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Are Lenovo likely to prove Win 8 drivers for the X301?

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Are Lenovo likely to prove Win 8 drivers for the X301?

#1 Post by phil81uk » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:05 pm

I installed Windows 8 on my X301, but Lenovo do not have a driver for the mobile broadband F3507g. Are they likely to release one or have I just wasted a Win 8 license?

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Re: Are Lenovo likely to prove Win 8 drivers for the X301?

#2 Post by tim S » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:48 pm

Did you try Windows 7 drivers? If necessary go back as far as XP and use the comptability mode.

I have an X200 tablet which is only just capable of Windows 8 yet I have everything I need working
by using a combination of drivers. I even got the Qualcomm HS-USB WAN recognized, although I don't
have a sim card for a full test. Even the Gobi1000 GPS with maps is functioning!

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Re: Are Lenovo likely to prove Win 8 drivers for the X301?

#3 Post by bill bolton » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:55 pm

phil81uk wrote:but Lenovo do not have a driver for the mobile broadband F3507g. Are they likely to release one or have I just wasted a Win 8 license?
The X201 is a Lenovo supported platform for Win 8 and the F3507g was supported in the X201..... so there's a reasonable chance that there will be driver support for it, but it is also unlikely that it will regression tested in an X301, so whether it will work satisfactorily for your purposes is another matter.

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Re: Are Lenovo likely to prove Win 8 drivers for the X301?

#4 Post by bretahrnek » Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:56 am

phil81uk wrote:I installed Windows 8 on my X301, but Lenovo do not have a driver for the mobile broadband F3507g. Are they likely to release one or have I just wasted a Win 8 license?

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there is no driver for F3507G for win 8 yet
mainly in use : X201.i5.8GB.**AFFS**.120GBVertex4.Intel6300.GOBI2000.NMD.Ultrabase.w7Pro64
other : T410s.i5.8GB.120GBVertex4.Intel6300.GOBI2000.NMD.w7Pro64
others : X60 | T43p.UXGA.sata | 600e | X300 | T61p
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Re: Are Lenovo likely to prove Win 8 drivers for the X301?

#5 Post by 600X » Wed May 22, 2013 3:21 am

My F3507g is working just fine under Win 8. I used these drivers: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=107123
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