From 64ff4dd2ecb15574fdac6d9e3686cdeec871502b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: exotime Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 11:09:09 +1000 Subject: Adding note about Intel Turbo Memory. Signed-off-by: exotime --- docs/install/x200_external.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/install/x200_external.md b/docs/install/x200_external.md index cf4f74c7..6ceffd82 100644 --- a/docs/install/x200_external.md +++ b/docs/install/x200_external.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ followed (adapted) if you brick your X200, to know how to recover. - [Boot it!](#boot) - [Wifi](#wifi) - [wwan](#wwan) +- [Intel Turbo Memory](#turbomem) - [Memory](#memory) - [X200S and X200 Tablet users: GPIO33 trick will not work.](#gpio33) @@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ header), for SOIC-16 (clip: Pomona 5252): This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack. Here is a photo of the SOIC-16 flash chip. Pins are labelled: - The following shows how to connect the clip to the BBB (on the P9 header), for SOIC-8 (clip: Pomona 5250): @@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ track your movements. Not to be confused with wifi (wifi is fine). +Intel Turbo Memory {#turbomem} +================== + +Some X200 devices were sold with Intel Turbo Memory installed in the top-most mini PCI-e slot. This has been [shown to be ineffective](http://www.anandtech.com/show/2252) at disk caching or battery saving in most use cases. While there are [Linux drivers](https://github.com/yarrick/turbomem) available, it is blacklisted in at least GNU+Trisquel, and possibly other free operating systems. It should probably be removed. + Memory ====== -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2