It may surprises you, but business laptops, like this X1 Carbon 5th Gen you got there, are fully Windows 11 compatible! You need to set these things up in the BIOS: 1) go to "Security" and enable "TPM2.0" 2) also under "Security" make sure "Secure Boot" is enabled. Then boot into a stock Windows 11 USB flash drive made with the Microsoft tool and you will be surprised that it will accept the hardware flawlessly. The compatiblity is basically only on the presence of TPM2 and secure boot being enabled. Try it out. 🙂
The CPU does not really matter as long as there is a TPM 2.0 chip and support for UEFI secure boot. I have successfully installed a vanilla/unmodified Windows 11 on a X1 Carbon 2nd Gen before! And that old laptop only got a 3rd Gen i7 CPU! This is one real benefit from these business grade laptops.
With the correct settings there are no registry hacks or any other workaround required as you can straight install a stock Windows 11. Also you do not have to fear future Windows updates to break anything as these "workaround" installs sometimes tend to do.
As someone who enjoys old computer hardware for nostalgic reasons, I am very appreciative of you mentioning Linux. It really does breathe life into old hardware that would otherwise turn into more e-waste
lol I'm using Thinkpad T400 with linux for lots of tasks tbh, no idea if pp consider X1 Carbon as "trash". I have heard this somewhere on the internet "computer doesn't getting worse, the act of using computers is getting worse".
Speaking of carbons, Im using my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen 3 as my personal computer, and it was an quite an upgrade from my old X1 Yoga Gen 2, it has a faster qual-core Intel Core i7-8650u, better speakers, better screen, and that's I can think of. The Major flaw is that the F3 is defective and it does not work in normal usage, but it acts up when I open the laptop up. Otherwise for 186$ in total I paid for a small top-right crack, its a great laptop for normal and somewhat heavy usage. Fantastic!
You can't beat the price. I have a yoga no idea what Gen but it's i7 7700HQ 16 GB dinosaur and it still works great for browsing and most anything. Older chips are powerful enough that it's still good even today. But it can't do windows 11 though.
3:05 You could use adhesive or double sided tape to hold the bottom panel down. However, they may not be very strong, and the bottom panel may come off over time. But it is something to try
I love the toaster webcam, it gives the video that authentic feel. I suppose you were using this X1 specifically for the webcam too and if not, you can also do that to showcase that these laptops' cams are not good, but not terrible either:)
I bought the same deal, 10 for 100. My Lenovo X1 Carbon 5th Gen. I7-6500U did boot to bios, then died . I really like this one . I hope to get it going again, or it's just a money pit, I could get a decent one for $291.00
Pleased to read about your concern for sound -- so many presenters either don't know or don't care about good sonic quality. BTW, the sound in this video is already better than about 80% of YT videos, so you've been quite successful. Narration really good, too -- detailed and clear explanations.
Such an entertaining video, great! Even though I don't personally like X1 Carbon series, they are still decent and 6th gen i5 is still very much usable.
idk if anyone is still watching, but in North American eBay, you can get a 4 core I5 8350U T480 for like 150 bucks and it'll even have upgradable/hotswappable battery among a whole host of other upgradable parts.
Great Video! You be surprised what you can find. I have a stack of laptops that I have various flavors of OS on. Most I have got on E-bay. Also have a stack of 2011 Macbook pros and airs... Where do you get your "scrap" from? I'm in Batavia, IL. THX
given the battery was swapped, have you checked how long the battery life is? and great video always love the topic of thinkpads and refurbished tech in general
Actually the PCH die is supposed to be thermal isolated from the CPU, otherwise the CPU heat would transfer to it. It doesn't have thermal paste from the factory.
@@DuraputerThat's not the PCH die tho, that's the iGPU unless I'm mistaken. Normally the PCH isn't on the CPU, it's supposed to be on the board itself.
that extra dot of thermal paste is overkill man, and you had too much to begin with. On CPUs that size I just put a small line down and don't spread I just screw it down in the moving X pattern. I would know I've spread paste over little laptop CPUs. They're less forgiving than desktops because of restricted space/airflow and even a little too much paste can be an extra 2-3 degrees C
3:05 Duct tape bruh
It may surprises you, but business laptops, like this X1 Carbon 5th Gen you got there, are fully Windows 11 compatible! You need to set these things up in the BIOS: 1) go to "Security" and enable "TPM2.0" 2) also under "Security" make sure "Secure Boot" is enabled. Then boot into a stock Windows 11 USB flash drive made with the Microsoft tool and you will be surprised that it will accept the hardware flawlessly. The compatiblity is basically only on the presence of TPM2 and secure boot being enabled. Try it out. 🙂
idk about the cpu, but there's a workaround for that
The CPU does not really matter as long as there is a TPM 2.0 chip and support for UEFI secure boot. I have successfully installed a vanilla/unmodified Windows 11 on a X1 Carbon 2nd Gen before! And that old laptop only got a 3rd Gen i7 CPU! This is one real benefit from these business grade laptops.
I have the same laptop and it does work.. also there's another work around by editing the registry during installation. Awesome laptop btw
With the correct settings there are no registry hacks or any other workaround required as you can straight install a stock Windows 11. Also you do not have to fear future Windows updates to break anything as these "workaround" installs sometimes tend to do.
