T420s Graphics

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• T420 graphic card appearing does not

  Hi, I have a T420 that I recently bought, and the seller said that the computer comes with a

  NVIDIA NVS 4200 M graphics card. And no matter what I try I can't find anywhere.

  I went through:

  Device Manager

  CPUID HWMonitor

  BIOS (no mention of switchable graphics anywhere, or even mention of video anywhere.)

  I have downloaded the nvidia driver and he said that he could not find compatible graphics hardware.

  As silly as it sounds I only bought this computer due to his condition and does, it came with a graphics card.

  The model number is 4180-CP1, I checked the drivers for the model, and it is said there are available for laptop nvidia drivers. It is in very good condition so I don't think that the card can be fried, but I don't know what to do to get it activated. I've already updated the bios and nothing seems to have changed. (Through the lenovo update tool)

  I really need to understand this because otherwise I have return the computer and that will cost me much!

  Hello and welcome,

  Here's what returns SUPPORT-> Search by Type of Machine model :

  http://support.Lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ThinkPad-t-series-laptops/ThinkPad-T42...

• T420 graphics update

  Hi guys,.

  I am interested in the development of 3D models and animation using Maya as well as delve into the design of games using Unity 3D. I already had licenses for the two programs installed on my T420.

  However, Maya tells me that my graphical output is not sufficient to run some things. So I did some digging on the Internet and learned that the T420 lacks a slot for graphics card and only uses the GPU chip on the motherboard.

  I know that I can increase my RAM by adding a 4 GB key as well as speed up my hard drive by exchanging it for a faster SSD drive.

  I was wondering if there is anything I can do to improve my shading machine.

  Please let me know?

  Thank you!

  It is a problem common in many users.

  There are interesting upgrades with HDD SSD, RAM, CPU, screen, etc, but also since the GPU Nvidia NV4200 card is integrated - SODA COMPONENT (as I am informed) - in the T420, there is little or nothing to do. You will find a few users to talk eGPU as a solution, but in my case, my opinion is that it becomes royalty and practically it lead to many components external HW, at a voltage higher, several of them with parts of office, and it becomes impractical, as equipment kit is not a type of laptop.

  Miserably, in the way that you adopt the updates for your laptop T420, the GPU becomes the BottleNecking, hard to enlarge.

  In any case, I hope that the community is able to add more comments...

• T420 graphic Resolution

  Hello, just got released a portable T420. I noticed that max graphics card resolution is outside to 1366 x 768 in Control Panel. The internal card card is rated much higher and my tuning monitor 1920 x 1080. I am currently running Windows XP and I use a VGA/SVGA cable. Any ideas of how to get the resolution up to 1920 x 1080? Thanks for the help!

  Gamloi7 hey thanks for the help! I just turned off the laptop display and BOOM 1920 x 1200 on my monitor. So thanks a lot!

• T420 Graphics support?

  I recently received a T420 for virtualization in a lab environment.  I do not VDI, but I don't want to run several virtual machines at once, which will be my daily VM.  I have no need of a GPU for thousands of dollars more but I want graphics better than the edge [] most of the servers are given.  No crazy game, but some GPU functions would be nice.  That's the problem.  It seems that ONLY cards that this guy supports are the Q4000 and Q6000 Nvidia cards?  Seriously?  Is this really the case? I don't care about Dell support but I am not allowed to use my graphics for a $100 Best Buy card?  I really hope I'm just something missing.  The T420 allows graphics cards Nvidia Q4000 or Q6000?  If not, what is someone knows why?  What is a bios limitation?  Is this some other limitations of the technique?

  Hi Zanzaboo,

  I'm not aware of what we have done to disable not taken in charge specifically video cards, although we certainly cannot guarantee their compatibility or we tested or them validated in all configurations and for this reason, do not recommend. For graphics supported on the T420 (as you correctly identified as the Q4000 and Q6000), you must disable video output shipped from the BIOS/system setup under embedded devices (pg 30-31, support.dell.com/.../T420OMen.pdf ) to get the video output. Note that when you do so, the video output of iDRAC virtual console will not be available until the embedded video is again enabled. I don't know of any reason you can not follow the same steps with an unsupported graphics card but I must stress we do not test or validate it and if it does not you would have any recourse under the guarantee (i.e. not replace us the motherboard for a defective PCI-e port for example). I don't know if PCI-e video passthrough works here, but you may need to configure the SR - IOV (just below the embedded video setting), by the needs of your hypervisor. Let us know how it goes and good luck!

