ThinkPad W530This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad W530. Standard Features
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Resources
Reviews
- Notebookcheck, 2012-08-17
- Laptop Mag, 2012-07-20
- Notebook Review (User Review), 2012-08-22
- andrewbaxter's review (Lenovo Forums), 2011-10-25
- Keith Combs' Blahg, 2012-07-09
- pensare's review (Lenovo Forums), 2013-07-02
- Djembe's review (Lenovo Forums), 2012-06-10
- SolidSmack, 2012-11-7
- Hardware.info, 2013-03-28
Linux Installation
- Installation of Fedora 17 on a ThinkPad W530
- Gentoo Wiki with Detailed Instructions for W530
Known Issues
- On the newer BIOSes it is impossible to boot with the "Dedicated Only" graphics card option. The only known fix is to flash an older BIOS (circa 2013). Even then, the issue won't be completely solved.
- Overclocking is not possible due to locked BIOS, even on the XM edition processors. This also affects the usability of ThrottleStop. The only fix is to hardware flash a modified BIOS.
- Throttling occurs on battery in quad core configured versions. The clock is then limited to 1.2 GHz.
- There is an interenal Wi-Fi card whitelist. It can be only removed by using a modified BIOS.
- Power supplies with wattage lower than 135W won't be able to charge the battery while the laptop is on.
- The W530 comes with a special 170W AC adapter (P/N 0A36227 for US or 0A36231 for EU) that makes it impossible to use it on older equipment (besides W520). See here for additional information.
- Linux kernel dump files written to EFI NVRAM can cause the W530 (with BIOS version 2.76) to display
Error: The non-volatile variable storage is about full. Press F1 to Enter Setup.To get the system to boot, press F1 to enter Setup as prompted, then press F10 (Save and Exit) and Enter. To prevent Linux from writing to EFI NVRAM, add kernel boot optionefi_pstore.pstore_disable=1.
Pages in category "W530"
The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
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- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Blu-ray Drive
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Blu-ray Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive V
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced DVD Multi-Burner III
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced DVD-ROM Drive
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced HDD Adapter
- Serial Ultrabay Enhanced Travel Bezel
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Blu-ray Drive
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Blu-ray Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner III
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner IV
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner V
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim HDD Adapter
- Serial Ultrabay Slim HDD Adapter II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Travel Bezel
- Switchable Graphics
