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    upgrade 3945 in a Dell e1405?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Schlotkins, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. Schlotkins

    Schlotkins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it possible/easy to upgrade the Intel 3945 wireless card in a Dell e1405? I was hoping to upgrade it to something that does 802.11n.

    Thanks,
    Chris
     
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    You can most likely open up one of the bay doors on the back and then you will see a small rectangular circuit board with 2-3 wired connected to it. It will say Intel 3965 wlan card or simmilar on it.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Yes you can, but the e1405's wireless card is under the keyboard. You have to take most of the laptop apart to get to it.

    the wireless card uses a mini pcie port, so just make sure to get one which uses the same port.

    K-TRON
     
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    ^ wow, good find.

    +7rep
     
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