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    Replace dell xps 15z wireless card

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by hamzie, Jul 26, 2012.

  1. hamzie

    hamzie Notebook Consultant

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    hey guys

    another victim of the 15z's wireless card :(((

    I have a centrino 6230, and when move a couple of feet away from the router, the connection is terribad!

    My olddddd laptop has an intel wifilink 6100

    Do you guys know if i can replace the centrino with this?
    thanks
     
    hamzie, Jul 26, 2012
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If your old laptop has a 6100, it really can't be that old. That being said, the 6100 should work in the 15z, but depending on what the other machine is, the 6230 might not work in it (if you were planning to swap the two cards). Dell doesn't whilelist mini cards, whereas most other manufacturers do.
     
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    NIGHTMARE Notebook Evangelist

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  4. hamzie

    hamzie Notebook Consultant

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    Oops... typo!!!!!

    I meant the intel wifi link 5100
    Sorry

    [​IMG]
     
    hamzie, Jul 26, 2012
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    All new laptops utilize half height WLAN cards, Intel 5100 AGN was sold either full height or half height, so you need to check which one it is. Dell does not whitelist WLAN cards in BIOS, so you should be able to use any WLAN card you please as long as you can find drivers.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 27, 2012
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