ThinkPad X220 (i/T) Owners Thread

No, only the WWAN slot supports mSATA.

Yes, 04W3462 is the IPS screen.

 

Thank you very much for the swift reply.

Do these have an IPS display? If yes I am going to buy one of them tomorrow because both are almost 40 percent cheaper than the previous one.

1. Displaying results for : XXXXXXX

Mfg P/N FRU P/N Description Serviceable
0A68875 04T2245 W7P64 US Yes
0B41322 - - No
0B41341 04W3286 PLANAR Yes
0B42385 04W3767 Not Safety Requirements Yes
41R0641 - - No
41R0641 - - No
42T1203 42T1204 HDDS7 320G Yes
42T1365 - - Yes
42T4868 42T4867 BATT 9CELL Yes
42T5114 0000000 LINE CORD:LINE CORDS No
42X4525 0000000 - Yes
44M4859 0000000 ASSET TAG:BOMS, SINGLE PRIME COMPONENT No
45N2134 45N2169 KBD TUR Yes
60Y3252 60Y3253 WLAN ICA-N Yes
60Y3270 60Y3271 BLUETOOTH Yes
71Y3518 0000000 COA LABEL:LABELS No
92P1154 42T5283 DELTA 65W Yes
93P5670 93P5671 LCD AUO Yes

2. Displaying results for : XXXXXXX

Mfg P/N FRU P/N Description Serviceable
0A59813 04T2247 W7P64 EMEA Yes
0B41323 - - No
0B41345 04W3290 PLANAR Yes
0B42385 04W3767 Not Safety Requirements Yes
41R0642 - - No
41R0642 - - No
42T1158 42T1159 HDDS 2.5" Yes
42T1354 - - Yes
42T4416 42T4417 ADAPTER 3P Yes
42T4862 42T4861 SANYO 6cell 2.8Ah Yes
42T5047 0000000 LINE CORD:LINE CORDS No
42X4525 0000000 - Yes
45N2123 45N2158 KBD ITA Yes
60Y3252 60Y3253 WLAN ICA-N Yes
60Y3270 60Y3271 BLUETOOTH Yes
71Y3514 0000000 COA LABEL:LABELS No
93P5670 93P5671 LCD AUO Yes

Thanks again.

 

No, these two have the standard screen, 93P5671.

 

No, you can't put a mSATA SSD into the WiFi slot.

 

No, it does not have the necessary interface for an mSATA drive. The X220t supports only one mSATA.

 

Could anyone confirm if the Ultrabase supports SATA 6Gb/s speeds with the HDD caddy?

 

^Doubt it. It's irrelevant though unless the host laptop supports it though, isn't it?

S

 

Hi everybody,

Finally, I am the proud owner o an X220 with the following specs:


0A59810 04T3599 Win7PROx64 SP1 C&L Nordi Y
0A66673 04W3462 LCD LGD Y
0A86464 04W1420 ULTRA BASE Y
0B42385 04W3767 Not Safety Requirements Y
0B42520 ... ... Y
0B42528 04W0688 FRUPlni7-2640MNVwAMTwTPMUSB3 Y
41R0642 0000000 MEMORY I/C;DDRIII 1333; LOW HALOGEN;SODI N
42T1203 42T1204 FRU 320GB HDD Tray-SATA7 C320AF Seagate Y
42T1365 ... ... Y
42T4868 ... ... Y
42T5126 0000000 LINE CORD:LINE CORDS N
42X4525 0000000 LABELS; ENERGY STAR LOGO LABEL - SYSTEM N
45N2115 45N2150 KEYBOARD FRU Y
45N7452 45N7453 CD/DVD DRV RAMBO-VI FRU Y
60Y3252 60Y3253 WLAN ICA-N Y
60Y3270 60Y3271 FRU Bluetooth Card Elpis 3.0 Y
71Y3514 0000000 COA LABEL:LABELS N
92P1154 42T5283 AC ADAPTER 65 WATT 3 PIN FRU Y

I have to admit the IPS screen is gorgeous. Having used a sony tz for the last four years the full size keyboard is great but unfortunately my X220 has a danish keyboard.
I am looking for a US english keyboard to replace it. Somewhere in this topic I read about X220 keyboards from various manufacturers.

