Lenovo IdeaPad U400

Introduction

This is compatibility guide to running Linux with the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 laptop. If you have the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.

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Specifications

For full specifications see the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 specifications page.

Name	Lenovo IdeaPad U400
Processor	Intel Core i3-2330M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 2.20GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i3-2350M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 2.30GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i5-2430M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 2.40GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i5-2450M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i7-2620M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 2.70GHz, 4MB Cache),
Screen	14” 1366×768 Widescreen
RAM	Up to 8GB
HDD	Up to 750GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000, Hybrid with AMD HD 6400M 1GB DDR3
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 802.11bgn WiFi

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Works
Screen	Works
HDD	Works
Optical Drive	Not Tested
Graphics Chip	Intel works	Xorg does not support mux-less graphic cards (yet), which this one is. With a little bit of tweaking you can configure your system to run one or the other even though lenovo might claim that you can't.
HDMI Out	Not Tested
Sound	Works
Bulti-in Microphone	Works	With Kernel 3.5 and newer
Headphone Jack	Not Tested
Microphone Jack	Not Tested
Ethernet	Not Tested
Wireless	Works	Intel iwlwifi drivers (iwl6030)
Bluetooth	Not Tested
USB	Not Tested
Webcam	Works
Touch Pad	Works
Suspend/Resume	Not Tested