So I was wondering if I could upgrade my wireless in the future (I have the stock wireless card) and how hard would it be to replace it?
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Yes u can...
It's a half mini card (max 2 antennas)
It's right under the battery. On a scale from 1 - 5, 1 bring very easy. It's a (1)
Check the "owners lounge thread" for the dell service manual.
They have how to take the bottom panel off and the battery and the card. -
yes, I did it in less than 3 mins
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Are you guys sure? I have had both a Dell tech and people on this forum say it can be a pain. The stock card is one antenna and if you want to upgrade to a two antenna card, routing the second antenna through the computer is a huge pain from what I gather.
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Im pretty sure the 2nd antenna is there just not being used
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admittedly, it is only 25usd to upgrade to the 6205, argueably the best 2x2 WiFi card there is...
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I would just get the upgrade. I do believe you would have to run the second antenna manually. I do wish they offered a 3x3 card though...
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But what if you didn't know any better when you ordered your machine? I researched graphics, screen, memory, all the other hardware, but wireless never even crossed my mind, and I had no idea what MIMO was at the time.
So... I would like to upgrade my wireless card, but I'm not going to screw with it if the second antena isn't in there yet. I don't even have an N router at home yet. -
the 2nd antenna is there already, you won't have to run anything. All you have to do is remove the battery and you will see it.
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Sorry for the bad quality, lighting in this apt sucks after dark
Anyway, I was wrong about the bundled wires, that looks to be for the WiMax. The two separate ones are for WiFi.
Can you manually upgrade the M14x wireless card?
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Atrics, Jun 3, 2011.