Unfortunately I don't think this is possible. Got the card, wrote the image to it, but I haven't found any way to get the machine to recognize that the card is bootable from the BIOS. No new BIOS entries and no new entries when I hit the ThinkVantage button and then F12. Card looks perfect from wit...

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Thanks mate brilliant

But I'm not sure what happens if you order the smart card reader in the configuration.....Are you planning to add the smart card reader?.......then I'm pretty sure the T410 should come standard with the express card slot.. I'm about 95% sure that I'm correct.. maybe someone can confirm this.. My T4...

Navck wrote:The smartcard reader may give you the case of the "whine" because of some weird "creaking" noise associated with the palmrest when people order the reader option.

absolutely annoying that creaking noise and indeed you got that right. Not good for a notebook of this standard...

Unfortunately I don't think this is possible. Got the card, wrote the image to it, but I haven't found any way to get the machine to recognize that the card is bootable from the BIOS. No new BIOS entries and no new entries when I hit the ThinkVantage button and then F12. Card looks perfect from wit...