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I just bought an X200s in excellent condition and an X201s i7 motherboard that I hope to swap into the X200s case.

At first, I thought I would hire a forum member (who does excellent modding work) to swap the motherboards, but I see from the HMM and a few posts here that it seems almost simple - a few cables to disconnect and a few screws to remove. I've removed the motherboard on an X61s, and this doesn't look any more difficult.

Am I right about this? Remember that I'm asking about a swap of an X201s ("two-oh-one-ess," not the ordinary 200 model) into an X200s ("two-hundred-ess") case - NOT a swap involving an s and non-s model.

Also, once I've got them swapped, am I right in thinking the non-whitelist BIOS for the X201 is also good for the X201s? I found it here:

http://pan.baidu.com/wap/link?uk=231552 ... 43&third=0

Thanks for any information and advice.

Edward Mendelson wrote: ... Am I right about this?

Yes (referring to what precedes that question).

Read the note by harryK posted Nov. 4 (link below). I don't know if true or not, but take note:
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopi ... 97#p744273

Separately, I don't know about the BIOS you mentioned -- it may be just fine ... just don't know ... but no need to experiment.
Use the modified BIOS shown as last item in Post #472 (link below):
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... sts/page48

Good luck!

EOMtp wrote:Read the note by harryK posted Nov. 4 (link below). I don't know if true or not, but take note:
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopi ... 97#p744273

Separately, I don't know about the BIOS you mentioned -- it may be just fine ... just don't know ... but no need to experiment. Read the PM (Private Message) that I sent you.

harryK's note about the microphone is interesting; sound boards seem to be cheap and easy to find, though eBay sellers seem to think they're interchangeable among various X2nnn models. The HMM suggests otherwise.

The PM hasn't shown up in my mailbox, but I'll be waiting eagerly for it!

No PM ... I modified my post above yours to point to a download link that works.

EOMtp wrote:No PM ... I modified my post above yours to point to a download link that works.

Got it! Exactly what I needed. Thank you!