If you don't want to install Lenovo System Update and want (typically) newer drivers than what is offered from Lenovo, check out these links.
If you want the absolute bleeding edge drivers, go to
Station Drivers - it is in French but they typically track OEM drivers better than the OEMs.
For the more sane/normal, I am trying to use
Intel's site as much as possible so that when new releases come out, these will still be valid links.
Intel Chipset INF drivers
Official Intel
Station Drivers
Intel AHCI/SATA - enable AHCI support in the BIOS first
Official Intel
Station Drivers
Intel wired LAN
Official Intel
Station-Drivers
Intel wireless LAN (especially important for Vista SP1 - old versions like to blue screen – known SP1 blocker!)
Official Intel
Station-Drivers
Atheros wireless LAN
Official Atheros (on Lenovo site)
Station-Drivers
Video (ATI)
Official AMD/ATI
Station-Drivers
Mobility Modder (make newer AMD/ATI reference drivers work on Mobile chipsets)
Video (Nvidia)
Official Nvidia
Station-Drivers
“Generic” INFs for Mobile chipsets
HD Audio
Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture “generic” driver
Built-in with Vista
Official Lenovo
Station-Drivers
Bluetooth
Microsoft Stack
Built-in with Vista
Broadcom/WIDCOMM Stack
Last Broadcom/WIDCOMM Stack with working ActiveSync (WMDC) over BT
Fingerprint reader
Official Lenovo software package (with memory leaking driver)
Official UPEK driver (earlier versions leak memory – update the driver after installing the above!)
CPU tuning utility (undervolt/underclock for extra cooling)
Thinkpad Fan tuning utility (power users only – good for overheating laptops!)
Despite what you might think, I actually have a life outside of searching for drivers. Really.
