The BMS Storage room is currently home to many misfit Chromebooks on the shelf!8-) —-

If your like me you see them as a treasure! useful to run many Linux distributions that opens the door to use them to perform many fun and useful tasks such as a lightweight application terminal, basic kiosk, classic game system with Dosbox or even maybe for the next cool home automation project.

First lets go over the detailed specs! of the Dell P22T aka Chromebook 3120 The PDF below contains descriptions. The table contains service part numbers for part replacement and identification.

all-products_esuprt_laptop_esuprt_chromebook_chromebook-11-3120_reference_guide_en-us.pdf

Component Part Number Description
YM4MR : MOD,LBL,INTEL,INSD,6,SML 6X83C LBL,INTEL,INSD,6,SML
YDX0X : MOD,CVR,LCD,BLK,N-TSN,3210 3CP5R ASSY,CVR,LCD,BLK,NTCH,3120,V2
F9KGF ASSY,CMRA,HD,1M,W/MCPHN
XY89P Assembly,Door,SIM CARD,BLACK,3120
X9WJD : Module,Card,Network,NGFF,7260, World Wide,British Columbia/Ca nada 4270E SCR,M2X3,KSH,MS,BLO
84TMP LBL,REG,WRLES,7260,WW,M.2,BC1
GPFNK CRD,WRLES,7260AC,M.2
V0XM9 : Module,Label,UPC884116176541,3 120 K4939 LBL,UPC,884116176541,4,BK,3120
TT2FW : BASE,TBLT,BTX,BELMONT,3120 1CHTF Label,Dell Energy Offering,Energy Star
9872G LBL,SVC TAG/EXPRESS CODE,ANW
FKNRM INFO,RYLTY,GGLE,CHRMBK
TPCNN : MOD,LCD,11.6HDF,N-TSN,AUO,3120 CGVHX LCD,11.6HDF,WLED,EDP,AG,AUO
R609C : Module,Cord,Power,125V,1M,C5,U nited States K260C CORD,PWR,125V,2.5A,1M,C5,US
PGN92 : MOD,ASSY,BASE,N2840,4GB,3120 1U112 SRV,SW,DELL,NULL-OS
KM0D8 ASSY,BASE,N2840,4G,CRMBK,3120
KHCK5 : MOD,INFO,GNRC W21JJ INFO,GNRC,OEM,TRACKING,PN
JR749 : Module,Information,Direct Ship,Quanta,1501 CU458 Information,Direct Ship Quanta,1501
HN7JC : Module,Placemat,Quick Start Gu ide,3120,DAO/BCC HDWM7 PLCMT,QSG,CRMBK,3120,DAO/BCC
D0K4M : MOD,BTRY,PRI,43WHR,3C,LGC KTCCN Dell 43Whr 3-Cell Lithium-Ion Replacement Battery for Select Laptops
C6VWD : Module,Shipping Material,Syste m,CRMBK,11 YYM3D SHP MTL,CSHN,CRMBK,11,BTM
WPNT3 SHP MTL,CSHN,CRMBK,11,TOP
TTRWH SHP MTL,BOX,ACC,CRMBK,11
PFFKG SHP MTL,BAG,NBK,10×14.5,PLYFM
J0VKM SHP MTL,BOX,SYSM,CRMBK,11
31G8N SHP MTL,FOAM,LCD,CRMBK,11
8VVKY : Module,Adapter,Alternating Cur rent,65W,Liteon,3P,Pwa Integra ted,World Wide 6TM1C ADPT,AC,65W,LTON,3P,L6,WW
7DDKD : MOD,GDE,PROD,MUI,SERI,DAO WH67C GDE,PROD,MUI,SERI,DAO
164M2 : MOD,KYBD,+PLMRST,BK,74,3120,US R36YR ASSY,PLMRST,W/KYBD,BLK,US,3120

Flash Bios for Linux install

  1. Hold Esc + Refresh/F3 then press Power. This will take you to the boot screen.
  2. Once there hold Ctrl+D to transfer to developer mode.
  3. Turn off OS verification by pressing Enter. System will Reboot
  4. Wait 30 Seconds at unlocked status screen system will transition into developer mode.Note this takes 5 to 10 min.
  5. Once in developer mode, make sure you're connected to the internet using wireless or an external Ethernet adapter in chrome GUI.
  6. Press Ctrl+Alt+F2/Forward Arrow. This will take you to a terminal screen.
  7. Use the username “chronos”
  8. Type the following line: 
     cd; curl -LO mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh && sudo bash firmware-util.sh
  9. Press enter
  10. Select 1.For Legacy BIOS or 2. For UEFI Firmware. Warning Backup firmware if you want to revert to chrome and plug into power to prevent bricking if power is lost during flash.
  11. Once finished, plug in your USB flash drive containing your Linux distribution of choice and press r to reboot.

— Mitch R. Sowa 2022/11/16 21:49