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== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Revision as of 14:15, 23 February 2010

Sierra Wireless MC5720/MC5725 Broadband Module

This is a Sierra Wireless WWAN Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI Express slot. It is also known in Lenovo literature as

  • Verizon Wireless UNDP BroadBand
  • Qualcomm UNDP1 Wireless WAN card
NOTE!
Specific versions of this card may come pre-configured for a certain carrier (Verizon)

Features

  • Chipset: Sierra Wireless MC5720 or MC5725
  • USB ID: 1199:0218 (MC5720)
  • USB ID: 1199:0220 (MC5725)
Sierra Wireless MC5720 WWAN Adapter

Lenovo Partnumbers

NOTE!
Not all ThinkPads listed below can have this option installed, check if yours is WWAN upgradable first. Also installing the wrong card type in a ThinkPad that never officially supported it may give a Error 1804 on boot and refuse to continue.
  • Option PN 43R9151 (MC5725)
  • FRU PN 41W1177, 42T0863 (MC5720)
  • FRU PN 42T0961 (MC5725)
  • FRU PN 42T0929 (MC5725 Verizon)
  • FRU PN 42T0897 (MC5725 Telus)

Linux support

Should be automatically detected by NetworkManager with any recent Linux distribution (Fedora 12, Ubuntu 9.10) and allow for easy configuration.

Links

ThinkPads this adapter may be found in

MC5720

MC5725