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diff --git a/docs/install/t400_external.md b/docs/install/t400_external.md index 74765d62..bcba837c 100644 --- a/docs/install/t400_external.md +++ b/docs/install/t400_external.md @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ they still have the original Lenovo BIOS present. This guide can also be followed (adapted) if you brick your T400, to know how to recover. An -[\"HMM\"](https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/43y6629_05.pdf#page=386) +["HMM"](https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/43y6629_05.pdf#page=386) (Hardware Maintenance Manual) detailing the process of \[dis\]assembly is available for this model. Be careful when reassembling the laptop as -the screws on page 144 (with title \"1130 Keyboard bezel\") are swapped +the screws on page 144 (with title "1130 Keyboard bezel") are swapped and if you follow the HMM you will punch a hole through the bezel in the upper right corner. @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ upper right corner. T400 laptops with libreboot pre-installed {#preinstall} ========================================= -If you don\'t want to install libreboot yourself, companies exist that +If you don't want to install libreboot yourself, companies exist that sell these laptops with libreboot pre-installed, along with a free GNU+Linux distribution. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ A note about GPUs ================= Some models have an Intel GPU, while others have both an ATI and an -Intel GPU; this is referred to as \"switchable graphics\". In the *BIOS +Intel GPU; this is referred to as "switchable graphics". In the *BIOS setup* program for lenovobios, you can specify that the system will use one or the other (but not both). @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ factory.rom**\ factory1.rom**\ \# **./flashrom -p linux\_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -r factory2.rom**\ -Note: the **-c** option is not required in libreboot\'s patched +Note: the **-c** option is not required in libreboot's patched flashrom, because the redundant flash chip definitions in *flashchips.c* have been removed.\ Now compare the 3 images:\ @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ path/to/libreboot/rom/image.rom -V**  You might see errors, but if it says **Verifying flash\... VERIFIED** at -the end, then it\'s flashed and should boot. If you see errors, try +the end, then it's flashed and should boot. If you see errors, try again (and again, and again); the message **Chip content is identical to the requested image** is also an indication of a successful installation. @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Some T400 laptops might come with an Atheros chipset, but this is It is recommended that you install a new wifi chipset. This can only be done after installing libreboot, because the original firmware has a whitelist of approved chips, and it will refuse to boot if you use an -\'unauthorized\' wifi card. +'unauthorized' wifi card. The following photos show an Atheros AR5B95 being installed, to replace the Intel chip that this T400 came with:\ @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ Memory ====== You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs -(speed/size). Non-matching pairs won\'t work. You can also install a +(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. Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. |