Lenovo: Difference between revisions
m citeneeded |
m cites comment |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
A common issue where third party batteries were working perfectly fine but without being allowlisted they are just got suddenly disabled, and as a result do not charge or function. There is no error messages and the only way to know is to install Vantage software to see non-genuine battery warning. This is critical as perfectly working hardware that is slightly outdated by a couple of years is basically turned into e-waste because of this, and original parts are getting harder to come by with every passing day. | A common issue where third party batteries were working perfectly fine but without being allowlisted they are just got suddenly disabled, and as a result do not charge or function. There is no error messages and the only way to know is to install Vantage software to see non-genuine battery warning. This is critical as perfectly working hardware that is slightly outdated by a couple of years is basically turned into e-waste because of this, and original parts are getting harder to come by with every passing day. | ||
===X1 Carbon series problems=== | ===X1 Carbon series problems=== | ||
The '''X1 Carbon series''' of laptops exhibits hardware durability issues and will fail to '''POST''' (Power-On Self-Test) if their '''WWAN Broadband card''' is replaced with one that is not included in Lenovo's vendor whitelist.{{CitationNeeded}} | The '''X1 Carbon series''' of laptops exhibits hardware durability issues and will fail to '''POST''' (Power-On Self-Test) if their '''WWAN Broadband card''' is replaced with one that is not included in Lenovo's vendor whitelist.{{CitationNeeded}}<!-- READ THIS!!! | ||
citations for this section: | |||
https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-GUIDE-Removing-Wi-Fi-WWAN-whitelist-on-Lenovo-Insyde-BIOS | |||
https://notthebe.ee/blog/removing-the-wifi-whitelist/ | |||
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62059163/getting-around-the-lenovo-bios-whitelist | |||
- Left4Code --> | |||
{{Main|Lenovo X1 Carbon}} | {{Main|Lenovo X1 Carbon}} | ||
===Wording in their FAQs; "Is it safe to buy a used laptop or computer?"=== | ===Wording in their FAQs; "Is it safe to buy a used laptop or computer?"=== | ||