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T61 eeprom here:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/T61-1.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/T61-2.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/T61-3.jpg (T61p-wide. New layout)

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t61-alt.jpg (Alternate layout)

Courtesy R. Katz – USA, for the new T61p images and for all support.

X61:

This is using a small factor PS08 eeprom (24RF08 clone), its position is below the “M” key. It requires the keyboard, front bezel and the modem sub-board to be taken apart.

X61 eeprom here:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/X61.jpg

I wish to express our gratitude to S. Helie (UK) who helped us with the first X61 works, and last but not least, to S. Cyiako (Sweden) who mailed us a perfect X61 mainboard for the tests.

[Updated]

X300, X301, X200 and X201, X220, X230, X100e, X120e, X121e, X1…done. They use the same 24RF08 clone like the other 61’s (appart from Z61 series that still use TPMs). For X300, the eeprom has alternate connection points located underneath, near the memory socket. X100e has the PS08 mini eeprom like the X61 and X121e features the L08 (same eeprom).

X300 testpoints here:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x300.jpg

X301 eeprom here:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x301.jpg

Many thanks to B. Nguyen (USA) for all support.

X200 added (courtesy JD Choi – Korea):

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x200.jpg

X220 added (same location for X230):

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x220.jpg

 

X201 (thanks to npkub for the first eeprom images):

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x201.jpg

X100e:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x100e.jpg

And another one (thanks to R. Katz): http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x100e-1.jpg

 

X121e:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x121e.jpg

X1 (courtesy J. STRNAD – Czech Rep.):

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x1.jpg

X1 Carbon gen1 (generation 2 and 3 use MEC1633L):

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/x1-carbon.jpg

T400 & T500 added here, the same story, same eeprom located on the back of the mainboard as in T61.

T400 and T400s eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t400.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t400s.jpg

T500 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t500.jpg

We’ve tested on 2 mainboards and TCPA algo is again different.

Great thanks to V. Rikalovic (Serbia) and M. Yang (USA) for the nice shots.

R400, R500, W500 and W700 – R400 and W500 have the eeprom underneath. For R500 is the same 24RF08 clone located on the upper side of the motherboard, under the PCcard/ExpressCard cage. The board must be removed form the Mg frame and you have to peel the black sticker that covers the area

R400 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/R400.jpg

R500 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/R500.jpg

W500 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/w500.jpg

W700 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/w700.jpg

SL410 & SL510 – Looks like the new SL series switched from AMI to Phoenix FirstBIOS so our old friend (24RF08 – PS08) is back in business once again. R24RF08/W24RF08 is the right software, as usual.

*The older SL400/SL500 still need SPEG programmer to be unlocked.

SL410 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/SL410.jpg

SL510 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/SL510.jpg

The pictures are courtesy of J.D. Choi – Korea.

T410, T410s and T510

T410 and T510 eeprom here:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t410.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t410s.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t510.jpg (Added)

Thanks to Osman (Netherlands) for earlier T510 pictures.

Edge 13′, 14′ and 15′

This is an Edge 13 and 15, the rest are pretty similar:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/edge15.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/edge13.jpg

Lenovo L412 / L512

L512 looks similar to Edge15, supposely L412 is also the same design. We’ll update the forum shortly:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/l512.jpg

Big thanks go to G. Williams in UK for sending us one of these.

W510/W520/W530/W701

Same eeprom location area for W510, W520 and W530

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/w510.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/w520-w510.jpg

 

T420, T420s, T520, T530

All of them use the tiny L08 eeprom. These models have passprase always active, and they require TCPA unlock service and W24RF08. T530 has the eeprom covered by the black stickers

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t420.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t420s.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t520.jpg and the alternate layout http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t520-2.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t530.jpg

Thinkpad Edge E120, E320

L08 eeprom again:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e120.jpg

Thinkpad Edge E220s, E531

P24S08 eeprom:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e220s.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e531.jpg

Lenovo E420, E520

These ones use SP08 eeprom (same as 24RF08).

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e420.jpg

Lenovo E530, E540

Same 24RF08 clone.

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e530.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/e540.jpg

Thinkpad Helix

L08 eeprom again:

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/helix.jpg

Helix new generations are using MEC1633L

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3044

Thinkpad T430 and T430s

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t430.jpg

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t430s.jpg

 

Thinkpad T431 (s)

http://www.allservice.ro/forum/images/t431s.jpg

Lenovo L420 / L520

Same location for both

www.allservice.ro/forum/images/l420.jpg

Lenovo L430 / L530

Same location for both

www.allservice.ro/forum/images/L430.jpg

Lenovo L540

L08 (24RF08)

www.allservice.ro/forum/images/L540.jpg

 

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