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    Wifi card affecting LCD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by xulub, Jan 6, 2011.

  1. xulub

    xulub Newbie

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    I have an MSI PR200 laptop and several months ago I swapped the Intel 3945 wifi card in it with a Broadcom BCM4311. A few weeks ago the display began to show a flat gray color upon turning on the computer, so I sent the laptop to the repair shop. When it came back, along with a new inverter board and cable, the Broadcom card was replaced with another 3945, and a label saying "not used in MSI" was attached to the Broadcom card.

    My questions is, could an "incompatible" wifi card harm the other components in a laptop?
     
    xulub, Jan 6, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    No, it shouldn't, unless yours is defective and could possibly short something out, but that could be any component.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 6, 2011
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