Can someones help me install my Intel 5300 in MSI 1651?

Hey everyone...

I am having trouble installed my Intel 5300... can someone take a picture of the antennas in their MSI 1651... I don't know which connects to which. I tried installed the 1 wire to the 1, 2 to the 2, and 3 to the 3 and it ain't working.

Can someone take a picture of their installation with directions?

Thanks guys!

 

The gray wire goes in the middle socket and the black one goes in the top left and the white one goes in the top right.

 

Problem is, I don't see a white wire in this barebone....

 

There is no white wire......

There are three black wires, tagged 1, 2, 3.

There may be 1 taped by the vga card, install them on the 5300 card as marked. 1, 2, 3.

The other two grey wires are not for the wireless.

Also make sure the wireless card is in the slot closest to the outside edge of the chassis.

Also.....Make sure you have the wireless turned on with the touch sensor above the keyboard.

 

you can look for mrpresident guide at sager and clevo forum in installing intel wifi 5300 @ compal jhl90

 

Hmm.. I am thinking that it might be a BIOS update. I'm gonna flash the new bios. Then I'll post updates!

 

i didn't see a 3rd antenna wire...maybe i rushed it i'll check it out later too lazy..my wireless is just fine though.

 

i just realize something..my wifi button doesn't have to be on for me to have wifi connection.

 

Which slot do you have it in? It should be in the slot towards the outside of the chassis. I never tried the other slot with the wifi, it may not be switched.

 

The 3rd antenna (also black) is usually taped down by the vga card with the two grey wires.

 

mine is in the 2nd one to the right.

 

Should be in the first slot (all the way to the left)

Second slot is for the turbo memory

And BTW, the pic is not accurate, there is no third slot.

 

alright I'm going to take my laptop a part real quick then and switch side and see if that 3rd one is tehre give me 20 mins!

 

I cannot post links but if you go to our site in the notebook photos, 1651-wsxga you can see the wireless and the turbo mem installed in the correct slots.

 

hey noclue, i just switched it and wow now my wifi doesn't work if i don't turn it on, also is it bad to tuck the wires under the heatsink? like this


and is this how much i'm suppose to screw down? will as tight as i can make it it still looks like that.


and you're right no 3rd slot.

 

That is how it is supposed to work, the wireless should not be on unless the wireless touch sensor is illuminated.

The wires should run under the heatsink exactly as you have them.

 

noclue, can you answer my other two questions? about how the screw still stand outs so much after being tighten and is it okay to tuck wires. THanks

 

The wires should go under the card and behind the stud for the wireless card. There is a pic on our site (not that great) showing the wire routing. It on the 1651 wsxga photo page. If the screw still stands out it may be the wrong screw. there should have been a screw pre-installed in the wireless stud.

 

im having problems with the intel 5300 in my 1651 as well. i hooked up the wires correctly but when i boot to windows it doesnt work and it gives me errors saying windows cannot load the drivers for this device. any help would be appreciated.

 

i only have one grey wire? i have three black ones and i single grey one? any other place the second grey one would be? i have three barebones in front of me and all of them only have one grey wire.

 

I don't mean to threadjack or anything but I was wondering which Intel 5300 card works with the MSI 1651 laptop? The pictures in this thread seem to be dead or else I probably wouldn't have to ask. I just purchased the laptop on eBay and was trying to find the correct Intel 5300 card but most of them specifically say: "Will not work with MSI laptops."

 

all of them work except the ones made for hp or lenovo specifically

 

Not sure why they say that, if it is a true intel 5300 either flavor will work. there is the full height mini card and the half height mini card. The 1651 comes with the adapter so you can use the half mini card as well.