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Atheros wireless card, wlan/mini-pci?

Discussion in 'Dell' started by zealot, Nov 13, 2006.

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Hi I might purchase an atheros wireless card to replace the intel one in my m1210. I looked at dells guides specifically this:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1210/en/SM/cards.htm#wp1009645

Now, is that wlan installation part the same as installing the so called mini-pci? If not where does it go? Please give me some information, thank you.

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Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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Make sure that's a MiniPCI slot. Otherwise, yes, that's the same spot.

Why are you wanting an Atheros instead of the Intel chip?

Pitabred, Nov 13, 2006

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Just a consideration, I'll see how well the intel works at my school and stuff. I'll be taking this notebook out a lot so wireless performance is important.

zealot, Nov 13, 2006

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Some folks, especially those who use thinkpads have reported that the Atheros card gives a stronger signal with fewer drops, etc. It does draw a little more power than the intel card. I have zero complaints about my 3945 card, though.

vespoli, Nov 13, 2006

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Zealot, what you need to do is get in contact with garagesale here in the forums... He has the proper atheros cards for your model. It is the AR5006EX. It is miniPCI-E and gets incredible range... They are pretty rare aftermarket too so...

whackamac, Nov 13, 2006

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Thanks for the contact info.
Back to my original question, the installation is on the bottom of my m1210? Like how it is shown in the dell wlan guide?

zealot, Nov 13, 2006

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Yes, you install the WiFi card in the slot that will be clearly labelled as "WLAN", as like this (click on the photo for a full sized version):

Angrymob, Nov 13, 2006

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