1x Full-size PCI card slot
* 2x Type II (or 1x Type III) [[CardBus slot]]
* 1x [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]] slot

===Pros & Cons===
* Positives: Expansion capability
* Negatives: internal fan is loud, large, less compatible
* DVI pass-through on the Dock is only supported with select ThinkPads
* Compatibility: X20/30, T20/30 and A20/30 Series notebooks (does not support the A21e/22e).
* Warranty: One Year
</div>
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p1836.pdf ThinkPad Docking Solutions HMM (February 2003)] (248,638 Bytes)
|}

==IBM part numbers==
* order part number: P/N 02K8660
* FRU part number: P/N 02K8666
* Type: 2631

==PCI Slot==
Many use the PCI slot for peripherals like secondary video cards, TV tuners, audio cards, etc. This is considered by many to be the highlight of the Dock, and is a feature that few other docks have. The Dock does not support AGP or PCI Express. Potential owners of the Dock are often concerned about compatibility and recommendations of video cards. See the [[#Compatible Video Cards|compatible video cards]] list below for more information.

===Video Cards===
The PCI slot is most often used for installing video cards to allow for multiple monitors. This feature is especially useful for anyone that requires visualizing a large amount of information, including stock brokers, artists, etc. Due to the slow PCI bus, gaming is generally not improved much by external cards.
One of the chief concerns of low profile video cards is whether they support the monitor setup you desire. As more monitors these days are LCDs, quality DVI support is essential. Additional concerns include driver support, ability to hot-swap (add or remove the thinkpad without rebooting), and noise/heat.
====Quality DVI & Widescreen support====
One way to work around the [[Problem with DVI throughput|limitations]] of the docks DVI pass-through port is to use a PCI graphics card which features a PCI port. Note that while this probably will work, the performance of the PCI graphics accellerator will be poor because of the limitations of the interface.

Also the newest ATI video drivers for both Linux and Windows are known to not have limited resolution support on the external DVI port anymore.

====Compatible Video Cards====
This is a list of the most popular low-profile PCI video cards used with the IBM ThinkPad Dock.
{| cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"
|- style="text-align:left;"
!Card !! Chipset !! RAM !! Ports !! Max DVI Res !! TDMS !! Cooling !! Compatibility
|-
|ATI Radeon 9200
|ATI Radeon 9200
|128 MB DDR
|1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x TV-Out
|Unknown
|Unknown
|passive
|working
|-
|ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB] (rev 9a)
|
|
|1x VGA
|
|
|passive
|working
|}

==Ultrabay 2000==
The ThinkPad Dock has a [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] slot, which is '''not''' hotswap capable.

The docks IDE interface is a CMD 648, so you should enable the according kernel option (compile it into the kernel if loading as a module doesn't work), if you want to use anything else than a floppy in the docks UltraBay.
Note that the interface will most likely be ide2 and ide3 then, so the docks UltraBay drive will be hde.

==PC Card Slots==
{{Todo|...}}

==Noise & Heat==
Since the ThinkPad Dock is a bit noisy, some people have taken to unplugging the fan inside (or possibly replacing it). While this likely voids your warranty, it may be necessary if you really want it quiet. Adding a PCI card (especially a video card) increases the heat inside the dock, and it may have a fan on board as well, meaning it will increase the noise level. You should take into consideration the noise and heat it may add.

==DVI pass-through==
LCD monitors are getting larger and higher-resolution. Currently, DVI based on 165MHz TDMS transmitters can only (officially) support 1600x1200x32 at 60Hz, which is the resolution of your average 20" non-widescreen LCD. IBM's driver support for this resolution through DVI ports on docks has been inconsistent. Also in Linux you might experience [[Problem with DVI throughput|problems]] even with this resolution and IBM officially states that the pass-through DVI port only supports resolutions up to 1280x1024. Read [[Problem with DVI throughput|our page]] of information on how to solve these troubles.

