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    Wifi card in WWAN slot? Studio 1558

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rta01, Sep 12, 2011.

  1. rta01

    rta01 Notebook Geek

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    I've got a Studio 1558. Opening it up, there's a WAN slot and a WWAN slot. The WAN slot is the same as the WWAN, except half it's height. Back when this thing was in pieces I gave out the Broadcom half-height card that was in it to a friend for an OSX86 install, thinking I could just pop in their full height Intel Wifi Link 5100 AGN card into the WWAN card slot and use that. With up-to-date drivers, the laptop sees the card properly, but gives me an 'Error 10, device cannot start'.

    Is it possible to use the wifi card in the WWAN slot, or am I out of luck and just need to buy a new half-height card for the WAN slot?

    Thanks :)
     
    rta01, Sep 12, 2011
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  2. reb1

    reb1 Notebook Evangelist

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    You may need a Dell specific wireless card.
     
    reb1, Sep 15, 2011
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