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Hello. Has any owner of an Evo or Presario with a Multiport module on the
lid ever modified it to accept a standard USB 2.0 device (i.e., a standard
USB plug)? I've just been thinking that it might not be so hard to replace
the W200 802.11b card with a newer 802.11g USB 2.0 key card and then just
replace the cover. Of course, I might be horribly wrong!

Thanks,

Josh

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Hi Josh,

I have the W200 802;11b multiport card you are refering to. To the best of
my knowledge, HP Compaq never released a faster G or A speed via Multiport.

I have an EVO 800V 2.0Ghz P4 and its consumer Presario 2878CL 2.0Ghz
equivalent - both use the Multiport devices. I use a Bluetooth on the
Presario, and I had purchase a stripped Compaq EVO D510U Ultra Smal Form
factor which uses the Multiport for its optical drive and you can mount the
W200 multiport on its side, too.

Pretty nifty not to mention that the D510U has a 2GB RAM capacity and I run
the 2 1GB memory upgrades in it. It's FAST.

I would love to get a GPRS Multiport for GPRS wireless, they were marketed
in Europe according to what I read on the HP website.

My experience and 2 cents!


"Josh Schneider" <jaschneider1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96076EF709AC4jaschneider1yahoocom@130.81.64.196...
> Hello. Has any owner of an Evo or Presario with a Multiport module on the
> lid ever modified it to accept a standard USB 2.0 device (i.e., a standard
> USB plug)? I've just been thinking that it might not be so hard to replace
> the W200 802.11b card with a newer 802.11g USB 2.0 key card and then just
> replace the cover. Of course, I might be horribly wrong!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh

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Thanks for the input, Mary

I realize HP/Compaq never released anything other than the W200 (802.11b)
and Bluetooth module in the US. If there's really another option in
Europe for GPRS and even a drive, maybe there's something else floating
around out there.

Really, though, I was thinking that the multiport connection on the
Presario/Evo models that have it use a proprietary USB connection, and
that if it could be modified to create a standard USB socket, any
miniature USB device, including 802.11g, could sit underneath that lid.
The connection on the laptop lid is basically an array of 8 contacts, I
think, with which the multiport modules mate and keep tight contact using
a small spring load. If this isn't just a modified USB connector, please
correct me.

Thanks,

Josh

"Mary B. Winfield" <mbw2fad@oponline.com> wrote in
news:IyqTd.11617$Hg7.909@fe12.lga:

> Hi Josh,
>
> I have the W200 802;11b multiport card you are refering to. To the
> best of my knowledge, HP Compaq never released a faster G or A speed
> via Multiport.
>
> I have an EVO 800V 2.0Ghz P4 and its consumer Presario 2878CL 2.0Ghz
> equivalent - both use the Multiport devices. I use a Bluetooth on the
> Presario, and I had purchase a stripped Compaq EVO D510U Ultra Smal
> Form factor which uses the Multiport for its optical drive and you can
> mount the W200 multiport on its side, too.
>
> Pretty nifty not to mention that the D510U has a 2GB RAM capacity and
> I run the 2 1GB memory upgrades in it. It's FAST.
>
> I would love to get a GPRS Multiport for GPRS wireless, they were
> marketed in Europe according to what I read on the HP website.
>
> My experience and 2 cents!
>
>
> "Josh Schneider" <jaschneider1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns96076EF709AC4jaschneider1yahoocom@130.81.64.196...
>> Hello. Has any owner of an Evo or Presario with a Multiport module on
>> the lid ever modified it to accept a standard USB 2.0 device (i.e., a
>> standard USB plug)? I've just been thinking that it might not be so
>> hard to replace the W200 802.11b card with a newer 802.11g USB 2.0
>> key card and then just replace the cover. Of course, I might be
>> horribly wrong!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Josh
>
>
>

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I decided to tinker a bit in the hopes that I could gut the innards of a
W200 and put in a more Linux friendly USB adapter (perhaps an 802.11g
adapter even). The Linux drivers for the Orinoco based W200 seem to only
work when they want to.

Here's the pinout that I've discovered so far. I haven't tested this port
for standard USB functionality yet, but they seem USB standard. I have a
hunch that there may even be two USB ports here, but I don't know for
certain just yet.

Pin 1: Ground (Black)
Pin 2: vcc +5 volt (Red)
Pin 3 and 4: Data - (White)
Pin 5 and 6: Data + (Green)
Pin 7: Unknown (Perhaps this sends the Fn-F2 signal?)
Pin 8: Ground (Black)

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My previous data was incorrect, however I do have updated info. I managed
to get a USB mouse working via the Multiport using this pinout
configuration.

Pin 1 or 8: Ground
Pin 2: vcc +5 volt (Red)
Pin 5: Data + (Green)
Pin 6: Data - (White)

I have no idea what pin 3, 4, and 7 do.

Now it's time for me to go run to Best Buy and buy me a USB WiFi adapter.
^_^

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can you give some details and/or pictures on how you did this? i want
to do the same but i'm having trouble with the nuts and bolts...

thanks

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XSTYLUS

Hi, I am also very interested as to the possiblity of changing the
compaq W200 from 802.11b to g.

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XSTYLUS,

Hi, Can you kindly post a picture of which is red, black etc.

Thanks in advance.