Mini-PCI Cards Interchangeable?

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Mini-PCI Cards Interchangeable?

#1 Post by dsarrafi » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:16 am

I've removed the Atheros AR5BMB-44 Mini-PCI wireless networking adapter from a Lenovo R52. My question is, can I install that in an IBM Thinkpad T40 2373-6U0? All help is appreciated.
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Re: Mini-PCI Cards Interchangeable?

#2 Post by vladis » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:44 am

yes you can
there can be only problem with incompatibility ( errors on startup ). Just try it and you will see. Incompatibility can be fixed with one wery easy linux distribution.
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Re: Mini-PCI Cards Interchangeable?

#3 Post by underclocker » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:48 am

Many cards of the same type (mini-PCI) can be swapped between models. Your best bet for success is to ensure the BIOS is up to date on the candidate machine.
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