X61s Antennas Question

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X61s Antennas Question

#1 Post by iamdmc » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:05 pm

I have an X61s with the two standard antennas and have had some problems of late with a few of the networks I regularly connect to (I have since I had this laptop). I'm wondering, would the third antenna even work on my card (Atheros AG) or would it only work on the Intel AGN card? Furthermore, would I have to get the Lenovo techs to install it?

Would the Intel AGN card greatly increase my performance? Would the third antenna increase its performance?
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Re: X61s Antennas Question

#2 Post by ryengineer » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:40 am

iamdmc wrote:snip....I'm wondering, would the third antenna even work on my card (Atheros AG)....snip
No you cannot, there isn't any place to connect N antenna on AG card.

You'll have to install both antenna and adapter yourself, lenovo techs won't be installing it for you.

Consult HMM to find installation procedure:

Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad X60, X60s, X61, X61s.
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