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May 1, 2009 at 4:26 pm #169275toutancMember
I installed a 5300 too.
I bought it from ebay, it’s an engineering sample. It works perfectly fine, so you can order one of those. It came with three antennas.I decided to try and put the third antenna behind the screen. It is indeed a lot of work. I had difficulties lifting the nc10 open and wiring the antenna properly requires an awful lot of patience. I put it right next to the web-cam, between the other two.
In the end I lost one small white thingy that covered a screw on the lid. I replaced it with white tape but it’s noticeable…
This thread was very helpful, thx to all that shared their info and pics o/
May 2, 2009 at 12:37 pm #169273John LittleMemberHey toutanc, glad you’ve managed to install your card and aerial. In the end, did you leave the extra cable length behind the LCD or above the motherboard?
Also, reading your post, there were a few things I left out of my post (maybe all this should go in the wiki):
* Yes, having both covers of the netbook open at the same time, plus the having the LCD balanced on top of the keyboard isn’t fun. Makes passing the cables through hinges a very delicate process. I actually taped the LCD to the keyboard beneath using some packaging tape to avoid the thing sliding off (with some padding in between keyboard and LCD).
* I had the NC10 with its naked motherboard sitting on its pouch during the whole time (that provided extra padding).
* To avoid losing bits: Even before I open a laptop, I clear the whole working space, then tape a sheet of A4 somewhere safe (and test a few pens), so that I can draw a doodle for every small bit that come off: Usually a number (the bit ID) and a simple drawing is enough to help my fading brain remember where the bit came from (top left corner, middle, near the fan grid, etc etc…). I also separate things as I go along: — cover screws — inside screws — LCD panel screws — That’s saved my life with laptops that had millions of screws, all of them different (Toshiba portege 7200 for me was the worse so far). Taking photos also helps! When you’re ready to close the thing up, just do your numbers in reverse, and (hopefully) you won’t have any left over bits 😉Anyway, nice one mate, as for me, I’m still looking for a wimax signal!!
Cheers,
JohnMay 2, 2009 at 5:50 pm #169276toutancMember@John Little:
I left the extra length on the mother board. I wasn’t sure were to put it so it taped it were there the second pci-e is supposed to be. I tried to make as big a loop as possible to prevent inductance.Actually I hesitated when putting the aerial behind the screen because I’m not sure wich part of the aerial does what. If it’s just the square end that is the aerial, then it doesn’t matter; if it’s the whole cable(which I suspect but i can’t remember physics class), then it probably does:
in the lid, there is a sheet of aluminum glued to the cover for some purpose (interference ?). I taped the wire there in the middle (as supposed to for 802.11n I believe), but I think that it would provide better reception if I cut the alu for 0.5cm around the cable. I’ll try and do that next week if I have time (and I also suspect the screw cover I lost to be stuck inside).
As for parts and where to put them, it’s no big deal for the nc10. Just be careful and separate sets of screws. They’re all the same for the screen, the same under the computer… I put it all in a small box (except for the screw covers which led to losing one :-/ )
Anyway, 300Mbps is working fine 😀
May 2, 2009 at 8:01 pm #169274John LittleMemberHey toutanc,
I’m pretty sure the coax cable doesn’t act as an antenna. Loops larger than a few cm shouldn’t matter either. The only bit that will act as an antenna is the 4-5cm copper U-shaped loop at the top of the plastic pad.
As long as the top of the aerial isn’t covered by the aluminium foil at the back of the lid, you should be fine. You’ve probably seen these before/after pictures of mine already.
Before:
After:
Only argument for shorter cables is that they might provide a stronger signal… but I’m not keen on soldering on plastic PCBs (whatever they’re called) just to find out… always a very messy job.