{{NOTE|DVI pass-through is only supported in combination with a ThinkPad A20p, A21p and A22p and possibly the A31p (unconfirmed)}}

== Supported ThinkPads ==
* {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}
* {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}
* {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}
* {{T30}}
* {{X20}}, {{X21}}, {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}
* {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}

User:Rolf

2005-10-09T10:52:29Z

Rolf: /* Accessories */

= Current machines=
* IBM Thinkpad [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X20 X20], model 2662-32G

= Accessories=
* [[3Com 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter with 56K Modem]]
* Two [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]]s
* Full [[ThinkPad Dock]]

=Contact=
http://home.arcor.de/leggewie

ThinkPad Dock

2005-10-09T10:51:09Z

Rolf: /* PCI Slot */

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"
| style="vertical-align:top;" | __TOC__
[[image:ThinkPadDock.jpg|ThinkPad Dock]]
| 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;">
== IBM ThinkPad Dock ==
The IBM ThinkPad Dock (Model 2631) transforms a regular Thinkpad into a full blown workstation with multiple monitors (PCI video card), higher fidelity audio (PC Card audio), and additional storage [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]]. These expansion features are not supported by all Thinkpads, therefore the Dock does not support as many Thinkpads as the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator|Port Replicator]], [[ThinkPad Port Replicator II|Port Replicator II]] or [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock|Mini-Dock]].

=== Features ===
* everything the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]] has
* 1x Full-size PCI card slot
* 2x additional PC Card slots
* 1x Ultrabay 2000 slot

===Pros & Cons===
* Positives: Expansion capability
* Negatives: internal fan is loud, large, less compatible
* DVI pass-through on the Dock is only supported with ThinkPad A20p, A21p and A22p models.
* Compatibility: X20/30, T20/30 and A20/30 Series notebooks (does not support the A21e/22e).
* Warranty: One Year
</div>
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p1836.pdf ThinkPad Docking Solutions HMM (February 2003)] (248,638 Bytes)
|}

==IBM part numbers==
* order part number: P/N 02K8660
* FRU part number: P/N 02K8666
* Type: 2631

==PCI Slot==
Many use the PCI slot for peripherals like secondary video cards, TV tuners, audio cards, etc. This is considered by many to be the highlight of the Dock, and is a feature that few other docks have. The Dock does not support AGP or PCI Express. Potential owners of the Dock are often concerned about compatibility and recommendations of video cards. See the [[#Compatible Video Cards|compatible video cards]] list below for more information.

===Video Cards===
The PCI slot is most often used for installing video cards to allow for multiple monitors. This feature is especially useful for anyone that requires visualizing a large amount of information, including stock brokers, artists, etc. Due to the slow PCI bus, gaming is generally not improved much by external cards.
One of the chief concerns of low profile video cards is whether they support the monitor setup you desire. As more monitors these days are LCDs, quality DVI support is essential. Additional concerns include driver support, ability to hot-swap (add or remove the thinkpad without rebooting), and noise/heat.
====Quality DVI & Widescreen support====
One way to work around the [[Problem with DVI throughput|limitations]] of the docks DVI pass-through port is to use a PCI graphics card which features a PCI port. Note that while this probably will work, the performance of the PCI graphics accellerator will be poor because of the limitations of the interface.

Also the newest ATI video drivers for both Linux and Windows are known to not have limited resolution support on the external DVI port anymore.

====Compatible Video Cards====
This is a list of the most popular low-profile PCI video cards used with the IBM ThinkPad Dock.
{| cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"
|- style="text-align:left;"
!Card !! Chipset !! RAM !! Ports !! Max DVI Res !! TDMS !! Cooling !! Compatibility
|-
|ATI Radeon 9200
|ATI Radeon 9200
|128 MB DDR
|1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x TV-Out
|Unknown
|Unknown
|passive
|working
|}

==Ultrabay 2000==
The ThinkPad Dock has a [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] slot, which is '''not''' hotswap capable.

The docks IDE interface is a CMD 648, so you should enable the according kernel option (compile it into the kernel if loading as a module doesn't work), if you want to use anything else than a floppy in the docks UltraBay.
Note that the interface will most likely be ide2 and ide3 then, so the docks UltraBay drive will be hde.

==PC Card Slots==
{{Todo|...}}

==Noise & Heat==
Since the ThinkPad Dock is a bit noisy, some people have taken to unplugging the fan inside (or possibly replacing it). While this likely voids your warranty, it may be necessary if you really want it quiet. Adding a PCI card (especially a video card) increases the heat inside the dock, and it may have a fan on board as well, meaning it will increase the noise level. You should take into consideration the noise and heat it may add.

==DVI pass-through==
LCD monitors are getting larger and higher-resolution. Currently, DVI based on 165MHz TDMS transmitters can only (officially) support 1600x1200x32 at 60Hz, which is the resolution of your average 20" non-widescreen LCD. IBM's driver support for this resolution through DVI ports on docks has been inconsistent. Also in Linux you might experience [[Problem with DVI throughput|problems]] even with this resolution and IBM officially states that the pass-through DVI port only supports resolutions up to 1280x1024. Read [[Problem with DVI throughput|our page]] of information on how to solve these troubles.

