wifi icon does not lit on t41

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kaupz · #1 Post by **kaupz** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:51 pm

i have t41 whit "wifi upgradeable" option.
and i got the intel wifi pro 2200bg 3b card, but the manufacturer is dell.

i got working the Fn + F5 with intel pro set program and drivers, but the led do not lit on the screen.
why?

#2 Post by **bill bolton** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:09 pm

kaupz wrote:got the intel wifi pro 2200bg 3b card, but the manufacturer is dell.... why?

Look at the sticky threads at the top of the T4x forum, you will find a host of relevant material on non-IBM supplied Intel 2200BG cards there.

Cheers,

Bill

lithium726 · #3 Post by **lithium726** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:58 pm

because the hack you used to get that card to boot disables the LED.

kaupz · #4 Post by **kaupz** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:49 pm

hmm, i did not use anu hack, but maybe the seller did.
but i updated the bios, and it still worked.
where is that "hack" then?

#5 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:14 am

kaupz wrote:where is that "hack" then?

Search 1802.

kaupz · #6 Post by **kaupz** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:45 pm

lithium726 wrote:because the hack you used to get that card to boot disables the LED.

and after it is impossible to find out is the laptop with hack or without?

also the update of the bios does not remove the hack?

fn+f5 works fine with intel drivers.

#7 Post by **bill bolton** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:18 pm

kaupz wrote:also the update of the bios does not remove the hack?

The 1802 fix tweaks a bit flag in the CMOS configuration memory of the ThinkPad, which basically tell the ThinkPad to ignore the normal test for a known IBM OEMed wireless card, so a BIOS update does not impact it.

Cheers,

Bill

kaupz · #8 Post by **kaupz** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:29 am

is it somehow possible to restore CMOS or set default factory settings?

by removeing backup battery?

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