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The Xn0L is a family of laptop style thin clients. My example is an X90L. I originally purchased an X90LE some time ago that was "...working when put away and not working when I got it back out of the cupboard". My hope that it was just a battery issue was wrong - it was as exactly described: Dead. Recently (December 2011) I bought an X90L, this one one being described as working but the LCD screen had been removed to repair another laptop. It was the work of a few minutes to remove the screenless lid from the new one and replace it by the screen+lid from the old one. Result: One worker.

This X90L was manufactured in May 2009.

The Wyse blurb reads:

The Wyse X class mobile thin computers feature high-performance energy conserving Via C7-M ULV processors, giving your mobile users all the processing power and flexibility they need including rich multimedia playback. Choose between the Wyse X90/X90e with a crisp 12.1" display and the Wyse X50L/90L & X90Le with the larger 15.4" widescreen display. All deliver excellent performance for graphics applications and multimedia presentations.

Specifications

Processor

Type

Speed VIA C7-M ULV

1200 MHz

Chipset

VN896

Memory

Flash

RAM 1GB

1GB (Max 4GB?)

Video

Screen 15.4" XVGA Widescreen 1280 x 800

Chip

Max resolution integrated in CN896

up to ? x ? 32-bit colour

Ports

Display

Network

USB

Serial

Parallel

PS/2 1 VGA port 15-pin D-Sub for external monitor (clone mode)

1 DVI-D port for external monitor (clone mode)

10/100/1000

Integrated Wireless 802.11b/g/n

4 x USB2.0

none

Power

Battery 6 cell Li-Ion 4400mAH

Off

Running 0W

~16W

Dimensions

H x W x D (mm) 39.7 x 360 x 260

The operating system is Windows XPe SP2.

CPU

For those to whom it matters here is some detail from Linux's /proc/cpuinfo

vendor_id : CentaurHauls

cpu family : 6

model : 13

model name : VIA C7-M Processor 1200MHz

stepping : 0

lspci

The output from Linux's lspci utility:

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Host Bridge

00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Host Bridge

00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Host Bridge

00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Host Bridge

00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Host Bridge

00:00.5 PIC: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 I/O APIC Interrupt Controller

00:00.6 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Security Device

00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 Host Bridge

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/VX700 PCI Bridge

00:02.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller (rev 80)

00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller (rev 80)

00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 07)

00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)

00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)

00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)

00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)

00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237S PCI to ISA Bridge

00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/8251 Ultra VLINK Controller

00:13.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A Host Bridge

00:13.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to PCI Bridge

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 [Chrome 9 HC] (rev 01)

02:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2860

04:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller (rev 10)

05:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller

05:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

05:06.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

05:06.4 Communication controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 GemCore based SmartCard controller

05:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)

Power Supply

The external power supply is rated at 19V 3.42A.

Features

Under the keyboard of a Wyse XL90 Memory expansion a Wyse XL90

You need to remove the keyboard in order to gain access to some of the memory components. There is also access on the bottom to an additional memory slot and the wireless card.

To remove the keyboard you first need to pop off the panel above the keyboard that carries the on-off switch. There is no need to remove any screws beforehand. It is advisable to disconnect the power and remove the battery before attempting to dismantle the X90L.

You can see a picture of the dismantled X90LE here.

Memory

Flash/Disk: The Xn0L has a single 44-pin IDE connector. This is located under the keyboard. Unfortunately there is not much internal space and it would be difficult to fit in anything other than the standard flash module.

Ram: There are two SODIMM sockets to take the RAM. The first is located under the keyboard whilst the second is behind a panel on the bottom of the case. The RAM fitted is made by Apacer and marked 1GB SOD PC2-5300 CL5. I moved the single SODIMM from underneath to the socket under the keyboard. This means I'm left with the easier job of opening the panel on the bottom should I want to add additional memory to the X90L.

SD Card: There is an SD card slot on left hand side just below the Express card slot.

Express Card Slot

What looks as though it might be a PCMIA card slot is an Express card slot which accepts either ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 formats.

Wireless

The wireless card is a mini-PCI card which, like the second RAM socket, is located behind a removable panel on the bottom of the case.

Extras

The "e" model adds a smart card reader and bluetooth