How To: Installing an Airport Extreme Card in an Intel Mac Pro
Installing an Apple Airport Extreme Card in a Intel Mac Pro is not considered by Apple to be a user installed option so you’ll find little or no instructional help from Apple.
It’s not a job for the timid. You’ll need a steady hand and patience. It will also help if you have small fingers. It’s difficult mainly due to the cramped space and small parts involved.
I purchased my intel Mac Pro from Apple as a refurbished unit and it didn’t have the 802.11b/g/n Airport Extreme Card installed as a factory option. I wanted this capability, so I purchased a compatible Airport Extreme (802.11n) from FastMac and did it myself.
Disclaimer: Here’s the procedures I followed. Use them at your own risk. It worked for me but I’m not responsible for any damages you might do to your computer.
Instructions for Installing a Airport Extreme Card in an Intel Mac Pro:
1. Lift the rear latch and remove the side panel of the Mac Pro.
2. Place the Mac Pro on it’s side on a desk or workbench where you can have easy access. Note the location where the new Airport Extreme Card will be installed.
3. Remove hard drive bays 1 & 2 to give yourself some extra room. The latch in the back that was used to remove the side panel will have to remained released to remove the drives bays. The drive bays pull straight out once this latch is released.
4. Note the mounting points for the Airport Extreme Card. The card slot is spring loaded so when you put the card in the rear of the card will be elevated above the two rear mounting tabs.
5. Gently push the Airport Extreme Card into the mounting slot leaving the rear slightly elevated.
6. Carefully press down the rear of the card and insert the two mounting screws. A small magnetic screwdriver may be of help here. Locate the two WiFi antenna leads stored in the area above the cards mounting location and attached them to the two antenna post on the card. There will also be a bluetooth antenna lead in that same area. Inserting these screws and attaching the antenna leads is the most difficult part of this install due to the limited space and the small size of the parts involved. Be patience and careful not to force things.
7. Slide the two hard drive bays back into their correct slots. Double check everything and remount the side panel.
8. Reconnect the Mac Pro to the keyboard, mouse, monitor and network and boot. On the Apple Menu check “About this Mac” to confirm that the Airport Extreme card is being recognized.
9. Go to System Preferenced/Network and configure your new Airport Extreme card.
10. Download and install the Airport Extreme Enabler from Apple in order to use the card in 802.11n mode. Reboot you Mac Pro.
11. You’re finished! Enjoy your new WiFi capabilities.
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kris
it worked…. awesome helpful info…
thanks
Kevin
The photos were perfect and the instructions were very good, thank you. I even got the screw back out after dropping it inside. Also there were 3 wires numbered 1,2,3. Since the antenna posts were numbered j1,j2 I matched the wires to the posts, leaving #3 unconnected. The airport card is not being found after startup?!!? I will try to take it out and re-insert it in the card slot. Any advice? Thanks.
siroos shirazi
I had it worked after 30 min of trying different cables
for one installing the card is easy but then you have to deal with antenna cables.
you have 4 cables: 1,2,3 and BT
clearly BT is used for bluetooth.
I got the card working only after inserting the wire 1 on the top and wire 3 in the bottom.
Leave cable number 2 covered with the plastic and pushing back above the mother board
Kevin
Thanks Siroos, I didn’t see the link to all the comments until after I tried it. I will try what you suggest and report back. Kevin
you have 4 cables: 1,2,3 and BT
clearly BT is used for bluetooth.
I got the card working only after inserting the wire 1 on the top and wire 3 in the bottom.
Leave cable number 2 covered with the plastic and pushing back above the mother board
Kevin
I switched the 2 & 3 wire. Now the 1 & 3 are hooked up, but the airport card is not being found still. Does it automatically mean the card is bad? Or am I missing some installation procedure? Thanks.
Larry
Just curious has anyone tested that FastMac card with the original 2006 Mac Pro? I should have asked before I ordered the card
Kevin
Called the service people who weren’t any help, (too technical to do by phone) but they set up an appt. and I took it to the Apple store. (fortunate there is one so close) They said there was some file that saves/keeps the info that there is no card installed. It took an OS reinstall to fix it. Writing this through my home network now. Working great!
