Sony Vaio in G3 ibook?

toadies · 10-12-2004

I found this link which shows a vaio wi-fi card going in an ibook.
http://homepage.mac.com/macinside/PhotoAlbum36.html

I am wondering if i can get this card, and attempt to do the same operration.
wi-fi card

I am wanting to get an 802.11a network connection. is my only option usb?

kr3mliyn · 10-15-2004

It would seem that your only option would be a USB Module. Probloem is, I have yet to see a device with drivers for Mac OS. Open Source efforts may make this a possibility (some day), but in the mean time, I suggest a PCMCIA adaptor, with an 802.11a(/b/g) PCMCIA card. The Wireless Driver project may support this configuration (but I doubt through a USB to PCMCIA adaptor).

It'd be great to know how you get along. Best of luck!

Tunnelled · 10-24-2004

Which iBook model? If it hasn't got USB 2.0, it'll be limited to 12MB of USB 1.1, and then you'll be stuck at the 802.11b speeds that Airport give you anyway. On onlder non-APE iBooks, the AP slot is 16-bit, so it'll never work well with a g or an a card. Stick with 802.11b unless you've got a G4 iBook with USB 2.0 or Airport Extreme. APE will give you 802.11g speeds, and with USB 2.0 you can get an 802.11a USB dongle.

Barry · 10-24-2004

Unless it's one of the new G4 models it doesn't have usb2.

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toadies Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Sony Vaio in G3 ibook? I found this link which shows a vaio wi-fi card going in an ibook. http://homepage.mac.com/macinside/PhotoAlbum36.html I am wondering if i can get this card, and attempt to do the same operration. wi-fi card I am wanting to get an 802.11a network connection. is my only option usb?

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Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,383	Unless it's one of the new G4 models it doesn't have usb2. __________________ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

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10-15-2004	#2 (permalink)
kr3mliyn kr43mliyn Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wandsworth, LONDON, England, Earth Posts: 3	It would seem that your only option would be a USB Module. Probloem is, I have yet to see a device with drivers for Mac OS. Open Source efforts may make this a possibility (some day), but in the mean time, I suggest a PCMCIA adaptor, with an 802.11a(/b/g) PCMCIA card. The Wireless Driver project may support this configuration (but I doubt through a USB to PCMCIA adaptor). It'd be great to know how you get along. Best of luck!

10-24-2004	#3 (permalink)
Tunnelled Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 4	Which iBook model? If it hasn't got USB 2.0, it'll be limited to 12MB of USB 1.1, and then you'll be stuck at the 802.11b speeds that Airport give you anyway. On onlder non-APE iBooks, the AP slot is 16-bit, so it'll never work well with a g or an a card. Stick with 802.11b unless you've got a G4 iBook with USB 2.0 or Airport Extreme. APE will give you 802.11g speeds, and with USB 2.0 you can get an 802.11a USB dongle.