I would like to know your suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

 

There's three keyboards for the X220 - NMB, Chicnoy and Alps. The NMB is generally considered the best. The part number for the NMB is 45N2211.

 

Thank you very much ZaZ. I will try to find one in ebay.

 

Hi everybody,
I found this keyboard. The price seems o.k.
Is it original or not? I cannot determine.
Should I buy it?

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

Thanks in advance.

 

After 3 calls in (the first 2 reps for some reason would change something after reviewing the order with me.) this is what I got:

1 SYS.4286CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM $1,377.45 $1,377.45
The above product code consists of the following component(s):
1 4286CTO THINKPAD X220 - 1 YR DEPOT TOPSELLER WARRANTY $1,189.15
1 0A59734 SBB 4GB PC3-10600 SDRAM MEM $0.00
1 0A59833 SBB GEN WIN7 HOME PRM64 EN $0.00
1 0A68261 SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0 $0.00
1 0A68287 SBB NO MSSDRIVE $0.00
1 0A68966 SBB 2ND GIL(ICI7 VPRO PR $0.00
1 0A69642 SBB 12.5PRMHDLDBCLTDPYMBBBRDAN $0.00
1 0A69643 SBB FINGERPRINT READER $0.00
1 0A69647 SBB TP BATTERY 29++(9CELL) $0.00
1 0A69651 SBB 320GB HRDDSK DRV,5400RPM $0.00
1 0A69657 SBB CAMERA, HD 720P $0.00
1 0A69659 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH $0.00
1 0A69692 SBB PACK MOW EXCEPT CN,HK,JP $0.00
1 0A69702 SBB UNUSED WLAN CABLE: 0 KIT $0.00
1 0A69707 SBB WWAN MSC PRTSWWAN RDY FUL $0.00
1 0A69710 SBB MECH MISC PARTS $0.00
1 0A69712 SBB CL PLT FRX220WLAN+WAN+WPAN $0.00
1 0A69715 SBB SYS LBL W COMPLID:TP00018A $0.00
1 0A69718 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN, BT $0.00
1 0A69760 SBB 12.5PRMHD LED DPYWAN,CM2X2 $0.00
1 0A71678 SBB MS LABEL (W7ST/EE 2.0) $0.00
1 0B06247 SBB INTCORI7-2640M 2.8GHZ4MB $0.00
1 0B06251 SBB FRU LABFORI7-2640MY-AMT $0.00
1 41W1787 LENOVO THINKPAD LANGUAGE / LOCALIZATION KIT $0.00
1 44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR $0.00
1 44C8401 SBB ENERGYSTAR 4.0 TIER 2 PACK $0.00
1 45M3092 VBB GENWIN7HOMEPREM64 $0.00
1 45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM $0.00
1 45M4805 SBB IN.CENTADV.-N+WIMAX 6250 $0.00
1 45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH $0.00
1 75Y0571 SBB WIMAXOPTIONUSCLEAR $0.00
1 75Y2143 SBB FCC LABEL $0.00
1 78Y1652 LENOVO THINKPLUS PRIORITY SUPPORT WITH THINKPAD PROTECTION - EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - ON-SITE $188.30

The first rep didn't add the IPS, the second fixed that and removed my 15% off, and the third guy (who has his own email at Lenovo so that might have something to do with it) did it right.

Never had so much trouble ordering something before, I hope it is worth it. I plan on replacing the hdd with a ssd I got on sale from Newegg. Does anything else look off to anyone else?

Also I was wondering what the actual turn around time on orders usually is. The estimated date is the 14th and I upgraded the shipping, because I am leaving out of town the 16th.

