The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    POssible to upgrade internal wireless card on z60m?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dietcokefiend, Nov 25, 2005.

  1. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

    Reputations:
    2,291
    Messages:
    3,023
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    106
    I have read about all the various issues some have and some don't with the intel mini-pci card, and the much better support with the atheros cards. Is it possible to pop one of the atheros ones in the ibm laptops? Will it work in some laptops, but not others? Anyone have a compatibility list to go off of?
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 25, 2005
    #1
  2. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

    Reputations:
    2,291
    Messages:
    3,023
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    106
    bump?

    who has done this in other similar models like the t43?
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 27, 2005
    #2
  3. tsheer

    tsheer Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    33
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I did it in a T41. The wireless card was a mini-PCI card. Then ran the software installer to update the drivers.
     
    tsheer, Nov 27, 2005
    #3
  4. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Everything in Moderation

    Reputations:
    3,428
    Messages:
    1,292
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    tsheer:

    How much effort did it take and how long ? I've had a replacement card for my T-41 sitting around for a while now . . . and haven't actually motivated enough to make the replacement.

    Tell me its easy, please.
     
    SpacemanSpiff, Nov 27, 2005
    #4
  5. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

    Reputations:
    2,291
    Messages:
    3,023
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    106
    Looking over the instructions it looks quite easy. you just need to remove a few things to get to it.
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 27, 2005
    #5
  6. tsheer

    tsheer Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    33
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    It was a year ago, so I don't remember exactly. You can look up the instructions on the web site, and they send instructions with the card. I think it went under the keyboard, which just requires removing from screws from the bttom.
     
    tsheer, Nov 27, 2005
    #6