Does Thinkpad W520 battery work on W530?

Hi all,
One of my friend gave me a 9cell W520 battery. My W530 is on its way to my door this week. I was wondering if I can use this battery on my new W530? Some people from notebookreview.com said that is not possible because the new 'rapidcharge' feature.
Thanks!

No, you cannot use the battery from the W520 because the W530 requires authentication to charge the battery.
This battery will work in both the W520 and the W530:
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?...
W520, i7-2820QM, BIOS 1.42, 1920x1080 FHD, 32 GB RAM, 2000M NVIDIA GPU, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD, Crucial M550 mSata 512GB, WD 2TB USB 3.0, eSata Plextor PX-LB950UE BluRay
W520, i7-2760QM, BIOS 1.42 1920x1080 FHD, 32 GB RAM, 1000M NVIDIA GPU, Crucial M500 480GB mSata SSD, Hitachi 500GB HDD, WD 2TB USB 3.0

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W520 battery in a W530?

My a few months ago my W520 blew up 4 days after the 3 year international NBD warranty expired (and lenovo told me they would not help me), so had to buy a W530. The PSU from the 520 works on the 530, as does the dock, but the batteries wont charge. The W530 will quite happily run on the W520 batteries, and it recognises them, but wont charge them.
Why lenovo didnt make it backwardly compatible amazes me.
Anyway, the question is, does anyone know how I can charge my W520 batteries, so them I can use them in the W530? E.g. supply a circit diagram for a charger, or know of another sneaky method to trick the 530 into charging them? The two batteries are copletely unused (I never use the W520 on battery), with perhaps 10 cycles, so are basically new. One is the 9cell 55++, and the other is the 6 cell 55+.
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Yes, with some restrictions.
You need to mind the LCD size/shape. Namely, the batteries are the same for the 4:3 standard models, but widescreen 14" T61 units use a different battery from the rest of them.
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New Thinkpad W520 4270CTO does not Post

I have had a lenovo thinkpad w520 4270cto for about 2 weeks that no longer works. Pressing the power button turns the machine on and the lights flash on for a second then turn off. The ring around the power button stays lit and the fan sometimes stays. Some heat can be felt coming out the exhaust.
Troubleshooting:
Removing hard drives - no change
using just 1 memory stick - no change
remove battery and ac power while trying to turn on 10 to 30 times and then plugging power back in - no change
disconnect the CMOS battery for an hour, connect it afterwards - no change
I have called the support number 1-800-426-7378 given to me the the online support chat person and was told the motherboard will need to be replaced. I will receive a box on wednesday and was told to expect 6 business days before i would have it back, hopefully in working condition. This laptop will be going to a ezserve depot.
EDIT: I was told by the phone operator that i did not need to have the battery, adapter, hard drives installed when i ship it can someone please comfirm that? I've read on another forum of a user who ran into difficulty because he did not include all the hardware. linked here: http://www.pcmech.com/forum/tablets-smartphones-mobile-devices/210578-avoid-lenovo-ezserv-depot-repa...
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Update: 12/23/2011 9:18pm CST
I shipped it in the afternoon of 22nd. Here is the status log.
Original comments/problem description
BATT WAR ENDS:12/11/2012 WILL NOT BOOT *
StatusStatus Date/time received Time zone Description
CX
12/23/2011 19:59:00
C
Repair complete, shipped to customer
OS
12/23/2011 09:27:00
C
Machine being repaired
AK
12/19/2011 19:32:00
C
Carrier processing request to ship container
AK
12/19/2011 19:40:16
C
Carrier processing request to ship container
Parts provided may be new or serviceable used parts.
Update: 12/27/2011
I have received my Thinkpad w520 4270cto and it appears the motherboard was the problem. They replaced it and it is now in working condition. Thank you for the prompt support lenovo/ibm.
Update: 12/28/2011
It appears my thinkpad has a giant scratch across the back of the LCD case that was not there before i sent it. I had not noticed it yesterday due to poor lighting. Also the backlight failed to turn on until i rebooted the computer twice.
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Thinkpad W520 with Minidock+ Series 3 - Dual monitors and USB fail sporadically