Mark
I’m bummed guys. I was excited to install the card myself using these instructions but before i bought the card I tried to find the wires. Guess what? I can only find the BT wire. Those other ones must be tucked away to far for me to see. I didn’t want to pull too hard on them and break something. Oh well, back to old-school cables.
Kevin
to Mark; In the second photo there are two arrows indicating the hard drive bay is removed or empty. I removed the single hard drive. I found my wires near the arrow on the right. They looked like they are wrapped together with a bundle of other wires, looking a bit like a car wiring harness. The Apple store told me the wires numbered 1,2, and 3 are the antenna wires and to try different combinations if my network reception is poor. So far I haven’t had to try it.
Niels Ramsing
I read at a different website to use the wires labelled 2 and 3.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=237916
I just tried connecting Wire 2 and Wire 3, leaving wire 1 unconnected and it works very well. I use bootcamp and it plays well in Vista as well
Peter
Hello everybody, I just succesfully installed the airport card in my Mac Pro thanks to this article. Thank you very much. I just wanted to add this information:
I was a little nervous about installing the card since I hardly have any experience with these kind of procedures. I had to do it myself because transporting the computer and not having it around for a long time was simply not an option. Installing the card should be done very carefully and with much patience. Using a small set of pliers to put the screws in the holes befor screwing them in worked very well for me. I however did not succeed in connecting the antenna wires to the card after screwing it to the motherboard. So I unscrewed the card again and gently wiggled the antenna wires to the card with my fingers so that I could feel what I was doing. Afterwards I installed the card again and it worked fine. I connected wire 2 to the top connector and wire 3 to the bottom one. WiFi reception is the same as with my MacBook Pro.
Good luck,
Peter
Colby McClain
Pretty pissed of right now. I’m at the Apple Store (Tampa, FL) and was about to purchase the WiFI card for my Mac Pro. He was about to take my credit card and the idiot I am asked, “is it hard to install” so he went in the back to ask the genius and he said, “sorry I can’t sell this to you” UGH… Apple expects you to bring your HUGE Mac Pro to a store. What really eats me up is the card here at Apple cost $50. If I buy the card from the link above mentioned link its $90
Does anyone know a cheaper place to buy it?
Thanks,
Colby
Mark
Colby,
Just use this USB dongle. Works for me!
http://www.afterthemac.com/
Hendrik
Hi All. Very interesting! I bought mine with the airport card installed some two years ago. Had a “missing airport card” once or twice after I move house, but after yesterday “No Airport card attached” seems to be here to stay. I tried various remedies from the net. Some suggested I zap the PRAM, I did. No luck here. Some suggested, to do the following:1) Close all apps 2) Delete the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ folder 3) Restart. I did. Nothing! I tries de-installing the card as in the above procedure suggested and cleaned the contacts and reinserted the card. The antennae connections on mine is 1 and 3. Still no luck. I can reinstall Snow Leopard, but that’s a lot of effort and the card could be faulty?? Any suggestions, as our Mac agent is a very long way off?
Stevetb
Which wires to use?
My factory installed airport card in my Mac Pro has the wires 1, 3 connected to the card. Wire 3 is located at the bottom (Close to the CPU’s). Wire 1 is located at the top (Close to the Hard Drive bays). I had this same question when installing an airport card into a different Mac Pro so I opened one up which came factory installed to verify the installation.
These things are also a bear to snap onto the airport card. Use good lighting and a magnifier of some kind if possible. Also take extreme care to seat the connector and not damage the inner contacts on the wires, they are easily bendable \ breakable. I also attached the wires to the card BEFORE the card was seated into the motherboard connector, I found it much easier.
MattG
Nice one! All working well with as good a signal as my macbook.
Post regarding very tricky job are bang on..you can’t help being all fingers and thumbs!
One tip found: I kept the mac vertical instead of laying it down on a bench and constructed a ‘tray’ of stiff white paper first and place it under the Airport location, the first screw went in fine second dropped onto the tray instead of down into the machine!
I also found the torch tip essential.
Thanks to all!
Cheers
MattG
UK
Zenon
Works beautifully!!! Many thanks for the excellent instructions. Like others I was happy to find your post after frustrating experience with Apple salesman who offered an USB plug in, which was clumsy and barely could pickup the signal from my wireless router.
One hint. I found that the antena terminals on the card I received from FastMac were marked I, II, III, which took the guesswork out of the process.
