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Thinkpad X200 Tablet

updated 2022-01-25


@@ -75,6 +78,22 @@ I got in touch with eBay seller confirmed working in a Core2 Duo L9400 X200T.

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Operating systems

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The following operating systems were available pre-installed by the OEM, depending on the variant:

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9front system usage is described in the 9front FQA, section 3.2.5.2.1.

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Linux system usage is described in detail on the Arch GNU+Linux wiki - any Linux or UNIX specific knowledge I have I add to the Arch wiki rather than putting on this page.

Screws

Per the hardware maintenance manual (page 225), the following screws are necessary for full assembly of the X200 Tablet: @@ -102,22 +121,51 @@ Two screw kits are listed with part numbers 45N3139 and 60Y41 The difference is that 45N3139 has one more M2x3.5mm silver wafer head screw listed (18 versus 17). 45N3139's contents in particular are reflected in the table above.

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Operating systems

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The following operating systems were available pre-installed by the OEM, depending on the variant:

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On page 79 of the hardware maintenance manual some very rarely-noted screw notices are listed that are worth repeating, though it's up to the maintainer to follow the practices they so choose:

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9front system usage is described in the 9front FQA, section 3.2.5.2.1.

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Linux system usage is described in detail on the Arch GNU+Linux wiki - any Linux or UNIX specific knowledge I have I add to the Arch wiki rather than putting on this page.

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Software

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+For some procedures in the hardware maintenance manual a ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette is needed. +This was available only to licensed dealers. +

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+Here's a chart of executable names relevant to the X200 Tablet as provided from Lenovo and their product names. +A lot of this is sourced from hearsay and olden lore so it may not be fully accurate, and definitely isn't complete. +Also, I trimmed down redundant sections of product names - for example, 7wuj45uc.iso is actually BIOS Update Bootable CD for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), XP - ThinkPad but if it's bootable itself operating system compatibility likely doesn't matter. +

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Executable Product name Version
6itr02ww.zip BIOS Settings Capture/Playback Utility 4.01
7wuj45uc.iso BIOS Update Bootable CD 3.21
7wuj45u6.exe BIOS Update Utility for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), XP 3.21
6ea118ww.exe Conexant Audio Driver for Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), XP 4.92.15.0 / 3.64.15.0
6ea160ww.exe Conexant Audio Software for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) 4.92.12.0
maint150.exe IBM Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (HMD) 1.50
maint160.exe IBM Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (HMD) 1.60
maint169.exe IBM Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (HMD) 1.69
i7tm23us.exe IBM Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (HMD) 1.75
i7tm25us.exe IBM Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (HMD) 1.77
i7tm37us.exe Unknown Unknown
i7tm38us.exe IBM Thinkpad Hardware Maintenance Diskette (HMD) 1.89
83ts04ww.exe ThinkPad BIOS Settings for Windows 7 (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), XP, 2000 3.03
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+Lenovo's X200 Tablet downloads won't last forever. +Here's a JavaScript that allows a user to download arbitrary executables from Lenovo's download servers. +

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Stylus

The X200 Tablet originally came with a single-button stylus with a gray "eraser". @@ -127,8 +175,8 @@ The Fujitsu T-5000 digitizer pen does work, identically according to xev(1

Do not try to insert two-button Thinkpad styluses into the stylus holder of the X200 Tablet as they'll become stuck in there because of how the buttons are shaped. -To remove a stuck stylus, reference the hardware maintenance manual. -Remove FRUs "1020 Battery pack" and "1060 Keyboard" and follow steps 6 and 7 of the removal process of FRU "1180 DC-in connector, fan, digitizer pen case, and pen switch assembly". +To remove a stuck stylus the digitizer pen case (part number 45N3146) must be unscrewed and removed from the chassis. +Following the hardware maintenance manual, remove FRUs "1020 Battery pack" and "1060 Keyboard" and follow steps 6 and 7 of the removal process of FRU "1180 DC-in connector, fan, digitizer pen case, and pen switch assembly". No other FRUs need to be removed, nor do any other steps of the removal process of FRU 1180 need to be followed.