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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2025/AC7260-wifi-card-on-Thinkpad-X220.html b/articles/2025/AC7260-wifi-card-on-Thinkpad-X220.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..0d6475a --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2025/AC7260-wifi-card-on-Thinkpad-X220.html @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="EN"> + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css"> + <title>AC7260 wifi card on Thinkpad X220</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + + </header> + +<main> +<article> +<h2>AC7260 wifi/bluetooth card on Thinkpad X220</h2> +<h3>2025-04-05</h3> +<h4>Easy card replacement</h4> +<img width="20%" src="/images/ac-7620-spot.png" alt="ac7260 card"> +<p>I had previously <a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/showthread.php?pid=141098#pid141098">upgraded the bios</a> +on this machine so I could whitelist future hardware.</p> +<p>The new card was easy to install: remove the keyboard by unscrewing 2 screws under the RAM trapdoor</p> +<p>Carefully remove the keyboard by sliding it towards the screen to uncover the lower tabs and unplug it, +then remove the screws holding the palmrest and remove the palmrest carefully unplugging it.</p> +<p>The wifi card socket is on the right next to the M2 ssd socket</p> +<p>I removed pin 51 on the AC7620 with a dremel rather than using tape. Pin 51 is used to activate or deactivate certain card functions, +including Bluetooth, and can be problematic on certain thinkpads. I did the same for my T430.</p> +<p>See also <a href="/articles/2025/X220-internal-Bluetooth-controller.html">Deactivating the X220 internal Bluetooth controller</a></p> + +</article> +</main> +<footer> +<p> </p><p>ยง</p></footer> +</body></html> |