 

Which drive did you get get at NewEgg? If it's a 9.5mm drive, it won't fit without modifications, which brings its own complications.

 

This is the exact drive: Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR240GB-DX 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Are the drives in the x220 non standard?

 

You need a HDD/SSD of 7mm height (or thickness). Most of the 2.5" laptop drives are of 9.5mm height. Some of them may be "modified" to fit the primary bay of the X220, but many users find that unappealing.

Read this.

 

^Some will have a warranty sticker over a screw hole - like yours seems to. Others like the Intel do not, and actually just require the removal of the spacer piece and shorter screws. Having said that there are quite a few more drives at 7mm height now than there were six months or so ago, so mods can be avoided.

S

 

Hi Everyone,
If I buy a X220 with one 4GB dimm, can I buy another 8GB dimm to pair with it (12GB total for W7 64bit), or does the old rule of matching sticks (4GB + 4GB) still apply?

 

Yes, 4GB + 8GB will work fine.

 

Turns out they cancelled my order anyway. I called in again, went through the reorder process, they forwarded me to the credit card department since they said that was the problem. I was then informed that the addresses do no match, which is not true. I never ran into a company so unwilling to take money, they promptly cancelled the new order as well. I ordered a Dell last month same card/address no problems, this is obviously Lenovo. At this point I have spent quite a few hours in total trying unsuccessfully buy from them. Is this normal? Who can I contact (that isn't just a overseas callcenter) to get this resolved?

 

Sales dept.

 

BTW anyone knows whether increasing the RAM from 4GB to 6GB will improve performance of the x220?

Thinking of using a Samsung 2GB module from another laptop to make it 6GB (the x220 has 2 RAM slots, right?). Then replacing the Samsung 4GB inside with a 4GB Corsair/Kingston/etc branded module. The original Samsung 4GB will then be replacing the 2GB module I will be taking out from the other laptop to give ithat laptop 8GB. I believe the timings of DDR3 are the same in Lenovo's laptops regardless of models. Is that right?

Will mixing different brands of RAM affect speed if the advertised timings are the same?

Thanks.

 

Depends if RAM is your bottleneck. If you aren't hitting 80-90% RAM usage in your most intensive tasks, then you don't have a RAM bottleneck.

 

The x220 supports more than 8GB? Missed that. Did it happen in a bios update?

S

 

It's not officially supported, but it works with up to 16GB.

 

All Sandy Bridge notebooks theoretically support 8 GB sticks, rest is up to the manufacturer if they have BIOS support. There a couple users here with 16 GB RAM in their X220.

 

Adding another stick will help performance by making it dual channel vs single channel. Beyond that, it might help if you use memory intensive stuff or open a million browser tabs.

 

Thanks for that.

Just looked at prices though and it's not cheap (not a surprise). It's only very occasionally that I bump up against 8GB so I think I'll stick with it for now....

Cheers,

S

 

Hi everyone !


I have a question : I see that the HDD on the X220 ( and on the X1 too ), is 7 milimeters high.

But when I search for a 2.5 HDD I always find HDD 9 milimeters in height.

Is there HDD 7mm high or is there some "hack" to used an HDD 9mm ?



(I'm french sorry for my english)

 

You must buy 7mm drives. Seagate and Hitachi AFAIK are the only ones who have slim drives. Also Intel/Samsung SSDs have spacers you can remove to make them 7mm.

 

Ok thanks a lot. I need to find one of these.

 

I'll give a shout out for the 7mm 500GB Hitachi Z5K500. While it's probably not the fastest drive out there, you don't need performance for storage and it works in the X220 without modification.

 

Hello,

FYI my X220 (i7 / USB 3) is working fine with a 120 Gb mSATA OCZ Nocti drive.
The BIOS (1.28 - haven't tried earlier versions) sees the drive at startup and I was able to install Linux without any issue, although I did not test drive speed.
I plugged it to a DELL U3011 display using the displayport on the ultrabase and it works great at native resolution (2560 x 1600).

