AC WiFi card to X230 (with modified BIOS flash)

[neukrisz]

Hello Guys,

I'd like to add AC WiFi card into my X230 (if possible).
Where can I found "modified" BIOS for this machine?

Thanks for the help in advance!

Regards,
Chris

[w0qj]

err... think that modified (unofficial) BIOS cannot be discussed on this Thinkpads.com forum, as per Forum Rules.

~A fellow ThinkPad user

[RealBlackStuff]

Yes, you can discuss this, but nobody has been able (yet) to remove the whitelist since T/W/Xx30 series.
If someone could modify the proper coding, you'd still need a more complicated SPI-flasher to apply such a mod.
Complex, to say the least.

So for now, fugeddit!

[neukrisz]

Thanks for the info anyway...

[USSS]

FWIW, I recently acquired an Alfa AWUS1900 802.11ac 1900 Mbps Dual band 2.4/5 Ghz Wi-Fi USB Adapter for my x230 Tablet. Yes, it's an external adapter, but it works very well and might be an alternative solution for you. I just disable the internal Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 card and use the Alfa adapter, which uses USB 3.0.

See: www.rokland.com

[ThinkRob]

If you don't mind opening up your laptop and flashing using a Raspberry Pi, you can flash coreboot onto the machine and then use whatever WLAN card you'd like. It's pretty simple to do if you're the careful, follows-instructions sort.

[dobridcc]

Hi i change my wifi card with DW1560 but doesn't work, no wifi signal( Lenovo x240). Any help, please....I run windows 10

[RealBlackStuff]

That doesn't work, as nobody can (yet) remove the X240 wifi whitelist.
You'll have to stick with official Lenovo-approved wifi cards.

[dobridcc]

I removed whitelist and unlocked advanced menu. New wife card DW1560 working fine in Mac OS but with windows 10 I have only Bluetooth working, WiFi doesn’t have signal!

[RealBlackStuff]

That sounds great, but are you sure?
Perhaps you could post a link to your modded BIOS or EC, with instructions how to apply it?

Linux (and probably MacOS) do not check for any whitelists, but Windows definitely does!

And while I have your attention:
Can you also remove (or bypass) the LCD/display whitelist from the X240 BIOS?
That would be even more awesome!

[dobridcc]

https://www.bios-mods.com/ Go to this site, post your bios.bin and ask for unlock