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More info?)
Paul wrote:
> In article <7sG2d.436952$M95.233881@pd7tw1no>, Philip Callan
> <callanca@shaw.ca> wrote:
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>
>>Frank wrote:
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>>>>If this is the one that goes into the special asus slot then the answer is
>>>>no..
>>>>You could probably sell it on ebay.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>And what is the special asus slot? It is a normal PCI card. In the
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> manual it
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>>>says remove the bracket on the pci slot you INTEND to use. It says nothing
>>>about put it in slot 1 2 or three.
>>>
>>>It is not a small AMR or what card, normal PCI
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>>>
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>>
>>On certain ASUS motherboards, there is a AMR-like interface, which is
>>used along with a specific ASUS brand card/external antenna, permitting
>>you to not only access a WiFi network, but act as an AP for others.
>>
>>You can't use it in other motherboards, and you can't use PCI slot 5 on
>>the motherboards that have it if you are using the proprietary card.
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>
> There is a picture here. It looks like a PCI edge card.
>
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Specific.asp?ArticleHeadline=Asus+A8V+motherboard+preview&Series=0
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> Uses one of the Ralinktech chipsets. The MAC chip RT2560F has
> PCI and Cardbus options.
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>
http://www.ralinktech.com/prod-2.htm
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> Slap it into a PCI slot and try it.
>
> Paul
Thats not the same as the WiFI slot in my P4C800-E, its a weird connector.