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<<Navigation(children)>> == Sub-pages ==

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== Discounts ==

https://n4ru.it/perks/ lists the discount available on Lenovo's Corporate Perks Website.

[[https://vrezo.com/lw/|Lenovo Watch]] is a significantly easier to use, scraped view of Lenovo's Outlet. It makes it easy to sort by specification.

[[https://lite.corporateperks.com/coupons/lenovo/discount/775215/uSource/OLO/2x-points-up-to-45-off-vip-sale|Corporate Perks]] usually mentions the latest Lenovo Corporate Perks code.

[[https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/perksoffer/|Lenovo Perks at Work portal]].
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== BIOS Reset ==

 1. Remove the battery, unplug from AC
 2. Hold down power button for 10s. Release, repeat.
 3. Plug power back in.

== Photos & images ==

 * [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/153982875@N06/sets/72157687865790205/|X1 Carbon 5th Gen Exploded Wallpapers in 4k | Flickr]]

== External GPUs (eGPU) ==

 * [[https://egpu.io/lenovo-thunderbolt-3-graphics-dock/|Hands-on with Lenovo's Thunderbolt 3 Graphics Dock]] [eGPU.io]
 * [[http://pocketnix.org/posts/eGPUs%20under%20Linux%3A%20an%20advanced%20guide|eGPUs under Linux: an advanced guide]]

== Undervolting ==

 * [[https://github.com/georgewhewell/undervolt|undervolt]]: Tool for undervolting Intel CPUs in Linux
 * [[https://github.com/erpalma/lenovo-throttling-fix|erpalma/lenovo-throttling-fix]]: Increase 80°C throttling limit for Lenovo X1, keeps CPU from throttling down too soon

== Problems ==

 * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/n9m7v3/thunderbolt_3_dock_gen_2_randomly_drops/|Thunderbolt 3 Dock (Gen 2) Randomly drops connection to computer -- Anyone resolve issue?]] Workaround: use external power adapter instead of using charging over Thunderbolt

Sub-pages

/T530   /T560   /X1E1  

Discounts

https://n4ru.it/perks/ lists the discount available on Lenovo's Corporate Perks Website.

Lenovo Watch is a significantly easier to use, scraped view of Lenovo's Outlet. It makes it easy to sort by specification.

Corporate Perks usually mentions the latest Lenovo Corporate Perks code.

Lenovo Perks at Work portal.

Updating BIOSes from Linux

  1. Download appropriate CD image from support.lenovo.com
  2. Convert the CD image into a USB-bootable image w/ geleltorito, e.g. 

geteltorito -o bios.img g2uj18us.iso
  1. dd the image to a USB stick, e.g. 

dd if=bios.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
  1. Reboot machine w/ USB stick inserted. Hit F12 on bootup to see boot menu.

Source: Updating the BIOS on Lenovo laptops from Linux using a USB flash stick

BIOS Reset

  1. Remove the battery, unplug from AC
  2. Hold down power button for 10s. Release, repeat.
  3. Plug power back in.

Photos & images

External GPUs (eGPU)

Undervolting

Problems

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