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    How to activate 5530 wwan card on mini 12?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Jonas_R, Sep 3, 2009.

  1. Jonas_R

    Jonas_R Newbie

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    I got a big problem.

    I can't activate my 5530 WWAN Card.

    The software switch Fn+F2 can only turn WLAN and bluetooth on/off.

    And there are no hardware switch on the mini 12.

    And when I'm in the dell wireless manager, and I press activate. It tells me that I new to push a button so that the card is activated.

    So the card is deactivated.

    Is it possible to hardware a switch on the motherboard or what do other mini 12 users do?

    /Jonas
     
    Jonas_R, Sep 3, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

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    Check your BIOS settings (press F2 upon startup). There should be separate options to enable or disable the WWAN, WLAN, and WPAN cards.
     
    Mastershroom, Sep 3, 2009
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  3. Jonas_R

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    I dont seem to have an option for WWAN in my bios. Do you know if it is possible to get this with a bios upgrade?
     
    Jonas_R, Sep 7, 2009
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    Found the solution to my problem.

    I simply had to tape off pin 20 and now I'm able to turn the card on/off at my will. Seems that pin 20 is used for hardware switch.
     
    Jonas_R, Oct 1, 2009
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