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<h2>Updating my Thinkpad T430 wifi card</h2>
<h3>06-09-2023</h3>
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The wifi card that was installed in my laptop was an Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205
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The N 6205 is a dual band card but unlike the AC 7620, It doesn't have an integrated bluetooth card, nor 802.11ac
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I previously flashed the bios with 1vyrain see article, which wipes the whitelist that would otherwise prevent me from installing hardware not on the list. So I can now install the AC 7620.
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The T430 doesn't activate this card unless the 51st pin is removed. I removed the pin with my Dremel (some use tape).
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This pin is the last pin on the right when the card is face up. I put the laptop back together and checked.
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The wifi came on automatically. 
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I then installed Bluez:
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sudo pacman -S bluez sudo pacman -S bluez-utils sudo pacman -S blueman
sudo micro /etc/bluetooth/main.conf set AutoEnable=true 
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service
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I made sure pulseaudio was installed:
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sudo pacman -S pulseaudio
sudo pacman -S pulseaudio-bluetooth
sudo pacman -S pavucontrol
sudo systemctl enable pulseaudio
sudo systemctl start pulseaudio
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Then I connected my bluetooth headset and ... it just worked
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Sources:
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<a href="https://medium.com/@n4ru/the-definitive-t430-modding-guide-3dff3f6a8e2e">https://medium.com/@n4ru/the-definitive-t430-modding-guide-3dff3f6a8e2e</a>
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<a href="https://www.jeremymorgan.com/tutorials/linux/how-to-bluetooth-arch-linux/">https://www.jeremymorgan.com/tutorials/linux/how-to-bluetooth-arch-linux/</a>
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<a href="https://www.sevarg.net/2022/12/03/thinkpad-t430s-wireless-combo-card-upgrade/">https://www.sevarg.net/2022/12/03/thinkpad-t430s-wireless-combo-card-upgrade/</a>
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