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x60s 802.11n upgrade

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x60s 802.11n upgrade

#1 Post by ddx » Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:52 am

I want to upgrade my x60s (1704) to 802.11n
Found some old topics and saw I needed to upgrade my bios to whitelist the mini pci cards.
But all with dead links.
Can someone help me out where I can get a working bios ?

Also does this card work ? :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-6200-N-Ha ... 0592139139

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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#2 Post by EOMtp » Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:14 pm

That card will work with a modified BIOS. You will need a half-card to full-card adapter, such as the following:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/bracket-of-mini ... 2a1127c413

See if anyone has sent you a PM (Private Message) about modified BIOSs.

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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#3 Post by ajkula66 » Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:24 pm

There's a card that works without a modded BIOS, which is Lenovo a/b/g/n, Atheros-chipped, the FRU for USA model is 42T0825, it will vary according to the region.
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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#4 Post by ddx » Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:36 am

Thanks for the replies, didn't know about the Atheros.
I just ordered one from ebay :)

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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#5 Post by ParatoOptimal » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:33 pm

What are you going to do for the third antenna?
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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#6 Post by ajkula66 » Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:02 pm

ParatoOptimal wrote:What are you going to do for the third antenna?
That card works just fine with two antennae.
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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#7 Post by ParatoOptimal » Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:17 pm

So, do you only connect the b and n leads?
770E (relic not in use
3000 N100 T2080 1.73GHz
R61 773-1GU
T41 2373 7FU Pentium-M 1.6GHz Banias
X31 2672 XXM Pentium-M 1.3GHz
X60s 1702-68U L2400 1.66GHz Core Duo
Compaq Portable (suitcase size, gone)
Mac Portable (first laptop in world, Stored
Mac Laptop (Stored
Toshiba Tecra (Stored

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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#8 Post by ajkula66 » Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:21 pm

ParatoOptimal wrote:So, do you only connect the b and n leads?
That's not how it works in the first place...antennae are not assigned to a particular spectrum...
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Re: x60s 802.11n upgrade

#9 Post by EOMtp » Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:39 pm

ParatoOptimal wrote:So, do you only connect the b and n leads?
From the X60[s] HMM:
If you are installing a 802.11n wireless LAN card, attach the grey cable to the left connector and the black cable to the right connector. If you attach either cable to the center connector, the connection speed will be lower.

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