Category:W510 - Revision history

Bugmenot2: /* ThinkPad W510 */ """"""""""power"""""""""""""", no it's slow

2020-11-08T12:59:54Z

‎ThinkPad W510: """"""""""power"""""""""""""", no it's slow

Deragon: Updated 16.04 comment.

2016-06-10T15:57:55Z

Updated 16.04 comment.

Deragon: /* Linux Installation */ Added section about Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus.

2016-05-26T13:12:00Z

‎Linux Installation: Added section about Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus.

Kungmidas: Added note about 32gb memory support

2013-08-10T22:10:50Z

Added note about 32gb memory support

Ainscow: /* Linux Installation */

2013-01-20T13:31:48Z

‎Linux Installation

SunCatalyst: /* ThinkPad W510 */

2012-08-22T05:35:41Z

‎ThinkPad W510

SunCatalyst: /* ThinkPad W510 */

2012-08-22T04:07:21Z

‎ThinkPad W510

SunCatalyst: /* ThinkPad W510 */

2012-08-22T03:57:52Z

‎ThinkPad W510

Crazyfrog: /* Standard Features */

2012-03-10T21:51:51Z

‎Standard Features

Crazyfrog: /* Standard Features */

2012-01-27T18:01:34Z

‎Standard Features

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 === ThinkPad W510 ===
-This page gives an overview of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad_W_Series#W510 ThinkPad W510], released in January 2010 and still, as of 2016, is a very good powerful machine.  Go get a used one and enjoy the power!
+This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad W510.
 ==== Standard Features ====

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 === ThinkPad W510 ===
-This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad W510.
+This page gives an overview of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad_W_Series#W510 ThinkPad W510], released in January 2010 and still, as of 2016, is a very good powerful machine.  Go get a used one and enjoy the power!
 ==== Standard Features ====
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 === Linux Installation ===
-==== Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus - 2016-05-26 ====
+==== Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus - 2016-06-10 ====
-This operating system works well on the W510, using the NVIDIA open source driver.  Wifi, suspend to ram, brightness controls work fine.  Currently, only the Bluetooth device is not being recognized, while it was with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Thar.  It is believed that the driver required for Bluetooth is proprietary and may not be available for 16.04, but further investigation in the matter is required.
+This operating system works well on the w510, using the NVIDIA Nouveau open source driver and NVIDIA proprietary driver.  Wifi, suspend to ram work fine.  Brightness control only works out of the box with the Nouveau driver, but a [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1389215 workaround] exist for the NVIDIA proprietary driver.  Currently, only the Bluetooth device has issues, showing up only rarely while on 14.04 it was always there.
-At first impression, Ubuntu 16.04 is much less buggy the Lenovo w510 than 14.04.
+At first impression, Ubuntu 16.04 is much less buggy the Lenovo w510 than 14.04.  16.04 is working quite nicely with no noticeable problems on this machine which still, after 6 years, delivers a punch and is quite fast.
-Further reports will be made available as testing will continue --[[User:Deragon|Deragon]] ([[User talk:Deragon|talk]]) 15:12, 26 May 2016 (CEST)
+Further reports will be made available as testing will continue --[[User:Deragon|Deragon]] ([[User talk:Deragon|talk]]) 17:57, 10 June 2016 (CEST)
 ==== Old report ====

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:12, 26 May 2016
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	=== Linux Installation ===		=== Linux Installation ===
		+
		+	==== Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus - 2016-05-26 ====
		+
		+	This operating system works well on the W510, using the NVIDIA open source driver. Wifi, suspend to ram, brightness controls work fine. Currently, only the Bluetooth device is not being recognized, while it was with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Thar. It is believed that the driver required for Bluetooth is proprietary and may not be available for 16.04, but further investigation in the matter is required.
		+
		+	At first impression, Ubuntu 16.04 is much less buggy the Lenovo w510 than 14.04.
		+
		+	Further reports will be made available as testing will continue --[[User:Deragon\|Deragon]] ([[User talk:Deragon\|talk]]) 15:12, 26 May 2016 (CEST)
		+
		+	==== Old report ====

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

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 ** 15.6" TFT display with 1920x1080 (FHD) resolution with LED backlight
 ** 15.6" TFT display with 1920x1080 (FHD) resolution with LED backlight Multi Touch
-* 2GB (1 DIMM) or 4GB (2 DIMMs) [[PC3-10600]] memory standard upgradable to 8GB (2 DIMM slots) or 16GB (4 DIMM slots)
+* 2GB (1 DIMM) or 4GB (2 DIMMs) [[PC3-10600]] memory standard upgradable to 8GB (2 DIMM slots) or 16GB (4 DIMM slots) (note that at least some 4 slot models accepts 32GB - confirmed with W510 4391-BB6 and 4x8GB Corsair Vengenance 1600MHz = 2x CMSX16GX3M2A1600C10, all detected and usable by Windows 7 64-bit. Perhaps 2 slot models will accept 16 GB?)
 *One of the following storage options:
 ** 320GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD Available with [[Full Disk Encryption (FDE)]]

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 * Wired networking stuck at 10Mbit without manual change using ethtool. For Ubuntu Karmic this can easily be fixed by manually downloading and installing the [http://bit.ly/bTvbWx e1000e driver from Intel]. After installing this driver however, the wireless stopped working me.
 (<b>NOT</b> true for me on kernel 2.6.33 ethtool says "	Speed: 1000Mb/s " -[[User_talk:mstragowski|mstragowski]])
 * Archlinux before version 2010.5 cannot easily be configured, as the wireless and ethernet cards both require drivers that are not present in the 2009.08 release. This may be a problem for other distros, as well.  With Archlinux 2010.5, ethernet works out of the box and wireless works after kernel update.'''

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 ==== Standard Features ====
-* One of the following [[Intel Core i5]] or [[Intel Core i7]] processors:
+* One of the following processors:
 ** Intel Dual Core Processor i5 560M (2.66GHz 1066MHz 3MB L3)
 ** Intel Dual Core Processor i7 620M (2.66GHz 1066MHz 4MB L3)

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 * [[Firewire Port|Firewire 400]] (IEEE1394a)
 * [[DisplayPort]]
 * [[Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)]] on select models