Come on ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Bruce Markowitz" <[email protected]>; "thinkpad" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T41 Centrino Wireless Adapter
> Bruce, he rated removing the keyboard already as a 4. That has to be done > first, so with the 1 for the card itself I got to 5 in total :)) > > BIOS, yes I remember. I think there are patches so that you can run to > allow the Atheros cards etc. > > I found an interesting source here, though I cannot vouch for the accuracy > > http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html > > >> Oh God, it is barely more than a 1 >> BUT there is the BIOS lock to consider. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: "thinkpad" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 8:32 AM >> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T41 Centrino Wireless Adapter >> >> >> >> > But if you bought it online, many have been upgraded. Somebody >> >> > has been selling G cards on eBay for $9.98 for a long time now. >> >> >> >> How hard are they to install, please, on a scale of 1 to 10? >> >> Removing keyboard = 4. >> >> Replacing power jack = 11 >> > >> > You mean for swapping the wireless cards? On the T41, I'd say grade >> > 5 in the graduation you suggest. You remove keyboard and palm rest, >> > remove the wireless card, CAREFULLY remove the two aerial cables, >> > attach them to the new card, insert card, and then put back the >> > other things removed. >> > >> > The IBM Hardware Maintenance Manual for T41 with the full >> > instructions is here: >> > ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/39t6192_01.pdf >> > >> > Don't know if you need drivers etc, maybe someone else can elaborate >> > on this. >> > >> > Richard Becker >> > London >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Thinkpad mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
