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=== ThinkPad X220 ===
This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad X220.

==== Features ====
*One of the following processors:
** Intel® Core™ i3-2310M (2.1GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
** Intel® Core™ i5-2410M (2.3GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
** Intel® Core™ i5-2410M (2.3GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
** Intel® Core™ i5-2520M (2.5GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
** Intel® Core™ i5-2540M (2.6GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
** Intel® Core™ i7-2620M (2.7GHz, 4MB L3 cache)
* [[Intel Mobile QM67 Express Chipset]]
* Up to 8GB [[PC3-10600]] DDR3 memory at 1333MHz
** 16GB (2x8GB) [[PC3-12800]] at 1600 MHz possible
* [[Intel HD Graphics]] 3000
* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 12.5" TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
** 12.5" extra bright wide-viewing IPS TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
* 2.5" × [[7mm hard drive bay]] with one of the following hard drives:
** 4GB SSD SATA
** Intel 80GB Micro SSD SATA
** 128GB SSD SATA
** Intel 160GB SSD SATA
** 160GB 7200RPM SATA
** 250GB 5400RPM SATA
** 250GB 7200RPM SATA (with limited OPAL FDE technology)
** 320GB 5400RPM SATA
** 320GB 7200RPM SATA
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with zero or one of the following:
** [[Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000]]
** [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300]]
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205]]
** [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250]]
** [[ThinkPad 11b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter II]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with zero or one of the following:
** [[Qualcomm Gobi 3000]] WWAN
** [[LeadCore TD-SCDMA (LC5730D)]] WWAN
** [[Ericsson HSPA + (F5521gw)]] WWAN
** [[Huawei EV-DO (EM660)]] WWAN
** mSATA drive
* [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet PCI-Express Controller]]
* [[ThinkPad Bluetooth Daughter Card with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2)|ThinkPad Bluetooth Daughter Card with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2.1)]]
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[SD Card slot]]
* Three USB ports (of which one is [[USB 3.0]] on the i7 model)
* 720p HD [[Integrated camera]]
* [[DisplayPort]] (supports audio)
* Stereo digital microphones
* Stereo speakers
* Combined headphone and microphone jack
* [[UltraNav]] ([[Trackpoint]] and [[Buttonless Touchpad]])
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] (UPEK)
* Comes with 65W AC Adapter
* Supports [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3]], [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]], etc.
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=== Resources ===
* [http://shop.lenovo.com/ISS_Static/ww/wci/us/ww/pdf/x220_datasheet.pdf Datasheet]

[[Category:X Series]]

=== Notes ===
* The CPU speed will be throttled back to 800MHz if the machine is run on the 65W AC adapter with no battery installed. To avoid this throttling
** run on a 90W AC adapter, or
** install a battery pack.
* It's possible to use a [[7mm_hard_drive_bay#mSata_SSD| mSATA SSD within the second MiniPCI Express slot]].
* On booting:
**The X220 cannot/will not boot GPT disks using Legacy BIOS, you must setup UEFI.
**The X220 will not boot /efi/*/*.efi unless "signed"(?) into BIOS, you have to copy it to /efi/boot/bootx64.efi.
**Disabling the BIOS setting "USB UEFI BIOS Support" disables *all* USB booting, ie, both UEFI and legacy BIOS.
* Maximum DDR3 speed might depend on the BIOS version, some report working PC3-14900 speeds (1866 MHz).

7mm hard drive bay

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Most drives are currently 9.5mm high. Some new Thinkpads come with 7mm drive bays.

There are [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=7mm+x220&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&source=lnms&tbm=dsc&ei=6iGgTui4LZCe-Qai66GiBQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=7&ved=0CBwQ_AUoBg&biw=1032&bih=1328 many discussions around the internet] regarding this, here is a short summary:
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== Specific drives ==

=== Compatible drives ===

==== 7mm HDD ====

* Hitatch Travelstar series that begin with model code "Z". This includes Z7K320, Z5K500, and Z5K320
* Momentus Thin Hard Drives | Seagate

==== 7mm SSD ====

* Micron/Crucial C400 series with "AK" in the model number (see below)
:note that Micron is Crucial's parent company. Micron manufacturers the "C" series while Crucial manufactures the "M" series. Reportedly, only the C series is compatible with the x220.

==== Modifiable 9.5mm SSD ====

* Micron/Crucial C300 with the spacer mod. See X220 SSD 7mm Mod (Crucial C300)
* Micron/Crucial C400/M4 with spacer mod. (still waiting on confirmation)
:Not all C400 models require a mod. "AK" = 7mm and "AC" = 9mm. Ex) MTFDDAK256MAM-1K1 = 7mm, and MTFDDAC256MAM-1K1 = 9mm. C4 Product Brief
*Intel X-25M with the spacer mod
*Intel 320 series with the spacer mod. ''Please note that the four screws that hold both the spacer and the top cover cannot be reused to hold just the top cover in place, since they are too long and stick out. I chose to just put the cover back on without any screws. I figured that the cover wouldn't be able to fall off since there's so little space in the drive bay. Additionally, the rubber sides seem to hold the cover in place.''
*Kingston/Intel X25-E

==== mSata SSD ====

[[File:Msata install.jpg|200px|thumb|left|mSata install of a OCZ Nocti into a X220]]

* Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD3 mSATA 256GB SATA III MLC
* Intel 310 series
* MyDigialSSD (waiting confirmation, relatively unknown brand)
* Renice X3 (SF1222) mSATA SSD User Review
* OCZ Nocti

=== Incompatible drives ===

* Intel 510 SSD series

* Vertex 2 and 3 SSD series

* Kingston V100 series

== Case Mod ==

Some people have also sanded off the protruding parts of the case which stop you inserting a 9.5mm drive without the caddy.

