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I just got new T530 (2359CTO) with nice i7-3820QM cpu and 1920 x 1080 display. I upped the RAM to 16gb and added 32 GB mSATA. It runs Sony Vegas great with 1080p clips, just beautiful! Still, it lacks a few other things - Bluetooth, fingerprint reader and color sensor.

Here's the question: Are the T530 boards all the same so I can just add the parts needed and install the drivers? Or am I likely to find that there's a MB slot missing so I can't plug in the upgrade? The color sensor is especially suspect, there have been threads about it being a T30 option but then Lenovo saying no. Any advice appreciated, thanks.

If the T530 is the same as the W520 then replacing the keyboard bezel assembly with one that has the fingerprint reader and color sensor is all that is required. The bezel uses just one connector on the motherboard for all the parts including the touchpad and touchpad buttons.

Brad

Excellent, I suspected as much. If that's how the T520 works the odds are pretty good that it applies to the T530 too. I'm going for it. The backlit keyboard is just plug-and-play. Thanks.