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    lenovo y400/y500 compatible wireless cards

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jorben, Mar 2, 2013.

  1. jorben

    jorben Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew what wireless cards were compatible with the lenovo y400/y500 and where I could buy one of the aforementioned cards. I was also wondering if anyone knew where to find the lenovo white-list of compatible hardware.

    Thanks,
    Jake
     
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    Dragnoak Notebook Evangelist

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    See the HMM, pages 79-80. Good luck finding where you can buy, the approved FRU. :D

    http://download.lenovo.com/consumer...y400y500_hmm_1st_edition_sep_2012_english.pdf
     
    Dragnoak, Mar 4, 2013
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    jorben Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, for the help, I'm going to try an intel centrino 6250, I've seen them running in other Lenovo models so hopefully it will work, if it doesn't it was only $10, I'll post back if it works in case anyone is interested.
     
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    6250s made for Lenovo notebooks will work, others will not, if it has a FRU #, chances are you're good to go. It's usually in the product description whether it is meant for Lenovos or not.
     
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    jorben Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just thought that I would throw out an update, I tried a wifi card (6250 centrino) with an FRU # and it did not work, I'm not entirely certain what the correct FRU # for this series of laptops is, however, 60Y3195 does not work.
     
    jorben, Mar 21, 2013
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    Dragnoak Notebook Evangelist

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    Just a note for anyone else, contemplating upgrading their Y400/Y500 Wireless card,

    The correct Lenovo FRU#'s for the Y400/Y500, are the 20xxxxxx at the end of the following lines:

    11 WLAN, WiFi 2x2 BGN+BT4.0 Intel 2230 BGN+BT M PCIE HMC 20200078
    11 WLAN, 3*3 Intel 6300N MOW M PCIE NB HMC (LI) 20002323
    11 WLAN, WiFi 1x1 BGN Cbt BCM94313HMG 1x1BGN HMC 20200102
    11 WLAN, WiFi 1x1 BGN Liteon HB125 1x1BGN HMC 20200223
    11 WLAN, WiFi 2x2 ABGN+BT4.0 Cbt BCM943228HMB 2x2ABGN+BT4.0 HMC 20200221
    11 WLAN, WiFi 2x2 ABGN+BT4.0 Liteon WB222 2x2ABGN+BT4.0 HMC 20200225
    11 WLAN, WiFi 1x1 BGN+BT4.0 Cbt BCM943142HM 1x1BGN+BT4.0 HMC 20200222
    11 WLAN, WiFi 1x1 BGN+BT4.0 Liteon WB225 1x1BGN+BT4.0 HMC 20200224

    "60Y3195" is not a Lenovo FRU number. :rolleyes:

    No disrespect to the OP. I really feel his pain. In the "old days", I could have just called IBM Sales Group, given them this FRU number, and they would have shipped out the upgraded card pronto.

    "Those were the good old days". :cry:
     
    Dragnoak, Apr 2, 2013
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