Comments on: Modding the Asus 701 (Eee) - Bluetooth http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/ Mobile technology that matters Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:08:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Peter Nowak http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9689 Peter Nowak Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:21:25 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9689 Thanks again tnkgrl! After I read your article again (and refreshed my memory) the "scraping the varnish off" the trace seems like the best suggestion, so I guess I should be looking for the 3 pair of traces (near pin A20) identify the pair that is "USB3" and then scrape off the varnish of "DATA USB2" right? I haven't had a close look at my mainboard yet, but looking at your pictures, are there really 3 pairs of traces, they look more like 3 single traces to me... Or are they so microscopical that there really are 6 traces all together but on the picture it just looks like 3? Thanks again! This really does help, at least there is still hope :) Thanks again tnkgrl! After I read your article again (and refreshed my memory) the “scraping the varnish off” the trace seems like the best suggestion, so I guess I should be looking for the 3 pair of traces (near pin A20) identify the pair that is “USB3″ and then scrape off the varnish of “DATA USB2″ right? I haven’t had a close look at my mainboard yet, but looking at your pictures, are there really 3 pairs of traces, they look more like 3 single traces to me… Or are they so microscopical that there really are 6 traces all together but on the picture it just looks like 3?

Thanks again! This really does help, at least there is still hope :)

]]> By: tnkgrl http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9688 tnkgrl Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:38:04 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9688 @Peter, I see :/ I'm afraid there's not much you can do. You can try to follow the trace the test pad was attached to in the hopes of finding another test pad or a component to solder to, or (this is what I'd do) scrape the varnish off the trace and solder directly to it.(this is very delicate work, though). @Peter, I see :/ I’m afraid there’s not much you can do. You can try to follow the trace the test pad was attached to in the hopes of finding another test pad or a component to solder to, or (this is what I’d do) scrape the varnish off the trace and solder directly to it.(this is very delicate work, though).

]]> By: Peter Nowak http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9687 Peter Nowak Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:09:55 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9687 Ah yes, there it is, can't beleive I missed it... Thanks! I don't suppose you remember or perhaps can still check if there is another "test point" for the "USB Data 2" ? (The one underneath the HD) As mentioned, that particular testpoint, has been working for 3 year now on my AV1050 but has now fallen off (no doubt due to my bad soldering) and it's the actual "metal solder point" that has fallen off together with the wire, so I need to find another place to solder a wire onto the "USB Data 2" The other 3 connection points (USB Data 1 and 5V and 0V) are just fine... Thanks again for the quick reply, this really was a fantastic mod! Ah yes, there it is, can’t beleive I missed it… Thanks!

I don’t suppose you remember or perhaps can still check if there is another “test point” for the “USB Data 2″ ? (The one underneath the HD)

As mentioned, that particular testpoint, has been working for 3 year now on my AV1050 but has now fallen off (no doubt due to my bad soldering) and it’s the actual “metal solder point” that has fallen off together with the wire, so I need to find another place to solder a wire onto the “USB Data 2″

The other 3 connection points (USB Data 1 and 5V and 0V) are just fine…

Thanks again for the quick reply, this really was a fantastic mod!

]]> By: tnkgrl http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9685 tnkgrl Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:18:34 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9685 @Peter Hmmm... I you read this post again carefully you will notice that I linked to the <a href="http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/internal-usb-bluetooth-mod/" rel="nofollow">AV1050 mod</a>! @Peter Hmmm… I you read this post again carefully you will notice that I linked to the AV1050 mod!

]]> By: Peter Nowak http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9684 Peter Nowak Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:42:38 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9684 Hey tnkgrl, (hope you read this, or perhaps someone else can help?) I while ago (about 3 yers, sight how time flies) you did a similar mod to a Averatec 1050 when you installed a Bluetooth USB module onto the "3'd" onboard USB port. I picked up on that and did the same mod on my 1050 and it worked great, THANKS FOR THE INFO!!! I'm just wondering, if you perhaps still have the info on how to do it available and more specifically, where that 2'nd USB dataline goes, let me explain: If you remember, the +5V and 0V and one of the datalines were on the top side of the mainboard, the second dataline was on the underside of the mainboard, under the HD, it was actually a "test point" on the board that you showed to solder to. If I'm not mistaking you even mentioned that you couldn't find a point for the second dataline on the top side of the mainboard. Anyway, this "testpoint" on the underside of my mainboard has fallen off and as the board is multilayer which meansthat I can't find that point to the second dataline and I'm just wondering if you happen to know another point that I could find that second dataline to solder to? Any help would REALLY be appreciated BTW The Averatec forums are down and have been so for a while now, hence I can't find your pics and comments any more. Thanks in advance! /Pete Hey tnkgrl, (hope you read this, or perhaps someone else can help?)

I while ago (about 3 yers, sight how time flies) you did a similar mod to a Averatec 1050 when you installed a Bluetooth USB module onto the “3′d” onboard USB port. I picked up on that and did the same mod on my 1050 and it worked great, THANKS FOR THE INFO!!!

I’m just wondering, if you perhaps still have the info on how to do it available and more specifically, where that 2′nd USB dataline goes, let me explain:

If you remember, the +5V and 0V and one of the datalines were on the top side of the mainboard, the second dataline was on the underside of the mainboard, under the HD, it was actually a “test point” on the board that you showed to solder to. If I’m not mistaking you even mentioned that you couldn’t find a point for the second dataline on the top side of the mainboard. Anyway, this “testpoint” on the underside of my mainboard has fallen off and as the board is multilayer which meansthat I can’t find that point to the second dataline and I’m just wondering if you happen to know another point that I could find that second dataline to solder to?

Any help would REALLY be appreciated

BTW The Averatec forums are down and have been so for a while now, hence I can’t find your pics and comments any more.

Thanks in advance!

/Pete

]]> By: eloy http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9475 eloy Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:14:08 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9475 great work, i´ll try this at mine! great work, i´ll try this at mine!

]]> By: ElvSpin http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9408 ElvSpin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:55:00 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9408 Can I add a bluetooth to a EEE PC -900?, does it have an empty mini pciex slot? Can I add a bluetooth to a EEE PC -900?, does it have an empty mini pciex slot?

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]]> By: Harty A. Klein http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9354 Harty A. Klein Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:41 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9354 Looking for the cheapest version with SD HC 8 GB Looking for the cheapest version with SD HC 8 GB

]]> By: Toothpick Bandit http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9247 Toothpick Bandit Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:51:35 +0000 http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-bluetooth/#comment-9247 Tnkgrl, I thought I'd stop by and say thanks for the info. Following your pictures I was able to install my D-link Bluetooth module yesterday. I choose to mount it in the screen bezel; I figured there would be less shielding there to get in the way. The hardest part of the mod was getting the windows drivers working properly but it's all sorted now. Thanks again Bandit Tnkgrl, I thought I’d stop by and say thanks for the info. Following your pictures I was able to install my D-link Bluetooth module yesterday. I choose to mount it in the screen bezel; I figured there would be less shielding there to get in the way. The hardest part of the mod was getting the windows drivers working properly but it’s all sorted now.

Thanks again

Bandit

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