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hi,

is it possible to change the intel 3945abg with an intel 4965n on my x60t?

thank you

Alexiskass wrote:is it possible to change the intel 3945abg with an intel 4965n on my x60t?

The 4965AGN is not on the whitlelist in the BIOS of your X60T, so it will cause a boot time error message to display which cannot be bypassed.

Take a look in the T6x forum for a long thread about ways that you might be able to get around this with a modified BIOS.

If your X60T does not have a third antenna for 802.11n operation you will need to fit one.

I'm running a 4965AGN in a T60 using a modified BIOS, so that approach does work.

Cheers,

Bill B.

bill bolton wrote:

Alexiskass wrote:is it possible to change the intel 3945abg with an intel 4965n on my x60t?

The 4965AGN is not on the whitlelist in the BIOS of your X60T, so it will cause a boot time error message to display which cannot be bypassed.

Take a look in the T6x forum for a long thread about ways that you might be able to get around this with a modified BIOS.

If your X60T does not have a third antenna for 802.11n operation you will need to fit one.

I'm running a 4965AGN in a T60 using a modified BIOS, so that approach does work.

Cheers,

Bill B.

thank you for your reply.

i found this:

Another safer method: You can plug the wireless card into the spare WWAN slot (the second miniPCI slot) with pin-20 taped over. It has been tested on a Thinkpad X61s and a non-IBM (unauthorized) Intel Wifi link 4965agn card, originally it gave a 1802 error, but using this trick it boots up and works without any apparent problem-- it essentially hides the card from the test in the bios, but the WWAN slot still gives the card access to the proper PCI bus, with no need to modify the computer or card.

is it possible?

how can i find out whether my x60t has a third antenna?[/quote]

Just going through the same procedure as you. In fact, I did not think to check this forum prior t ho ordering, so only after I installed the card and screwed everything back together did I learn (the hard way) about unsupported cards!

With regards your questions:

1) I didn't have a second miniPCI slot - the pins were on the board but there was no plug as such for the card to go into.

2) There was a third antenna wire already available but taped up for future use.

I'm hoping someone on the T6x thread will send me a 'modified' BIOS for me to apply, after which I should be in business. Will be sure to let you know how I get on...

Update: Got got a PM from Zender with his modified X60T BIOS, and 5 minutes later I am back in business, now with extra Draft-N goodness!

Hope this post helps someone else out - drop Zender a PM if you require the BIOS...

thank you Zender