I want to upgrade my Lenovo T500 with this, but I've heard the bios has a "whitelist" of approved modules. Does anyone know anything about this?
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Check this link out, It explains all acceptable wifi cards for your laptop. It sure looks like the 5300 is there.http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/PDFs/Thinkpad_t400_and_t500_datasheet.html
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Here is yet another link, reaffirming the card will work, http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-71785
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Check this link out, It explains all acceptable wifi cards for your laptop. It sure looks like the 5300 is there. http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/PDFs/Thinkpad_t400_and_t500_datasheet.html
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Be careful with Lenovo. Even if it's a supported Intel card, if you don't purchase it directly from Lenovo, it won't boot. They serialize their cards.
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It is very easy to upgrade ram. I just did it and did not even look at a guide. Note that there is only one SO_DIMM slot, so you cannot buy a 1 gb stick and add on. I swapped out the 1 gb stick mine came with, with onee of two 2 gb sticks on my thinkpad. better value all round. also, i just read online that asus changed their policy of treating ram upgrade as voiding warranty. not sure though.
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Yes, I just ordered 12 Meg's of RAM directly from Lenovo just to make sure I got the right stuff.Good luck
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I would recommend to update your bios, I just did that and now my Memory chip worked, GREAT! feels like a brand new Laptop!
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I added 4Gb SODIMM as offered in this ad It is Crucial RAM As I remember. It has been completely satisfactory. I doubt it is warranted by Lenovo, but continues error-freeing on RAM checks. I doubt that Lenove manufactures or even runs pre-installation checks on their factory- installed RAM.
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Hi TheMox, The label on this product is a little vague, when it says "IBM LENOVO T400 T500 R400 R500 W500 W700 ThinkPad X200 UltraBase" it really means the T5## family. The ultrabay format hasn't significantly changed between the T5## models (T500, T510, T520 etc.). The only thing to be aware of is this is a SATA3 connection, so newer devices will be slower (but still compatible) run from this bay. Also, be careful of ventilation, this bay isn't as well ventilated as the regular SATA HD bay for the laptop so drives that run hot will run extra hot under heavy use in this adapter bay.
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It comes with what looks like a 280watt Power supply. If your Planning on an upgrade, Yes It is definitely safe to upgrade the Power Supply even to a 600w or 500, but Judging on the K450 Casing, this is somehow like the K410 which also may have one connector that you will not find on a replacement PSU this is the Connector From the Lenovo OEM PSU.(PS9).This is For powering up the Case feature such as light and the performance switch on top of the case, Other Users with k410 who did an upgrades said that they just let the light and the switch off without the connector and there were difference in performance. Some Did an Upgrade like on this thread http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaCentre-Desktops-Home-Servers/K410-graphics-and-power-supply/td-p/1112707 Hope this Helps!
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I don't know about that model in particular, but I can say that the BIOS for the Lenovo Thinkpad T61 does not recognize this Startech.com ECUSB3S254F USB 3.0 card - which means no possibility of booting, but no problem for mounting devices after booting linux (for example) from another device.
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You not only have to worry about chipset compatibility, you also need be concerned about the BIOS being used. I do not see an immediate problem with the chip set. However, without knowing version and manufacturer of the BIOS, I would have to say, I do not know.
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It actually works great with the Asus VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Motherboard! You can leave it at stock or choose the 1.3 xmp profile in ez mode to 2133 which is way too easy!
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I installed this memory in my T60p a year ago and it has worked flawlessly since. Be forewarned that the T60p only supports 3GB of RAM.
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Yes and no. This specific card won't work because it's generic. For lenovo, intel builds special cards with a unique lenovo product number. It's called "bios lock whitelist" or something like that in some technical posts. Look for the same model number but where it specifically says "works with lenovo". Now, there is a second issue. Lenovo must sell your laptop with this card somewhere so your bios has a whitelist entry for this card. Lenovo only white lists wifi cards they put into their product.
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It would usually work in my opinion, but check if there is a model of the laptop that has the processor that you want for reference. Usually along laptop model, they use the same board to save on cost, and thus meaning that the particular apu is in the BIOS whitelist. At least that is how it worked for me.
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I was in the same position as you. It did not come with the most recent bios but it actually worked with the i7-4790k. You should be fine. If this is for a Hackintosh, I would he wary of this board as mine keeps freezing when I have more than 8gb of ram and the built in Bluetooth and wifi caused me a bunch of problems. Otherwise it is a great board.
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I agree.Best to check with Lenovo/IBM first. (I installed one of These on my 410 without too much Trouble)
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Yes, it takes PC-10600, SODIMM 204 Pin, 1333Mhz DDR3 memory and max memory of 8GBs. Two of these memory chips should work. You should double check with Lenovo and see if they can provide you with a qualified vendors list (QVL) of memory that's guaranteed to work with this laptop or you can just take a chance and buy it. I've been building PCs and upgrading laptops for 13 years and rarely have I had a problem with memory compatibility issues, even when the memory was not listed on a QVL.