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    will killer wireless- N 1103 work in my m17xr2

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by rayannjarvis, Apr 10, 2012.

  1. rayannjarvis

    rayannjarvis Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi all can you help me thinking of buying Bigfoot killer wireless-N 1103 but will it work in my m17xr2
     
    rayannjarvis, Apr 10, 2012
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    Unless Dell whitelists wireless adapters in the bios, which it doesn't, you're good to go so yeah. However, you may need to wire a third antenna.
     
    tijo, Apr 10, 2012
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    thanks. do I just replace the old one with this one.
     
    rayannjarvis, Apr 10, 2012
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    What adapter do you have right now? Wiring a third antenna isn't easy, but the rest of the swap procedure is.

    Regardless of the adapter you get, if you replace yours, you'll need to remove the drivers for the old adapter first, do thw hardware swap and install the new drivers.
     
    tijo, Apr 10, 2012
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    thanks .ok just got killer 1103 cant find eny drivers for it to work in my m17xr2 can enyone help please.the one ive got in is a centurian 6300 with 3 white grey black plugs just cant find new drivers ?
     
    rayannjarvis, Apr 13, 2012
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    Kingofheart4711 Notebook Consultant

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    The Killer wireless N card is actually offered as an option when customizing Alienware laptops. That being said, Dell offers drivers for the Killer wireless card. They actually released a new one not too long ago so that one will probably work fine.
     
    Kingofheart4711, Apr 16, 2012
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    I just installed a killer wireless on my m17xR2 and the drivers are a no go. It tells me an error saying those drivers are for dell systems only............
    any sugestions?
     
    devildoc17, Sep 29, 2012
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    You can get the generic driver (with software) at the killer wireless official site. Maybe there are dell branded killer wireless ~~ who knows.
     
    baii, Sep 29, 2012
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