NON-IBM wifi on T4X series?

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scosgt1 · #1 Post by **scosgt1** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:17 pm

Can anyone confirm that the Agere wifi card will work in the "BIOS locked" T4X series?
If so, I have a source for 802.11b cards that are MUCH cheaper than the IBM variety.

stgreek · #2 Post by **stgreek** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:57 am

It works on a Bios locked X31 (found as a 3rd PCMCIA card and not as PCI card) so I assume it would work on a T4x as well, but I cannot tell for sure.

sktn77a · #3 Post by **sktn77a** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:30 am

As a rule, they won't. This is a decision IBM made for FCC compliance. Only IBM-spec Mini PCI cards will work on the Txx series (I would think that applied to the Xxx series also?). Check back on this forum. I don't recall anyone having any succes.

XCoalMiner · #4 Post by **XCoalMiner** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:21 am

Here's an explaination of how it works (how ths BIOS limits what card is recognized): http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31 ... i-ids.html

sktn77a · #5 Post by **sktn77a** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:23 am

Wow, that's great - it can be hacked! Personally, though, verging onthe lazy side of the MBPT, I think I'd just spend the extra $20-$30 and get the IBM cards!

doylnea · #6 Post by **doylnea** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:15 pm

on a related subject, am I better off buying a new TXX with a/b/g versus b alone? Can the b card be replaced with a/b/g, or are they integrated. I ask coming from desktop background, where I'm very comfortable building out white box systems.

I think I'd prefer to have the a/b/g installed at the factory, unless it's an easy mod.

NON-IBM wifi on T4X series?

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