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    (Question) I bought Lenovo G550 notebook, but....

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by HiSoC8Y, Apr 2, 2010.

  1. HiSoC8Y

    HiSoC8Y Newbie

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    Hello all,

    I bought a lenovo G550 notebook.

    The laptop came with a 10/100 mbps nic, where i need a gigabit NIC.

    Is there a way to replace the 10/100 with a gigabit? I don't have other slots, such as PCMCIA.....

    so my only solution (if possible) is to replace the existing NIC with a gigabit. can i do that? if so, where can i buy a gigabit NIC for this laptop?

    Appreciate your help

    P/S. i really need a gigabit NIC, if you are wondering. I do a lot of large files (movies, tv shows...etc) transfering.
     
    HiSoC8Y, Apr 2, 2010
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    No it's not possible as it's soldered onto the motherboard.
     
    talin, Apr 2, 2010
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The cheapest option right now would probably to return your G550 if you can, even if you've got to eat the restocking fee, then buy a machine withe a gigbit ethernet card.
     
    ZaZ, Apr 2, 2010
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  4. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    No, it is not possible. If you need it, return it.

    Though you might be able to get a USB to Ethernet adapter. Wouldn't have a clue where to get one though.
     
    Joel, Apr 2, 2010
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  5. Nandarou

    Nandarou Notebook Geek

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    USB 2.0 no more than 30mbit/sec. And most of USB-Ethernet adapters supports only USB 1.1.
     
    Nandarou, Apr 2, 2010
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  6. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Just as I thought.

    I was meant to edit my post to state that, but I didn't click save, and went back to the Index page. Never mind.
     
    Joel, Apr 2, 2010
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