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Intel® Centrino® Wi-Fi Products
Unable to find upgrade for Intel® wireless adapter hardware

Symptom(s):

Unable to find a hardware upgrade to IEEE* 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g/802.11n/802.16e, or combination of these technologies, for Intel® wireless adapters.

Note This page covers only hardware upgrades.  If you need software or driver updates, see the Intel Driver Update Utility.

Solution:

Contact your manufacturer or point of purchase for upgrade availability and support for Intel wireless adapters.

Note Newer Intel® wireless adapters use a PCIe mini card connector. This is a different physical connector and electrical interface and cannot be used to replace older adapters using a mini PCI connector. Examples of these older adapters are: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100/2100A/2200BG/ 2915ABG Network Connections.

Regulatory information
Installation or use of the various Intel wireless adapters is subject to country-specific legal regulations. In certain countries, this product can only be installed in systems that have a system level regulatory approval. This approval must be obtained by the manufacturer of the system (OEM/ODM) or the installer of this device. If the manufacturer does not have the necessary approvals, the party installing the device is responsible for those approvals. Installing these adapters in an unauthorized system may be illegal.

Additional information for resellers is available on the notebook page at the Intel® Reseller Center.

Related Topics:
Installation error when installing or swapping wireless LAN adapters
Why doesn't my laptop recognize my new Intel wireless adapter?

Operating System:
Windows Vista 64*, Windows Vista 32*, Windows XP *, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition*

This applies to:
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 and Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 products
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100A Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Intel® WiFi Link 5300 and Intel® WiFi Link 5100 products
Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350 and Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 products

Solution ID: CS-006006
Date Created: 19-Mar-2003
Last Modified: 17-Oct-2011
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