| This tutorial explains how you can install internal | | | | recognized by the operating system and will not |
| wireless card into an older laptop. And first of all your | | | | work at all. |
| laptop must have a slot for the wireless card and | | | | Likely, I have a spare wireless card from another not |
| equipped with wireless antennas, but missing the | | | | working Toshiba laptop and this card worked |
| wireless card. Why did I choose an older laptop? | | | | perfectly. |
| Because many people maybe not willing to upgrade | | | | You can find this wireless card by the model number: |
| their laptops and now new laptops are sold with the | | | | WM3B2200BG.It’s a 802.11 b/g wireless card, so |
| wireless card. | | | | you’ll get a 54Mbp/s connection as I did. |
| I’ll take as an example my Dell Latitude C840 | | | | In order to install the wireless card into the slot, just |
| laptop. It has a slot for the wireless card and one | | | | push it into the slot at a 30 degree angle and then |
| antenna cable. That’s strange, most laptops have | | | | press on the card until it’s locked. |
| two antenna cables, white and black. One cable goes | | | | After the card is locked in the slot you can connect |
| to the main connector on the wireless card, another | | | | the antenna cable. In my case, I snapped the |
| cable goes to the auxiliary connector. | | | | antenna cable on the main connector. If you have |
| Probably you’ll ask me which antenna cable | | | | two antenna cables, snap one of them on the main |
| connects to which connector? I think it doesn’t | | | | connector on the wireless card and another one on |
| really matter because both antenna cable are | | | | the auxiliary connector. As I mentioned before, I |
| identical. | | | | don’t think it matters with cable goes to which |
| My main concern was finding the right device driver | | | | connector. Both antenna cables are identical. |
| for the wireless card I plan to install into my laptop. | | | | Finally, you’ll have to download and install the |
| As you know, without correct driver it will not be | | | | wireless card driver. |