Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

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Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

#1 Post by GnatGoSplat » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:14 am

I've been considering to upgrade my Z61t to 802.11N. Does it have a whitelist in BIOS, or can any Mini PCI-e card work?

I remember one of my previous Thinkpads had a whitelist. I had to use some Linux program to reprogram the vendor and device ID's. I'm not beyond doing that either if it'll save some money.
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Re: Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:40 am

Check Zender's post in the T60 forum: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=55837
He makes whitelist-free BIOS versions, also for your model.
Intel 4965AGN is the card for you.
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Re: Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

#3 Post by GnatGoSplat » Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:20 am

Thanks! I didn't know about Zender, it's fantastic he's cracked the BIOS. Did you mean 4965AGN?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-4965AGN-MJP-W ... 45eedb9b38
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Re: Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:44 pm

Yup, typo...
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Re: Upgrade Z61t Wifi to 802.11N?

#5 Post by GnatGoSplat » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:37 am

Is an Intel 5300 likely to work? It's the one with 3x3 technology for "up to 450Mbps". Granted, I don't have a 3x3 router (yet), but it's just $2.29 more.
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