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theCollector
Hey guys. i'm having just TERRIBLE wifi reception. unless i'm 8' or less from the router, i can't see ANYTHING at all. I was reading through some other forums and such and they suggest the airport card in the powerbook g4 is a subpar card and recommend swapping it out with an after market card(i have a dell 1390 card, broadcom chipset)

would this help my wifi woes?
Reveeen
Cost = 0

Sure, give it a try.
theCollector
cool! is there a good guide to taking the powerbooks apart? i've never tried before
Reveeen
Google: "disassemble G4 Powerbook"
theCollector
doh! duh. tongue.gif thanks for putting up with us noobs! this is my first mac, and i was a hardcore hater. i'm still a little starry eyed. thanks!!
Reveeen
Pssssst:

Don't tell anyone, after building a couple of Hackentoshes (last winter), I jumped in with both feet.
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