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T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:06 am
by gmgfarrand
Does Lenovo still blacklist cards?
I have a SR-71 WIFI card that I adore and want to use it in the WWAN slot, but the system doesn't even detect anythings there.
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:35 am
by ausmike
Hi G*;
let you be the FIRST to try and please report the results
I am keen to see what u get
thanks
Mike
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:48 am
by gmgfarrand
The result is that it's NOT detected by the system.
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:36 pm
by ausmike
TThought so;
THanks
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 3:13 pm
by blackomegax
They whitelist. you can hack the bios to remove it.
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 7:16 am
by gmgfarrand
I remember that from my T60/P days...
I didn't know if they had a hacked BIOS for the T420...
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:50 pm
by Zender
Perhaps try it with
pin 20 taped? Though there's also possibility the second slot isn't wired with PCIe connection, which most wifi cards require, and most wwan cards do not.
Re: T420 2rd party wifi?
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 4:15 pm
by blackomegax
the WWAN slot is most certainly wired for more than USB. mSATA at the very least requires the speed of a PCI-E bus.
