Dell Studio 1555 Change Wireless Card possible?

Hey Guys

I got my Dell Studio 1555 with Intel 5300 Wireless card (3 antenna attached)..

I bought off a Dell 1510 Wireless card off ebay to replace it ..

Now i have received my wireless card but it has only two antenna stop in it.. the middle one is not there.

can I still change it and use it? I dont wanna open it and remove until i m sure .. please help and point to guide if any!!!

 

Yeah, you can replace the card. You're making a downgrade though... large one IMO. Just hook up the white and black antennae, leave the blue one unhooked.

Also no discussion of OSX on PCs is allowed here at NBR. Might wanna drop mention of that from your post.

 

The Intel WiFi Link 5300 uses all 3 antennas. The Dell 1510 only uses 2. You should have no problems installing the Intel card and using just the black and white antennas.

I have a Dell 1397 wireless adapter right now that only has 2 antenna connections, white and black. My laptop has the third (grey) antenna just sitting there right now. I actually just ordered an Intel 5300 card to take advantage of that third antenna. So there's nothing to worry about, the Intel 1510 does not need (and can't support) 3 antenna wires.

Although why you would downgrade an Intel 5300 to a Dell 1510 is beyond me...

 

so what is the 3 antennas for ? better reception of signal or some other use as well?

 

Basically. Better reception and better connection speed.

 

Not exactly, G uses 2 antennae and transmits on one at a time.
N uses three and transmits on all simultaneously.

 

Yeah, why would you downgrade? I've replaced my 1510 for 5300. :confused2:

With 5300 using 3 antennas you should be ready for up comming wireless routers which capable of 3x3 connections to get up to 450Mbps, whereas with 1510 you can only has 2x2 connections of up to 300Mbps.