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    C90S barebone question

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by r34p3rex, Oct 5, 2007.

  1. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    does the plain barebone include the wifi antenna? i want to order it without the intel wireless and install my own 250mw engenius mini-pci wireless card :D
     
    r34p3rex, Oct 5, 2007
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  2. drakoniac

    drakoniac Notebook Consultant

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    depends on where you order it from. I know from gentechpc.com it's an item you can choose not to have them put in.
     
    drakoniac, Oct 5, 2007
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  3. NightWalker

    NightWalker Notebook Evangelist

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    r34p3rex,

    Be very careful when selecting a wireless card for the C90S! This notebook does NOT use the standard mini-pci wireless card. It uses Mini-PCIe, which stands for Mini-PCI Express. They are totally different, and the older style mini-pci cards will not work.

    I know this because I ordered my C90S without a wireless card thinking I could use my spare mini-pci card I had lying around. I ended up having to order the same Intel Wifi-N card that's offered with it to begin with. This is the only Mini-PCIe card that I could find so far.

    Keep this in mind and good luck.
     
    NightWalker, Oct 5, 2007
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  4. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    The antenas are already there, but you need the card. Yes it's PCIe I guess. Go for the intel 3945 and 4945 and you cant be wrong.
     
    JCMS, Oct 5, 2007
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