Docking station under Linux, T430/W530

Hi all!
How are the docking stations working under Linux? I am thinking especially of the T430 and W530 series. Also, is it possible to run three monitors on only the integrated graphics (HD4000)? I know it is supported on chip level, but does Lenovo enable this feature on the motherboard/docking station, or do I have to run the discrete card to get three monitors?

Unfortunately, no. The VGA outputs seems to be dead, I don't know if they are actually broken or if it's just a driver thingie. However, having two external monitors using nVidia TwinView and a little hack found here: http://blog.gordin.de/post/optimus-guide is possible. Unfortunately, my window manager does not handle TwinView very well, and I am still to find a working solution for running two separate monitors on the digital outputs.

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I have a Thinkpad X61. I bought it without a dock station and I never needed one. Now I need and I want to buy one. It will probably be second hand but that doesn't matter
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I can't specifically give you any guarantees about X61, but I've used several Thinkpads with docking stations under Linux, and so have my colleagues at work, and I've never heard about any problems.
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Universal docking station for Lenovo T430 and X201

Hello,
I'm looking for a universal docking station for both my T430 en my X201 laptop.
It has to have a minimum of 2 usb ports + a HDMI exit to connect to my TV. A displayport (normal or mini) is also ok.
THX in advance for the help.
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http://www.displaylink.com/shop/docks
You would need usb port replicator options, but do note that these devices require usb 3.0 ports. So for your X201 you may need need to get an expresscard usb 3.0 adapter.
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Tinkerguy,
Thank you for the tip.
However, although very informative - it doesn't help in my case. On the Lenovo fingerprint keyboard I'm using the fingerprint reader is an UPEK as well - and for both FPR's the same driver version is loaded.
I forgot to mention that I've already checked that the external FPR has been set to have precedence in BIOS.
I'm now in contact with tech support at UPEK - Let's see if that gives anything.
Question: Is there _anyone_ out there that is successfully using Lenovo's Fingerprint Reader keyboard with a Thinkpad and a docking station under Windows 7?
By successful, I mean without having the necessity to switch the internal fingerprint reader off and on when docking/undocking?
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T430 docking stations

Does the docking station for the L420 work for a T430? If not, will the T400 docking station work with a T430?
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Hi,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
There are docking stations which is compatible with several ThinkPad models. Eg: ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 with USB 3.0 – 170W (433835U - U.S.) is supported by L412, L420, L430, L512, L520, L530, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T510, T510i, T520, T520i, T530, T530i, W510, W520, W530, X220, X230, X230i.
Refer the below link and check which docking station you have and the compatibility list.
Docks, Port Replicator, Ultrabase - Reference Guide
Hope this helps!
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Mithun.
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Docking Station T430, Graphic interfaces from notebook and docking station usable at once?

Dear community,
I have a Thinkpad T430 and I want to use two external monitors.
The Thinkpad T430 has just one mini Displayport and I do not want to use the VGA port.
So I thought about buying a docking station.
But there are several ones.
I just need an additional (Miini)Display or DVI port.
The question is, if I buy a docking station
which provides an addition Mini Display Port or an additional DVI port am I able to use the one from the docking station and the notebook's integrated mini display port?
Thanks for your help.
Kind regards
Marskuh
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Helllo dmckenzies
thank you for your answer, I will try.
Kind regards
marskuh

Triple 2560*1440 monitor setup on W530 + dock station + win8

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W530 (K1000M) upgraded to Win8
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Will laptop support such huge resolution (7680*1440 totally)?
Thanks

as far as I remember dock station spec states that it supports up to 4 monitor.
how they supposed to be connected then?
because again afair i can't use displayport and dvi at the same time
probably somethink like that supposed to be used http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/displayport/?productTabs=1 ?
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W530 docking station supporting 4k monitor?

Hello,
I have googled for quite a while now without luck. It seems to me that the most advanced docking station for the W530 is the "Mini Dock Plus Series 3 with USB 3.0 - 170W" which only supports a maximum resolution of 2560x1600 from its display ports according to this German webpage: http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/lenovo+thinkpad+mini+dock+plus+series+3+usb+30+0a65699.
Anybody know of a docking station for the W530 (244723U model) that supports 4k?
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I have this question too. I'm planning to buy Asus 4K monitor and not sure, whether it will work via DP on my docking station.
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Thankpad W530 and Docking Station - missing audio device???

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Installation status: Failed
Error details: Code 800F020B
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T430 docking stations - which one should I get?

I am getting ready to start a new job that allows me to provide my own laptop. I want to setup a dock for my T430 with one monitor.
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T430 docking station compatibility

I just ordered a Thinkpad T430 and am considering getting one of the 4337 or 4338 docking stations. If the T430 were not docked, would any of these docking stations support "docking" my wife's Dell Latitude via a USB cable connection?

There are two versions of the 4337 dock listed on that page. One is listed as compatible, while the other is listed as not including the T430.
You should get the 4337 dock with the usb 3.0 port, but the old 4337 dock is also compatible, but the eSATA port on the dock won't work with your machine.
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May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

Recommended docking station for T430

Searched Lenovo.com but it has no specific listings for T430. Looking for a dock that would give me a dual monitor setup.
Also, I only have the integrated HD4000 card, can I still get dual video from the dock?
thanks!

RedEd12 wrote:
This docking station should be compatible with your T430: ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 It doesn't list the T430 but I am showing it to be compatible. Your HD4000 card should be able to support two monitors as well.
There are four other docks that should work with the T430:
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 – 4337-10U
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 with USB 3.0 – 4337-15U
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 – 4338-10U
• ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 with USB 3.0 – 4338-15U
As I understand it the regular docks have 1 VGA, 1 DVI and 1 DisplayPort while the Plus version has 1 VGA, 2 DVI and 2 DisplayPort. In all cases however you can only use any two of the ports at the same time to drive two external displays. So you would need the Plus version only if you wanted to use 2 of the same port type simultaneously.
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T430 Docking Station Compatability

Hi,
Will the T430 work with older docking stations that were designed for the T420? The Lenovo support website only lists it being compatable with the newer docking stations that include USB 3.0.
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>> Will the T430 work with older docking stations that were designed for the T420?
Yes it will, but without the benefit of USB 3.0 on the dock.

T430 Docking station sleep issues

I have a t430 running Windows 8. I can set the sleep mode when the T430 is not docked but when the computer is docked, it goes into sleep mode in less than 5 minutes if the computer is being used.
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>> Will the T430 work with older docking stations that were designed for the T420?
Yes it will, but without the benefit of USB 3.0 on the dock.

Docking station under Linux, T430/W530

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