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    New internal wifi card

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by lonewolf0069, Mar 17, 2010.

  1. lonewolf0069

    lonewolf0069 Notebook Consultant

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    I have a P305-S8995 and have been experiencing wifi connection problems. I recently removed the cover from the wifi card and that it has three wires but only two are attached, the center wire connection is gone must have broken off. Well anyone know where I can buy a new card at a reasonable price? I have attached a usb wifi to it and it works fine but I want to free up the usb port for other things. Thanks for your help.
     
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    Are you sure it broken off in all my years of repairing laptop. I have never see a mini wireless card connection broken off. I would like to see that can you post a pictures of it. Any way I post a pictures. is that the card you have, Intel 4965 AGN if not get me the model/part number. I will help you find one, here is one link if that your that card you have. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...6&sr=1-1-catcorr&seller=&colid=&condition=new
     

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    The card is a Atherois and I have never seen a broken one till now either the center post is gone. thanks for your help.
     
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    Umm, it may not actually be broken. It's probably just a card that never had three antennas in the first place.

    Eg: The 5300AGN had three antennas, but the 5100AGN only had two, so therefore, one wire from the laptop would be unused if you had the 5100AGN installed.
     
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    I just tried a intel wifi card and it installed but gives me a Code 10 error any way to get around this the newest driver has been installed. Thanks again!
     
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    Just an update I just reinstalled the atheros wifi card and you were right it is only a two wire card probaly get a three wire card for it in the future, back on the atheros card now and getting an excellent signal. Thanks again for your help
     
    lonewolf0069, Mar 20, 2010
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