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Non-Airport Extreme Card in a G5?
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tonewheel
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Sep 29, 2003, 09:46 AM
 
Can I take an Airport Card and use it in a 1.8 G5? Or does the new G5 only accept an Airport Extreme card?
     
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Sep 29, 2003, 10:35 AM
 
AirPort Extreme cards are not even vaguely similar to the older AirPort cards. Older cards are similar to a PCMCIA card, using the same form factor and connector. Extreme cards are mini-PCI cards, very much intended to be internally installed rather than popped in or out.

You CAN use a commercially available PCMCIA wireless card in an available PCMCIA slot, as long as the manufacturer provides Mac drivers. You can also use a USB wireless adapter, again assuming it comes with proper drivers.
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