Can T410 smart card reader be used in T420?

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Can T410 smart card reader be used in T420?

#1 Post by Ratatata » Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:46 am

Hi,
I'm looking to add a smart card reader (FRU# 04W1638) to my T420, but unfortunately all the stores and auctions either have none in stock, have priced it ridiculously high or do not ship here. I do have other components (hard drive cover and cable).

Since the availability is poor, I've started looking into T410's smart card reader (FRU# 45N6030 and 60Y5029)
According to ThinkWiki ( http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Lenovo_In ... ard_Reader ), at least vendor- and product ID-s match for T410 and T430, so that's probably the case for T420 as well. Visually (Google image search) comparing the readers, they appear identical apart from labels, but cables differ a bit (T410's cable is narrower at connection and becomes wider while T420's has constant width).

So my question is - has anyone used T410 smart card reader in T420? Does it function, are connections, voltage etc the same?

Thank you in advance
T420 4180-A32 (i5-2520M, 8+4GB, Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, DVDRW, Intel HD3000, 14.0" 1600x900, Intel 6205, Windows 7 Professional x64)
T400 2767-A26 (P8600, 2+2GB, WD Scorpio Black 160GB, Multirecorder, Intel GPU with AMD disabled, 14.1" 1440x900px, Intel 5300, Windows 7 Professional x64)

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Re: Can T410 smart card reader be used in T420?

#2 Post by rssb » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:30 am

The T430 reader works in a T420. In case of 430 and 420, the connectors etc. are same and it shows up as a USB device.

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Re: Can T410 smart card reader be used in T420?

#3 Post by Ratatata » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:42 pm

Rssb, thank you so much for the info!
T420 4180-A32 (i5-2520M, 8+4GB, Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, DVDRW, Intel HD3000, 14.0" 1600x900, Intel 6205, Windows 7 Professional x64)
T400 2767-A26 (P8600, 2+2GB, WD Scorpio Black 160GB, Multirecorder, Intel GPU with AMD disabled, 14.1" 1440x900px, Intel 5300, Windows 7 Professional x64)

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