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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.

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

• X1 Carbon 5th Gen Exploded Wallpapers in 4k

External GPUs (eGPU)

• Hands-on with Lenovo's Thunderbolt 3 Graphics Dock [eGPU.io]

• eGPUs under Linux: an advanced guide