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    Replacing Mini PCI-e Network Adapter

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by protege, Mar 26, 2007.

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    My internal wireless card died a few months ago for my Thinkpad X60, and I am shopping around for a replacement. It uses the mini PCI-express slot. I noticed there was a large selection of wireless cards available for the mini PCI slot, but I can not find many for mini PCI-express. I couldn't find any mini PCI-express network adapters that were above 54mbps. Can someone make a suggestion for a quality mini PCI-express network adapter?
     
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    By the way, my current non-working card is a
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. It seems like a lot of other people are having problems with this adapter. Are there any solutions people have been using?
     
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    morrison22 Notebook Guru

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    new drivers for the 3945 are out for vista, solved every issue i had!!! no more dropped connections, and optimal speeds!! plus battery gadget works properly now - reports correctly.
     
    morrison22, Mar 27, 2007
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    I'm using XP. I can find wireless networks and it says I'm connected to them, but I can't load webpages, connect to AIM, check email, or do anything else that requires an internet connection.
     
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    Can anyone help me fix this issue or help me find a new quality network adapter?
     
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Have you confirmed your adapter is bad and not a firewall blocking your connection?
     
    blue68f100, Mar 28, 2007
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    1) Unistall the Intel driver & utility through Add/Remove Programs.
    2) Reboot.
    3) Install latest driver and utility from IBM website. There's also a newer BIOS from January available, if you haven't updated it yet.
     
    WackyT, Mar 28, 2007
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