I have not tried Windows but my guess is that it works as well.

I hope this will help.

 

Well, as long as you have an mSATA SSD that's true!

S

 

Has it always been around $90? If I had known it was that cheap, I may have jumped on one sooner when I was in the States last year.

 

Paid $60 before the flooding.

 

I'm looking at a used x220 today and can't find any info about the model number provided, 4290-W2S. Dude says it comes with an 120Gb Intel 320 Gen3 Solid State Drive. I think he nay be reading it wrong and it's actually a 160gb drive. Warranty expires in July of 2014 so that looks good. And he was asking $700 got him down to $600 cash.

 

I have bought an stand-alone external microphone that connects to the 3.5mm headphone port. As far as I know (since it is a combo port), it should automatically detects the external mic, but this is not the case. It is still getting detected as a headphone. When I check the recording devices. External Mic still shows as "not plugged in".

I have tried removing conexant driver and just used the windows driver but same thing. It is still getting detected as a playback headset and external mic is still showing "Not plugged in". I have played with the all the possible settings including SmartAudio to no avail. Am I missing something here?

Does this means I need to get a combo jack adapter in order to get my standalone external microphone working?? sigh!

 

4290-W2S is supposed to have a 250GB 5400RPM drive. If it's got a Intel SSD, then it's a pretty good deal. I don't think they offered 160GB 7mm drives on the X220.

 

Yes. P. 96 of the X220 user guide. Only the dock supports a microphone in. Otherwise you need a headset or headset adapter/TRRS splitter.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-77273

 

Where did you find that info at? I search the Lenovo site for that model and found nothing. So now it makes me wonder if this has been opened up and tinkered with or it came from the factory as an upgrade. Not sure how easy it is to swap HDDs on the x220.

 

ZaZ is right. Originally came with a 250gb hdd. If he replaced it with an ssd that's not a big deal, it's an easy change and something most people in this forum have done to their machines. I'd make sure that this machine has an IPS screen though, that's most of the reason to get an X220 and not some other notebook.

 

Go to the support page on Lenovo's website and enter your machine type. All is revealed. I think swapping the drive qualifies as tinkering. It's quite easy.

 

got my thinkpad on tuesday, installed a OCZ Vertex 3 MAXIOPS drive with no problems. Might have a problem getting it out though. Also got a Intel mSata 310 80GB running Linux and Mac OS X

 

Well I picked it up this afternoon and so far so good. The previous owner installed an Intel 120gb SSD and put the 320gb drive in an external enclosure and threw in a new LG multi-function DVD drive. So for $600 I'm not doing to bad. Feels good to be back on a dedicated windows machine for work. I was using my MBP 13.3" and it was nice but a lot of my copier utilities wouldn't run correctly.

 

Hi!My name is Konstantinos and I'm from Greece.I'm thinking to buy the Lenovo x220 (i5 2540M-4 gb RAM-IPS panel).I want anyone owner of X220 to tell me about the durability of this.It is made from metal or all the case are made from plastic??It is better from MacBook Pro??Has any serious problem??My usage will be internet browsing,some YouTube videos,some movies and music and I will play football manager 2-3 hours per day.Sorry for my questions but I'm going to buy it Tommorow and I don't want to waste 1200€!!!


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It has both metal and plastic parts. It's not all metal like the MacBook Pro's, but it is more durable.

 

Where is metal and where plastic???I know that the internal structure is made from metal but I am confused for the buttom and the screen?!!?At some site says that is from magnesium and just covered from black rubber.Is that true???


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I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?1rueax

 

its almost all plastic ( https://plus.google.com/photos/113703203469442871832/albums/posts/5696492444312892754 ) except hinges (and maybe something more? dunno)

 

I can tell you this about the durability, one will survive a fall and the other (made of aluminum) will likely get a large dent after hitting the ground.

 

I see almost all metal in that photo.