Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g

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This is a Wlan Card found in the IdeaPad S9e. The IdeaPad Hardware platform differs from the ThinkPad platform.

WiFi Features

  • Chipset: BCM4312 802.11b/g low power modification, also known as BCM4312 rev. 01
  • IEEE Standards: 802.11b/g
  • PCI ID: 14e4:4315

IBM Partnumbers

IBM FRU PN: 43Y6487, 43Y6489

Linux WiFi driver

Broadcom has a proprietary driver. But it is not support channels 12 and 13.

There is free driver in kernel. It need some work on kernels below 2.6.32 and firmware from propriepary driver.

ThinkPads this card may be found in

External Sources