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    Upgrade wireless on my T40

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by seiyafan, Sep 20, 2011.

  1. seiyafan

    seiyafan Notebook Evangelist

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    I have an old T40 laptop which I use at home and the wireless performance has been disappointing. Does it has a internal card which can be replaced with a better one? Which is the best approach to this upgrade?
     
    seiyafan, Sep 20, 2011
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    The T40 does indeed have an internal wireless card inside but since it uses the older PCI standard rather than the current PCI-Express there isn't much choice in which you can upgrade to i'm afraid. The best you can upgrade that machine to is the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter internally but I doubt it will be significantly different to the stock Centrino adaptors of that time.

    Personally I be looking for a USB Wireless Adaptor solution if you're really keen on upgrading the T40 wireless capability.
     
    PatchySan, Sep 20, 2011
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