Re: Install / Change Mini Wireless Card (1390 to 3945)

I chose door #4 and wasn't greeted by any 2-headed llamas.

Seriously, everything installed but I don't see where the Intel
software is. It seems like everything is Vista-defaulted.

That's OK for me as long as the new card works well, but you've piqued
my interest and now I am wondering what I am missing by not knowing
where the Intel-specific functionality is.

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:50:44 -0400, Ben Myers
<ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You do want to download the software behind door #4. That's the whole
enchilada, including the wireless connection management software which
supercedes Microsoft's brain-dead wifi built into XP/Vista. The ID tool (#1)
is an ID tool that only tells you what the wifi card is. #2 is drivers only,
essentially what Dell provides... Ben

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:02:00 -0500, Journey <rainbow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:31:44 -0400, Ben Myers
<ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The Inspiron 600m uses the miniPCI form factor, so you would want the Intel
2915ABG. More or less the same on-board hardware chip and exactly the same
software as the 3945.

Also, DO install the software from the Intel web site, not Dell's. It is
approx 45MB download, but well worth it. Intel's software to manage wifi
connections is among the best I've seen, very intuitive and helpful... Ben Myers

Hi Ben -- I am not sure I was able to find the software you mention. I
downloaded from this link:

http://tinyurl.com/34pu9j

#1, #2, and #4.

I didn't recall anything special about anything I downloaded so I must
be missing something.

Thanks!
.

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