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    Lenovo b570 bios whitelist? GDC dock?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bonami2, Aug 29, 2016.

  1. bonami2

    bonami2 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi :)


    SInce i upgraded that notebook to a i7 2720qm and it currently being use as a htpc on my 4k tv. Yea well no 4k output.

    I was wondering if i could use it wlan slot for a pcie dock..

    But ive heard they have whitelist.


    Any idea of what i can do? i got a 7950 i can use for that.

    Some says you can boot with the wlan card and put it to sleep i think or something and switch them and open windows again and it will work since the laptop did not restart. Hotswap kinda?.

    It running 24/7 so it could be enough for me to do that..


    Currently the bios is password locked so i cant even know what version it is... Old owner never told it was locked..


    Thank you :)
     
    bonami2, Aug 29, 2016
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    Kent T Notebook Virtuoso

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    Only dockable Lenovos are ThinkPad X, T, W, and U lines. Cheaper ThinkPads and consumer/gaming Ideapads and Essentials don't dock.
     
    Kent T, Aug 29, 2016
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    bonami2 Notebook Consultant

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    Im not talking about those dock.

    Im talking about external gpu dock :)
     
    bonami2, Aug 30, 2016
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    Kent T Notebook Virtuoso

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    Those are not reliable and ready yet outside of the Alienware Graphics Amplifier and a very few others with their specific laptops. Give it time for these devices to be mainstream supported for most machines.
     
    Kent T, Aug 30, 2016
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