== Drive Mod ==

The moddable drives listed above tend to have a spacer which can be removed with ease and a top which can be replaced using shorter (M2) screws. Drives without the removable spacer can always be removed entirely from their shell and bodged in place.

== Bending the motherboard trick ==

Absolutely do not attempt this, but it is possible to unmount a good portion of the motherboard and slightly bend the side with the SATA port up, while sliding the over sized drive (without) caddy into the slot. The SATA port will need to be bent down to properly mate with the drive. At this point the drive is now firmly in the case and cannot be removed without performing the same trick in reverse, simply damaging the motherboard, or sanding/Dremeling the "teeth" at the entrance of the slot while the drive is still in the machine, which might ultimately be desirable if security is an issue.

== Models Featuring a 7mm Drive Bay ==

* {{X1}}? {{X220}} {{X220_Tablet}}
* {{W520}}
* {{T420}}

DisplayPort

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DisplayPort is a digital video connector, available on select ThinkPads

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* [[Wikipedia:DisplayPort| Wikipedia article on DisplayPort]]

==ThinkPads featuring this technology==
* {{L412}}, {{L512}}
* {{R500}}
* {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T420s}}, {{T500}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}, {{T520}}
* {{W500}}, {{W510}}, {{W520}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
* {{X301}},{{X220}}

==Port Replicators and Docks featuring this technology==
Note, some have multiple Displayports
* [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]]
* [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 - 170W]]
* [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 - 135W]]
* [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 - 90W]]
* [[X200 UltraBase]]
* [[W700 Mini Dock]]
* [[W700 Mini Dock 2.0]]

== DVI Pass-through ==

Certain ThinkPad models have a DisplayPort connection which offers DVI pass-through.

Check [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72148.html ThinkPad Digital Video Interface (DVI) and DVI Pass-Through] for more information, and to see if a specific model and configuration is supported.

== Audio Support ==

There are reports that DisplayPort on some (possibly all) current thinkpads does not support audio. While there are adapters to convert DisplayPort to HDMI, the lack of audio makes it impossible to, for example, watch a DVD or Blu-Ray on an HDTV using the DisplayPort. [http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/Displayport-to-HDMI-with-audio/td-p/68575 See this thread for more information]

Audio over DisplayPort when used in conjunction with a DisplayPort to HDMI conversion cable is [http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T410-T510-DisplayPort-features-audio/td-p/191530/page/3 confirmed] to work on W500, T410 and T510 both on integrated and discrete graphics options on Windows systems.

=== T410s ===

The T410s supports audio pass-through via DisplayPort on recent Linux systems.

With the Intel HD Audio modul selected recent linux kernels detect the DisplayPort
audio as a separate output device:

On 2.6.36-rc1 the following devices can be found in /proc/asound/*

Codec: Intel IbexPeak HDMI
Device: name="INTEL HDMI 0", type="HDMI", device=3
Device: name="INTEL HDMI 1", type="HDMI", device=7

If you want to pass Audio via DisplayPort you just have to switch to the Intel HDMI audio output device
for the application in PulseAudio (didn't test with pure ALSA).

=== W510 ===

The more recent versions of the W510 with the Quadro FX 880M support audio and video out through DisplayPort. Tested with a DisplayPort to HDMI with Audio converter. Used alsa (no PulseAudio) and mplayer, 2.6.35-ARCH, using mplayer -afm hwdts,hwac3 -ao alsa:noblock:device=hw=1.7 and nvidia driver version 256.53. Had to unmute with alsamixer -c1

=== X220 ===

Pulseaudio detects and and stream audio out of the DisplayPort. Tested talking to a DisplayPort monitor, just needed to select one of the HDMI profiles in pavucontrol (Pulseaudio Volume Control) on the Configuration tab.

== Problems ==

=== T420s ===

The BIOS for the {{T420s}} (and presumably also the {{T420}}) settings for _Graphics Device_ default to '''NVIDIA Optimus''' and the '''OS Detection for NVIDIA Optimus''' is set to '''Disabled''' which is not a good set of defaults for Linux since Optimus is only supported by Windows 7. To get the NVidia drivers working for Linux I had to set the '''Graphics Device''' to '''Discrete Graphics'''. This was as of 2011-11-26 using '''driver version 290.10'''. Then run '''sudo nvidia-xconfig'''. Both TwinView and Xinerama worked fine.

=== Twinview using Displayport and DVI broken ===
On my T410 mini-dock series 3, the displayport works unless I try to use it while using the DVI out as well.
DVI+VGA works, but nvidia-settings dies horribly. Tried with 195.* and 260* drivers.

I am using a displayport -> DVI adapter (displayport++ allows this).

<b> FIX:</b>
Using Nouveau drivers instead of the nvidia binary blob allows my displayport to work in concert with the DVI out of my dock.
This allows dual digital external displays. Attempting to activate the laptop monitor as well leads to problems.

<b> ANOTHER FIX: </b>
Version 275* from the nvidia website allows me to use Displayport and DVI at the same time as well.

== External Sources ==
* [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72148.html ThinkPad Digital Video Interface (DVI) and DVI Pass-Through]
* [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70321.html DisplayPort Monitor Cables - Overview]