Zenon
Earl Moore
Zenon, glad you found these instructions and comments helpful and congratulations on the install. Regards
Don Giller
Hi, everybody. Earl’s instructions and photos, and everyone’s feedback, have been a godsend.
Me, Mac Pro purchased late March 2007. 2 x 3 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon.
Last night I went to the nearest Apple Store (NYC, Broadway/68th or 69th St.) and asked about purchasing the Airport Extreme card. Talked to the manager, who explained (in a very friendly manner) why the only option was to bring the computer into the store, and techs would do a free installation after card purchase. He said that the main concern was customers destroying their computers, which seemed valid. He said it would involve removing a circuit board, but I countered (thanks to this site) that that wouldn’t be necessary, that the antenna wires were just behind it, and I could probably get to them relatively easily. He seemed a little surprised that I might actually know how the installation would go (again, all thanks to this site).
I asked about the other alternative, purchasing the AfterTheMac 802.11n Mac USB Wireless Adapter, and he said that should work, but the store didn’t sell it or any non-Apple wireless adapters, and suggested I try Best Buy, a few blocks down the street.
I went there but was told that the store doesn’t sell anything Apple-compatible.
So back to the Apple Store, where I tracked the manager down again and asked: if I brought the Mac Pro to the store, how long it would take for installation (this was the last of the alternatives, as, like the most of us, I didn’t want to do that). He said around 2 hours, if the store had the card in stock.
He then asked which Mac Pro I had, and without the precise details, we were able to guesstimate which would be the proper card for it. I asked if the store had it in stock, could I purchase it, just to make sure I had it, then, if needed, bring the computer in at some later time.
For some reason — maybe he realized I might know what I was doing (ha!), he said that would be ok, and 10 minutes later, I was out the door with the $49 package. It’s identified as:
MB988Z/A
Airport Extreme Wireless Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro
Came home, re-entered this site and read through every comment, a little concerned that my model number matched none of the others.
I have a tiny flat-screwdriver but found that it could turn the Philip screws, but today I tried to find a tiny Philip screwdriver in a hardware store; no luck. The store, though, did have a small Bent Nose pliers, and the end was smooth, so I bought that.
Home, opened up the beast; after HD removals (I have 3 installed), I tried to remove the fan cover but decided against it. Also laid the Mac Pro on its side, as Earl had done. That proved to be the best approach for me — dropping either the card or the screwdrivers would have a far less dire result that way.
First thing I did was see if the card fit into its slot. It did. Phew. I had the right model. Then took it out and began the process of attaching the antenna wires.
The antennae were extremely easy to access — they were already sticking out from behind the circuit board. And “2″ and “3″ were even more accessible than “1″ and “BT.” So while the vote here seemed split between fastening “2″ and “3″ vs. “1″ and “3,” I went with what was more easily in front of me, “2″ and “3.”
Because “3″ was longer, I went about trying to attach that first. Tried it with the pliers. No dice. But after a number of attempts, I tried it with just my thumb and first finger, and eventually heard that heavenly “click.” One down.
“2″ took a considerably longer time, but after around 15 minutes, the two-finger approach found the “click.” I think it’s the angle that matters — finding that magic 90° mark seems to do the trick.
Then inserted the card into its slot. No problem.
Time for the screws, and here’s where the pliers did their job: instead of trying to place the screws in their holes by hand, I used the pliers to grab each screw and slowly, carefully, position them into their respective holes. Trick is to just place them in their holes while the card is still raised. When both are in, then begin screwing them in, alternating a little at a time to each until they’re both fully fastened.
All done, everything back in place. Time to boot up and see what happens.
As mentioned, I have several drives. One boots with Tiger 4.11, another with Snow Leopard, 6.2.
First booted the Tiger. Selected “About This Mac” and then “AirPort”: “No information found.”
Drat. I’m thinking, maybe it should have been “1″ and “3″ after all.
Then booted the Snow Leopard. “AirPort” lit up. Information galore. Installed!
No idea if it’s the particular card that’s compatible with Snow Leopard but not with Tiger, or if Tiger requires “1″ and “3″ but Snow Leopard is a go with “2″ and “3.”
But it works, at least in SL, and the next step will be to set up activation w/i Systems Preferences. Haven’t done that yet; what was more important was to have the card recognized.
