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Wifi

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+ The X200 typically comes with an Intel wifi chipset, which does not + work without proprietary software. For a list of wifi chipsets that + work without proprietary software, see + ../hcl/index.html#recommended_wifi. +

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+ Some X200 laptops come with an Atheros chipset, but this is 802.11g only. +

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+ It is recommended that you install a new wifi chipset. This can only + be done after installing libreboot, because tho original firmware has + a whitelist of approved chips, and it will refuse to boot if you + use an 'unauthorized' wifi card. +

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+ The following photos show an Atheros AR5B95 being installed, to + replace the Intel chip that this X200 came with:
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Memory

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+ You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs + (speed/size). Non-matching pairs won't work. You can also install a + single module (meaning, one of the slots will be empty) in slot 0. +

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+ In this photo, 8GiB of RAM (2x4GiB) is installed:
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