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    6300 centrino issues M11x R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by softinsanity, Oct 9, 2010.

  1. softinsanity

    softinsanity Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I just got my M11x r2 last week and it's been sitting in its case. I was expecting it this week so I had no time to play with it...until today.

    So, I wanted to upgrade this bad boy with an ssd (gskill sandforce 120gb), and a new wireless card. Everything was going as planned...except.

    The device manager doesn't pick up the wireless card. I got the card from Amazon through buy.com and it seems to be authentic. I snaked an extra antenna through the case as well.

    The card that came with the laptop is detected an works.

    I wanted to upgrade the network card so I can connect on the road.

    So what am I missing? Bios is set to wlan on...
     
    softinsanity, Oct 9, 2010
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  2. madchild

    madchild Notebook Geek

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    When I upgraded to my 6200, I downloaded all the drivers first. Then removed the stock WLAN (Dell 1520) and installed the Intel 6200. Put it all back together and it worked fine after installing the drivers...
     
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  3. softinsanity

    softinsanity Newbie

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    I downloaded the zip file instead of the exe from intel and ran the install from that and now it works. I am so confused.

    Even the drivers off the cd wouldn't work.

    At least it's working now!

    Thanks for the help.

    full bars on my house network and my neighbor's for the win!
     
    softinsanity, Oct 9, 2010
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    meomeo986 Notebook Geek

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    Can i put an 6300 in a M11x R1? And without an extra antenna, does it worth upgrading?

    If it's possible, which driver should i use?
     
    meomeo986, Oct 10, 2010
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