WWAN modem for X200

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WWAN modem for X200

#1 Post by lob » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:04 pm

Im just wondering what type of WWAN modems can be installed into the x200. I live in australia and the company that i wanna subscibe to uses the 2100MHZ and 900MHZ frequencies. I want to order a Sierra wireless mc8775 embedded modules cos i hate usbs, do you think itll work?

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#2 Post by bananaman » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:36 am

The MC8775 might work but it is probably not whitelisted in the BIOS so it will bother you. According to the hardware manual the Ericsson F3507g is what ships with the X200. The Lenovo version is definitely whitelisted in the BIOS, don't know about aftermarket ones.

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#3 Post by Zender » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:02 am

There's no Sierra Wireless card whitelisted in X200 BIOS.

05C6:9201
05C6:9202
0BDB:1900 Ericsson F3507g

These cards are. Don't know what the first two are, the vendor ID seems like being Qualcomm itself (?).

Either get Lenovo-branded Ericsson F3507g, or you will need patched BIOS for your machine to boot.
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#4 Post by lob » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:37 am

the problem is that Lenovo australia doesn't offer that ericsson card at the moment, and i cant find anyone that sells that card.

anyways would adding the mc8775 to the bios whitelist be the same as the procedure for the T61 post about this that was posted a while ago

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#5 Post by lob » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:14 am

i just read through the x200 manual and the 3 modems are

Qualcomm UNDP1 - Wireless WAN card
KDDI Wireless WAN Modem Adapter
Ericsson F3507g USA - Wireless WAN card

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