Hello there,
I wonder if anyone has experienced problems ThinkPad W520 and Mini Dock Plus Series 3 (Part number: 433830U)? I run into problems with dual monitor and USB devices.
For dual monitor setup, sometimes only a single monitor is detected, sometimes no monitors are available in the NVidia control panel. Rigorous display detection doesn't help. Disabling Optimus in BIOS doesn't seem to affect it. After I dock and undock couple of times, reboot, unplug the power cord, it seems to resolve and both monitors work fine.
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Thanks so much.
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If system update isn't finding anything, and the system works just fine on its own, it could potentially be a faulty Dock.
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The Optimus switching technology on the Nvidia card doesn't work in Linux, so you have to choose your graphics at BIOS level. I went with the Intel discrete graphics to save battery, and it works okay for my needs. Of course, it depends on what your needs are.
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sgegreen wrote:
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One month ago I bought an Intel SSD 530 240GB to replace the stock HDD of my ThinkPad W520 (4270CTO). When I cold-start the laptop everything is fine, but when I restart it from Windows 7 or even CTRL-ALT-DEL, the drive is not found. Both SSD and W520 has the latest firmware/BIOS.
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Thinkpad W520 Win7 Bluetooth device not recognized by Windows 7

Hello all,
Just received my Thinkpad W520 4270 CTO with bluetooth installed. It was a DOS workstation that I installed Win 7 x64 Ultimate on and I finally got all the drivers installed but the bluetooth software says there is no BT device connected to my laptop. I checked the BIOS settings and confirmed the BT is enabled. I even disabled it, saved, then enabled it to toggle. Hitting the Fn+5 combo doesn't trigger the light or any "Found New Hardware." When the laptop first boots up the BT light flashes along with the wifi light and the HDD activity light. I haven't yet been able to load another OS, but I'm downloading Arch Linux and BackTrack 5 to test to see it's possibly an OS issue.
Any thoughts or ideas would be helpful, it appears my Google-Fu has failed me as well.
EDIT: I realize the sticky about the "do not update the bluetooth drivers" but I'm not getting my bluetooth to work at all, not even being recognized by the OS as an "unknown device."
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I figured it out. It's laughably easy. Download the keyboard hotkey drivers and install them. It'll allow you to use the Functions at the top of your keyboard, then after you restart, hit Fn+F5 and you'll get a menu to enable Bluetooth on the OS, then Win7 should detect and install the drivers for it, or you can download the ones from Lenovo's site.

Wifi scans but fails to connect on Thinkpad W520

Running Network Manager on a Lenovo Thinkpad W520 and able to scan but unable to connect to wifi. Wifi works fine in dualboot on Windows, and ethernet works fine in both.
$ lspci -vv
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 35
Region 0: Memory at d5300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
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● NetworkManager-wait-online.service - Network Manager Wait Online
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager-wait-online.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2014-12-21 22:58:55 EST; 12min ago
Main PID: 500 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Dec 21 22:58:55 Defiant systemd[1]: NetworkManager-wait-online.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Dec 21 22:58:55 Defiant systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager Wait Online.
Dec 21 22:58:55 Defiant systemd[1]: Unit NetworkManager-wait-online.service entered failed state.
Dec 21 22:58:55 Defiant systemd[1]: NetworkManager-wait-online.service failed.
$ sudo systemctl status NetworkManager-dispatcher.service
● NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
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● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2014-12-21 22:58:23 EST; 13min ago
Main PID: 341 (NetworkManager)
CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
└─341 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
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Dec 21 23:10:12 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <info> Disabling autoconnect for connection 'Bifröst'.
Dec 21 23:10:12 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <warn> Activation (wlp3s0) failed for connection 'Bifröst'
Dec 21 23:10:12 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <info> Activation (wlp3s0) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv6 Configure Timeout) complete.
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Dec 21 23:10:12 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <info> (wlp3s0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
Dec 21 23:10:12 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <warn> Connection disconnected (reason -3)
Dec 21 23:10:12 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <info> (wlp3s0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
Dec 21 23:10:15 Defiant NetworkManager[341]: <warn> Could not get scan request result: Scan request rejected
Additionally, after stopping NetworkManager and trying wifi-menu, it scans correctly but fails to connect, never even prompting for a passphrase.
So I tried wpa_supplicant on its own:
$ sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp3s0 -c <(wpa_passphrase "Bifr\xc3\xb6st" "mypassword")
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
wlp3s0: failed to initialize driver interface
For good measure:
$ rfkill list
0: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
$ ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s25: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether f0:de:f1:62:13:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 10.0.0.11/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global enp0s25
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlp3s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:24:d7:c6:ab:48 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
I'm at a loss. and I've googled my little heart out. Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome to the forums - and thanks for a great initial post, all the needed information seems to be here.
Specifically, the following error from wpa_supplicant will most likely be best to dig into:
wlp3s0: failed to initialize driver interface
I see several results of this error in a google search, but none of them quickly translated into solutions yet. To get some more information on it, could you run the same wpa_supplicant command, but with the verbose debugging flag "-dd" and post the ouput here?
I don't have a intel wireless card, so I don't know what the diagnostic signs are for the problem addressed in the wiki, but you may want to try the modprobe options shown in this section of the wiki.
EDIT: there is a similar but unresolved thread on these forums here which points to using the -D flag for wpa_supplicant to specify other drivers. I was thinking this too upon my first reading, but I don't fully understand what these are so I was reluctant to suggest it. It certainly can't hurt anything to use the command in the wiki to see which drivers are available, then try each one.
EDIT 2: and this thread seems to indicate that the -D flag driver specification is the right solution. So start here with the -D flag and only if that fails follow up with my initial debugging suggestions.
Last edited by Trilby (2014-12-22 12:52:13)

