T30 MPCI Wireless Question

[ArtMaybee]

I feel a bit stupid having to ask this since I work with these devices on a daily basis (though we haven't used T30s in the environment for a few years). We've always used the IBM reccomended FRU for all of our devices though so haven't done anything of this sort with them.

I've got a T30 and am attempting to get a MPCI wireless adapter working in it. This is an IBM FRU part. The part was actually spec'd for the T40/42. I don't have the FRU number handy at the moment as I'm at work. I'll have to add that when I get home. I could buy a card spec'd for the T30 but these are great cards and it would be nice if it would work.

This is an Atheros A/B/C card with an IBM FRU (it's not branded Atheros)

When I installed this card I got both the 1802 and 01C9 errors.
I downloaded the bootdisk which removed the errors.

Now in windows the card's status is: "unable to activate the device". It discovers the card and installs the drivers but finds a problem with it.

What I'm trying to find out primarily is, are there some cards that cannot be made to work with the T30? I updated to the most recent BIOS rev.

I used the IBM driver that's supplied with the wireless adapter. Are there alt drivers for the atheros that might make this work?

I did strip the driver out of windows and reinstall with no effect.

[Harryc]

On the T30 Keyboard. FN-F5. Check, 'enable wireless radio'.

[ArtMaybee]

Thanks.. I'll try that..

Be nice if it's that simple.
I'd feel stupid if it is...

the FRU is 39T0081

One of my coworkers says he has made this card work in a T30 by using the disk I used. He said that he was unable to get it working by using the drivers that came with the card. I was at our depot so I asked some of the other techs

He used the drivers and utilities for a Ekahau wireless card.

[ArtMaybee]

The Driver did it.
I tried the Fn+F5 and it had no effect.

I stripped out the IBM driver and then loaded the one from my coworker. The wireless fired right up.

Thanks for the input.