Please be aware that not all Thinkpad models will support DVI output with a Dock. Apparently, all X and T models from the 20 series do not. Please add other models if you know about them to not support DVI.

== Supported ThinkPads ==
* {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}
* {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}
* {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}
* {{T30}}
* {{X20}}, {{X21}}, {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}
* {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}

User:Rolf

2005-10-09T10:38:42Z

Rolf: /* Current machines */

= Current machines=
* IBM Thinkpad [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X20 X20], model 2662-32G

= Accessories=
* [[3Com 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter with 56K Modem]]
* Mini Dock
* Full Dock

=Contact=
http://home.arcor.de/leggewie

Laptop-mode-tools

2005-10-09T10:30:10Z

Rolf: /* Packages */

__TOC__
laptop-mode-tools is the userland component of "laptop mode", the Linux kernel mode that allows you to spin down your hard drives for longer periods of time. This package takes care of configuration and activation of laptop-mode, automatically remounting your filesystems with the appropriate options, and modifying the idle timeouts for your hard drives. Laptop mode tools integrate with power management daemons such as acpid, apmd and pbbuttonsd, so that laptop mode is started automatically when your laptop is running on batteries.

=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/

=== Status ===
*stable, active

=== Packages ===
* {{Debian}} packages are available: http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/
* The packages in Debian itself are well-maintained, so you might just want to ''"apt-get install laptop-mode-tools"''

=== Documentation ===
* The [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/ Project Home Page] holds installation instructions.
* There is a [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/faq.html FAQ].
* Read /lib/modules/`uname -r`/source/Documentation/laptop-mode.txt on your system.







[[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Debian]]

Laptop-mode-tools

2005-10-09T10:29:38Z

Rolf: /* Packages */

__TOC__
laptop-mode-tools is the userland component of "laptop mode", the Linux kernel mode that allows you to spin down your hard drives for longer periods of time. This package takes care of configuration and activation of laptop-mode, automatically remounting your filesystems with the appropriate options, and modifying the idle timeouts for your hard drives. Laptop mode tools integrate with power management daemons such as acpid, apmd and pbbuttonsd, so that laptop mode is started automatically when your laptop is running on batteries.

=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/

=== Status ===
*stable, active

=== Packages ===
* {{Debian}} packages are available: http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/
* The packages in Debian itself are well-maintained, so you might just want to ''apt-get install laptop-mode-tools''

=== Documentation ===
* The [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/ Project Home Page] holds installation instructions.
* There is a [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/faq.html FAQ].
* Read /lib/modules/`uname -r`/source/Documentation/laptop-mode.txt on your system.







[[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Debian]]

Laptop-mode-tools

2005-10-09T10:27:34Z

Rolf: /* Packages */

__TOC__
laptop-mode-tools is the userland component of "laptop mode", the Linux kernel mode that allows you to spin down your hard drives for longer periods of time. This package takes care of configuration and activation of laptop-mode, automatically remounting your filesystems with the appropriate options, and modifying the idle timeouts for your hard drives. Laptop mode tools integrate with power management daemons such as acpid, apmd and pbbuttonsd, so that laptop mode is started automatically when your laptop is running on batteries.

=== Project Homepage / Availability ===
http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/

=== Status ===
*stable, active

=== Packages ===
* {{Debian}} packages are available: http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/
* The packages in Debian itself are well-maintained, so you might just want to "apt-get install laptop-mode-tools"

=== Documentation ===
* The [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/ Project Home Page] holds installation instructions.
* There is a [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsamwel/laptop_mode/tools/faq.html FAQ].
* Read /lib/modules/`uname -r`/source/Documentation/laptop-mode.txt on your system.







