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    Alienware 17 Wireless Card

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by adi_aw, Apr 16, 2015.

  1. adi_aw

    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried to install Ubuntu 14.04 on my laptop but it seems that the wireless card I have, Broadcom 4352, is not supported. So I am going to swap out my wireless card?
    Are there any suggestions for good wireless cards that work with linux? How will I know if a card will fit into my system? (mini pcie or m.2 ?)
     
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Which 17 do you have?
     
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    I recommend getting a little tplink nano

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
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    That BCM 4352 comes on AW17 R1 and that machine doesn't have an M.2.
     
    Ashtrix, Apr 17, 2015
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    adi_aw Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have Alienware 17 R1 with Broadcom BC4352. I want to know about possible replacements.
     
    adi_aw, Apr 17, 2015
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    Here mate --> http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...ding-the-wlan-card-in-an-alienware-18.772174/

    Plus the Killer 1103 is tri band while the Killer 1202 is dual band (waste of getting a tri-band unless you have a router that can deliver at 3x band)
    And Intel 7265ac / Killer 1525ac are M.2 formats so our machines don't support them.

    This should help... :vbthumbsup:
     
    Ashtrix, Apr 18, 2015
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    I think Intel AC7265 might be M.2 only, never saw it with the older type connection. Intel AC7260 is PCI-Express half mini card though. It is a great card as well (using it in R4 right now) and has a Linux driver listed on Intel.com
     
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    It is.
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Make sure to get the revised version of 7260... 7265 is m2 only..
     
    TomJGX, Apr 21, 2015
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    Thanks for all the replies fellas!
    One more question, as long as the card is half height mini pci-e, I can use it? I thought wireless card has to be whitelisted in the BIOS, is that not so?
     
    adi_aw, Apr 23, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Alienware/Dell doesn't whitelist wifi cards...
     
    TomJGX, Apr 23, 2015
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