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I've got a modded X201 on the way from a fellow forum member (if you're reading this, thanks in advance!), and I've got one question:

The X201 that I'm getting has a trackpad and fingerprint reader. Is there a palm rest model for X201 that has a fingerprint reader but no trackpad? The HMM seems to say that 60Y5416 is what I'm looking for, but the only photo on eBay I can find shows a trackpad (though I'm not sure the seller knows what he has).

The X200 palm rest with fingerprint reader seems to be 45N4362. Is this interchangeable with the X201 palm rest?

Thanks for any insights and advice.

Edward Mendelson wrote:
The X200 palm rest with fingerprint reader seems to be 45N4362. Is this interchangeable with the X201 palm rest?

I'm reasonably certain that it is.

ajkula66 wrote:

Edward Mendelson wrote: The X200 palm rest with fingerprint reader seems to be 45N4362. Is this interchangeable with the X201 palm rest?

I'm reasonably certain that it is.

That's good news. Thanks. Meanwhile, though, I found this posting:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 34#p639737

which seems to say that the connector on the motherboard of the X201 (with touchpad and fingerprint reader) is a different connector from the one on the X200 (with fingerprint reader). Probably I should just wait till the 201 arrives and look for myself, but if anyone has any insights before then, I'll be grateful.

Edward Mendelson wrote:The X200 palm rest with fingerprint reader ... Is this interchangeable with the X201 palm rest?

Not interchangeable -- the motherboard connector for the fingerprint reader on the X200[s] is different than the connector on the X201[s], and the fingerprint reader itself is different on the X200[s] vs. the X201[s].

Thanks for the clarification!

Does anyone have reliable information on which part number (if any) will produce an X201 palm rest with fingerprint reader but no trackpad? Is it in fact 60Y5416 ??

Edward Mendelson wrote:The X201 that I'm getting has a trackpad and fingerprint reader.

Note: You can get any X200[s] palm rest -- i.e., will not have trackpad -- and you can move the fingerprint reader from the X201 palm rest you have but don't want to the X200[s] palm rest. That will be easier than trying to find a relatively rare X201 palm rest without trackpad.

EOMtp wrote:

Edward Mendelson wrote:The X201 that I'm getting has a trackpad and fingerprint reader.

Note: You can get any X200[s] palm rest -- i.e., will not have trackpad -- and you can move the fingerprint reader from the X201 palm rest you have but don't want to the X200[s] palm rest. That will be easier than trying to find a relatively rare X201 palm rest without trackpad.

OK - I think I understand that. I'm supposed to remove the fingerprint reader module itself from the 201 palm rest that I don't want, and transfer it to a 200 palm rest, replacing the fingerprint reader module that was originally in the 200 palm rest. Is that right??

Thanks again!

Edward Mendelson wrote:Is that right??

Yes -- just 2 or 3 small screws ...

EOMtp wrote:

Edward Mendelson wrote:Is that right??

Yes -- just 2 or 3 small screws ...

Sounds ideal - thanks!

EOMtp wrote:

Edward Mendelson wrote:Is that right??

Yes -- just 2 or 3 small screws ...

And just to confirm again - the fingerprint reader and flat cable and connector on the 201 palm rest are separate from the touchpad and its connectors? That other post implied that they used the same cable connection, which would make it hard to transfer only the fingerprint reader from a combined fingerprint reader and touchpad palm rest.

Oddly enough, the HMM for the 201 doesn't show the touchpad anywhere except in the general "locations" diagram. There seems to be nothing about it in the FRU section.

More info about (IN)compatibility of X200/X201 palmrests: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 14#p735814