Installation

Here you will find specific information on how to install different operating systems on your ThinkPad.

General installation instructions

• Pre-Installation steps
• Installation on ThinkPads without CD-ROM drive
• How to setup boot loaders
• Supported Boot Devices
• How to disable the pc speaker (beep!)

Installation instructions for specific ThinkPads

Numbered	A series	G series	R series	S series	SL series	T series	X series	Z series	others
ThinkPad 220 ThinkPad 230 ThinkPad 240 ThinkPad 340 ThinkPad 350 ThinkPad 360 ThinkPad 365 ThinkPad 370 ThinkPad 380 ThinkPad 385 ThinkPad 390 ThinkPad 500 ThinkPad 560 ThinkPad 570 ThinkPad 600 ThinkPad 700 ThinkPad 701 ThinkPad 750 ThinkPad 755 ThinkPad 760 ThinkPad 765 ThinkPad 770	ThinkPad A20m ThinkPad A20p ThinkPad A21e ThinkPad A21m ThinkPad A21p ThinkPad A22e ThinkPad A22m ThinkPad A22p ThinkPad A30 ThinkPad A30p ThinkPad A31 ThinkPad A31p	ThinkPad G40 ThinkPad G41	ThinkPad R30 ThinkPad R31 ThinkPad R32 ThinkPad R40 ThinkPad R40e ThinkPad R50 ThinkPad R50p ThinkPad R50e ThinkPad R51 ThinkPad R51e ThinkPad R52 ThinkPad R60e ThinkPad R60 ThinkPad R61	ThinkPad S30 ThinkPad S31	ThinkPad SL400 (2743)	ThinkPad T20 ThinkPad T21 ThinkPad T22 ThinkPad T23 ThinkPad T30 ThinkPad T40 ThinkPad T40p ThinkPad T41 ThinkPad T41p ThinkPad T42 ThinkPad T42p ThinkPad T43 ThinkPad T43p ThinkPad T60 ThinkPad T60p ThinkPad T61 ThinkPad T61p	ThinkPad X20 ThinkPad X21 ThinkPad X22 ThinkPad X23 ThinkPad X24 ThinkPad X30 ThinkPad X31 ThinkPad X32 ThinkPad X40 ThinkPad X41 ThinkPad X41 Tablet ThinkPad X60 ThinkPad X60s ThinkPad X60 Tablet ThinkPad X61 ThinkPad X61s ThinkPad X61 Tablet ThinkPad X300 ThinkPad X200	ThinkPad Z60m ThinkPad Z60t ThinkPad Z61p ThinkPad Z61m	RS/6000 Notebook 860 PC110 ThinkPad TransNote

External Sources

• IBMs Linux on Personal Systems page
• Linux on Laptops features a list of installation guides for IBM Notebooks
• TuxMobil also features a list of installation guides for IBM Notebooks
• How to make Windows, Linux and AcessIBM working all together