• Update on Thinkpad T420 Intel graphics card

  Hello!

  I have a Thinkpad T420 with Windows 7. When I try to update my driver Intel Graphics HD (version 8.15.10.2538) than the Lenovo Web (version 9.17.10.3347) site, I get the error message "this computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software."

  Page Intel tells me that I have either the wrong driver (which should not be the question because I got from Lenovo driver support page) or the version of the OS (I advanced and tried both the 32 and 64 bit driver, nothing works) or that I don't have Intel graphics card (but I do).

  Is my processor simply not taken in charge by the updated more? I have an Intel Core i5 - 2520M. Or does perhaps have problems with my NVIDIA graphics card?

  
  

• T420 how to turn on graphics card

  Hello

  I was experimenting with configuratition in windows 7 and I turnd off the coast of the graphics card. Now when I turn the t420 screen is black boot. I tried to get into the bios with the f1, but the screen is all black too. How can I activate graphics card so I can see something on the laptop screen.

  Hello

  I've solved my problem, I Frédérique have removed the battery from the laptop and placed it back and it helped.

  Thank you

• Problem with dedicated graphics processor NVIDIA T420

  I recently bought a T420 with graphic card NVIDIA NVS 4200 M. However, I couldn't find the option for switchable graphics, which I believe is supposed to be in the power management tool. I tried to switch to the use of discrete graphics in the bios, but it does not always seem to work.

  I have re-installed windows 7 and all the necessary drivers, but does not change the fact that I couldn't work graph. Also when I tried to open a demo of webGL in firefox, I was told that the browser does not support webGL when he did initially, until I have re-installed windows.

  I don't know what exactly is the problem and would be very happy to comment.

  Thank you!

  As much I know as the T420 obtained Optimus and no switchable graphics. Optimus will use the Nvidia if necessary and you cannot switch manually, unless you decide to disable optimus in choosing a fixed settin in BIOS (discrete/integrated). I have not used a laptop with Optimus yet, but I think that you can manually choose the Nvidia card by application.

  Are you sure you've got all the drivers installed? Did you use system update to install the drivers?

  You can try typing "subject: config" int the Firefox address bar, then look for "webgl", change "webgl.enabled_for_all_sites" 'True '. If it does not exist, you can create this value. Also, you can try to change 'adapted to webgl.force' 'True '. If you can't make it work it looks like a video driver issue.

  Webgl works in Chrome or any other browser?

  -gan

• No sound on Displayport on T420

  On my T420, I can not any audio signal via display port. The picture is fine, but the computer can't find all audio devices attached to the RFP as my T410 and W510 don't. The only audio device I have in the audio in the control panel is the accumulation of Conexant sound card. I really don't understand, DP cable works perfectly with W510, T410 and T510 computers. I have the integrated Intel HD graphics card and there is no new audio drivers available in the system of Lenovo update, any ideas?

  Just an update, the adapter of those who have had problems with the audio on their T410S ordered and said worked, also works on the T420, it's this: http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DP2HDMI-DisplayPort-Adapter-Converter/dp/B0017K6BDW/ref=pd_rhf_p _...

  It works immediately.

• T420s black screen and no boot

  Hello everyone,
  I hope someone could help me with this problem
  I have a T420s that I bought a few weeks earlier, it's a used, so there is no guarantee with it, I used it several days without any problem, I do not use very often I use my business an alone most of the time.
  One day when I tried to turn it on, it stacks on a black screen and it beeps a beep then two other, nothing show on the same screen not the logo of thinkpad at the start, I thought it was a RAM issue about so I put my PC business, but without a bit of luck, so I wanted to see if his graphics controller issue I plug the VGA on laptop and my TV cable, and here I see boot thinkpad logo but after that I see a message on the screen saying: "real time clock error - control of Date and time settings." Press ESC to continue or F1 to enter setup"and when I press either nothing happen at all, always there batteries.
  I'm lost here, can anyone help please.
  Sorry for my bad English.

