[ltp] New bluetooth modules for older (T42/T43) Notebooks?

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:43:27 -0200


On Thu, 03 Jan 2008, Fionn Behrens wrote:
> This has bugged me for some weeks now and I the right place to ask might
> be here:
> Does anyone of you know whether it might be possible to put one of the
> newer Bluetooth/Modem Combo modules with EDR capability into one of the
> older T40/T42/T43 Notebooks? After all, they are connected via USB so
> there is no need for special drivers. But I do not know if the connector
> might have changed.
> 
> Anyone here ever checked this or even tried?

No, but high-resolution photos and dimensions of both versions of the
bluetooth module might help.

Also, is the antenna the same?

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