E6230 Owners Thread

Has anyone tested the new UEFI bios for the E6230? I was wondering how it works (incl. fan regime) and whether it's worth the upgrade.

I am a bit reluctant to take the leap, given that it's not recommended to downgrade the bios to a pre-UEFI version.

 

Does E6230 support dual 2560 x 1440 displays using Displayports in replicator?
Currently using dual 1920x1200 displays, but wondering to upgrade to dual U2515H displays.

 

I'm reopening this thread, meant to when I bought one of these a little while ago but let's see if anyone is still out there...

 

I am and I'm happy to report, that:
- under Windows 10 there's no need to download any drivers manually
- under W10, Intel 7260 AC works good (including A2DP); I used to experience hiccups under W8.1 but a system reboot was a fix
- Samsung 850 Evo SSD upgrade boosted the machine a lot and made it quiter, but I still experience buzzing touchpad noise once I put a finger onto it and don't know, whether there is a way to fix it (googled it, but I don't think there is a thing I can tape)
- IPS mod:
a) is not easy, requires removing the hinges for cutting and fitting the LCD panel that is just a little too big
b) gives a visible gap between the bezel and the screen that is a dust magnet plus it prevents fully closing the lid - but I carry my notebook in a backpack daily and there is not enough pressure to hurt the screen
c) is a big image quality upgrade, though brings backlight bleeding and ghosting
but I still love it, just as a backlit keyboard upgrade.

 

I tried the LG LP125WH2 SL B1 from an X220 and it did indeed require removing two tabs from the top of the bezel; unfortunately it started having problems so I swapped it with my current LP125WH2 SL T1 from a ThinkPad Twist, and I'm happy to report it is just a tad smaller than the stock AUO screen and may not have required any mods at all.

 

I forgot to mention, my panel is B3, iirc. Is your current screen touch enabled one? What about the previous one, for how long it had worked and what happened?

 

Non-touch for both, the B1 had some problem with the ribbon connectors that are glued to the LCD control board. I think it was the right hand side one, whenever it flexed a certain way the screen would distort and I'd get artifacts or lines or just a total blackout sometimes. It was a used one and started to go wacky in under a month.

 

I bought LP125WH2(SL)(T1) for Thinkpad S230U from Ebay.
But LP125WH2(SL)(T1) does not power on at E6230.

your E6230 works normally with LP125WH2(SL)(T1)?

 

Yes the SL T1 has the same pinout as the B1. Maybe you got a bad lcd? Do you have a link to the auction page? Someone posted a comparison of the panel specs here: https://m.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/3x2eg5/can_i_use_the_lp125wh2_sl_t1_ips_display_on_the/

 

It's been some time and this machine is still going strong for me. I updated the BIOS today from A16 to A18 using FreeDOS.

"Release date 23 May 2017"

"Updated Intel ME Firmware to address security advisory CVE-2017-5689 / INTEL-SA-00075"

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/drivers/driversdetails?driverId=X6N7T

 

There is a newer BIOS A19 released 26 Apr 2018:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/drivers/driversdetails?driverId=P77H4

Seems to include patches for Meltdown and Spectre: