some time ago I bought an Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG WLAN MiniPCI card for my T41 (see my sig.). The card works like it should except that the WLAN LED under the LCD of my ThinkPad stays off all the time.
Now if you know a bit about ThinkPads you probably think you know the reason, the card wasn't supplied by IBM, it's probably a genuine Intel card. Well, that's what I thought too but I have some reasons to think otherwise:
1. The PCI SUBID shows that this is an IBM card.
2. The eBay auction of the card said it's from IBM.
3. There are ASM and FRU identifiers on the card (well, on the sticker).
The PCI-ID of the card as reported by Windows is:
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PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4224&SUBSYS_10138086
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IBM 2915ABG mPCI 3B High-Band ZZH
Maybe there's something wrong with the LED itself? Any thoughts how to check this (I have a multimeter and stuff like that)?
Any comments appreciated.
TIA,
yak