coreboot-kgpe-d16/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/x230s.md

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Lenovo X230s

Disassembly Instructions

You must remove the following parts to access the SPI flash chip:

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  • Base cover

Its Hardware Maintenance Manual could be used as a guidance of disassembly.

The SPI flash chip (W25Q128.V in thr form of SOIC-8 for mine) is located at the circled place. Unlike most Ivy Bridge ThinkPads, X230s has a single 16MiB SPI flash chip.

The general flashing tutorial has more details.