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    replacing t420s wifi card

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by stormslayer, Apr 20, 2011.

  1. stormslayer

    stormslayer Notebook Enthusiast

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    stormslayer, Apr 20, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Lenovo whitelists WLAN cards. You either need to buy a Lenovo branded one (only costs slightly more) or hack your BIOS.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 20, 2011
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    Thanks -- buying a thinkpad version seems easy enough. I've looked at the hardware maintenance manual and only have one question. The thinkpad branded wifi card in 4170-32U has only one antenna. Will there be the cables / connectors for more antenna when I replace the card with a 6300 or 6205? Or will I be forced to run the better wifi card with fewer antenna?

    Thanks.
     
    stormslayer, Apr 20, 2011
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    Why not at least try the original card before replacing it?
     
    jimbob83, Apr 20, 2011
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    I've had a half a dozen thinkpads. I may be nutty, but the stock card on a 1x1 array seems to always kinda suck. I don't know why they even sell that config given the difference in cost is a few dollars.
     
    stormslayer, Apr 20, 2011
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    hi did you end up replacing it?
    i got mine a week ago and the wireless connection is terrible
     
    ryan.000, May 13, 2011
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