ThinkPad W520: Parts Wrongly Listed in and/or Missing from Lenovo Order Status Page

I ordered a configured ThinkPad W520 off Lenovo.com for USD1500 yesterday. Later when I went back to check my order status, to my surprise some parts were either shown up incorrectly or simply missing.
For example my ThinkPad W520 includes (but not limited to) these parts:
Parts missing from Lenovo Order Status page:
UltraNav with TrackPoint & touchpad
Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader
Question: Where are they? Why missing?
Parts shown incorrectly on Lenovo Order Status page:
I've ordered: 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
Lenovo Order Status page shows: SBB 15.6FHD (1900 X 1080) LED
Question: Why 1900 instead of 1920? What gives?
To be on the safe, I tried hard to match each of the parts consisting my ThinkPad W520. So far the above are my concerns. I know many of you are long-time Lenovo patrons. I'd appreciate your patience look through the below complete lists and advise if Lenovo indeed have received my order correctly.
Thank you very much!
[B][U]The ThinkPad W520 I've order: [/U][/B]
Part Number: 4270CTO
ThinkPad W520 - 1 Yr Depot Topseller Warranty
Processor: Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor (2.20GHz, 6MB L3)
Operating system: ThinkPad PC DOS License
Operating system language: PC DOS 2000 License
Display type: 15.6" FHD ([B][COLOR="SeaGreen"]1920 x 1080[/COLOR][/B]) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
System graphics: NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory
Total memory: 4 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
Keyboard: Keyboard US English
Pointing device: [B][COLOR="SeaGreen"]UltraNav with TrackPoint & touchpad[/COLOR][/B]
Camera: 720p Camera
Storage subsystem: Internal RAID - Not Enabled
Hard drive: 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Optical device: DVD Recordable
System expansion slots: [B][COLOR="SeaGreen"]Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader[/COLOR][/B]
Battery: 9 cell Li-Ion Battery - 55++
Power cord: Country Pack North America with Line cord & 170W AC adapter
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
Integrated mobile broadband: Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
Language pack: Language Pack US English
[B][U]ThinkPad W520 shown under Lenovo Order Status:[/U][/B]
4270CT       CONFIGURED SYSTEM
0A68541       SBB ICI7-2720QM
27R1799       VBB PC DOS LICENSE
39T7676       SBB DOS 2000 FLYER - NO
0A68535       SBB 15.6FHD ([B][COLOR="Red"]1900 X 1080[/COLOR][/B]) LED
0A68894       SBB NVQ2000M GR
45M4572       VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
45M4839       SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
0A68527       VBB NO FINGERPRINT READER
0A68558       SBB 720P HD CAM INT MICR
0A69620       SBB I RAID-NOT EN
0A68552       SBB 320GB HDD7200RPM
0A71939       SBB DVDRECORDABLE
0A68529       VBB ECS+4IN1CR
45M4816       SBB 9CELLLI-ION BATTERY
0A68904       SBB CPNAMLC+ 170W AC AD
0A68261       SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0
45M4804       SBB IN.CENT.ULTIMATE-N 6300
44C7950       SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
0A68564       SBB LANG PCK US E

you are right, this is very silly! ")
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ThinkPad W520 Docking Station

