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    intel wifi 5300 and U50VG

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by crt, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. crt

    crt Notebook Guru

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    Hello guys,
    I have an asus u50vg laptop which comes with a 5100 ag (so no n) wi fi card. I ordered a 5300 card which will arrive in the next days/weeks. So i am preparing for surgery and would appreciate help. ;)
    My question is:
    the 5100 only has 2 antennas, the 5300 will have 3, where would the best place for placing the 3rd antenna be (for the other two i guess i'll just use the existing ones)?
     
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  2. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    Put the antenna where the other 2 are, around the screen. On my Dell I had the antenna going into the screen at the same point as the others but I found it easier to route the new antenna along the opposite side of screen as the two already there because there was plenty of room on that side while the side with the antennas was already pretty packed.
     
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    i was afraid of that, so basically i need to do major surgery on the laptop for that antenna (so remove the screen bezel, keyboard etc etc)
    i don't suppose there's a guide for the u50 around?
     
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