Wireless Mini PCI for T23

[Wiking]

I have IBM T23 2647 4MG and I wanted to know if it has antenna to install Wireless card in mini pci slot ?
Thanks.

[rkawakami]

Sadly, no, your 4MG did not come from the factory with the built-in wireless antennas:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... ry=26474MG

If it did, there would be a listing of "802.11b wireless(MPCI)" in the system description. An easier way to determine if the T23 has the antennas would be to look at the side of the lid, just around the corners from the latches, and see if there's a set of diagonal lines molded into the lid like this:

http://www.kawakami-ca.com/antenna_comparison/t23.jpg

The antennas sit behind these plastic windows. So if the previous owner(s) have swapped out the lid assembly with a wireless one, you may be in luck. Of course this is assuming that they've left the antennas in place but if someone took the time and trouble to upgrade their system with this type of lid, I doubt that they would take even more time and trouble to remove the antennas. To be sure, look inside the MiniPCI compartment and see if there's a set of black and white antenna leads.