From: "Aron Eisenpress" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:52:11 -0400
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] miniPCI wireless card compatibility,
 older and newer Thinkpads
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Hi Jan,

Indeed, they are different - the MiniPCI from the W500 is mini PCI 
Express, which is a different form factor.

(I've got an Asus 1002HA netbook also with a mini PCI-E wireless card, 
but I haven't tried eCS on it yet.)

Best,
  Aron




Jan van Wijk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As some of you may heve noticed on several lists, I got myself
> a new Thinkpad W500 a while ago, to use with Windows mainly
> but in the hope to use it as well as possible with eCS too.
> (since my T42 was slowly dying on me :-)
>
>
> I have eCS 2.0 GA running on that machine now, 
> with a usable display in 1680x1050 (panorama).
>
> The wired NIC is being worked on (new gigabit driver) but does not work yet.
>
> The wireles (an Intel 5300 AGN) does not work of course, 
> and support by Genmac in the near future is quite unlikely.
>
> That leaves open one more posibility to get wireless: swap the card for one 
> that IS supported in eCS (and downgrade the windows driver too :-)
>
> I have an Intell 2200 as well as an Atheros card available (both from T42's)
> so I was investigating the effort to put one of these in the W500.
>
>
> The downloaded HW-manuals (T42, W500) seem to indicate that these
> cards are NOT compatible, not even in physical dimensions/shape!
>
> The ones for the T42 have the miniPCI along its long edge, while the
> 5300 card from the W500 seems to be smaller alltogether, and has
> the miniPCI connector on the short side of the board.
> Seems to be a different 'miniPCI' to me :-(
>
> See the attached JPG's, taken from the HW-manuals.
>
>
> Anyone know for sure, before I start disassembling my W500 ?
>
>
> TIA, JvW
>