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    Dell Inspiron 6000 5GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi options?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by OhioLefty, Feb 11, 2012.

  1. OhioLefty

    OhioLefty Notebook Consultant

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    I want to keep my Dell Inspiron 6000 as a backup / spare notebook but I want to upgrade the 802.11 b/g Wifi WLAN card. Are there any upgrade options for a Dell Inspiron 6000 to a 5GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi WLAN card so that I can connect to my 5GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Home Network?

    Thanks in advance...
     
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    In theory there's a considerable number of options, though they're all made by fairly small ODMs... Dell doesn't whitelist WIFI cards, so any 802.11n mini PCI wifi card should work. Use your Google-fu; I'm not sure if there are any particularly good or bad ones.
     
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  3. OhioLefty

    OhioLefty Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks, I think I found one on eBay.

    Broadcom BCM43222 4322 mini-PCI 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Wifi Card 300Mbps

    Anybody know where I can find Windows XP drivers for this card? I've done a little searching but can only find them via Softpedia and I don't trust that site (problems in the past with malware).

    Thanks in advance...
     
    OhioLefty, Feb 12, 2012
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