Upgrade Thinkpad W520 Wireless LAN (WLAN) card

I just received my W520 and realized I mistakenly ordered the wrong wifi card; the basic b/g/n card rather than one of the centrino cards. I looked through the service manual (page 73) and it seems easy enough to replace the card. I removed the keyboard and took a quick look. I verified that I have 3 antenna leads (one tucked under the tape and two attached to the card). What I cannot find any mention of is if there is anything that needs to be done after installing the new card.
1. Can I go from the b/g/n basic card to the Centrino 6300 card? Or do I need to stick with the 6205 version?
2. Are there any BIOS changes that need to be considered?
3. Will the PC recognize the new card?
Thank you,
Mike

hey wand3r3r,
there shouldn't be any problem in using the 6300 card. Though im curious to know which card is this ?
If the card which you purchase came from us, I do recommend visiting our support page via http://support.lenovo.com as you might need to install some drivers for it.
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