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AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

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AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#1 Post by neukrisz » Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:01 pm

Hello Guys,

I'd like to add AC WiFi card into my X230 (if possible).
Where can I found "modified" BIOS for this machine?

Thanks for the help in advance!

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#2 Post by w0qj » Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:56 am

err... think that modified (unofficial) BIOS cannot be discussed on this Thinkpads.com forum, as per Forum Rules.

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#3 Post by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:10 am

Yes, you can discuss this, but nobody has been able (yet) to remove the whitelist since T/W/Xx30 series.
If someone could modify the proper coding, you'd still need a more complicated SPI-flasher to apply such a mod.
Complex, to say the least.

So for now, fugeddit!

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#4 Post by neukrisz » Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:21 am

Thanks for the info anyway... :(
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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#5 Post by USSS » Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:08 am

FWIW, I recently acquired an Alfa AWUS1900 802.11ac 1900 Mbps Dual band 2.4/5 Ghz Wi-Fi USB Adapter for my x230 Tablet. Yes, it's an external adapter, but it works very well and might be an alternative solution for you. I just disable the internal Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 card and use the Alfa adapter, which uses USB 3.0.

See: www.rokland.com

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#6 Post by ThinkRob » Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:53 pm

If you don't mind opening up your laptop and flashing using a Raspberry Pi, you can flash coreboot onto the machine and then use whatever WLAN card you'd like. It's pretty simple to do if you're the careful, follows-instructions sort. :)
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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#7 Post by dobridcc » Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:08 pm

Hi i change my wifi card with DW1560 but doesn't work, no wifi signal( Lenovo x240). Any help, please....I run windows 10

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#8 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:15 pm

That doesn't work, as nobody can (yet) remove the X240 wifi whitelist.
You'll have to stick with official Lenovo-approved wifi cards.

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#9 Post by dobridcc » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:52 am

I removed whitelist and unlocked advanced menu. New wife card DW1560 working fine in Mac OS but with windows 10 I have only Bluetooth working, WiFi doesn’t have signal!

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#10 Post by RealBlackStuff » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:57 am

That sounds great, but are you sure?
Perhaps you could post a link to your modded BIOS or EC, with instructions how to apply it?

Linux (and probably MacOS) do not check for any whitelists, but Windows definitely does!

And while I have your attention:
Can you also remove (or bypass) the LCD/display whitelist from the X240 BIOS?
That would be even more awesome!

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Re: AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

#11 Post by dobridcc » Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:01 am

https://www.bios-mods.com/ Go to this site, post your bios.bin and ask for unlock ;)

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