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T510 upgrade internal wireless LAN card? (802.11n to AC)

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T510 upgrade internal wireless LAN card? (802.11n to AC)

#1 Post by blackthinkpad » Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:41 am

My T510 has Intel Centrino N internal wireless LAN card and I want to upgrade it to something faster like AC as I have fast 500mb/s WiFi at home. Does anyone know the "compatible" Lenovo part number for this upgrade? Where can I find the BIOS with the updated "whitelist" so it doesn't boot up in error?

Thanks!

P.S. Or should I just do it externally with an wireless AC dongle over the USB 2.0 port and call it a day?
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Re: T510 upgrade internal wireless LAN card? (802.11n to AC)

#2 Post by BillMorrow » Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:00 pm

hello and welcome to the forum..
THAT is a very good question, sadly MY knowledge on this subject is so far out of date i have no answer BUT one of the regulars WILL i expect..
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please note i corrected your location field based on your IP..
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Re: T510 upgrade internal wireless LAN card? (802.11n to AC)

#3 Post by no112 » Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:54 pm

Huh, I wasn't aware of how little there was for the T510/xx10 generation regarding whitelists. In terms of using whitelist approved cards, no. You are probably out of luck, and the best you can get is a Centrino Advanced-N 6200, which isn't AC as far as I am aware. USB might be the best option without getting too heavy into stuff like Coreboot, sorry!
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Re: T510 upgrade internal wireless LAN card? (802.11n to AC)

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:24 am

Bios with W/L removed: viewtopic.php?p=842538#p842538
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