[[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Debian]]

User:Rolf

2005-10-09T10:18:47Z

Rolf:

= Current machines=
* IBM Thinkpad {{X20}}

= Accessories=
* [[3Com 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter with 56K Modem]]
* Mini Dock
* Full Dock

=Contact=
http://home.arcor.de/leggewie

ThinkPad Dock II

2005-10-09T09:53:13Z

Rolf: /* DVI pass-through */

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"
| style="vertical-align:top;" | __TOC__
| 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;">
== IBM ThinkPad Dock II ==
The IBM Dock II (Model 2877) is the most feature-packed dock IBM sells. In addition to supporting all the features of the [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock|Mini-Dock]], the expansion capability of the Dock II can transform a regular Thinkpad into a full blown workstation with multiple monitors (PCI video card), higher fidelity audio (PC Card audio), and additional storage [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]]. These expansion features are not supported by all Thinkpads, therefore the Dock II does not support as many Thinkpads as the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator II|Port Replicator II]] or [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock|Mini-Dock]].

=== Features ===
* everything the [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock]] has
* 1x half-size PCI card slot
* 2x additional PC Card slots
* 1x Ultrabay 2000 slot

===Pros & Cons===
* Positives: Expansion capability
* Negatives: Cost ($399), internal fan is loud, large, less compatible
* Compatibility: X20/30, T20/30/40, R50/R51 and A20/30 Series notebooks.(does not support the A21e/22e, R40/40e, R50e or X40/41).
* Warranty: One Year
</div>
* [http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=-840&langId=-1&storeId=1&partNumber=287710U IBM Website for Dock II]
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p1836.pdf ThinkPad Docking Solutions HMM (February 2003)] (248,638 Bytes)
|}

==PCI Slot==
Note this is a Half Height, or 'low profile' slot. Separate brackets are required for low profile PCI cards. Normal cards will not fit.

Many use the half-size PCI slot for peripherals like secondary video cards, TV tuners, audio cards, etc. This is considered by many to be the highlight of the Dock II, and is a feature that few other docks have. The Dock II does not support AGP or PCI Express. The Ultrabay 2000 slot can be used to connect other IBM peripherals, such as second hard disks or CD/DVD drives.
Potential owners of the Dock II are often concerned about compatibility and recommendations of video cards. See the [[#Compatible Video Cards|compatible video cards]] list below for more information.

''Dock II owners: anybody tried to shoehorn a larger card in? What are the dimensions? Anyone have pictures?''

===Video Cards===
The PCI slot is most often used for installing video cards to allow for multiple monitors. This feature is especially useful for anyone that requires visualizing a large amount of information, including stock brokers, artists, etc. Due to the slow PCI bus, gaming is generally not improved much by external cards.
One of the chief concerns of low profile video cards is whether they support the monitor setup you desire. As more monitors these days are LCDs, quality DVI support is essential. Additional concerns include driver support, ability to hot-swap (add or remove the thinkpad without rebooting), and noise/heat.
====Quality DVI & Widescreen support====
One way to work around the [[Problem with DVI throughput|limitations]] of the docks DVI pass-through port is to use a PCI graphics card which features a PCI port. Note that while this probably will work, the performance of the PCI graphics accellerator will be poor because of the limitations of the interface.

Also the newest ATI video drivers for both Linux and Windows are known to not have limited resolution support on the external DVI port anymore.

====Hot Swapping====
'''It is unknown whether hot swapping is fully supported.'''
Check the [http://forums.thinkpads.com/ thinkpads.com forum] for more information.

====Noise/Heat====
Since the [[Dock II]] has been reported to be a bit noisy, some people have taken to unplugging the fan inside (or possibly replacing it). While this likely voids your warranty, it may be necessary if you really want it quiet. Adding a video card increases the heat inside the dock, and may likely have a fan on board as well, meaning it will increase the noise level. While adding one of the below video cards is likely well within the thermal limitations of the dock, you should take into consideration the noise and heat it may add.
<BR><BR>
'''Anybody care to add some anecdotal information about this here?'''
====TV Tuners====
ok

====Compatible Video Cards====
This is a list of the most popular low-profile PCI video cards used with the IBM ThinkPad Dock II.
{| cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"
|- style="text-align:left;"
!Card !! Chipset !! RAM !! DVI Ports !! Max DVI Res !! TDMS !! Compatibility !! Price
|-
|[http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstation/audio/products/pseries/p650_low_profile.cfm Matrox Millennium P650 Low-Profile]
|P650
|64MB DDR
|2x
|1920x1200
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321649&affiliate=yahoo $219.95]
|-
|[http://www.pny.com/products/quadro/nvs/280Nvspci.asp PNY Quadro NVS 280 PCI]
|Nvidia Quadro 280
|64MB DDR
|2x (reqs cable)
|Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[http://www.computerbrain.com/applications/search/itemdetails.asp?sku=VCQ4280NVSPCIBK&sc=frg $157.99]
|-
|[http://www.naplestech.com/pages/xentera_gt2_pci-dvi.htm NTI Xentera GT2]
|ATI Radeon 9000
|64MB DDR
|2x
|Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[http://www.provantage.com/buy-7colc00h-xentera-2-pci-profile-screen-dvi-video-adapter-colorgraphic-communications-612532-shopping.htm $213.91]
|-
|[http://www.naplestech.com/pages/xentera_gt4_pci-dvi.htm NTI Xentera GT4]
|ATI Radeon 9000 x2
|64MB DDR x2
|4x
|Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?src=FG&item=49218 $448.95]
|}

