Add WWAN to T60 or X60 after purchase of non- WWAN equiped?

[Herr Yunta]

I am just starting to research this, but does anyone know if the WWAN can be added to one that was not purchased with it? I assume the second MiniPCI-E slot could hold the card and the antenna/cable/bezel are FRUable parts. I may be moving in six months to an area that has the service. Is the maintanance manual available for the T60?

[jeremivw]

I am just starting to research this, but does anyone know if the WWAN can be added to one that was not purchased with it? I assume the second MiniPCI-E slot could hold the card and the antenna/cable/bezel are FRUable parts. I may be moving in six months to an area that has the service. Is the maintanance manual available for the T60?

Tabook states that only the WLAN MiniPCIe slot is "user upgradable". This may mean that the second MiniPCIe "slot" is not modular (requiring factory onboard install) or it could just mean that they don't support it. Either way, it doesn't look good for adding WWAN post-factory...

Also, I'm not sure how they affix the WWAN antennae to the side of the LCD, but you may not be able to duplicate that either.

[fbrdphreak]

I asked Lenovo about this with the Z-series: it is not user upgradeable due to the antenna part. Your best bet is just to purchase a PCMCIA or ExpressCard EVDO card. Or fork up the money for an integrated model.

[Herr Yunta]

I am not worried about it being "user upgradable" or not. To me, every piece of the laptop is "user upgradable." I am assuming as with previous models, every piece is FRU-able, just not yet available since it just came out.

[donking!]

Also, I'm not sure how they affix the WWAN antennae to the side of the LCD, but you may not be able to duplicate that either.

If you look at the photos of the side of the T60 here:

http://www.nottes.com/notebook/main.asp ... oardid=420

It looks like there is a piece that pops out to allow the WWAN antenna to be affixed to the side of the LCD.

[jeremivw]

Don, yeah but did you see an open MiniPCIe slot in the later pics that show the board? As someone else stated, I'd like to see where the discrete gpu plugs in so I was looking pretty close. I saw the WLAN MiniPCIe and what looked like the modem next to it but I did not see the MiniPCIe for WWAN.

Herr, what I was saying earlier was that the Verizon card may not be modular MiniPCIe. Several other components are PCIe and don't have a modular slot. If they solder that daughterboard at the factory, would you still be able to add it yourself?

[Herr Yunta]

Yes, the card is easily replaceable, see the picture on page 69

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62733

and the other parts are FRU-able, numbers are in the manual.