Joey08122 of the Mobile01 forum has posted his Bluetooth + SD card reader mod for the Asus Eee PC. He uses the following components to complete the mod -
A USB Bluetooth dongle
A USB hub, which will be used to expand one USB port.
A USB SD card reader
The USB connector and oscillator on the Bluetooth as indicated by the red rectangles will be removed.
The USB hub opened up, with the four ports showing. Port 1 is open the upper left hand corner, Port 2 upper right, Port 3 lower right, and Port 4 lower left.
The SD Card reader, with the connector and oscillator to be removed highlighted by red rectangles.
The cannibalized parts are soldered together
Entire assembly has to be thin enough to fit in above the mini-PCI slot.
The entire assembly with the dangling card reader.
The entire assembly in place in the Mini PCI slot. Note that it does not install directly in the slot. It merely sits on the slot.
The wire is extended all the way back and its USB connector end plugged into one of the USB ports.
The finish mod.
Complete details and more photos can be viewed at the forum. Translated (into English) version can be viewed here.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Bluetooth Mod for Asus Eee PC
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This mod looks promising. It would have been better if the USB connection was soldered internally so there isn't cables sticking out the back. But I suppose this way is much safer.
That is true. Oh I think I forgot to mention he did it this way so that it does not void the warranty. The Bluetooth mod actually is a stand-alone device that connects via the USB. The guy merely placed it inside the slot for convenience.
Yeah I thought so. Pretty cool mod nevertheless. :D
am I the only person who sees this as mostly pointless?
Not for the faint of heart ... Here's a true eee BT mod http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/11
/28/modding-the-asus-701-eee-
bluetooth/
I would strongly suggest looking into the kensington bluetooth micro adapter if you are planning to do this mod. it's even smaller.
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