[DuoList] Re: Powerbook 2400 - Internal WiFi

[Ivan Drucker]

Wow, what a truly fantastic hack. Congratulations.

On 12/2/08 4:11 AM, "Joseph Sis" <joe at allensis.com> wrote:

> For all 2400 fans out there, I thought I would share this tip/trick/
> hack:
> 
> I just managed to install an internal WiFi antenna in my Powerbook
> 2400, which connects to a standard wireless PCMCIA card.  I had the
> idea when I broke the external antenna connector I had been using,
> when searching for a replacement, it occurred to me that the same
> antenna that is inside my 12" G4 aluminum would also work in the
> 2400.  Off to ebay I ran and $12 later I had another 12" internal
> antenna assembly.
> 
> I tore apart, oh so carefully, the 2400 and opened the screen
> assembly, after a few placement attempts I found the arrangement that
> worked in the screen housing.  Then routed the connector to the card
> cage.  I am using an Orinoco Gold that does not have the bulky
> antenna end, instead it has an inset for the MC card connector.  I
> placed the card in the lower slot and connected the antenna.  The
> excess hides nicely under the card (use the lower slot) when slid
> into place.
> 
> Now my 2400 has one more thing in common with my 12"!  Plus no more
> external antenna blues!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> joe
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