[ale] Mini pci card in laptops: compatibility?

[David Ritchie]

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:08 AM, millia <millia at panix.com> wrote:
> So we have a need to put wireless on some older laptops. B/g, nothing
> too fancy, and it'd be preferable were it internal.
> So they have a mini pci slot. About 40 pins, and not pci-e. Here's the
> question: is that a fairly defined standard, or are the cards fairly
> tied to a mobo/brand? I.e. Will any work, or do I need to spend double
> for the specific one for this unit?

Based on my limited experience with these in laptops, I think the problem you
would run into with this approach is getting an antenna to the card. PCMCIA
cards (or a laptop upgrade - these must be old if they don't have wireless)
sounds like the best option

-- Dave