Don't be a psy and use linux
As someone who enjoys old computer hardware for nostalgic reasons, I am very appreciative of you mentioning Linux. It really does breathe life into old hardware that would otherwise turn into more e-waste
lol I'm using Thinkpad T400 with linux for lots of tasks tbh, no idea if pp consider X1 Carbon as "trash". I have heard this somewhere on the internet "computer doesn't getting worse, the act of using computers is getting worse".
Speaking of carbons, Im using my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen 3 as my personal computer, and it was an quite an upgrade from my old X1 Yoga Gen 2, it has a faster qual-core Intel Core i7-8650u, better speakers, better screen, and that's I can think of. The Major flaw is that the F3 is defective and it does not work in normal usage, but it acts up when I open the laptop up. Otherwise for 186$ in total I paid for a small top-right crack, its a great laptop for normal and somewhat heavy usage. Fantastic!
You can't beat the price. I have a yoga no idea what Gen but it's i7 7700HQ 16 GB dinosaur and it still works great for browsing and most anything. Older chips are powerful enough that it's still good even today. But it can't do windows 11 though.
Hey I just wanted to say, I've been loving your videos, they're entertaining and I like the energy and style, keep it up!
Amazing! It looks brand new... I pretty much believe it can last more 10 years easily for medium usage if the battery holds on...
3:05 You could use adhesive or double sided tape to hold the bottom panel down. However, they may not be very strong, and the bottom panel may come off over time. But it is something to try
I love the toaster webcam, it gives the video that authentic feel. I suppose you were using this X1 specifically for the webcam too and if not, you can also do that to showcase that these laptops' cams are not good, but not terrible either:)
I bought the same deal, 10 for 100. My Lenovo X1 Carbon 5th Gen. I7-6500U did boot to bios, then died . I really like this one . I hope to get it going again, or it's just a money pit, I could get a decent one for $291.00
Honestly for $10 each if even one of them works it's a good deal. But if half of them work then it's a bonus.
Pleased to read about your concern for sound -- so many presenters either don't know or don't care about good sonic quality. BTW, the sound in this video is already better than about 80% of YT videos, so you've been quite successful. Narration really good, too -- detailed and clear explanations.
Such an entertaining video, great! Even though I don't personally like X1 Carbon series, they are still decent and 6th gen i5 is still very much usable.
idk if anyone is still watching, but in North American eBay, you can get a 4 core I5 8350U T480 for like 150 bucks and it'll even have upgradable/hotswappable battery among a whole host of other upgradable parts.
I love my X1 carbon gen 6. Fully supported by windows 11 and I use it for light design and office works.
Great Video! You be surprised what you can find. I have a stack of laptops that I have various flavors of OS on. Most I have got on E-bay. Also have a stack of 2011 Macbook pros and airs... Where do you get your "scrap" from? I'm in Batavia, IL. THX
i gotta say: i prefer ur real voice. always nice to see an x1 in my YT feed!
something about his voice sounds so familliar. i have no clue how i recognize it
A nice video, thanks for making it.
Your voice sounds good.
given the battery was swapped, have you checked how long the battery life is? and great video always love the topic of thinkpads and refurbished tech in general
I used it for 2 hours and still had quite a bit of charge left, So it seems decent.
2:39 You forgot to add thermal paste to the second die.
Actually the PCH die is supposed to be thermal isolated from the CPU, otherwise the CPU heat would transfer to it. It doesn't have thermal paste from the factory.
@@DuraputerThat's not the PCH die tho, that's the iGPU unless I'm mistaken. Normally the PCH isn't on the CPU, it's supposed to be on the board itself.
2:57 My ThinkPad also had a panle gap, but it was a puffed battery that was causing it.
The CPU in this video has two dies, is it enough to put thermal paste to the main one?
Per Intel, you don't need to put thermal paste on the smaller PCH die because it doesn't heat up.
"One man's trash, is another man's treasure." Seems you forgot the quot.
Is that duraputer’s old computer if so that’s a cool story
Underatted!!!!!!
that extra dot of thermal paste is overkill man, and you had too much to begin with. On CPUs that size I just put a small line down and don't spread I just screw it down in the moving X pattern. I would know I've spread paste over little laptop CPUs. They're less forgiving than desktops because of restricted space/airflow and even a little too much paste can be an extra 2-3 degrees C
I have that as well and it's running Windows 11 ..I manually reprogram my laptop
Wow you got 10 laptops for 100 so only $10 a laptop. If even one of these laptops work half decent for web browsing then it's not bad at all.
Also, replace the pinched battery.
i hope in the future, you will upgrade your filming rigs but NOT your webcam, make the lowres cam your niche.
i hope you get more subs and views so you can get a great mic. cheers
There is always win10 ltsc which is supported to 2027!
Win 10 is really a great os.
@@debayanabae87 currently using it on my Thinkpad P52s smooth as butter.
You didn't add thermal paste to the gpu die.
Also check the health of the SSD.
That's not a GPU die, that's a PCH die. Per Intel, you don't need to put thermal paste on the PCH die because it doesn't heat up.
Why didn't you repaste the detached GPU silicon as well?
who knows mate
That's not a GPU die, that's a PCH die. Per Intel, you don't need to put thermal paste on the PCH die because it doesn't heat up.
@@one_step_sideways Ah, okay, thanks.
But I guess, it wouldn't have hurt either.🤷🏻♂️
Your voice is good
maybe u can use the AI voice for shorts :3
you try thinkpad but you not install gnu Linux shame on you my dude
btw i use arch linux
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