From 5986492494b2891305b0555e0d89abe34af485d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:10:48 -0500 Subject: note about GM45 RAM compatibility --- (limited to 'docs/src') diff --git a/docs/src/hcl/x200.texi b/docs/src/hcl/x200.texi index d72cf81..ace8c88 100644 --- a/docs/src/hcl/x200.texi +++ b/docs/src/hcl/x200.texi @@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ BIOS 3.15, EC 1.06 @anchor{#ram-s3-and-microcode-updates} Not all memory modules work. Most of the default ones do, but you have to be careful when upgrading to 8GiB; some modules work, some don't. +@uref{http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721, This page} might be useful for RAM compatibility info +(note: coreboot raminit is different, so this page might be BS) + pehjota started collecting some steppings for different CPUs on several X200 laptops. You can get the CPUID by running: @* $ @strong{dmesg | sed -n 's/^.* microcode: CPU0 sig=0x\([^,]*\),.*$/\1/p'} What pehjota wrote: The laptops that have issues resuming from suspend, as well as a laptop that (as I mentioned earlier in #libreboot) won't boot with any Samsung DIMMs, all have CPUID 0x10676 (stepping M0). diff --git a/docs/src/install/r400_external.texi b/docs/src/install/r400_external.texi index 902ecb9..26897dd 100644 --- a/docs/src/install/r400_external.texi +++ b/docs/src/install/r400_external.texi @@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs (speed/size). Non Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +@uref{http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721, This page} might be useful for RAM compatibility info +(note: coreboot raminit is different, so this page might be BS) + The following photo shows 8GiB (2x4GiB) of RAM installed:@* @image{../resources/images/t400/memory,,,,jpg} @menu * Boot it!:: diff --git a/docs/src/install/r500_external.texi b/docs/src/install/r500_external.texi index beaa8e0..b3e0849 100644 --- a/docs/src/install/r500_external.texi +++ b/docs/src/install/r500_external.texi @@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs (speed/size). Non Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +@uref{http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721, This page} might be useful for RAM compatibility info +(note: coreboot raminit is different, so this page might be BS) + The following photo shows 8GiB (2x4GiB) of RAM installed:@* @image{../resources/images/t400/memory,,,,jpg} @menu * Boot it!:: diff --git a/docs/src/install/t400_external.texi b/docs/src/install/t400_external.texi index 7b130f6..0be5507 100644 --- a/docs/src/install/t400_external.texi +++ b/docs/src/install/t400_external.texi @@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs (speed/size). Non Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +@uref{http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721, This page} might be useful for RAM compatibility info +(note: coreboot raminit is different, so this page might be BS) + The following photo shows 8GiB (2x4GiB) of RAM installed:@* @image{../resources/images/t400/memory,,,,jpg} @menu * Boot it!:: diff --git a/docs/src/install/t500_external.texi b/docs/src/install/t500_external.texi index d3b1462..c6403ff 100644 --- a/docs/src/install/t500_external.texi +++ b/docs/src/install/t500_external.texi @@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs (speed/size). Non Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +@uref{http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721, This page} might be useful for RAM compatibility info +(note: coreboot raminit is different, so this page might be BS) + The following photo shows 8GiB (2x4GiB) of RAM installed:@* @image{../resources/images/t400/memory,,,,jpg} @menu * Boot it!:: diff --git a/docs/src/install/x200_external.texi b/docs/src/install/x200_external.texi index f148c6c..3ce7a08 100644 --- a/docs/src/install/x200_external.texi +++ b/docs/src/install/x200_external.texi @@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs (speed/size). Non Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +@uref{http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721, This page} might be useful for RAM compatibility info +(note: coreboot raminit is different, so this page might be BS) + In this photo, 8GiB of RAM (2x4GiB) is installed:@* @image{../resources/images/x200/disassembly/0018,,,,jpg} @menu * Boot it!:: -- cgit v0.9.1