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    dual band wifi + bluetooth Mini PCIe without USB interface

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kousuke, Mar 13, 2014.

  1. kousuke

    kousuke Notebook Guru

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    Greetings,

    I'm after a dual band wifi + bluetooth Mini PCIe card that would work on my WLAN slot which is not a full mPCIe slot (Thinkpad X61) it does not have the USB interface implemented.

    Is there any combo card that would work without usb?

    Thanks!
     
    kousuke, Mar 13, 2014
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    As Lenovo whitelists devices such as the card you want, if you don't get it from Lenovo (or modify your BIOS; not recommended), it probably won't even boot.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Mar 13, 2014
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  3. kousuke

    kousuke Notebook Guru

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    I'm on modified BIOS with whitelist removed, I have already upgraded 3 WLAN cards before. Now that the Bluetooth daughter card is dead, I'm thinking on upgrading to combo card

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
     
    kousuke, Mar 14, 2014
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    oechikr Notebook Geek

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    m.2 42mm buds.
     
    oechikr, Mar 15, 2014
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  5. cdoublejj

    cdoublejj Notebook Deity

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    if they have a combo card as good as the wifi card in my sig that would be pretty cool.
     
    cdoublejj, Mar 17, 2014
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