Hey, everyone. My ThinkPad W520 should be arriving here tomorrow, and along with it, I ordered the ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 - 170W. Currently, I have two monitors, one running at a resolution of 2048x1152, and the other one running at 1680x1050. I'm just now seeing that the limitation for the DVI ports is 1920x1080, so I'm guessing that won't work to hook these up.
My other route that I can go is by buying a DVI to DisplayPort cable, and then hooking them up that way. Lenovo's site claims that the dock has "Two DisplayPorts supporting 2560 x 1600 resolution," but would that mean I can hook up (these) two displays simultaneously? Inside the W520, is the NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory.
Thanks in advanced!
-Joe

well the real limitation of the single link dvi port is actually the 2048x1152 @ 60 hz, but this resolution monitor is seldomly used so they just use WUXGA or FHD as the stated maximum, 30 inch or 27 inch high resolution LCD uses dual link dvi (which is not supported by the dock dvi).
You can hock up two displayport monitors up and still run the internal LCD, since the new W520 uses the optimus graphics technology.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

How well does the TomTom app work?

Let's hear it, how well does the TomTom app work compared to a dedicated GPS device? Are you using TomTom's special cat kit? Is there a way to load TomTom binary files (POIs) onto the iphone?

I have used a Garmin Nuvi760 for about 2 years and have been very pleased. When TomTom had a sale for $50 and now seems to be $60, I bought it. I also bought a kensington car mount. (http://us.kensington.com/html/17546.html). I like it. with my 3GS, there is no need for the amplified TomTom car kit. The speech quality could be better but it's loud enough. I do like the on screen presentations a bit more than my Garmin. I'm still getting used to the interface. It's a real good thing that I can use my contacts file to set destinations. My next step is to go on an 800 mile trip this month and compare the two systems side by side. So far, TomTom has not always made the best route choice and once sent me to the right address in an adjoining city. (This is southern Cal) Not good, but these are map issues which will always be evolving. Is it worth it? Yes. At $100, maybe. The good thing is that my phone is always with me and so is my GPS. I does put a drain on the battery, so it should be on charging while using in a car.

Thinkpad w520 technical problems and warranty problems

I have a huge problem with my Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (Machine#4270CTO, SN * 11/07) purchased on US website in August 2011. Here is the story below:
In late December 2011 my laptop hardrive stopped working and as I am in Georgia(Caucasus) I went to the Lenovo Authorised Warranty Service Provider (not naming the company). They made the harddrive replacement very quickly and i was happy back then.
By start of January 2012 another problem came - my keyboard stopped completely working and as before I went to the service provider again and the faulty part was also changed in 2 weeks time.
By the end of January several problems occurred all together:
1. The speakers stopped working completely they just give an itching sound.
2. The track pad 2 buttons are completely unresponsive (not working) and the same 2 buttons on the keyboard - when I turn the trackpad off completely the keyboard buttons work.
3. 2 days ago computer completely went off and it is not starting at all. Power button lights on (green) than a flash turns on and immediately off and nothing happens besides the power button light .
I contacted Authorized Warranty Service Provider again some days ago but unfortunately they give me the following answer: They have a limit for service from Lenovo 1 times per computer which means they can order only 1 part replacement a month and as last keyboard replacement they made was on 12th of February 2012 I have to wait.
I'm really confused of the Lenovo quality and service ATM paid over 2,000 USD in a machine that had no sound and track pad for the last 2-3 weeks and now the computer is completely off and I can not even use it.
I used to be a Lenovo/IBM customer for quite a long time not only for my personal use but also for business and I never had problem with Lenovo products before or support. 'm Honestly tired of this computer and situation in general and instead of changing every item(Listed above) and wait 3 months till my Laptop is fully working is just nonsense and also to be an owner of a high priced brick with almost all parts changed under a guarantee is also not pleasant . I'm sort of stuck on what to do and I ask some solution for me is there any way to change the computer to new/refurbished or get my money back?
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I have had similar problems, and would recommend the following:
You probably wont get a resolution from the forums, only sympathy (which can help!).
Keep calling anyone you can find to do with Lenovo warranty about the issue utill you get a decent response. I was calling every day for 2 months. The process was so painful, I now live with the non-critical problems rather than deal with them.
Next time consider Dell. Their 3ry warranties have been outstanding - shipping parts to me anywhere in Eurpe within 48 hours, or collecting from my office and returning fixed 2 hours later, even in Gibraltar.

Disk partition for Thinkpad W520

I bought a machine of thinkpad w520. I want to partition my disk for three. How to do this? also it can not affect the rescovery disk. thank you for your advice.

Create recovery media first, so you can restore if anything goes wrong.
I'd say shrinking C: and creating some more logical partitions should work.
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