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X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:05 am
by kane1811
Hi. I have an X61 Tablet [7767-B8G] running Windows 7 64bit, which I am trying to use with a Sim Data Card from Vodafone (UK). I have downloaded and installed all the drivers for this machine from the support website (including the Sierra driver) - none of which were rejected for not having the required hardware. However Mobile Broadband remains greyed out in the Access Connections control panel. Further, I can't see any device in Device Manager that appears to have anything to do with Mobile Broadband.
Should I therefore conclude that I do not have the necessary hardware (inc ariel) ?
If no - any suggestions please ?

If yes, can anyone advise:-
- where I can download a manual showing detailed instructions for dismantling (and correctly putting back together) the X61 Tablet ?
- where I can best obtain the required hardware ?

Here's Hoping - many thanks in advance :)

X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:26 am
by hunterman223
Hopefully someone else can provide some input here, but is the X61's interface card locked?

To OP: is that a UK machine?


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Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:03 am
by kane1811
Thanks for the reply.
How would I know or check if the card is locked ?
That's not something I was aware of.

Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:19 am
by hunterman223
I was just reading this post over at NBR. I think this may be the issue, which is why I asked where you got the machine.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo- ... issue.html

Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:16 pm
by kane1811
Thanks for that. Had a look but I think my problem occurs before that. Access connections doesn't recognise there is anything there to "unlock".

Any idea about a manual showing how to open and replace cards and other stuff ?

X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:24 pm
by hunterman223
Try reseating the card by following the link below. There is even a video.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 67922.html



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Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 10:39 am
by richk
Did you add a card and antenna? That model didn't come with wwan

Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:45 am
by RealBlackStuff

Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 9:49 am
by kane1811
Oops - I was under the impression this model did have a card and an antennae.

So..............any recommendation where I can best obtain them ?
Thanks

Re: X61 Tablet Mobile Broadband Help Please

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 9:50 am
by kane1811
Many thanks for the link - I have searched for this before with no success.
:)