P650HS-G WWAN

[L00K3R4]

Reddit is a bit slow these days, notebookreview is gone... Hope you guys can help me ou!

 

My Clevo P650HS-G (i7 7700HQ, GTX1070-Ti) has the option to add a 3G LTE m.2 module. Everything is already pre-installed so it is just a matter of adding a module.

1. If I would insert a 4G or 5G module would that also be compatible with my laptop or would this cause problems with i.e. the antennas?

2. When searching for a 3G/4G module, I noticed that a lot of them are advertised as "only compatible with [Dell, Asus etc.]", is there a compatibility list for WWAN modules for Clevo laptops? Can't find it in the user/service manual, Clevo website is ofc not helpful either...

Thanks!

 

---Update---

 

Forget the whitelist... The correct module is: LTE/HSDPA+ 4G Huawei ME936, other modules may not work as they cannot be connected with the antennas!

[Blacky]

1 hour ago, L00K3R4 said:

Reddit is a bit slow these days, notebookreview is gone... Hope you guys can help me ou!

 

My Clevo P650HS-G (i7 7700HQ, GTX1070-Ti) has the option to add a 3G LTE m.2 module. Everything is already pre-installed so it is just a matter of adding a module.

1. If I would insert a 4G or 5G module would that also be compatible with my laptop or would this cause problems with i.e. the antennas?

2. When searching for a 3G/4G module, I noticed that a lot of them are advertised as "only compatible with [Dell, Asus etc.]", is there a compatibility list for WWAN modules for Clevo laptops? Can't find it in the user/service manual, Clevo website is ofc not helpful either...

Thanks!

I think compatibility is FCC related.

All devices that are delivered with 3/4/5 G capabilities need to go through the FCC's approval in the combination of WWAN card + device. For this reason, most laptops that come preinstalled with WWAN cards have a white list in the BIOS that only allows them to use a few, specific WWAN cards, the ones that were approved by the FCC in combination with that laptop model.

 

Now, as far as I know, Clevo has no white list for its WWAN cards, so in theory any WWAN card should work just fine. Also, they never sold the P650HS with a WWAN card in the US, so they never had to go through the FCC for 4/5G approval and thus also need not implement a white list system for the WWAN cards. My guess is that would should be able to put any WWAN card inside that laptop.