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    Manually installing the Networks card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by evlmangesh, May 11, 2012.

  1. evlmangesh

    evlmangesh Notebook Guru

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    How difficult is it? Is it financially more viable to do so?
     
    evlmangesh, May 11, 2012
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well first we need to know what kinda desktop are you talking about and what kinda card half height or full height and make and model of the card and motherboard type and case type or if factory made or not and it's model and make. You can put in a NIC card but knowing what kinda slots you have motherboard will tell you what kinda card you will get.
     
    StormJumper, May 11, 2012
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  3. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Well we don't really need to know THAT much.
    Mainly its (on a laptop) Do you have MPCI-E or miniPCI?

    And, is it an ultraportable, or a brand that thats hard to service (apple, sony, etc)?

    In most cases, its as easy as opening up the bottom, but sometimes you have to take off the keyboard or something.
     
    niffcreature, May 11, 2012
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  4. evlmangesh

    evlmangesh Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    Its a normal np9150 laptop
     
    evlmangesh, May 11, 2012
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  5. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    I know that was alot to ask but it never hurts to ask incase changes were made from when it was bought or made. I looked up your specs and got some impressive stuff but did your network card go bad or something?

    Below is the options it has which one do you have????

    * Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN
    * Integrated 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN + Bluetooth™ V3.0 + HS combo half mini card module or
    * Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN + Bluetooth™ combo half mini card module or
    * Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN half mini card module
    * Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless LAN half mini card module
     
    StormJumper, May 12, 2012
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  6. vilmeister

    vilmeister Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is antennas pre installed so you just have to hook them to the wireless adapter?
     
    vilmeister, May 12, 2012
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  7. baii

    baii Sone

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    The antennas should be preinstalled regardless which chard you have initially.
    yes, unscrew it, screw new card, snap it on .done.
     
    baii, May 12, 2012
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  8. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    I suggest you uninstall the drivers for the old adapter before and then do the swap like baiii described.
     
    tijo, May 12, 2012
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