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Mini-PCI Wireless Bluetooth combi card

  • 22-05-2007 9:13pm
    #1
    exactiv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 546 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    My laptop has no bluetooth card built in. I'd like to retro-fit a bluetooth card internally as the dongle I'm using at the moment is a pain in the ar*e.

    My laptop is a sony vaio FS415B.

    I've just opened it up and there's only one mini-PCI slot which is occupied by a Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG network card. I'm wondering if there is such a thing as a combi (WiFi & Bluetooth) mini-pci card that I can put in instead. I googled it, but MSI are the only people that seem to do one, and that's only for their own laptops.

    Any help or suggestions much appreciated.

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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Can't see any myself on the net bar the MSI ones. I take it the laptop has no PCMCIA slots as Belkin sell such a bluetooth PCMCIA card.

    I'll move this into the laptop forum someone else might know of such a mini-PCI card.


  • #3
    exactiv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 546 ✭✭✭exactiv


    8T8 wrote:
    Can't see any myself on the net bar the MSI ones. I take it the laptop has no PCMCIA slots as Belkin sell such a bluetooth PCMCIA card.

    I'll move this into the laptop forum someone else might know of such a mini-PCI card.
    Hi 8T8,

    The laptop does have a PCMCIA slot, but the problem is the bit of the card that sticks out. I'd be worried that it'd get broken or worse, put strain on the laptop itself. Internal would be more convenient and a bit safer. But if it comes down to it, I'll get the PCMCIA card or this MoGo mini-usb device (not available yet).

    Thanks,
    Ex.


  • #4
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    My PCMCIA bluetooth adapter doesn't stick out much at all. I don't have the exact measurements, but it is certainly less than an inch. And it's the full length of the card, and curved, so it's not liable to get caught in anything.


  • #5
    exactiv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 546 ✭✭✭exactiv


    tom dunne wrote:
    My PCMCIA bluetooth adapter doesn't stick out much at all. I don't have the exact measurements, but it is certainly less than an inch. And it's the full length of the card, and curved, so it's not liable to get caught in anything.
    sounds good. what make is it?


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    exactiv wrote:
    sounds good. what make is it?

    Xircom, it's an older one.


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  • #7
    exactiv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 546 ✭✭✭exactiv


    Found this on ebay.

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    Looks like it could be the solution....

    Thanks lads.


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