None of this could have happened without the net experiences of everyone here, so drinks are on me when we all get together for the big Airport Extreme Card Installation Reunion next year.
Thanks to all!
Don
Ben
Very helpful, many thanks. Installation wasn’t as hard as I expected after talking to various ‘experts’. My Mac Pro (early 2008) had 3 antenna, plus bluetooth, which was a bit odd, but I connected numbers 1 and 3 and it seems to work fine. The satisfaction when the second antenna pops down onto it’s mount . . .
nithin
thanx a million .. my wifi indicator doesnt show any activity though . hmmm i ll check after having installed the n updater
Gary Davis
The instructions and comments here are great and I figured I wouldn’t have any trouble. Except…When I started to install I discovered I had no screws. I had gotten a card cheap on eBay. Does anyone know what screws are needed and where I might obtain them?
Thanks.
JRC
Gary,
I had the same problem. Ordered the card from ebay, but no screws. Not sure if you have an old laptop or other computer around but these small screws are used a lot for various computer parts. I used the casing screws from an old laptop to do the trick. Hope that helps.
Gary Davis
Success! Thanks to the suggestion of JRC I purchased some laptop screws and they did the trick. It *is* fiddly to get everything in place.
In my case (the original Intel MacPro model) the only label on the antenna wires was a 3 with two wires coming out of it. I attached the shorter to the upper post and the longer to the lower and I’m getting great reception. I did attach the longer to the card before inserting it in the slot as recommended by Don Giller. I tried the same with the shorter and eventually gave up, attaching it after seating the card. As Don said, the 90° mark is critical. I happened to have on hand a good pair of forceps with an angled grip. I held the wire with it and pushed the clip down with a chopstick. I don’t think I could have done it without the forceps. My hands are too big.
Thanks to everyone for the info and for giving me the confidence to try it. I’ve got extra screws, having had to buy 15. If anyone needs some, email me and I’ll be glad to send a couple.
Gary
Adam
Hey Gary, do you know the size of laptop screws you purchased? And where did you get them? I have the same issue.
Thanks
ScottNYC
getting my card in the mail tomarrow and sweating thinking about this installation lol, dont wanna mess anything up or drop any screws
ScottNYC
oh yeah I ordered a new “Apple Airport Wireless Card for Mac Pro – Network adapter – 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft)” is this card ok to use with the 2009 mac pro? you can see the card here http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Wireless-Card-Mac-Pro/dp/B0012YYITW/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_cart_1 I sort of blindly purchased it hoping it was the right one. Ill be getting it tomorrow.
ScottNYC
oh damn, i just received the mac pro airport extreme upgrade kit and i read that if i ever want to utilize my warranty in the future i need to have the receipt that states the card was installed by an apple certified technician. looks like ill be bringing it to the apple store after all.
David Tannahill
Thanks for the advice. It encouraged me to by a card for around £23 off ebay. Mounting the cards and screws was ok. The antennae wires were a bit harder. You do have to push quite hard to make them seat otherwise it is quite easy. I also unplugged the power connector for the graphics card to give a wee bit more room. I used wires 1 and 3, I have an old macpro 2x 2.66 Dual Xeon, system 10.62
Cody
Just installed on my Mac Pro 1,1. I used wires 1 and 3, and am connected with a full signal to my network (router is about 35 feet away, plus several walls). Attaching those wires was a pain, I found it was easier to attach wire #3 to the bottom of the card before inserting the card. Wire #1 is shorter, so it was easier to find the proper fitment after the card was screwed down. Patience is key.
Purchased my airport card off eBay for $18…
Couldn’t have done it without this walkthrough! Thanks.
Pacey
Just installed my card thanks to your tutorial, the wires were really hard task but everything works perfectly
Thanks a lot for helping
Earl Moore
Congratulations to all those having success with installing their Airport Cards themselves and I’m glad this post is useful to you! Thanks also to all those who have commented here and shared their experiences.
Antoon Jamné
Thx for the info, one of the antenna leads of the card came didn’t connect well, fixed it with your post & photo’s.
Antoon
Michel Boutot
Hi,
I installed a Extreme PCI-E card in my MacPro early 2009. I bought this card from FastMac. It works but it shows as a bluetooth PAN in the network preferences. I changed the wire from 1-3 to 1-2 and it game me the same result.. What shall I do? Try the next 2-3?? wires???
