Re: Thinkpad X200 serial number

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:55:18AM +1100, Ian Smith wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:33:32 +0100, Lars Engels wrote:
>  > Am 2014-02-12 20:44, schrieb Michael Butler:
>  > > On 02/12/14 14:37, Ian Smith wrote:
>  > >> On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:20:25 +0200, Alexandr wrote:
>  > >>  > 12.02.2014 18:24, Ian Smith :
>  > >> 
>  > >>> I grabbed the service manual from the Lenovo site but need the 
>  > >>> complete
>  > >>> model and serial numbers of course, and couldn't find them 
>  > >>> underneath.
>  > >>> 
>  > >>> I suspect it might the sticker that's been removed! on the RH side 
>  > >>> just
>  > >>> above centre, ~2.1 x 0.6" (~53 x 15mm) .. could someone please 
>  > >>> confirm?
>  > >> 
>  > >> Hello!
>  > >> 
>  > >> According to
>  > >> http://support.lenovo.com/ru_UA/downloads/detail.page?DocID=PD025861
>  > >> label 3 is serial number.
>  > >> 
>  > >> Thankyou Alexandr, yes that's the one that's been removed.  Recently I
>  > >> suspect, as there's still some fiercely sticky glue left.  Hmmm ..
>  > > 
>  > > Nothing that dmidecode can't tell you, e.g. ..
>  > > 
>  > > Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 25 bytes
>  > > System Information
>  > >         Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
>  > >         Product Name: Dimension 4550
>  > >         Version: Not Specified
>  > >         Serial Number: 2F37D21
>  > >         UUID: 44454C4C-4600-1033-8037-B2C04F443231
>  > >         Wake-up Type: Power Switch
>  > > 
>  > > Handle 0x0200, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
>  > > Base Board Information
>  > >         Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corp.
>  > >         Product Name:
>  > >         Version:
>  > >         Serial Number: ..              .
>  > > 
>  > > Handle 0x0300, DMI type 3, 13 bytes
>  > > Chassis Information
>  > >         Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
>  > >         Type: Mini Tower
>  > >         Lock: Not Present
>  > >         Version: Not Specified
>  > >         Serial Number: 2F37D21
>  > >         Asset Tag:
>  > >         Boot-up State: Safe
>  > >         Power Supply State: Safe
>  > >         Thermal State: Safe
>  > >         Security Status: None
>  > > 
> 
> That's true Michael, but first it needs to boot! :)  BIOS setup should 
> show this also.  My son mailed me the invoice, which says it's a model 
> 7455 (true by one label) -33M (yes an Oz model), but the serial number 
> supplied on the invoice gives 'error unknown' on the Lenovo parts page.
> 
> "Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Notebook, Black Intel Core2 Duo Processor P8600 
> (2.40 GHz) 2GB DDR3 Memory No Optical Drive 12.1" WXGA (1280x800) LED 
> Backlit Display 64GB Solid State Drive Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD 
> Graphics High Definition Audio Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Wireless 
> 802.11 (a/g/n) LAN Webcam Media Card Reader, Fingerprint Reader 1x VGA, 
> 3x USB Ports, 1x RJ-45, 1x RJ-11 No Battery, No AC Adapter and Power 
> Cable No OS, HDD Formatted, Operation System and Application & Drivers 
> media not included. . (P/N: 745533M) (SN:xxxxxx-xx) (xxxxxx-xx)"
> 
> The service manual says -33x models come with CCFL not LED backlight and 
> a SATA HDD of various sizes, not the 64GB SSD that is installed.
> 
> I might be worrying unduly, but removel of the S/N label and a dodgy 
> serial number on the invoice feels a bit sus to me, and might be 
> sufficient basis for a refund, though my son's not bothered.

Try booting FreeBSD on it and see if the specs are true. There are fake
X200 around with an Atom CPU inside:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shanzhaiben.com%2F37%2Fn-4837.html&sandbox=1
> 
> Lars:
> 
>  > Oh, and FreeBSD just runs very fine on the X200. It's worth buying a 
>  > battery and AC adaptor. :)
> 
> Perhaps you're convincing me to take the punt :)  Given the above specs, 
> should it run fine on 9.2 or stable/9?  Suspend and resume 100% working?

I'm running CURRENT on the X200 since I own it. I think I started with
9-CURRENT on it. Suspend/Resume works pretty good. After the second
resume the USB ports are dead, but that can be fixed:
http://unethicalblogger.com/2013/12/03/scratchiest-neckbeard-freebsd-x200.html
(which didn't work for me, but the USB 3.0 PCIe card works after
resuming, so I don't care).
So, I'm very happy with the notebook. :)

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