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This page contains information about modifications to the XO hardware. These either fix a problem/shortcoming with particular implementations (or "builds") of the laptop, or extend its capabilities in particular ways.
This page contains information about modifications to the XO hardware. These either fix a problem/shortcoming with particular implementations (or "builds") of the laptop, or extend its capabilities in particular ways. '''This page welcomes contributions from the community at large.'''


While some of these modifications are provided by OLPC, their use is not endorsed by OLPC. They are provided in the spirit of exploring the laptop hardware. Please remember that '''trying them is likely to damage your laptop'''.
=Modification to Production Models=


=Modification to XO-1 Production Models=
This page welcomes contributions from the community at large.


These are modifications which may be made to the [[Hardware#XO_Laptop|XO-1 laptop]]:
=Modification of Pre-production Models=

* [[Overclocking the XO-1]]
* [[D-Pad_Toothpick|Improving D-Pad (Directional Arrow Pad) control]] - The tooling for the D-Pad was changed on the [[Hardware#XO_1.5_Laptop|XO-1.5]] to incorporate this change!
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bicycle Drive XO1/ Charge Batteries by Bicycle]
* [[C2_USB_Power_ECR|Increasing the maximum USB power]]
* [[Adding_Bluetooth|Adding a Bluetooth transceiver]] - a [[Bluetooth]] capable wireless module was added to the [[XO-4]],
* Installing a different keyboard: [http://www.instructables.com/id/Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-an-OLPC-XO-Laptop-/ part I: physical], [http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/ part II: electrical], [http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=6083 the keyboard used]
* [[C2_Extra_SDRAM|Increasing the SDRAM memory]]
* [[Neatly mounting a serial diag connector]]
* [[Touchscreen|Adding a Touchscreen]]
And, not really a modification of the laptop, but possibly useful nonetheless:
* [[Mounting_the_XO|Mounting the XO (on a motorcycle tankbag)]]

==Modification of Pre-production XO-1 Models==


There were several thousand [[Hardware_specification#Beta_Test_4_Systems_.28BTest-4.2C_or_B4.29|B4]] version ("build") laptops built and distributed to developers and trials around the world. These machines (and their close cousins, the B3 and C1 builds distributed only to developers) are functionally equivalent to the production machines...except for a few minor tweaks which can make a huge difference.
There were several thousand [[Hardware_specification#Beta_Test_4_Systems_.28BTest-4.2C_or_B4.29|B4]] version ("build") laptops built and distributed to developers and trials around the world. These machines (and their close cousins, the B3 and C1 builds distributed only to developers) are functionally equivalent to the production machines...except for a few minor tweaks which can make a huge difference.
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* Modifying a B4/C1 to [[B4_Suspend_ECR|improve the suspend/resume performance]]
* Modifying a B4/C1 to [[B4_Suspend_ECR|improve the suspend/resume performance]]


==Even Earlier Models==
==Even Earlier XO-1 Models==

* The B2 build can easily be [[B2_Suspend_ECR|modified to support suspend/resume]]

=Modification to XO-1.5 Production Models=

These are modifications which may be made to the [[Hardware#XO_1.5_Laptop|XO-1.5]] laptop:

* [[XO_1.5_USB_Keyboard|Installing a different keyboard]]

==Modifications to pre-production hardware==

These are generally already present in production hardware.

* [[XO1.5_Power_ECO|Modifying the DC Power input for solar]]


[[Category:hardware]]
* The B2 build can easily be [[B2_Suspend_ECR|modified to support wakeup on keyboard event]]
[[Category:developers]]
[[Category:peripherals]]

Latest revision as of 13:17, 26 October 2015

This page contains information about modifications to the XO hardware. These either fix a problem/shortcoming with particular implementations (or "builds") of the laptop, or extend its capabilities in particular ways. This page welcomes contributions from the community at large.

While some of these modifications are provided by OLPC, their use is not endorsed by OLPC. They are provided in the spirit of exploring the laptop hardware. Please remember that trying them is likely to damage your laptop.

Modification to XO-1 Production Models

These are modifications which may be made to the XO-1 laptop:

And, not really a modification of the laptop, but possibly useful nonetheless:

Modification of Pre-production XO-1 Models

There were several thousand B4 version ("build") laptops built and distributed to developers and trials around the world. These machines (and their close cousins, the B3 and C1 builds distributed only to developers) are functionally equivalent to the production machines...except for a few minor tweaks which can make a huge difference.

Even Earlier XO-1 Models

Modification to XO-1.5 Production Models

These are modifications which may be made to the XO-1.5 laptop:

Modifications to pre-production hardware

These are generally already present in production hardware.