===Audio Cards===
===Other PCI Cards===

==Ultrabay 2000==
In contrast to the Full Dock I the Full Dock II has a full featured (= hotswap capable) [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] slot.

Note to T4x owners: [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] is an older Ultrabay technology, not compatible with the [[UltraBay|UltraBay Slim]] in the T40/T41/T42/T43 lineup. Many [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] accessories are available on [http://search.ebay.com/ultrabay-2000 Ebay].

The docks IDE interface is a CMD 648, so you should enable the according kernel option (compile it into the kernel if loading as a module doesn't work), if you want to use anything else than a floppy in the docks UltraBay.
Note that the interface will most likely be ide2 and ide3 then, so the docks UltraBay drive will be hde.

==PC Card Slots==
{{Todo|...}}


==DVI pass-through==
LCD monitors are getting larger and higher-resolution. Currently, DVI based on 165MHz TDMS transmitters can only (officially) support 1600x1200x32 at 60Hz, which is the resolution of your average 20" non-widescreen LCD. IBM's driver support for this resolution through DVI ports on docks has been inconsistent. Also in Linux you might experience [[Problem with DVI throughput|problems]] even with this resolution and IBM officially states that the pass-through DVI port only supports resolutions up to 1280x1024. Read [[Problem with DVI throughput|our page]] of information on how to solve these troubles.

Please be aware that not all Thinkpad models will support DVI output with a Dock. Apparently, all X and T models from the 20 series do not. Please add other models if you know about them to not support DVI.

== Supported ThinkPads ==
* {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}
* {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}
* {{R30}}, {{R31}}, {{R32}}
* {{R50}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R52}}
* {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}
* {{T30}}
* {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}
* {{X20}}, {{X21}}, {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}
* {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}

ThinkPad Mini-Dock

2005-10-09T09:51:45Z

Rolf: /* DVI pass-through */

ThinkPad Port Replicator

2005-10-09T09:50:37Z

Rolf: /* DVI pass-through */

ThinkPad Port Replicator II

2005-10-09T09:49:42Z

Rolf: /* DVI pass-through */

ThinkPad Dock

2005-10-09T08:58:20Z

Rolf: /* DVI pass-through */

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"
| style="vertical-align:top;" | __TOC__
[[image:ThinkPadDock.jpg|ThinkPad Dock]]
| 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;">
== IBM ThinkPad Dock ==
The IBM ThinkPad Dock (Model 2631) transforms a regular Thinkpad into a full blown workstation with multiple monitors (PCI video card), higher fidelity audio (PC Card audio), and additional storage [[UltraBay|Ultrabay 2000]]. These expansion features are not supported by all Thinkpads, therefore the Dock does not support as many Thinkpads as the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator|Port Replicator]], [[ThinkPad Port Replicator II|Port Replicator II]] or [[ThinkPad Mini-Dock|Mini-Dock]].

=== Features ===
* everything the [[ThinkPad Port Replicator]] has
* 1x Full-size PCI card slot
* 2x additional PC Card slots
* 1x Ultrabay 2000 slot

===Pros & Cons===
* Positives: Expansion capability
* Negatives: internal fan is loud, large, less compatible
* DVI pass-through on the Dock is only supported with ThinkPad A20p, A21p and A22p models.
* Compatibility: X20/30, T20/30 and A20/30 Series notebooks (does not support the A21e/22e).
* Warranty: One Year
</div>
* [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/92p1836.pdf ThinkPad Docking Solutions HMM (February 2003)] (248,638 Bytes)
|}

==PCI Slot==
Many use the PCI slot for peripherals like secondary video cards, TV tuners, audio cards, etc. This is considered by many to be the highlight of the Dock, and is a feature that few other docks have. The Dock does not support AGP or PCI Express. Potential owners of the Dock are often concerned about compatibility and recommendations of video cards. See the [[#Compatible Video Cards|compatible video cards]] list below for more information.

