[ltp] detecting if a model has a built-in antenna

[Christopher Sawtell]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:33, Jack McDermot wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Now I'm confused: I've been told
>
> 1) both that my machine has a built-in antenna as well as that it lacks
> one;
>
> 2) [by several people] that without a built-in antenna a minipci card won't
> work (or will work very poorly); 2 IBM sales reps say otherwise.
>
> What is true? What isn't? My machine is a X30 2673-42U; the online docs
>
> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?subcategoryind=0&fami
>lyind=105313&brandind=10&doccategoryind=0&modelind=105372&doctypeind=8&valid
>ate=true&partnumberind=0&sitestyle=ibm&template=%2Fproductpage%2Flandingpage
>s%2FproductPageLandingPage.vm&operatingsystemind=53385&machineind=105371
>
> don't say much.
Try:-
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q1=2672-cxu&uid=psg1MIGR-44049&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=en

which says "No", sorry

> Can I without opening up the machine detect the presence of an antenna in a
> x30?
I don't think so, but the hardware manual may tell you otherwise.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/39t2219.pdf
I haven't read it

> Thanks for any tip.
Praise be to the Google search term:-
site:ibm.com  wireless X30 2673-42U

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C. S.