Hope you find your missing bits mate! I sometimes find screws embedded in my flip-flops for some reason! Oh, and… 300Mbps? I need a new router 😉
May 15, 2009 at 10:22 am #169277kurvekurveMemberthanks to everyone here…i successfully installed the 5300 from ebay, no screw issues thankfully (nc 10 is canada build, bought in hong kong, standard phillips screws)
to date i’ve not attached the 3rd antenna for 2 reasons:
1. i was a bit flustered and wondered where to attach the adhesive part to. the existing 2 antennae are both tucked nicely away and i wasn’t sure how i could achieve the same on the 3rd antenna or where was safe to have it attached internally
2. i know this is a stupid question but is there any value in attaching the 3rd antenna if my router(d-link 825) only has 2 aerials??? i know i could experiment but don’t want to attach an extra antenna for zero benefit.
anyway this was my first attempt at a mod so has given me confidence to up the hard drive next, then maybe the speakers. modding the screen scares me still.
way to go sammynetbook!
May 23, 2009 at 5:45 pm #169282FerrisMemberI have read this entire thread. Thanks for all the info. I have a new N110, dual-boot w/ original XP and Windows 7 RC and upgraded RAM working very well.
Has anyone upgraded the WiFi card on the N110? If not, does anyone have any reason why it wouldn’t work like the NC10?
Thanks.
May 24, 2009 at 10:48 am #169189TCMuffinMemberWelcome to the forum, Ferris, the N110 should work just like the NC10 🙂
May 24, 2009 at 2:45 pm #169283FerrisMemberThanks TCMuffin. I think I’m about ready to take the plunge.
May 31, 2009 at 3:59 pm #169115riffraffMemberHi everybody,
Not sure if it has been mentioned, but Intel has put out a new driver for this card. I installed it, and haven’t really had a chance to see what, if anything, has changed. I did not see anything in the release notes to indicate what is different. Maybe one of you wizards can figure it out. Anyway, seems to work at least as well…
-Intel® WiFi Link 5300: 12.4.0.21 – 4/9/2009
June 6, 2009 at 6:26 pm #169280antispam246MemberIs there any difference using the 5325 over the 5300?
Also, the 3rd antenna, the one mentioned several times from Ocfordtec site, is this the ideal size to fit it? I noticed people picking them up from ebay but stating they were fairly longer, so would i be better off using the oxfordtec linked one?
June 13, 2009 at 11:29 pm #169267gungadin25MemberI just did this upgrade a few days ago. I followed thering’s method. Don’t have an “n” router, but still works great with “g”.
A word of caution: be careful the internal antenna does not get crushed by the screw hole! The antenna can be very short and difficult to position. I did this the first time and the keyboard screws would not go in because the wire was crushed by a screwhole and was lifting the cover.
June 25, 2009 at 10:32 am #169284neobristolMemberOn the back of this post Ive been and purchased a 5300 intel card, i downloaded the software from the intel website, but in device manager i an error 10 message, can anyone help?
June 25, 2009 at 10:45 am #169164AlfiharParticipant[quote1245926180=neobristol]
On the back of this post Ive been and purchased a 5300 intel card, i downloaded the software from the intel website, but in device manager i an error 10 message, can anyone help?
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There are some issues with some Intel 5300 cards which are engineering samples or are designed to only work with certain laptops. These give the error 10 in device manager, I don’t think there is any way of making them work.If you bought your card from eBay check the auction page carefully or wherever else you bought it from to see if they mention whether it is designed for specific laptops.
June 26, 2009 at 6:27 am #169285ANZAC_1915MemberI also accidentally got a HP/IBM 5300 from ebay (poor seller description sounded like it was OEMed for them and I hadn’t seen all of this thread) and have the code 10, looks identical to the one in the flicker pictures…. how do you tell the difference?!
June 28, 2009 at 1:59 pm #169281antispam246MemberJust to update and re-post. I initially had the same error with code 10 after purchasing my intell 5300 wifi from ebay. I returned and was refunded as the description was inadequate. After catching the name, i think in this forum I tried an ebay seller named notebookelite. Having received, installed and tested, it works perfectly on my N110 with windows 7 using vista drivers from intel. Vista driver (Ultimate 32bit edition).
So if you’re looking at the ebay path, check out notebookelite, he was very helpful. Can’t tell you if he has anymore left but he’s a powerseller so just give him a shout. Hong Kong based and cost me £10.17 after exchange, free postage and was delivered in a week.
If the original page is still up you can look at it here
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220432497983
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