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X301 WWAN issue
X301 WWAN issue
I installed the Sierra MC7305 on my X301, I can it appear on Windows 7 Device Manager, but I can't see the WWAN option on "FN+ F5".
May I know how can I enable WWAN on X301?
Many Thanks!
May I know how can I enable WWAN on X301?
Many Thanks!
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Re: X301 WWAN issue
You might have to go into BIOS and enable it. It's under Config/Network.
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Re: X301 WWAN issue
I always do clean Win 7 installs and never install Access Connections but found the WWAN card in my x301 required Access Connections for the card to work, including the Fn+F5 function.
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Re: X301 WWAN issue
If you want fn+f5 to work you need to install Power Manager.
X301 SU9600 1.6Ghz 256SSD 8Gb RAM WWAN&GPS BT Windows 7 Pro 64bit Batteries 6 Cell & Bay
Re: X301 WWAN issue
I checked the BIOS config/Network setting, it has Wifi/Wimax enable setting only, it turned on.rkawakami wrote:You might have to go into BIOS and enable it. It's under Config/Network.
Re: X301 WWAN issue
Power Manager installed on Windows 7 x64.u751920 wrote:If you want fn+f5 to work you need to install Power Manager.
Re: X301 WWAN issue
I'm pretty sure it was Power Manager that you needed as I had the same issues on my x301 with getting the fn keys to work - you have got the Hotkeys program? and Hotkeys are enabled?
X301 SU9600 1.6Ghz 256SSD 8Gb RAM WWAN&GPS BT Windows 7 Pro 64bit Batteries 6 Cell & Bay
Re: X301 WWAN issue
Hotkey program is installed...u751920 wrote:I'm pretty sure it was Power Manager that you needed as I had the same issues on my x301 with getting the fn keys to work - you have got the Hotkeys program? and Hotkeys are enabled?
Re: X301 WWAN issue
I went back and checked my notes the three I had written down:-
1. Power management driver
2. System interface driver
3. Hotkey utility
You don't need AC to run the WWAN card as I run it without that - however it doesn't seem to work as well as it did when I had AC but that may just be down to something else I just haven't the time to investigate it.
1. Power management driver
2. System interface driver
3. Hotkey utility
You don't need AC to run the WWAN card as I run it without that - however it doesn't seem to work as well as it did when I had AC but that may just be down to something else I just haven't the time to investigate it.
X301 SU9600 1.6Ghz 256SSD 8Gb RAM WWAN&GPS BT Windows 7 Pro 64bit Batteries 6 Cell & Bay
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Re: X301 WWAN issue
how on earth do you use the wwan card without access connections? how do you initiate a connections? thanks
Re: X301 WWAN issue
Let windows take care of it. I assume you can turn on the WWAN card. Then go to the icon in the lower right corner it will display the network your sim card logs onto. Enter the APN, username and password and off you go - not sure if windows did this automatically.
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