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How can I use my wireless air card with my now laptop, which came configured
for pci express, but not pc card?

Hi
If you new Laptop came with the NewCard (PCI-ex) and have regular PCMCIA
Slot you would have to buy a New Wireless Card.
However I am not sure that you can find Wireless PCI-ex on the open market.
You probably have USB2 port as well so you can get an 802.11g USB2 Wireless
unit.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Phil" <> wrote in message
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> How can I use my wireless air card with my now laptop, which came
> configured
> for pci express, but not pc card?

"Jack" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> If you new Laptop came with the NewCard (PCI-ex) and have regular PCMCIA
> Slot you would have to buy a New Wireless Card.
> However I am not sure that you can find Wireless PCI-ex on the open
> market. You probably have USB2 port as well so you can get an 802.11g
> USB2 Wireless unit.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Phil" <> wrote in message
> news:30AA70FE-6B69-484C-BF92-...
>> How can I use my wireless air card with my now laptop, which came
>> configured
>> for pci express, but not pc card?

Most new laptops come with built-in wireless. Yours did not? PCIe or PCI
Express is for video, not wireless.

Hi
It is true that that many Video card come now in PCI-ex. However PCI-ex is
just a faster Bus than the "old" regular PCI and was designed as a regular
Bus that can be used with Video as well as any other PCI base card that
would come in PCI-ex version. Example,
http://www.mellanox.com/products/inf...i_ex_cards.php
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Kevin" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Jack" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi
>> If you new Laptop came with the NewCard (PCI-ex) and have regular PCMCIA
>> Slot you would have to buy a New Wireless Card.
>> However I am not sure that you can find Wireless PCI-ex on the open
>> market. You probably have USB2 port as well so you can get an 802.11g
>> USB2 Wireless unit.
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "Phil" <> wrote in message
>> news:30AA70FE-6B69-484C-BF92-...
>>> How can I use my wireless air card with my now laptop, which came
>>> configured
>>> for pci express, but not pc card?
>
> Most new laptops come with built-in wireless. Yours did not? PCIe or PCI
> Express is for video, not wireless.
>