Installing Libreboot on a W500 with Quad Core Mod

[@MrBajabug65]

Thanks for the informative video. I looked everywhere for something like this and couldn't find anything.

[@justinriley-l8o]

Try the t430 or t520, they're different to install libre

[@mitchclover258]

What software are you using on Linux to execute commands?

[@BadAtEverything555]

What are the differences between a T400, T500 and W500?

[@soupofundeniablewisdom1629]

The T series is considered the Flagship models, while the W series was the Workstation ones. The first number defines the screen's size (The T400 has a 14 inch screen, the T500 and W500 have a 15 inch screen). With that in mind, the X200 has a 12 inch screen, and the X300 contains a 13 inch screen. The W500 is intentionally made for heavy workloads, so it comes with a dedicated GPU, and Stronger CPUs, along with stronger cooling to keep the machine working at the expense of battery life. The T500 consumes less power, and runs cooler.

[@basscass710]

What's the part number for that soic 8 chip?

[@nyu2231]

Question, is it normal for w500 screen and chassis to be bent/curved? At first I thought it was just the top half but bottom is also like that, looks like it had 50KG on top with something under the middle and it's just changed shape over time with heat and pressure on the top though maybe its supposed to look like that and it being dropped at some point just making it look worse?

[@DeviceCastingCouchTechPodcast]

I've never heard of a W500 being bent or curved. Sounds like it might have experienced some trauma at some point. Out of curiosity does it still power on and work?

[@nyu2231]

@DeviceCastingCouchTechPodcast yeah works fine, battery only last about 20 minutes and screen is super dull but that's pretty normal for machine that age, at least I now know for sure it's not supposed to be like that, when the board was out of the machine it look fine other then little corrosion on a part that doesn't affect functionality In saying that given the logo of the company that was on the old bios image and wear, I'd say it was a field machine for that network company before they got bought out. So if I can find a machine with better chassis that has failed GPU or something that would be nice, unlikely I'll get that lucky as they rare in my country

[@RobertJohnson-lb3qz]

Nice video. I plan on, as an experiment, doing something similar on my spare t440p. I think at this point swapping a chip is too much and as far as I know not needed (?). What do you think? I’m very new to Linux and FOSS, does it matter if I use Libreboot or Coreboot?

[@DeviceCastingCouchTechPodcast]

It is all personal preference if you use libreboot or coreboot. Libreboot is a distribution of coreboot but is more strict on its policy of using binary blobs. For the T440p you shouldn't have to swap the BIOS chips out. In this video I was just going all out to make the W500 as good as it can get and to allow for future experimentation.

[@RobertJohnson-lb3qz]

@@DeviceCastingCouchTechPodcast Good info, thanks. Yes I agree, might as well do a full on upgrade. 👍

[@eriksunde7436]

What temperature was your heat gun set to?

[@TheCarlos206]

Does it works with Windows ?

[@harryhophink3699]

No

[@userblackcat6422]

thanks bro