This SecurePad has a open source hardened bios with a 3 gen quad core i7 and 16 gb of DDR3. Quadcore Thinkpads are godo at running Qubes OS, Parrot OS, or any other Gnu/Linux OS distribution we offer. <br>The quad core CPU upgrade and 16gb of RAM make for a responsive system with enough power resources to run a basic Qubes system. This system has a 2.5" SATA drive bay and a M-SATA SSD that is unoccupied <br>giving the option to install a secondary drive (not included).<br><br><br>The Intel ME has been disabled by modifying the system’s firmware with me_cleaner. That step can only be accomplished by using an external programmer to reprogram the chip that stores the system’s firmware. The lenovo <br>T420 is one of the select systems can be modified with external flashing. Leneovo are high quality ‘business rugged’ laptops that have had the security compromising system firmware (BIOS firmware, Intel ME, etc) removed and replaced <br>with more secure, free and open source alternatives. The closed source binary BIOS firmware has been removed from the system board and replaced with free (as in freedom) alternatives as well as the Intel Management Engine also being neutralized. <br>This can make your laptop more secure against threats and vulnerabilities.Perhaps the most important security/privacy enhancing feature these systems have is the neutralizing of the Intel Management Engine (IME). Also I have replaced the keyboard, <br>DVD drive and upgraded the CPU to a 3rd gen ivybridge. One of the benefits coreboot is the option to install a ivybridge cpu in a T420 for more CPU power. <br><br><br><div>This SecurePad has Qubes OS Preinstalled on an encrypted drive. Qubes, a free and open-source operating system focused on privacy and security based on Xen and GNU/Linux. Marketed as a ‘reasonably secure operating system’ by its developers, Qubes OS offers the highest level of security of any other available option. Qubes helps safeguard your digital life by using an innovative security-by-compartmentalization approach. The OS partitions your environment into multiple isolated and secure virtual machines&nbsp; that are integrated into a single system. Programs are separated in their own isolated qubes , but all application windows are displayed in a single desktop workspace that uses unforgettable color coded window borders so that you can easily identify security levels by window border color. Qubes also isolates the network interface to a dedicated Qube that all of the other Qubes connect through. Usb ports are also isolated to their own Qubes to protect from common ‘bad USB’ attacks. Qubes has integration of Whonix making it ideal for use with TOR securely. You can replace the OS with another free and open source operating. Qubes OS was installed for testing. <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>System Specifications:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Firmware replaced with Coreboot /Seabios with neutralized IME<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 14” 1366x768 HD display<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CPU upgraded to I7 3740QM quad core up to 3.7ghz<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16gb RAM<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 256GB MSATA SSD (new)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5412 BG 2.5” HDD/SSD&nbsp; bay caddie included<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DVD-RW optical drive<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gigabit ethernet<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WIFI <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; used battery<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OEM charger/power supply<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Operating System = Qubes OS 4.1.1<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br>