===Video Cards===
The PCI slot is most often used for installing video cards to allow for multiple monitors. This feature is especially useful for anyone that requires visualizing a large amount of information, including stock brokers, artists, etc. Due to the slow PCI bus, gaming is generally not improved much by external cards.
One of the chief concerns of low profile video cards is whether they support the monitor setup you desire. As more monitors these days are LCDs, quality DVI support is essential. Additional concerns include driver support, ability to hot-swap (add or remove the thinkpad without rebooting), and noise/heat.
====Quality DVI & Widescreen support====
One way to work around the [[Problem with DVI throughput|limitations]] of the docks DVI pass-through port is to use a PCI graphics card which features a PCI port. Note that while this probably will work, the performance of the PCI graphics accellerator will be poor because of the limitations of the interface.

Also the newest ATI video drivers for both Linux and Windows are known to not have limited resolution support on the external DVI port anymore.

====Compatible Video Cards====
This is a list of the most popular low-profile PCI video cards used with the IBM ThinkPad Dock.
{| cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"
|- style="text-align:left;"
!Card !! Chipset !! RAM !! Ports !! Max DVI Res !! TDMS !! Cooling !! Compatibility
|-
|ATI Radeon 9200
|ATI Radeon 9200
|128 MB DDR
|1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x TV-Out
|Unknown
|Unknown
|passive
|working
|}

==Ultrabay 2000==
The ThinkPad Dock has a [[UltraBay|UltraBay 2000]] slot, which is '''not''' hotswap capable.

The docks IDE interface is a CMD 648, so you should enable the according kernel option (compile it into the kernel if loading as a module doesn't work), if you want to use anything else than a floppy in the docks UltraBay.
Note that the interface will most likely be ide2 and ide3 then, so the docks UltraBay drive will be hde.

==PC Card Slots==
{{Todo|...}}

==Noise & Heat==
Since the ThinkPad Dock is a bit noisy, some people have taken to unplugging the fan inside (or possibly replacing it). While this likely voids your warranty, it may be necessary if you really want it quiet. Adding a PCI card (especially a video card) increases the heat inside the dock, and it may have a fan on board as well, meaning it will increase the noise level. You should take into consideration the noise and heat it may add.

==DVI pass-through==
LCD monitors are getting larger and higher-resolution. Currently, DVI based on 165MHz TDMS transmitters can only (officially) support 1600x1200x32 at 60Hz, which is the resolution of your average 20" non-widescreen LCD. IBM's driver support for this resolution through DVI ports on docks has been inconsistent. Also in Linux you might experience [[Problem with DVI throughput|problems]] even with this resolution and IBM officially states that the pass-through DVI port only supports resolutions up to 1280x1024. Read [[Problem with DVI throughput|our page]] of information on how to solve these troubles.

Please be aware that not all Thinkpad models will support DVI output with a Dock. Apparently, all X and T models from the 20 series do not. Please add other models if you know about them to not support DVI.

== Supported ThinkPads ==
* {{A20m}}, {{A20p}}, {{A21m}}, {{A21p}}, {{A22m}}, {{A22p}}
* {{A30}}, {{A30p}}, {{A31}}, {{A31p}}
* {{T20}}, {{T21}}, {{T22}}, {{T23}}
* {{T30}}
* {{X20}}, {{X21}}, {{X22}}, {{X23}}, {{X24}}
* {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}

Problem with DVI throughput

2005-10-09T08:44:01Z

Rolf: /* Affected Models */

Information about the DVI throughput problem on port replicators and docks with ThinkPads from approximately 2000.

==Problem description==
All ThinkPad port replicators and docking stations officially support a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 on the replicators/docks DVI port. Resolutions above were not supported in standard drivers at all for a long time and may lead to random screen corruption if used with modified or alternative drivers.

Unofficially, good DVI transmitters can support resolutions like 1600x1200 or 1920x1200 at 60Hz used in modern TFT monitors. However, not all DVI transmitters can push this resolution, due to poor signal quality from cheap manufacturing or weak TDMS transmitters.

Random screen corruption means that approximately 1 out of 5 times you will have a lot ot flickering blue and green pixels (roughly gathered to vertical stripes) on your DVI driven display. It is not entirely clear so far if the screen corruption problems are a driver or hardware problem.

