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    Upgradability of the CF-53

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by kingstu, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. kingstu

    kingstu Notebook Consultant

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    After looking at Panasonic's configurator for the options several questions came to mind. Is it easy to add internal bluetooth if your model doesn't come with it? Are all the devices WWAN ready and only need to have the card inserted? Does the firmware require whitelisted bluetooth and WWAN cards?
     
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  2. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    From my understanding it should be WWAN ready hardware wise, BUT it is locked out in the bios until it is sent to a dealer to "unlock" that part. I am not sure if the Bluetooth is locked out like that but I don't' think it is. I think some of the older models needed a white-listed card but there was some work a rounds on it. Rob will be able to give you a better idea on the newer models.
     
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    wichie Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah WWAn is locked out in bios and only Panie can unlock it
     
    wichie, Jul 28, 2012
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