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Symptom(s):
Unable to find a hardware upgrade or exchange to IEEE* 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g/802.11n/802.16e, or combination of these technologies, for Intel wireless adapters.
This page is not related to software and driver updates for your Intel® wireless adapters.
Solution:
Installing or upgrading the various Intel wireless adapters by end users is not supported by Intel. Contact the manufacturer, vendor, or the source where you obtained your computer regarding availability and support for upgrades of the various Intel wireless adapters.
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. Before installing this device into a system, you must contact the manufacturer of the system, and determine if the product is approved for use in a specific system in a specific country. You are also required to follow the manufacturer's post-approval requirements.
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.
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The Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350 and 5150, Intel® WiFi Link 5300 and 5100, Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN and the Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection use a PCIe Mini Card connector, which is a different physical connector and electrical interface compared to older adapters, which use a miniPCI connector. Therefore, PCIe Mini Card wireless adapters cannot be used as a replacement for your Intel miniPCI-based wireless adapters because of physical connector differences. Examples of these older adapters are Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100/2100A/2200BG/2915ABG Network Connections. | |
Related Information
Installation Error when Installing or Swapping Wireless LAN Adapters
Operating System:
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition*, Windows Vista Starter, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Basic, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Business, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Enterprise, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Ultimate, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Basic, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Business, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Enterprise, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit version*, Windows 98*, Windows 98 SE*, Windows 2000*, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition*, Windows XP Professional*, Windows XP Home Edition*, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition*, Windows XP Media Center Edition* |
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