Wireless antenna connectors

[joeoneupt]

I have an Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection miniPCI card I am trying to install into a Dell Inapiron 8000, I need to know what the name of the antenna connectors are on the card. Its the same connectors that are on every miniPCI wireless cards so I hope there is a true name and I can get them from somewhere.

 

[salmans]

If you are looking for a cable to go from your W/Less PC card to an external antenna you need a "pigtail" cable. The end that connects to the PC card isn't your worry, you will need to find a cable with the end that matches up to your external antenna. Each company usually has a proprietary connector on their antennas, but you can go to

http://www.antennasystems.com/jumpercables.html

and they have a list of different vendors you can look at.
Good Luck!

Do it right the first time, and there won't be a second time!

 

[bcastner]

If you cannot find the Dell connector floating around in that mini-PCI drive bay, either:

. it does not have the internal antenna option
. or, it is time to send it to a good repair site as someone ripped it out. I would look very hard to see if it is not in the mini-PCI bay somewhere.

The connector is standard for mini-PCI as far as I know. It most certainly is standard for Dell.

 

[bcastner]

Second possibility - the antenna pads are on the card but the spade connector is missing. The Dell has the antenna connector cable available.

The solder pads for the spade connector are on the mini-PCI board. See:

http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/PigTail?action=show&redirect=PigTails