  It is used, it does not mean that there are no guarantees. If it is sold, the warranty stays with the machine. Check here first:
  http://support.Lenovo.com/en_US/product-service/warranty-status/default.page?

• T420 motherboard update for Nvidia

  Hello

  I have a Thinkpad T420 with only the graphics card Intel HD 3000 integrated.

  Is it possible to install the Nvidia graphics chip/card, or do I need a new motherboard.

  I found the following 2 on eBay, but they are completely different.

  http://www.eBay.co.UK/ITM/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T420S-I7-2640M-NVIDIA-NVS-4200M-graphics-motherboard-04W65...

  http://www.eBay.co.UK/ITM/04W2049-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T420-T420i-Intel-socket-G2-motherboard-NVIDIA-NVS-...

  I'd appreciate it if someone could shed light on whether these would work with my system, or advice.

  Thank you.

  Tasurinchi,

  Thank you for your very detailed answer, it's really appreciated.

  I think that sounds a little too much and risky for me if.

  I'll try and get a complete machine on eBay already with the Nvidia chip, I think.

  Thanks again.

• T420 VGA problems

  Hello

  We have 18 meeting rooms, where many people use Lenovo T420. And sometimes the VGA connection gives us a few problems.

  On the screen, it says not taken in charge, and we can only make it work when we can recycle all the Extender that we inserted between the signal Source and the projector which is Infocus IN3136.

  We shared everything, between the two, and right now, we think that the problem could be the graphics card via the VGA output.

  Everything works with the port Display

  Hello

  Have you checked that the drivers are installed and up to date?

  For example, using system update:

  https://support.Lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht080136

  T420 typically has a CPU - GPU (Intel) and a Nvidia card

• T420s - screen brightness increases and decreases

  Hello

  I noticed on my T420s that changes of screen brightness according to the image on the screen.

  For example:

  -I'm looking at some site with black background and gray letters

  When I pass screen for my outlook or for example firefox with this forum which first minutes white white background is gray and then it becomes whiter and whiter until after about 2 seconds, he moved.

  I thought at first my eyes question, but it is certainly behavior from my laptop.

  Anyone with the same problem? Can do this set by some software/Power Manager tweak?

  Do you use your laptop on battery when this happens?

  It is a setting I believe you can disable in the Intel graphics settings. Mine does the same thing - it's supposed to save energy.

• Problems with the speed of execution on my T420

  I'm not very tech savvy, so bear with me please if I have forgotten something or doing something wrong.

  Just to clarify, my laptop is a Lenovo ThinkPad T420i, Type 4178. It is about 2 years old.

  I have Windows 7 64 bit.

  My laptop takes about 2-5 minutes to turn on, sometimes it turn on at all. The screen freezes every 15 seconds, but I'm still able to move my cursor. He accused some too. For example, type 'how to download google chrome' will take me sometimes a whole minute, because the only parts of the sentence will be displayed on the screen at once. My keyboard responds very well. The problem is not with wireless internet, because even if the wireless is off the laptop computer is still incredibly slow. It is impossible to watch videos because the screen freezes so.

  I had this problem with the speed of my laptop for about 2 months now. I had finished it wiping back to factory settings, downloaded every scanner malware and virus known to man (none of them found no problems with it) and updated all my drivers.

  I don't really know how to do much on my laptop other than the use of the internet. I would really appriciate instructions step by step.

  Thank you.

  Hello. I did it all at once (up to 8 GB, SSD of RAM HARD disk and reinstall Windows), that's why I can't answer you, how did each of them, but after all, my absolutely BRILLIANT T420 representation!
  Chip graphic is now the weak link, and, unfortunately, it cannot be replaced.

• T420 valuation 1366 * 768 screen 1600 * 900

  Hello

  I have a Thinkpad T420 with "Intel HD Graphics 3000" and screen resolution is 1366 * 768. I really need an optical resolution screen.

  I was wondering if the chart supports if I just buy a screen 1600 * 900 and replace it?

  I really appreciate if you share your experiences.

  Tasurinchi,

  This is good news so far.

  These cable CIM and inverters are available for purchase in case I have no problem with them?

  Could you please let me know more in detail what they really are?

  Thank you very