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> Our nephew's girlfriend had a problem
> with her internal WiFi card on her Compaq V6000 laptop.
> We all went to Best Buy and bought a Linksys PCMCIA card.
> The store didn't have any internal mini-pci type cards,
> guess the install would be too hard for mainstream buyers.
>
> After she got home, she discovered that her Compaq V6000
> has the "Express" slot vs the "PCMCIA" slot.
> She went back and bought a USB WiFi just to get running.
>
> SO - are there any WiFi cards made in the Express slot format ?
> I haven't really seen any....
>
> The Compaq V6000 has a known problem with internal cards.
> Maybe I'll just have to get a mini-pci card and install it for them...
>
> --
hmmmm -
not sure which card it takes - will have to ask them to take a look under
the panel
which card does it look like - notice the orientation of the edge connector
"mini-pci express" ?
http://i12.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/05/1a/5ca9_1.JPG
vs just "mini-pci" ?
http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/0a/5f/2cbe_1.JPG
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