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    Wireless Adapters compatible?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by aan310, Aug 10, 2008.

  1. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hello, i was wondering if any of these:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/2WIRE-802-11G-PCMCIA-PC-Laptop-Wireless-WIFI-Card_W0QQitemZ260273218585QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260273218585&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

    http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Dynex-802-11-B-G-ENHANCED-Wireless-PC-Card-Free-Shp_W0QQitemZ170248048398QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170248048398&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Netgear-WG511T-108Mbps-WIRELESS-PC-CARD-PCMCIA-Adapter_W0QQitemZ320282968652QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320282968652&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

    http://cgi.ebay.com/D-Link-DWL-G650-AirPlus-XtremeG-Wireless-PC-Card-PCMCIA_W0QQitemZ310073910595QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310073910595&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318


    Will all or any of those work with a older Gateway Solo 5300?
    It has a PC card things on the side, but idk if there are diffrent versions of the card slot or what ever... so yea,
    Thanks!
     
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    Looks like you have 2 PCMCIA card slots. All above except #2 say PCMCIA. What OS do you have?
     
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    xp

    but it came with ME
     
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    Then yes the PCMCIA cards should work fine.
     
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    if i buy one and it doesnt work, im coming after you powerpack!
    xDDD
    jk
     
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    Oh no! Only 90 mi that is too close. For most things I have dealt with. I would of been concerned about 98 and below. 2000 and above works for most things. I have as of yet not seen Vista only hardware. So with XP I feel relatively safe.
     
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    software compatibility is not the problem, it is hardware. Is there a difrence between the slot on my old jank laptop and the one on my dad's new laptop? or are the slots the same?
     
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    I first looked up PCMCIA looks like you have two (type I and II even 1 one type III whatever that is). What hardware issue would you have? A PCMCIA is a PCMCIA? As a USB 2.0 is a USB 2.0? So then we move to software. XP no problem. #2 might work just does not say PCMCIA, if Express card will not work. I don't know what it is either way.

    PCMCIA= works.
     
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    ok, cool.
    I get it now
     
    aan310, Aug 11, 2008
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