You may also discover the phenomena of a blurred picture when having automatic picture expansion enabled on a higher resolution display. Switching this off should recover the picture quality.

==Affected Models==

*ThinkPad {{A Series}}
*ThinkPad {{R Series}}
*ThinkPad {{T Series}}
*ThinkPad {{X30}}, {{X31}}, {{X32}}
*all port replicators and docking stations for these models

==Affected Operating Systems==

*Linux, all flavours
*Windows, all flavours

==Status==
IBM knows about this and has included this limitation into the specs of all these docking solutions.

It is, however, possible to run higher resolutions on the DVI port. Linux supports this natively. The Windows drivers were limited in to 1280x1024 for a long time, but with the newest releases this limitation is gone.
However, depending on your display you can still experience the phenoma of random screen corruption.

The {{T42}} with the ATI 9600 chip is reported to be able to drive the Dell 24" 2405FPW at 1920x1200 using DVI by using ATI Catalyst drivers for Windows.

Recent IBM drivers (e.g. 2005 Aug 11 release, version 8.133.2-050525a-024243C-IBM) are also known to support resolutions of 1600x1200 ({{T41p}} with NEC 2180UX) and 1920x1200 ({{T42p}} with Dell 2405FPW) at 60Hz through the dock DVI port.

If your transmitter cannot push this resolution, try using a 'reduced blanking' option (through your video card driver) or create a custom timing with a lower refresh rate in [http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ps.htm PowerStrip]. Note that both ways can reduce performance especially in fast refresh-sensitive work (reduced blanking less so though). For more information on TDMS transmission, see the [http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/ DVI Compliance Testing article] at [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's Hardware].

Very high resolution displays like the [http://www.apple.com/displays Apple 30" Cinema Display], with a 2560x1600 resolution, requires what is known as Dual-Link DVI [http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/tft_connection-06.html], a technique of piggybacking 2 DVI connections into one physical DVI plug. This is not to be confused with a card having 'Dual DVI', or two physical DVI ports. Very few video cards support Dual-Link DVI, and they are usually very expensive. No known PCI cards exist that support Dual-Link DVI. There is hope for users of large displays though - newer TDMS transmitters, such as the [http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=4 SiI 1172], can push 225MHz and above through a single link, which is enough to drive 2560x1600 at 55Hz. These transmitters have not yet made it to many video cards - only the ASUS V9999GE card is known to use one.

==Solutions==

===Linux===

Under Linux, you can in theory make use of higher resolutions. (This is currently limited by the unability of drivers to use the DVI port.) If screen corruption should occur, you can try fixing it by changing from X to the console and back. Doing this often helps.

===Windows===
The problem is solved with the newest video drivers from IBM. Just update.

With the older drivers the solution to the {{Windows}} driver problem could be found in patched ATI driver sets like [http://www.dna-drivers.nl/ DNA-ATI] or [http://www.omegadrivers.net OMEGA] drivers or in downloading the latest drivers from www.ati.com and patch them with Patje's Mobility Modding tool found [http://www.driverheaven.net/patje/ here]. The tool solves the problem when used with Catalyst drivers from version 5.6.

The remaining problem with Windows is that IBMs practical Presentation Director utility still doesn't support the higher resolution. This issue is solvable by doing some manual modifications to Presentation Directors registry entries. If you don't want to tweak your registry you can use multi-res (packaged with the OMEGA drivers) instead of Presentation Director.

If you want to use Presentation Director, follow this procedure:
* Add a profile with VGA output and set it to 1600x1200.
* Then you also add a profile with DVI output and set it to 1280x1024.
* After finishing the wizard you open regedit.
* Look for the Presentation directors key structure (HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/IBM/NPdirect/Data/Common/Presentation/Schemes) and
* copy the resolution value from the VGA profile to the DVI profile. (So if your VGA profiles name is VGAprof and the DVI profiles is DVIprof, you copy the Resolution keys value from HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/IBM/NPdirect/Data/Common/Presentation Schemes/VGAprof/01 to ....../DVIprof/01.)
* Close regedit (and eventually reboot) and restart Presentation Director.
* You should be have the wanted resolution in the properties of your DVI profile.

You can also have Presentation Director automatically call a batch file that calls the multi-res application. The batch file will use multi-res to switch to one of the higher resolutions not supported by the Presentation Director. Mult-res can be found [http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm here].

Batch file example:
multires.exe /1920,1200,32,60 /exit