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Need a PCI EXPRESS network adapter-please help
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AngryWite
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17. November 2009 @ 15:56 |
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I bought a new HP Pavillion desktop with windows 7 os. I can't find a wireless pci express internet card anywhere. Do they make them? Can someone please tell me where to find one that is compatible.
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19. November 2009 @ 01:33 |
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19. November 2009 @ 01:37 |
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don't be fooled. there is no difference in performance between a PCI Add in card and a PCIe x1 add in card.
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19. November 2009 @ 05:35 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
don't be fooled. there is no difference in performance between a PCI Add in card and a PCIe x1 add in card.
This is very true...I just figured he didn't have a free PCI slot. If he does, then PCI is a good option...no WiFi is capable of more than 133MBPS yet anyway.
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AngryWite
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19. November 2009 @ 10:45 |
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Thanks guys, but that is the problem. This new pc i bought only has express slots. d-link was the only one i found too. Is it that bad?
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19. November 2009 @ 13:12 |
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what about a CNR slot do you have one of those.
its a little brown slot all the way at the bottom of the motherboard.
looks like this
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ddp
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19. November 2009 @ 14:51 |
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AngryWite, what is the model# of the hp pavillion?
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AngryWite
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19. November 2009 @ 15:44 |
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It's the P6210Y.
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AngryWite
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19. November 2009 @ 15:50 |
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I don't have any brown slots at the bottom but I have 3 black slots that look like that and another black one that is much longer.
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ddp
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19. November 2009 @ 16:23 |
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19. November 2009 @ 19:41 |
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your best bet is to use a USB Dongle for it then. there are not a whole lot of PCIe x1 cards out there for anything really.
other than that research the d-link that K-bug gave it might be right up your ally.
wanna hear something funny ive found several 56k modems that use PCIe x1, its more ironic than funny i suppose.
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20. November 2009 @ 00:27 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
your best bet is to use a USB Dongle for it then. there are not a whole lot of PCIe x1 cards out there for anything really.
other than that research the d-link that K-bug gave it might be right up your ally.
wanna hear something funny ive found several 56k modems that use PCIe x1, its more ironic than funny i suppose.
I know what you mean...I still have a few ISA 56K modems sitting around. PCIe modems are for super-eccono boxes like this HP, where someone wants to setup a fax server. USB would still be better; but if you wanted it internal and without any trick wiring, I guess PCIe would be the solution. The only good uses for PCIe x1 I have seen are for sound cards and video input cards...and the PCI versions of these cards are usualy better. I would stay away from that Dlink...it has three antennas, yet gets worse reception than most internal-antenna wifi dongles. Plus, dlink has never been able to do anything well to begin with.
If you want an internal WIFI adapter, you can always get a USB unit with an external antenna plug. Then, either find or drill a hole that the screw-on wifi plug will fit through nicely. Get a thin nut to fit the wifi plug, and use that to secure the wifi adapter inside the system. Then just use a USB header plug to connect the adapter to the mainboard...but wouldn't it just be easier to use an external dongle?
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20. November 2009 @ 01:10 |
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