GNG News Guy
12-28-2007, 09:31 AM
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One of the biggest Christmas presents for technophiles this year (despite ample begging we didn't get one, thanks Santa) was the new Asus Eee PC (http://eeepc.asus.com/global/), a tiny solid-state laptop with Linux and integrated Wi-Fi. The folks over at Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/338308/how-to-install-an-internal-3g-card-in-the-asus-eee-pc) direct your attention to a user who has beefed up the device's broadband connectivity by soldering an internal 3G HSDPA card onto the motherboard.This hack works in every currently shipping Asus Eee PC model. No PCIe connector required. Awesome indeed. In fact, he told Gizmodo that it works in all models except the old 7A: "It works in all but the first ones... on those models (7A) you would have to desolder the PCIe connector away to make enough room for the 3G module. Either that or you have to cut 20 millimeters from the modded PCB printed circuit board.
They offer up a video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1K8woV4C4M&eurl=http://gizmodo.com/338308/how-to-install-an-internal-3g-card-in-the-asus-eee-pc) , which shows that the user also managed to integrate a touchscreen.
One of the biggest Christmas presents for technophiles this year (despite ample begging we didn't get one, thanks Santa) was the new Asus Eee PC (http://eeepc.asus.com/global/), a tiny solid-state laptop with Linux and integrated Wi-Fi. The folks over at Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/338308/how-to-install-an-internal-3g-card-in-the-asus-eee-pc) direct your attention to a user who has beefed up the device's broadband connectivity by soldering an internal 3G HSDPA card onto the motherboard.This hack works in every currently shipping Asus Eee PC model. No PCIe connector required. Awesome indeed. In fact, he told Gizmodo that it works in all models except the old 7A: "It works in all but the first ones... on those models (7A) you would have to desolder the PCIe connector away to make enough room for the 3G module. Either that or you have to cut 20 millimeters from the modded PCB printed circuit board.
They offer up a video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1K8woV4C4M&eurl=http://gizmodo.com/338308/how-to-install-an-internal-3g-card-in-the-asus-eee-pc) , which shows that the user also managed to integrate a touchscreen.