Lenovo ThinkPad P53

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Hardware PCI/USB ID Working?
Touchpad Untested
Keyboard Untested
GPU (Intel) 8086:3e9b Yes
GPU (Nvidia) 10de:1f36 Yes
Webcam 13d3:56bc Untested
Ethernet 8086:15bb Untested
Bluetooth 8087:0029 Yes
Audio 8086:a348 Yes
Wireless 8086:2723 Yes
Fingerprint reader 06cb:00bd Yes

Discrete GPU

This model uses PRIME for combining the integrated and the dedicated GPU. As the external graphic ports are wired to the discrete GPU, drivers for the discrete GPU need to be present in order to use them. However, no special X.org configuration should be necessary, as xrandr should the ports automatically. If not, follow the instructions in PRIME#Reverse PRIME.

GPU passthrough

Both the motherboard and the CPU in this model provide IOMMU and VT-d support, allowing GPU passthrough to virtual machines. However, Kernel DMA Protection needs to be enabled as well in order for VT-d to work:

  1. In the UEFI settings, go to Security > Virtualization
  2. Make sure the following entries are enabled:
    • Kernel DMA Protection
    • Intel Virtualization Technology
    • Intel VT-d Feature

Follow this instructions afterwards. At least for the Quadro T1000 GPU, it was required to follow these troubleshooting steps in order to allow the driver to load:

Note: As the external graphic ports are wired to the discrete GPU, they will be invisible from the host OS when using GPU passthrough.