X31 upgraded with bluetooth daughter card - LED query

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X31 upgraded with bluetooth daughter card - LED query

#1 Post by matt! » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:20 am

I've just swapped out the modem daughter board in my X31 for a bluetooth version.

When bluetooth is on you can just about see the Bluetooth LED through the panel beneath the screen. Here's a photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emsef/4496382573/

Any idea if I can get an X31 pane (or a blank one, or one from another model ThinkPad) that will have a gap for the bluetooth LED?

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Re: X31 upgraded with bluetooth daughter card - LED query

#2 Post by sjthinkpader » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:52 am

These are call clear plates. Here is what turns up with search terms "plate x31".
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0513187811
T60p 2623-DDU/UXGA IPS/ATI V5200
T60 2623-DCU/SXGA+ IPS/ATI X1400
T43p 2668-H8U/UXGA IPS/ATI V3200
R50p 1832-NU1/UXGA IPS/ATI FireGL T2
X61t 7762-B6U dual touch IPS/64GB SSD
X32 2673-BU6/32GB SSD
755CDV 9545-GBK Transmissive Projection LCD

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Re: X31 upgraded with bluetooth daughter card - LED query

#3 Post by matt! » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:10 am

I was searching for "x31 panel", so thanks for letting me know it's called a "plate"

I should have searched for "x31 led"!

:)

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Re: X31 upgraded with bluetooth daughter card - LED query

#4 Post by godling » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:36 am

matt! wrote:I was searching for "x31 panel", so thanks for letting me know it's called a "plate"

I should have searched for "x31 led"!

:)

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Re: X31 upgraded with bluetooth daughter card - LED query

#5 Post by matt! » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:56 am

I bought the replacement plate for £5-or-so on eBay
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