upgrading latitude e6400 wireless to intel 5300agn

i want to upgrade my wireless adapter to either the intel 5100 or 5300 cards. i understand that the 5300 has three antenna connections, whereas the the 5100 has two antenna connections.

currently i have the dell 1397 i believe. i know that the card has to be half-height mini, there are a bunch available on ebay.

from this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=348864&highlight=intel+5300

it seems this guy was succesful in upgrading the card on his e4200, the third antenna connection was available on the board itself.

anyone have success upgrading their wifi adapter to the 5300? just would like to know that it's easily done before ordering it, otherwise i guess the intel 5100 will suffice.

 

There's no reason the 5300 won't work and the third wire should be there by default. I have the 1397 and I have the third antenna as well. The upgrade should be really simple to boot. Dell has instructions here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late6400/en/sm/html/wlan.htm#wp1180289

 

I have successfully done that in the E6400. Fairly straightforward upgrade. There is one screw, and then you have to carefully unplug and replug those tiny coax cables.

 

excellent, thanks for the replies.

i'm upgrading the ram so figured i'd upgrade the wifi while i'm at it.