3G+in+Windows+8

= 3G in Windows 8 =

Follow this guide to use the Gobi 2000 3G hardware under Windows 8. This process differs slightly from the guide for Windows 7 both in instructions and in the files used.

 * 1) ====Download and install the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 Lenovo installer for Windows available here====
 * 2) ====Download and unzip the Gobi 2000 Cr-48 Windows 8 installation package available here====
 * 3) ====Move the **QUALCOMM ** folder from the Gobi 2000 Cr-48 installation package to **C:\ProgramData\ ** (it may be necessary to boot into Safe Mode to overwrite the existing files)====
 * 4) ====Right-click Computer, select Properties, then Device Manager to find Gobi 2000 under "Other devices"====
 * 5) ====Right-click the Gobi 2000 icon in the Device Manager and select "Update Driver Software"====
 * 6) ====Install the drivers located in the installation package in the folder entitled **cr48-modified ** (be sure to check the "Include subfolders" box)====
 * 7) ====Move the contents of the folder entitled **firmware ** to **C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Images\Lenovo\1 ** (overwrite the existing files)====
 * 8) ==== Press the Search key + R and type "regedit" to launch Registry Editor. ====
 * 9) ====In the Registry Editor, go to: //HKey Local Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_1410&PID_A014\DeviceParameters\// and then right-click, select New -> String Value. Enter "PortName", press enter. Then right-click on PortName, select Modify, and enter "COM3" in the Value Data field. Close the Registry Editor.====
 * 10) ====Open the **Release ** folder in the installation package and run **GobiLoader.exe **Use the Device Manager to scan for hardware changes====
 * 11) ====Windows will find new hardware automatically and install the remaining devices necessary to run the 3G modem.====
 * 12) ====Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center and select "Set up a new connection or network"====
 * 13) ====Select "Set up a dial-up connection"====
 * 14) ====Enter #777 as the number, name the connection "Verizon 3G " and click **Connect**====
 * 15) ====If you get a message that the "modem cannot be found," try running **gobiloader.exe ** again.====

Source: [|http://www.chromeoslounge.com/cr-48-chrome-notebook/807-cr48-gobi2000-use-other-oses-13.html#post16407]