Kirk West
Thanks for the info. Most helpful.
Kenny
That’s very helpful that you’ve offered this information. I wished I’d found it back when I was trying to install mine. I documented a very detailed “how to” instructions here: http://tr.im/diymacpro
tom
These pictures suck. A real photographer knows how to light and use a macro lens. You are phoning it in here. This guide is doing you more damage than good. You know this…Re do the photographs. Be a hero.
T
Earl
Tom, you’re right these are not the best photos but then this is not a fine art gallery, only simple directions posted 3 years ago on how to install a wireless card for those who might need a little guidance. Let’s see, 185 positive comments saying in general how helpful this post is and then your comment saying how the photos suck — I think you’re just looking for something to bitch about. Please feel free to climb down off your high horse and bitch elsewhere. Have a good day.
Phototristan
Can anyone recommend a piece of harware I can use externally instead? Something that is a wifi transceiver that plugs into the Mac via Ethernet perhaps?
John
Okay, I think I’m screwed. The card is plugged in, the screws are secure and the leads are snapped in tight. I see the airport icon after startup but cannot connect to a network. So I’m thinking to myself that the leads are in the wrong spot…well, it turns out lead 1 has been severed probably due to the fact that it is VERY difficult to get that tiny wire around a bunch of sharp metal and snap it into place. Can I splice the wire together? Is Houdini still alive.
I’m really bummed out!!
Duane
Thanks for the tips Man it is Definetly cables 2,3 for the airport
Christina
Just wondering if I could get any help? I brought home a Mac Pro, 1,1 – Dual Core Intel from work that didn’t have a wireless card (it’s always been connected to a network). I called apple, they didn’t have any in stock, but they recommended sweetwater.com, so I ordered this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AirCardMP09
I’ve tried everything listed here, and can’t get the thing to work! I’ve got fairly little fingers, and I’m pretty mac-proficient, so I didn’t think it’d be a big deal. I tried 1 & 3, 2 & 3, 1&2. Even the bluetooth, in case it was mis-labelled somehow. I even wiped and re-installed the OS (It didn’t really matter since I wanted to start from scratch anyhow).
Any ideas? I’m stupid and threw out the paperwork that came with it, so I probably can’t return it now. I could probably take it in somewhere, but what else are they really going to do??
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Earl
Christina, sorry it’s taken me a while to get back to you so I don’t know if you’ve got it solved or not.
My first thoughts is that you have the wrong wireless card. This card is for a 3rd Generation Nehalem 4-core or 8-core Mac Pro. Your Mac Pro is the same generation as mine, with 2-core Xeon processors. I’d send the card back and look for another card. I don’t have a link to give you for one just now but I’ve hear of people even buying them on Ebay.
Hope this helps!
Jake
Earl,
First — thank you so much for this page! During my research (which is taking far longer than I had hoped), I’ve found your site to be the most helpful.
I’m not concerned about the installation (partially because of this page), but I am concerned about getting the right card. I actually buy a lot of stuff from sweetwater, and I was about to buy the card that Christina mentioned. But now I’m alllll confused. The card on sweetwater specifically says, as you mentioned, that it’s for the 3rd Generation Nehalem 4-core or 8-core Mac Pro. I have an 8-core (dual quad) Intel Xeon. In fact, here’s a link to my actual box:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP11
Do you know which card I need? The one from Sweetwater or the MB363Z/A (which is discontinued and much harder to find). I would GREATLY appreciate any input. It turns out that the folks at Apple aren’t really all that eager to help…
Earl
Hi Jake, thanks. I’m glad you found this post to be useful.
As far as which card will work… Since I published this post I’ve not kept up with the many models of wireless cards and the MacPros they work with. I can only suggest that where ever you buy, speak to a technician and have them confirm the card will work with your MacPro model (model identifier from ‘About this Mac’). Then if it doesn’t they should take it back.
Perhaps someone else who has contributed via comments will be able to provide more information. Best of luck!
