Just "upgraded" my x200t to an x201t, had lv core2 duo, now had i5 (2 core) with ht. Very noticable speed difference. (couldn't buy a CPU fan in the USA for less than the machine was worth, but a new "tested" MB/lower case was cheap) An ssd makes a huge difference on older machines, I stuck my old 6...

the 16gb sodimm i took out wasn't loose, appears to be a typical ddr4 ram socket/retainer setup... Mines driving a pair of 32" fhd gaming monitors via the dock at the moment. Win11 runs fine in virtualbox too, dual core i7 is U series, reasonably speedy and goes all day on the batteries it came with...

I had same issue when I got mine, and had to replace it again a few years later. I read the part# off the fan and ordered that. (quitting smoking helped a lot) First time bought the whole heat pipe etc arrangement (already had new fan) second time, dropped the new fan on the spare hsf assy and swapp...

For fun, I installed win11 on my x300. (after making backup on the 2TBs of spinning rust in the ultrabay, I'm primarily a Linux user). I did this with a rufus generated usb, files copied back onto a directory on the desktop for an upgrade install rather than nuking things from orbit, as Win10 worked...

docks Thank you for the feedback. Do you think $120 is too much if it includes an SSD and a docking station? Yes, perfectly usable win 10 or Linux box, been using X200T hooked up to a 32" hd monitor for a few years as my "desktop" with a 2tb of spinning rust in the ultrabay. It recently became an X2...

You didn't miss out on anything. AMT had known, unpatchable (in hardware) remotely exploitable vulnerablities, so bad that Intel even recommends nuking it from orbit, just to be sure. Most decent laptop makers provided tools to do so, or at least render it nonfunctional. On the x260 and likely all l...

Lenovo denies the part#s exist any more, or even the x300/x301 for that matter.

I suspect in most cases that the cheap batteries are really the same as the expensive ones with a different sticker.

Can anyone suggest a reliable battery vendor?

Actually just getting at it is a time consuming job, and you basically have to pull everything to access the fan if memory serves...

I bought the my x300 ~5 years ago with a dead fan, and replaced it again last fall.
Worth it.

Swapped the Intel7260 AC and gobi 4000 over to the X300, the adapter+card Gobi 5000 setup is too thick to go in the X300, although I was able to verify it is alive. Reception of both wifi and GPS immensely better in the X300, GPS had a hard time getting a lock indoors in the X200, and the range was ...

OK, slapped a $35 Gobi4000 and an intel 7260 AC card in the X200T a few weeks ago, working groovy except for the Intel BT, which doesn't seem to work for a lot of folks... Then an Ebay notification popped up for gobi 5000 for $50, em7355, m.2 card, so i ordered it from USA and the minipcie<>ngff wwa...

has anyone gotten both wacom touch AND the pen working at the same time? (the wacom_w8001 kernel driver at least supports both, from reading the source) I lack the hardware to test. The latest 4.4 repo includes inputattach, it supports the pen properly (no calibration required, but it works), althou...

wacom-input works on my X200T... for some definition of "works" It misses the last ~1/2" of the screen to the right, and the botom 1/2" as well, has a significant offset, and no amount of jacking with the calibration seems to help. OTOH the latest kernels (32 or 64 bit) and the wacom pen work perfec...

I actually punted and restored my previous 8.0 install from images (I use partclone) and tried updating it again, but this time, prior to running the 8.1 update from the store, I pre-installed the latest lenovo fingerprint software... (version in previous post, the X300 pulled it via Lenovo system u...

If you have a pen only setup, the correct driver reports "Penabled mini driver"

I had fun with the BIOS on my X200T as well, would not work with the most recent (at the time)
Went ahead and installed a version with the whitelist removed anyway, no issues.

I have been running Win8 on my X200T since it came out now, also updated to Win8.1 when it first came out, restored from backups as the "working OGL enabled" Intel GMA4500 driver got borked and I need OpenGL support for a couple apps I use. In any case, tried to re-update to 8.1, hilarity ensued, wo...

