Dell D505 wifi compatability

Sustain · 31st October 2007, 11:23 PM

Hi i recently bought an Atheros AR5005GS miniPCI wifi card for my HP NX5000 laptop which turns out has a sort of white list in the bios so you cant put in non-HP signed wifi cards, anyways i desided to sell the laptop as i really need one that will support my card.

I was looking at the Dell Latitude D505, i know it has a miniPCI slot but does anyone know if this will take my wifi card ? i dont want to buy it if its just going to screw me over like the HP did.

Thanks, Stephen.

sanjay · 1st November 2007, 9:17 AM

ive never been restricted by any of my dells when putting in a wireless minipci card (had a D400).

remember though that the D505 is only centrino-spec once you put an intel wireless card in

i had a similar problem to you with my IBM T30 though - i couldnt put in my intel wireless card, as it wasnt white listed in the BIOS. a quick google and a batch file rewrote the bios though, got rid of the white list and i could use any miniPCI i liked. im sure the same is available for your NX5000.

Sustain · 1st November 2007, 9:59 PM

Well i hope this card works in the Dell D505, ill be pretty pissed if it doesnt

Sephir0th · 2nd November 2007, 3:13 PM

We have a bunch of D505's here at work and we got some linksys wifi g cards to go with, work fine

Sustain · 2nd November 2007, 11:10 PM

But are those Linksys miniPCI based or PCMCIA cards ?

31st October 2007, 11:23 PM	#1
Sustain Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 26	Dell D505 wifi compatability Hi i recently bought an Atheros AR5005GS miniPCI wifi card for my HP NX5000 laptop which turns out has a sort of white list in the bios so you cant put in non-HP signed wifi cards, anyways i desided to sell the laptop as i really need one that will support my card. I was looking at the Dell Latitude D505, i know it has a miniPCI slot but does anyone know if this will take my wifi card ? i dont want to buy it if its just going to screw me over like the HP did. Thanks, Stephen.

1st November 2007, 9:17 AM	#2
sanjay Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lockleys, Adelaide, SA Posts: 10,320	ive never been restricted by any of my dells when putting in a wireless minipci card (had a D400). remember though that the D505 is only centrino-spec once you put an intel wireless card in i had a similar problem to you with my IBM T30 though - i couldnt put in my intel wireless card, as it wasnt white listed in the BIOS. a quick google and a batch file rewrote the bios though, got rid of the white list and i could use any miniPCI i liked. im sure the same is available for your NX5000. __________________ My Ride: MY02 Mitsubishi Ralliart Magna Build #75 - 5sp Manual, 2.5" exhaust with Pacemaker extractors, 17" Enkei Alloys Over 120 Successful Trades on OCAU - Most Recent: dche5390, Rugal, Tornhelm, ummmz, darknight84, bumography, b4sk3tb4ll3r, marktadros, MoveIt, Maxknott, NoBooze, bnyboy, Stooge007, caddy, the_rick, Soupratt, Doktor, Logik47, KraniX, Talisman, start, gizmo_melb, Omarko, Arkanite, WooKiE_MaN, PM for full list

1st November 2007, 9:59 PM	#3
Sustain Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 26	Well i hope this card works in the Dell D505, ill be pretty pissed if it doesnt

2nd November 2007, 3:13 PM	#4
Sephir0th Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,341	We have a bunch of D505's here at work and we got some linksys wifi g cards to go with, work fine

2nd November 2007, 11:10 PM	#5
Sustain Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 26	But are those Linksys miniPCI based or PCMCIA cards ?