Replacing wireless card in NP9150

Hey, I am replacing my wireless card in my NP9150. I have the Killer 1103 but have had major problems with it. Sager charging me $45 + tax to switch to the Intel 6300. So might as well buy the 6300 myself.

Will these Intel 6300 work in my NP9150?

Intel WiFi Link 6300 633AN.HMWWB Half Height Minicard Vpro Enabled

Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Dual-Band WiFi Mini PCI-E Adapter at Memory Express

Thanks.

 

Those look to be the identical cards and both should work. Before you replace it whats going on with your 1103? Could be something someone knows a quick fix. If its slow connection speeds I'll take a stab in the dark and suggest checking if your Atheros bandwith control is causing it. Disable or uninstall that and see if you get any improvement, and make sure you have the latest drivers from Killer installed.

 

Right, it appears to be the same card. Also as Hutsady posted - what's wrong with your current Bigfoot card?

 

killer did have quite a lot of problems reported a while back on here and i think it was mainly a driver problem in the end.

heres the video if your doing it yourself Puget Systems Traverse Pro M550i Component Replacement - YouTube

 

Yes, I think it is the driver problem. My wireless connection would cut out every few minutes, but wired connection would be stable. In the Killer thread, they suggested to download latest drivers (I have the 1.0.14.1014 BETA drivers), disable the Atheros bandwidth control and also disable the Killer Network Manager app. Once I did that it seems to be stable but haven't tested it thoroughly. (still on wired connection)

 

I had a guy yesterday tell me he did disable the Atheros bandwidth control and that fixed it, hence my suggestion. Let us know if it seems to have solved it for good.

 

Completely missed this thread. I've had a ton of problems with my bigfoot 1103 card as well which is unfortunate because my friend who bought the same card has had no issues. I was looking to change the card as well to something of similar quaility of the 1103 of one that does work . Have had the same issues as lizu.