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posting this from a thinkpad instead of my main pc just for the meme (thelemmy.club)
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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i have an ibm x40 from '03. upgraded the PATA HDD to an SSD, tricked the BIOS to not throw a fit after i installed a 2010s wifi card. it's okay for ssh, tmux, and watching 360p. a fun lil guy.

don't open a web browser tho

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My friend has a wifi 4 card in his Thinkpad and recommended to upgrade. Now you say there are difficulties in the Upgrade process, so I wanted to ask since you seem to have knowledge about it: What do I have to look for?

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

in my case, the BIOS had a whitelist for pci devices and only OEM WiFi cards were on the whitelist. I was able to find a tool that tricked the BIOS into not caring that newer card wasn't listed.

for you I'd say, check to see if there is a whitelist for your model TP and then reassess if upgrading is feasible.