Atheros Wireless Cards (mini-pci) Ebay - cheap

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wogeboy · #1 Post by **wogeboy** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:05 pm

For those of you looking for a wireless mini-pci card.
Only 15.98 total

http://cgi.ebay.com/Atheros-wireless-A- ... dZViewItem

bigtiger · #2 Post by **bigtiger** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:17 pm

do you know if it will work with thinkpads? I bought a similar one weeks ago but it is not thinkpad-compatible, especially the X40 series. Even with no-1802.com.

wogeboy · #3 Post by **wogeboy** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:04 pm

I will be using it in a T41 series.

Not sure about the X series. You may want to shoot a pm or email to asiafish or JHEM (as they both use atheros)

brentpresley · #4 Post by **brentpresley** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:35 pm

If there is NOT and IBM part number on em, they are not compatible. At least from the pics, I don't see any FRUs.

scosgt1 · #5 Post by **scosgt1** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:40 pm

Agere based cards, such as made by Toshiba, will work in ThinkPads up to and including the T41 (not T42). They don't need to have an FRU number. Tested in A30/A31/T23/T30/T40/T41 (and X30 I think).

scosgt1 · #6 Post by **scosgt1** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:43 pm

the above linked cards may very well not work in Thinkpads

bigtiger · #7 Post by **bigtiger** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:44 pm

I tend to agree with Brent.

scosgt1, those are Atheros card. Not Agere card.

I have a similar card which is based on chip 5002. It is not compatible with my X41. This card is based on chip 5112. I am not sure if it will work.

scosgt1 · #8 Post by **scosgt1** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:29 pm

I SAID that card may not work.

bigtiger · #9 Post by **bigtiger** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:35 pm

LOL, I must have been writing while you were writing the second post.

skitty4gzus · #10 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:13 pm

atheros 5004 card works fine in my t30 with an Ibm driver and no1802 hack and o1c9.

pianowizard · #11 Post by **pianowizard** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:37 pm

Isn't it similar to this:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/IBM_11a/b ... CI_Adapter

Both have the code "AR5212", whatever that means.

bigtiger · #12 Post by **bigtiger** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:08 pm

I got answers from the seller. He said the card does not bear any "IBM" sign and it says another "vendor".

I got a similar card. It is almost identical according to the picture. It does not work with my X41 tablet.

Atheros Wireless Cards (mini-pci) Ebay - cheap

Atheros Wireless Cards (mini-pci) Ebay - cheap

Brent, that is not entirely true...

And that being said

Read my second post again

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