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    Aspire 3680 wireless adapter doesn't fit new motherboard

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by gt88, Mar 14, 2011.

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    gt88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    My motherboard died not long ago and I bought the MBAZL06003 motherboard off ebay which works fine. This is the one... Acer Aspire 3680 Motherboard MBAZL06003 from global-motherboard.com

    Only problem is that my wireless adapter slot from the original motherboard is different to the one above so I cant connect it to the new motherboard. The slot is much more smaller. Which adapter do I need to buy?

    Thanks
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    It probably used to be mini-PCI and now your new mobo uses mini-PCI Express.
    Take a look at this photo to confirm.
    The only thing you need to consider while buying a new mini-PCI Express card (apart from the quality of the card) is the size- it can be either half size or full size- the one on the photo above is full size.
     
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