Adding an IR port to X20 - possible?

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skuehne · #1 Post by **skuehne** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:22 pm

Does anyone know if an IR port can be added to an X20 (2662-37U to be specific)? The case of my X20 has a cut-out for the IR port, but it is covered with a regular piece of plastic. Does the mainboard have the connectors for hooking up the IR hardware from other, later X2x machines?

Sven

JHEM · #2 Post by **JHEM** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:25 pm

No IR on the X20 or X21, you'd need an X22 or later motherboard transplant.

Regards,

James

gazingwa · #3 Post by **gazingwa** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:37 pm

OR.... you could get the ultraport irda adapter that fits on the top of your display

skuehne · #4 Post by **skuehne** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:14 pm

Thanks! That plastic cover looked just tempting ;-) But I guess I skip IRDA then and buy a Bluetooth CF-Card ...

Sven

gazingwa · #5 Post by **gazingwa** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:41 am

they also make a bluetooth module for the ultraport, but i can't seem to find one for a reasonable price

dmdsoftware · #6 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:15 pm

JHEM wrote:No IR on the X20 or X21, you'd need an X22 or later motherboard transplant.

Regards,

James

Hehehe... they even have this little space cover, and a part # sticker right where the IR port would go (on the X20).

MASS · #7 Post by **MASS** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:13 pm

Is there any other stuff for the Ultraport ?!?!
If so list hem all, thanks

bhtooefr · #8 Post by **bhtooefr** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:58 pm

http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/UltraPort

Digital Camera (two versions)
Microphone
Bluetooth
IR
Compact Flash adaptor (makes no sense on an X series, but the X2*s weren't the only ones to have the UltraPort)

Of course, it's the USB 1.1 protocol, just a different connector...

I want either IR or the microphone, FWIW. However, there's a mic jack on the laptop, and I can get a cheap USB IR dongle (probably better, b/c I don't want to have to rest my cell phone on my nightstand and lean out of the path of the connection to sync).

Adding an IR port to X20 - possible?

Adding an IR port to X20 - possible?

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