Does the M11x Have 3G

[Goethe]

Hey guys, I installed a Dell 5520 WWAN in my M11XR1, everything worked, except, it didn't recognize the Sim Card Port and the Diagnostic posrt, that I was told it should recognize, the modem and the Status Port, it worked fine.

Here is a picture I was told of the 4 devices it should recognize, but it only recognized 2, so the result, it recognizes the modem, but it says that the sim card slot is empty, even tho it isn't, i checked the bios, rebooted like 20x times, uninstalled and reinstalled, and nothing so far, any help would be appreciated.

PS: It is a north-american M11xR1.



I did that following Mart's Guide: Adding Dell 5520 Internal WWAN Card To Alienware M11x The Singaporean Gamer

[City.]

Originally Posted by Goethe

Hey guys, I installed a Dell 5520 WWAN in my M11XR1, everything worked, except, it didn't recognize the Sim Card Port and the Diagnostic posrt, that I was told it should recognize, the modem and the Status Port, it worked fine.

Here is a picture I was told of the 4 devices it should recognize, but it only recognized 2, so the result, it recognizes the modem, but it says that the sim card slot is empty, even tho it isn't, i checked the bios, rebooted like 20x times, uninstalled and reinstalled, and nothing so far, any help would be appreciated.

PS: It is a north-american M11xR1.



I did that following Mart's Guide: Adding Dell 5520 Internal WWAN Card To Alienware M11x The Singaporean Gamer

Hm, Did you buy an unlocked card?

I'm planning to install a 5530 and changing my wifi card but from what I understand you need to unlock a card to use any sim card with the notebook.

[Goethe]

Originally Posted by lRlS

Hm, Did you buy an unlocked card?

I'm planning to install a 5530 and changing my wifi card but from what I understand you need to unlock a card to use any sim card with the notebook.

Yes, it is a Dell 5520 EU860D Mobile Broadband 3G Mini card, unlocked, but even if it was locked, the normal behavior, would be to detect the other operator sim card and ask for an unlock code, but it isn't detecting not even the sim card port.

[City.]

Originally Posted by Goethe

Yes, it is a Dell 5520 EU860D Mobile Broadband 3G Mini card, unlocked, but even if it was locked, the normal behavior, would be to detect the other operator sim card and ask for an unlock code, but it isn't detecting not even the sim card port.

Hm try re downloading the drivers and installing as well as checking to see if the black and white cables are connected properly. But pretty much thats all I can suggest. probably won't be too helpful, but i suggest give it a shot.

Edit: http://support.dell.com/support/topi...40A68F5B287C80 This might help

so yeah, try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver manually not through windows, and install a firmware update. It might have something to do with your SIM card.

[Goethe]

Originally Posted by lRlS

Hm try re downloading the drivers and installing as well as checking to see if the black and white cables are connected properly. But pretty much thats all I can suggest. probably won't be too helpful, but i suggest give it a shot.

Edit: ´SIM not Found? Error on 5520 Wireless Adapter | Dell This might help

so yeah, try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver manually not through windows, and install a firmware update. It might have something to do with your SIM card.

Thanks man, I saw this Dell link yesterday, and I tried to manual update, the program froze and I`m pretty sure it bricked the card, it seems I wasn`t the only one with this problem, US$30-40 and the worst 1-month of waiting till it arrived from ebay, lost.

5520 Mobile Broadband Card - Firmware Upgrade Error - Networking, Internet, Wireless Forum - Networking, Internet, Wireless - Dell Community

[City.]

Originally Posted by Goethe

Thanks man, I saw this Dell link yesterday, and I tried to manual update, the program froze and I`m pretty sure it bricked the card, it seems I wasn`t the only one with this problem, US$30-40 and the worst 1-month of waiting till it arrived from ebay, lost.

5520 Mobile Broadband Card - Firmware Upgrade Error - Networking, Internet, Wireless Forum - Networking, Internet, Wireless - Dell Community

hehe.. There seems to be alot of problem with Dell cards.. I might not get a 5530 card then, Time to look for another card.

[Goethe]

Originally Posted by lRlS

hehe.. There seems to be alot of problem with Dell cards.. I might not get a 5530 card then, Time to look for another card.

One thing tho, most of the old stocked bios are hardwired to block non-dell WWAN cards, but the new bios update, allow it, so if you gonna buy a non-dell wwan card, you need to update your bios 1st.