Thinkpad T440p wifi upgrade and bios mod

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Жыл бұрын

Here is the proper guide I followed to modify the BIOS: notthebe.ee/blog/removing-the...
note that newer versions of UEFITool no longer include UEFIPatch, you have to download github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool/...

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@StreamwaveProduction 4 ай бұрын

I did a T540 i7 swap into a T440s chassis and receivng the same 1802 error. I am going to try this when I get back home. The greatest laptops ever made with the worst anti-consumer restrictions. Lenovo could have been such an amazing company if they didn't tarnish their brand with tomfoolery like this.

@user-in2uc5zk9i 10 күн бұрын

IBM always had a wifi whitelist...

@MrSonic731 Жыл бұрын

I replaced my screen to IPs but colors are muddy? Does yours look clear for video play back?

@silverXI22 Жыл бұрын

*I don’t understand what lenovo was trying to accomplish locking the system from booting with unsupported wifi chips, really the only thing that matters when installing a new wifi card would be OS support for the drivers, and yet thinkpads are supposed to be pretty upgradable. Weird*

@twirlspin7143 Жыл бұрын

All it did for me was to make me stop suggesting Lenovo for my clients once I found this out!

@dougsdevices1981 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it sucks. I have a newer thinkpad that's still stuck with a slow 802.11ac card but that one I can't upgrade because they locked down the bios and I don't think it can be patched, so I'm just stuck with it.

@rachaelpreston8976 8 ай бұрын

@@dougsdevices1981 I wonder if they set that limitation due to Intel's very own idiocy with their CNVio vs CNVio2 incompatibility issues.

@rachaelpreston8976 8 ай бұрын

@@dougsdevices1981 I have an MSI gaming laptop that is only a couple of years old that is stuck with AC as well... so its not just a Lenovo problem.

@N1ghtMemes 2 ай бұрын

I'm tryna get a AX200 plugged and working, not sure if it's working at its best though

@lawndartdesign 10 ай бұрын

Got a link to the wifi-card you replaced the stock T440P one with?

@dougsdevices1981 9 ай бұрын

this is the card I used: www.amazon.com/Intel-802-11ax-Bluetooth-Adapter-Notebook/dp/B0B4T696W5/ref=sr_1_4? although any m.2 wifi card with drivers for your operating system should work.

@clav7711 Жыл бұрын

This notebook is good for learning python programming and other lightly things? Linux or windows ?

@Bekon241 5 ай бұрын

After upgrade you can use win 11 or any linux you want. Not only this thinkpad even older can do this. MY have 16GB ram 4core cpu 1TB ssd. And intel gpu for coding or linux you not need more.

@buciucgheorghita3606 Жыл бұрын

hello, I also have an old hp ProBook 6360 b laptop and I wanted to switch to wifi 6 as well, do you think there would be a patch for hp as well? Thank you

@myth764 7 ай бұрын

I replaced my WIFI card in my HP ProBook 650 g1 with an Intel WI-FI AX200 1600Mhz and it just worked without any patches or anything. For your HP ProBook it should just work straight up.

@tarsem3258 11 ай бұрын

hi nice video, just a thought..what happens if I update to the latest bios, would the mod remain?

@dougsdevices1981 11 ай бұрын

It's probably not a good idea to try, updating to the latest bios would probably either fail, remove the mod, or brick your machine. This laptop is old enough that it isn't getting new bios updates, so you can just update to the latest bios before you start, and do the mod with the latest bios, and not change it after that.

@twirlspin7143 Жыл бұрын

Curios if this would work with a Lenovo Z50-75?

@twirlspin7143 Жыл бұрын

Also thanks for demonstrating this!

@adunanza1 Жыл бұрын

When I try to use flashrom i get these errors: -"No EEPROM/flash device found" - "Found Generic flash chip "unknown SPI chip (0 kB, SPI)" I cannot make any dump..do you think is caused by the clip? Thank you

@adunanza1 Жыл бұрын

Problem solved. My green ch341a with voltages switch wasn't good

@enfransziszszisznarfne6970 Жыл бұрын

Usually is the clip (or the type of connection you made) that does not sit properly on the eeprom.

@intrudxxx Жыл бұрын

Hey, by doing this will I be able to connect to 5ghz networks?

@dougsdevices1981 11 ай бұрын

Whether you can connect to 5ghz wifi determined by whether your wifi card supports it, so if you install a card that supports 5ghz wifi (which nearly every modern card does) than you can connect to those networks. I would recommend searching online whether the card yours came with stock supports 5ghz though, mine had the Intel AC-7260 which did. If yours should support it but you can't get 5ghz wifi to work, its probably either bad drivers, something messed up with your router, or you have bad signal strength, which can sometimes kill 5ghz connections but not 2.4

@tangjuan2141 Жыл бұрын

Why did you replace the Wi-Fi card?

@dougsdevices1981 Жыл бұрын

I wanted faster wifi, but tbh I really mostly wanted an excuse to make a video and dip my toes into BIOS mods.

@RobertJohnson-lb3qz 8 ай бұрын

Wait, what does the WiFi upgrade do???

@Bekon241 5 ай бұрын

Probably change orginal 2.5G to 5G wifi speed. I use orginal and its ok not need flash bios, for wifi.

@Bekon241 5 ай бұрын

Why you put that ugly apple sticker on this beautyfull Thinkpad, this is profanation.

@user-uq1bi6mg2l 9 ай бұрын

Ffs… some of you guys need to out and touch GRASS. Seriously, get your head out of being obsessed with a bulky ThinkPad. It’s just a laptop that is the same looking as all the other friggin laptop sold.

@CRO-dr4si Ай бұрын

Try this: Bring your good old T440p to your garden, open a beer and watch some videos on your dear Thinkpad sitting in the grass while reading funny comments written by grumpy farts. It’ll significantly lighten up your life, grandpa.

@user-uq1bi6mg2l Ай бұрын

@@CRO-dr4si im just 9 year old and i use AI to help correct me write. i hate thinkpads stop bullying me

@CRO-dr4si Ай бұрын

@@user-uq1bi6mg2l Cretin.

@CRO-dr4si Ай бұрын

@@user-uq1bi6mg2l I agree your behaviour seems like a nine year old. Absolutely correct.