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Laptop: Lenovo

Page created: 2025-10-17

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TODO: this computer has a name, but I forget what it is

Model: Lenovo ThinkPad L560

Manufactured: Roughly 2016?

Purchased used: $250 total shipped, October 2025

Description: 15.6" Core i7 6600U 2.6GHz 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 10 Pro

currently has slackware 15.0, booting into graphical login, then XFCE desktop

CPU TDP 15 W

CPU Intel Core i7 (6th Gen) 6600U / 2.6 GHz (circa 2015-2022)

Memory: 16Gb

Graphics Processor Intel HD Graphics 520

512 GB SSD

802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1

Drive Type DVD-Writer

4 in 1 card reader (MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card)

Model 20F2S11

Screen: 15.6 in

Weight 4.89 lbs

Boot into "bios"

this computer had been infected with windows 10 with "secure boot" and "fast boot" turned on.

I eventually was able to boot into "bios" through some combination of:

  • Tell windows to do a real, full shutdown

  • hit ENTER real fast while booting

  • when given the option, hit F1 to go to "bios" menu

The F11 (or F12?) boot menu also worked after that.

This laptop has no issue booting Slackware 15.0 using the EFI partition, so no "legacy" MBR boot is needed.