I have two of those esata + USB3 units

One was DOA
the other only works as USB3. It does work well for that.
(the second device is never seen under any OS using any driver)

Can anyone recommend the Startech dual USB3?

Carry a spare, the tablets dock can charge a spare battery (but you cannot use it for power, plugged in there) 6-ish hours is about right when the machine/battery was new. There is/was a plate battery (mounts like the dock) that would allow running all day, but it was pricey beyond belief. The ideal...

Thank you!
The palmrests are interchangeable x300<>x301, correct?

The multitouch may prove handy with win8 and Android-x86.

I'm trying to track down a Synaptics touchpad for multitouch etc features.

Did any X300 or X301s come with Synaptics or were they all ALPS?

Power consumption is way down with 3.8 kernels.

Try adding nohz=1 to your boot command line, enables tickless clock.

I have an X200T. Just upped it to 8G with some a gskill kit off Amazon for $42. Now the only resulting "issue" is that it can cold boot 2-3x faster than recovering from hibernation with a busy system. Win8 was trivial, and provided a huge speed boost vs. Vista or win7 The X200 can take a std 2.5" dr...

That SanDisk Extreme is an awesome SSD. You can find bad reviews about any product. The Momentus XT is not all that much better than a non-hybrid HDD. The RAM is dirt cheap, get the 2x4GB and a 64bit OS on that Sandisk and you will not be disappointed. The 750GB Momentus XT I installed in my X200T ...

Without question get Windows 8. The speed of the new OS coupled with the upgrade price of $40.00 (in the US) make it a no brainer. Luckily there are free start button add-on programs available for the desktop which make it pretty much a Windows 7 machine except faster. Tim S I only have a lowly X20...

The NON-AES Authentec fingerprint readers can be set up like ~touchpads, similar to the newer Blackberries (but much larger sensor, and programmable) Has anyone swapped in one of those ? I suspect it would make for a handy touch input alternative in tablet mode on my pen-only X200T. I'm actually hop...

The Samsung 840 is 7mm, they had them on sale at Microcenter across from where I work, had one in my hand until I realized most drives were on sale, picked up a lonely 750G Momentus XT (9.5mm) instead for a few $ more.(Have a X200 T, made more sense as an "only" drive, ignoring the base, no msata op...

FWIW I ran a quick benchmark for random reads on the stock SSD in the x300, the new Momentus thin also in the X300 (media bay), and the 160G WD blue that came with my X200 to figure out why the X200 seems filled with molasses . "benchmark" was only random reads using Defraggler, YMMV. Original 64M X...

The USB3 side is ASM1042, and may be picked up and just work with Win8, and just works with Linux as long as you add the (IIRC) xhci or hppcie modules to /etc/modprobe.preload (using the X300 ATM, google to make sure) The E-SATA side is ASM1061 or 2061, and should be picked up (at least SEEN) automa...

X200 tablet I picked up an AKE 54mm card off ebay, USB3/esata combo. (no model# on unit) First one USB3 worked fine, installer couldn't find it, esata chip not showing up in device discovery (win8) the asmedia FW loader couldn't see it, and Linux didn't see it either (3.80RC kernel, it's supported f...

After using my "new" X300 for a while, I have decided that the "perfect laptop" would be an X300/X301 case + X1 carbon 14" ~frameless screen with an A10 based motherboard stuffed inside for some real graphics power and all USB3 ports. The power dissapation #s even ~work out, but sadly it's not a rea...

(RE: PATA bridge, same on X300/X301) For my X300, I picked up a similar>same adapter off Ebay, $26 (Looked Lenovo branded, not sure if real or faux Lenovo, but it works perfectly), and a $32 zero hour "pull" 320GB momentus thin. (can recommend sellers if you like) Win8 benches and boots about as fas...