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(Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter moved to Ipw3945: We use the shorthand alias for the Intel/PRO Wireless adapters (see ipw2100, ipw2200 pages))
 
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This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter
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== Features ==
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* Chipset: Intel WM3945AG
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* IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
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* PCI ID: 8086:4227
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[[image:3945abg.jpg|Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter]]
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== IBM Partnumbers ==
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* 41A4068
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{{NOTE| Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see [[Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card]] for more details}}
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== Also known (in IBM literature) as.... ==
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* From [http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS106-068/ENUS106-068.PDF announcement letter 106-068], 'Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG8 wireless connection'
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== Hardware switch ==
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Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the '''on''' position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:
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[[Image:Wireless-switch.png|(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)]]
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'''If''' it is '''off''', you might encounter following Log-Message on Startup:
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  ipw3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
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  Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.
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== ThinkPads this card may be found in ==
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* {{T43}}, {{T43p}} as an external ExpressCard
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* {{R60}}
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* {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}
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* {{X60}}, {{X60s}}, {{X60_Tablet}}, {{X61}}, {{X61s}}, {{X61_Tablet}}
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* {{Z61e}}, {{Z61m}}, {{Z61t}}, {{Z61p}}
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* [[N100|Lenovo 300]]

Revision as of 05:09, 27 February 2008

This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter

Features

  • Chipset: Intel WM3945AG
  • IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
  • PCI ID: 8086:4227

Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter

IBM Partnumbers

  • 41A4068
NOTE!
Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card for more details

Also known (in IBM literature) as....

Hardware switch

Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the on position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:

(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)

If it is off, you might encounter following Log-Message on Startup:

 ipw3945: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
 Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.


ThinkPads this card may be found in