pokeyoats Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Hi all, I just recently got my Qosmio X305-Q720 up and running and from searching and reading, discovered that there are no kexts for the Intel 5100AGN Wifi device and that a lot of people are using a broadcom solution due to native support. My question, hopefully a simple one, is given that my laptop has an Expresscard/54 slot can anyone advise me of the broadcom model number or the recommended device to purchase in order to get Wifi working reliably on my Hackintosh? Thank you kindly. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/278125-broadcom-expresscard54-solution/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlf Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 The solution is to open the computer and remove the Intel 5100 card and replace it witha Broadcom BCM4311 card. The card is a miniPCIe card. Make sure you get the same size card because some come in half-height. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/278125-broadcom-expresscard54-solution/#findComment-1813368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokeyoats Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 It's not the easiest notebook to work with though and there doesn't appear to be any removable area on the back as I have seen on other laptops from google images. Is there another option that I can use that doesn't involve having to access the motherboard? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/278125-broadcom-expresscard54-solution/#findComment-1814060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlf Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I personally don't know of an ExpressCard solution. Often, the keyboard has to be popped off. Google around for methods to access memory and wifi. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/278125-broadcom-expresscard54-solution/#findComment-1814069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokeyoats Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Yes, that's the thing, the frame, keyboard, etc. etc has to come off.. Well, this just got a little trickier. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/278125-broadcom-expresscard54-solution/#findComment-1814167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.