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MiniPCI Wi-Fi Intel in X22 - Pics

#1 Post by ntrl » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:22 am

Hi All.

Maybe somebody to be interested.
Installing minipci wifi to thinkpad X22.

Now modem card not actual, i remove old minipci card (with modem lucent ) and install new Intel Wireless 2915ABG card. But in my city i not found wifi antenns and uf.l connectors :(
I will have to build antenns from PCB. And i do it :)
Wire from antenn i soldered near uf.l connector on minipci card.

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UF.L connectors

Here mini worklog


PS. Sorry for bad English
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#2 Post by underclocker » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:18 am

Nice job. English isn't so bad.

Did you need to use the no-1802 hack to get the wifi card to work?
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#3 Post by ntrl » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:39 am

Thanx.
underclocker wrote: Did you need to use the no-1802 hack to get the wifi card to work?
No, this error-feature not present on X22 :)
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#4 Post by Quattro » Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:32 pm

Is that just a strip of copper?
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#5 Post by ntrl » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:22 am

Quattro wrote:Is that just a strip of copper?
No. "Schematic" from wimo.de's antenn "NB-2400 Notebook antenna 2.4GHz" http://www.wimo.de/download/nb-2400datasheet.pdf
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#6 Post by queueba » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:18 am

Hi,
it looks good.

Sorry for my question - I'm not a technical insider:-)
I plan to install minipci wifi to my TP X30 without built-in antenna.
You used intel 2915ABG. I think it should have some bult-in antenna(?). Is it possilble to use this wifi card without other antenna or is it necessary to buy some (or make something as you did)???

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#7 Post by ntrl » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:58 pm

2queueba:

Antenna is necessary. Without it intel 2915ABG work very poorly.

PS. make antenn is simple. :)
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#8 Post by queueba » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:39 pm

Yeah :) It seems easy... if you know what to do :D
But maybe I'll try it :wink:
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#9 Post by finch » Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:06 pm

Hmmm, I pimped my x30 with additional wireless and bluetooth. Got anntenas for both of them, check www.wireless4laptop.com, they have even plates for replace. BTW, anyone know where can I get a button for bluetooth in a front of the screen?
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#10 Post by queueba » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:15 pm

Hi ntrl,

I have another question...:-)

According to manual or instalation guides (on ibm.com) the antenna should have 2 cables - main antenna cable and auxiliary antenna cable.

But it seems you used just one cable (it's main antenna cable I think). Is it necessary to use 2 cables or just one is enough?

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#11 Post by ntrl » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:21 pm

queueba wrote: Is it necessary to use 2 cables or just one is enough?
IMHO, necessary one antenna, but two antenns is better :)

Yet i add few antenn's photos.

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