Jake
Hi again Earl,
Thanks for the prompt reply! I was somehow emboldened by all of this, and I called Apple yet again, and this time I was armed with part numbers. I was adamant that even though I still don’t have Apple Care for this Mac, that they must at least provide me with information regarding correct part numbers. It worked. The guy confirmed that for my box, (often times referred to as an early 2008 Mac Pro — the one with Harpertown processors as opposed to the Nehalem processors) I need the MB363Z/A
So, for anybody reading this, here is what I’ve learned:
Early 2008 Mac Pro with Harpertown processor = MB363Z/A Airport Extreme Card
Late 2008 (and maybe beyond??) Mac Pro with Nehalem processor = MB988Z/A
As a side note, the solution that I’ve been using for two years has worked flawlessly, but I haven’t seen anybody mention this idea. I just plug my Mac Pro into my Airport Express wireless router (say, in the office) with an ethernet cable. Then, I configure that Airport Express to be a “WDS remote”. Then, the other Airport Express (or Airport Extreme router) that is plugged into my internet cable modem I have configured as the “WDS Main”. It’s not very difficult to set up, and essentially, the router next to your computer becomes like its network card.
In fact, it works so well, that I’d just keep it this way, but I want to put the 2nd Airport Express in my bedroom so I can stream music anywhere in my house from the Mac Pro (really extra cool if you have an iPhone and use the free Apple app called Remote to control your iTunes).
Anway…. I just thought I’d “give a little back” considering how helpful everybody here has been (except for the douche who bagged on you about the pictures. LOL).
Earl
Jake, thanks for sharing the information about correct card part numbers. This post still gets many hits each day so I’m sure there are people who will find your shared information helpful.
Regards!
Michel Boutot
Sorry, but no one has posted a possible response to my question. I tried to change the way the wires are plugged 1 and 3 2 and 3 and 1 and 2 but the same result. The airport card does not show as on but the Bluetooth pan is on and I have the internet.. THe problem that I have discovered is that when I go to front row app and try to check out the video previews it says that I am not connected on the internet. Weird!
Hi,
I installed a Extreme PCI-E card in my MacPro early 2009. I bought this card from FastMac. It works but it shows as a bluetooth PAN in the network preferences. I changed the wire from 1-3 to 1-2 and it game me the same result.. What shall I do? Try the next 2-3?? wires???
Earl
Michel Boutot, Sorry you didn’t get a reply but it may be everyone is baffled by your results. I can only think that if the card is not being recognized by OS X as an Airport Extreme card there is some incompatibility with the card. Have you contacted FastMac and confirmed it’s correct for your model MacPro?
The wires would have nothing to do with the card being recognized. It should be recognized ever without any wires connected, they only serve as antenna wires for stronger and longer range.
I have no idea why the card would be reported as a bluetooth PAN. Yes it is very Weird! Sorry I can’t be of more help.
Adam
I just got my card in the mail, but it has no mounting screws…can anybody tell me the size to go and buy? Is there any other hardware I need?
Adam
Just found some screws at work that will fit. Please disregaurd question.
Earl
Adam, glad you found the right screws. Regards.
mat
thanks for the infos! it worked!
used wire 1&3, like described above (thanks to stevetb, too)
Mike
Just installed airport card in my Mac Pro purchased June 2010. Use wires 1 & 3. Works great! First pull out CPU board housing so you can get your hands in there to connect the antenna wires. Flip the two bottom levers and then pull the whole CPU housing straight up. It will go back in painlessly. After connecting the wires then connect the screws.
Stephanie Nash
You are my hero! I am not a complete idiot on the computer but I could not have installed this wireless card on my own. Thank you, thank you….
Earl
Stephanie, so glad this post helped you. You’ve made my day as well, thanks!
peter
thanks to your tutorial i got this over with in 20 minutes. (after finding the screws in an older computer…) apple should make the installation of a wireless card subject of one of their mac vs. PC spots… thanks a bunch, earl!
Earl
Peter, glad this was of help to you.
Tom
Great post – many thanks. It took me all of about 10 minutes!
One suggestion: I found it far easier to attach the aerial wires before screwing the card down, as they’re quite location- and angle-sensitive before they pop on. The wires didn’t get in the way of the screwing down at all.
Alex
Hey all,
Been reading this all day trying to get my card installed and working. I inserted the card correctly and its now being recognized but when i go to connect to my network it instantly says connection failed. Its weird though because its recognizing that my network is there just when i go to put the password in it doesnt work. I tried all the antenna combos: 1&3, 1&2, 2&3 but no dice on connecting. Any suggestions?