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Date Posted: 20:38:29 09/25/03 Thu
Author: Lee
Subject: Re: Toshiba Satellite Internal Wireless Card?
In reply to: David 's message, "Re: Toshiba Satellite Internal Wireless Card?" on 17:27:53 04/15/03 Tue

I have the 1415-105 and am looking for the internal WiFi card, too. Does anyone know if this laptop supports the mini PCI card (type IIIA)?

What brand / model number will work?

Thanks,
Lee

>Well, I am in the same boat as you. I have a Toshiba
>1415-s173 that has an open bay for a wifi card. I
>didn't want to pay the $80 or whatever to have a tech
>install the card. Plus the Orinoco cards for the slot
>are discontinued, so they are going to become
>increasingly harder to find. I think the card that
>you have the URL is correct. I just bought mine
>yesterday. I got it off ebay for $80. I think I
>ordered the right one. (It is just called an Orinoco
>Mini card. I am big into taking chances like this. I
>am the poorest rich person in the world. I act like I
>am rich by throwing away money like this on a "gamble"
>yet I definitely don't have the money to backup the
>rich claim.) I'll find out when I get it the mail.
>But I am wondering how hard it is to install. I can't
>imagine it can be that hard. I have worked on a
>bazillion computers. I have "ripped" apart one laptop
>to do a repair once having to pull the motherboard and
>daughterboard. I can't imagine it is that hard to
>install (contrary to what Toshiba tells me). Does
>anyone know otherwise? If you want to contact me,
>please e-mail me direct seeing I will probably never
>look at this post again. (Just stumbled on it while
>searching for install instructions for the card.)
>
>David
>REMOVE NOSPAM FROM THE DOMAIN PART OF MY E-MAIL
>ADDRESS TO E-MAIL ME. THIS IS TO STOP COMPUTER
>GENERATED SPAMMERS FROM PICKING MY E-MAIL UP OUT OF
>NEWSGROUPS. THE SPAMCOP PART IS RIGHT.
>dmorlow@nospamspamcop.net
>
>>Okay, I am not getting any help from Toshiba Support,
>>or my Toshiba Service center. So hopefully you guys
>>can help.
>>
>>I have a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S303 with an open
>>Wi-Fi bay. I found this link surfing around
>>http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/buyer/outpdir.jsp?doSe
>a
>>rch=y&search=pa3189u-2mpc&template=jun27k
>>
>>Is this the correct internal wireless card for the
>>Satellite 1905-S303? I don't want to blow $100 getting
>>the wrong card, and I cannot get any documentation
>>from Toshiba about it.
>>
>>Also, has any one installed a mini PCI card inside a
>>laptop before? I am assuming its basically like
>>install any other PCI card. Fit it into the slot, load
>>the drivers, and done. But for some reason Toshiba
>>Tech Support keeps preaching doom and disppear on any
>>on who had dare install a Wi-Fi card by themselves.
>>
>>Emails welcome.

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