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d94
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 Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject: taking apart sprint 595u and using the mini PCI card! |
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so i picked up a 595u today, worked fine in the usb module it comes in, but i bought it with the intention of taking the pci card out and sticking it in y dell m1330..so i did that today and windows doesnt see the card!
anyone have any ideas? |
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editor1
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| I wish I could offer help, but all I can say is, it's most likely that you've voided your warranty. |
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d94
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| editor1 wrote: | | I wish I could offer help, but all I can say is, it's most likely that you've voided your warranty. |
oh i know i voided the warrenty, but im not worried about it, i work for sprint 
i can get anything replaced..haha |
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orbitalcomp
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: taking apart sprint 595u and using the mini PCI card! |
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| d94 wrote: | so i picked up a 595u today, worked fine in the usb module it comes in, but i bought it with the intention of taking the pci card out and sticking it in y dell m1330..so i did that today and windows doesnt see the card!
anyone have any ideas? |
You need to get the Merlin U720 and take the MiniPCI card out of that one, since there are drivers for that when being used in an internal slot. That's the same card that the Sony TX/TZ series use for their Sprint Broadband.
I'll bet that the Sierra unit you have has drivers that are only configured to work while in the USB carrier. I'm not positive, but I believe I have seen a post on here somewhere of someone cracking a U720 open and successfully using the card.
Not to mention, you'll get the added benefit of the GPS functionality that the Novatel Merlin cards have...[/u] |
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socksbb
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: taking apart sprint 595u and using the mini PCI card! |
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| d94 wrote: | so i picked up a 595u today, worked fine in the usb module it comes in, but i bought it with the intention of taking the pci card out and sticking it in y dell m1330..so i did that today and windows doesnt see the card!
anyone have any ideas? |
I was the first person to do undo the U720 and embed it in a Dell latitude D420.. If the 595u has the same mini-pci setup as the u720 it should work.
Does it show up in Device manager? |
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d94
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:16 am Post subject: Re: taking apart sprint 595u and using the mini PCI card! |
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| socksbb wrote: | | d94 wrote: | so i picked up a 595u today, worked fine in the usb module it comes in, but i bought it with the intention of taking the pci card out and sticking it in y dell m1330..so i did that today and windows doesnt see the card!
anyone have any ideas? |
I was the first person to do undo the U720 and embed it in a Dell latitude D420.. If the 595u has the same mini-pci setup as the u720 it should work.
Does it show up in Device manager? |
it does indeed have the mini-pci setup, but it doesnt show in device manager! |
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editor1
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Would it matter if the mini is different in the 595U from the U720? 595U uses the Sierra Wireless MC8775 PCI Express Mini Card..can't remember what the other modem uses. Just wondering if this accounts for the issue. |
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coreyinoz
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | 595U uses the Sierra Wireless MC8775 PCI Express Mini Card |
That's not true. The AC595U uses the MC5725 card. The MC8775 is the heart of the AC875U (GSM card sold by AT&T and others).
Anyway, all of the above (including Novatel) use the same form factor, PCIe. The only issue here would be a driver issue.
If you have the drivers for the MC5725, you should have no trouble installing it, as has been demonstrated by others. Laptop brand should not be a consideration either, unless your laptop has a BIOS lock on it preventing unathorized installs in the PCIe slot (IBM T60 comes to mind).
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d94
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: |
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well, again..the big problem is that simply, the device does not show up in windows at all!..so i cant install a driver for it
oh, and my laptop is a dell xps m1330 |
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tz1
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:13 am Post subject: |
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Linux might help here. You can get a "live" CD that would boot up without any changes to your hard drive. Once there, most internal busses are shown (with lots of technical information) in the various hardware manager applications.
I assume you opened the Windows device manager and it says it can't find things, and checked your BIOS settings in case something is or is not probed. |
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editor1
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | That's not true. The AC595U uses the MC5725 card. The MC8775 is the heart of the AC875U (GSM card sold by AT&T and others).
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Correct, mea culpa. I pasted in info from the wrong card, sorry.
It does sound like a driver fix should do the trick. |
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d94
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: |
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well..sprint just released a new firmware, so its updating now..guess ill try it after the update and see whats happenin!
surprinsly iv found out after using it in USB form over the last day..its not so bad lol..and iv already downloaded gps software too |
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tmarks11
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Joined: 14 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: 595U mini-pci card for laprops |
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| Any luck getting the 595U card to work with your laptop? I am interested in doing something similar for my Everun UMPC. |
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kocoman
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone know the "chipset name" for Novatel U720? |
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fb314
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm curious to know what this hack uses for an antenna? Is it like wifi cards with the small snap in connector or is the antenna on the card's pcb? A wifi antenna won't work because it's the wrong band (2.4ghz). Evdo needs both 1.9ghz and 800/900mhz I think. |
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