[ltp] Intel 2100b

Dan Borello linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 27 May 2004 21:21:21 -0500


I have know doubt that it will fit, it is if the laptop will boot.  I
recall reading that the IBM bios will only boot with MiniPCI cards with
a certain ID code.  I was wondering if all intel 2100b would match or
not.



On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 21:19, Binary Xerroz wrote:
> I belive the MiniPCI is a industry standard ;) i saw that card on ebay for 
> 22 bucks or so; and the newer one for 40 or so...good luck. hope it helps
> 
> 01011000 01100101 01110010 01110010 01101111
> 01111010 00001101 00001010 01111000 00111000
> 00110110 00100000 01000001 01110011 01110011
> 01100101 01101101 01100010 01101100 01100101
> 01110010 00100000 01000011 01101111 01100100
> 01100101 01110010 00001101 00001010 01000001
> 00100000 01011100 00100111 01010000 01110010
> 01101111 01100110 01100101 01110011 01110011
> 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01101100
> 01011100 00100111 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Dan Borello <dborello@uiuc.edu>
> >Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> >To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> >Subject: [ltp] Intel 2100b
> >Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 19:52:17 -0500
> >
> >I replaced my stock wifi card with the cisco one a while back.  My poor
> >laptop was a victum of a flooding.  Recently I sent it into IBM to be
> >fixed.  For $700 they replaced the system board.  I thought that the
> >Cisco card would be ok but it gives spouradic packet numbers and doesn't
> >work very well.
> >
> >As such I want to put a new wifi card in it.  I lost my original intel
> >2100b.  I am wondering if I can buy any intel 2100b or if it has to be
> >specific for the thinkpad.  There are several sites that have IBM
> >related cards as well as generic ones.
> >
> >thanks,
> >dan
> >
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