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    ASUSg73jh-a1 5ghz notebook card?? help?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by tweaksalot, Jul 12, 2010.

  1. tweaksalot

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    Hey guys, i just recently got a ASUSg73 A1 and a new NetgearWNDR3700 dualband router but i can't seem to get on the 5ghz band. On my old Asus G1S i can see both 2.4ghz band and 5ghz bands but for some reason i dont see it on the g73. What pisses me off even more is on my G1S i have a conection speed of 300mbps and on my new g73 i have a 65mbps speed. Any ideas people? In my device manager it says i have the Atheros AR9285 wireless adapter.
     
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    iclicku Notebook Evangelist

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    The Atheros card doesn't support the 5ghz band. You'll need to upgrade your wireless card. Most people seem to like the intel 6200 wireless card for this laptop.
     
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    is that difficult toinstall on your own? Does it kill the factory warranty?
     
    tweaksalot, Jul 13, 2010
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    hakira <3 xkcd

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    hakira, Jul 13, 2010
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    thanks guys!
     
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    any reason why is shouldnt buy the 6300 card over the 6200? Its my understanding that the g73 only has 2 antennas but the Intel 6300 card need 3, will it still work with the 2 antennas?
     
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    hakira <3 xkcd

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    It'll still work, but it will function like a 6200... so why pay more for the same thing :p

    Some crazy people here added a third antenna wire but it was a huge PITA, you have to run it up alongside the screen and everything.
     
    hakira, Jul 13, 2010
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    ZevoOptik Notebook Consultant

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    I just had new internet installed at a much faster speed than I had prior. When I run a speed test on any other computer, I am getting > 30Mbp/s download speed. When I run the same test on my ASUS G73JH I get ~10Mbp/s. Is the wireless card the reason for this? I am extremely frustrated with this issue.
     
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    Wireless card shouldn't be the issue here. Are you sure you're comparing apples to apples? Same time frame/same server/same browser? You may just need to tweak your settings, but even the stock Atheros card shouldn't have an issue with that to my knowledge.
     
    aramis109, Jul 13, 2010
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    Remember the Atheros card is limited to 150mbit
     
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    I've run the same test off the same server at least a half dozen times on each machine, same result. I am curious what settings need to be "tweaked."
     
    ZevoOptik, Jul 13, 2010
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