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Poll Results: Would you sign up to purchase an Atheros WiFi card?

 
  • 69% (107)
    Yes, and I can afford
  • 15% (24)
    No, or I cannot be held accountable when the time comes
  • 14% (23)
    No, But I would like to someday.
154 Total Votes  
post #401 of 442
5/15/06 at 9:13pm
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Originally Posted by kilroy M170
Just wondering, can a guy from Canada still get in on this deal? If so, could I get an update on the price of the card and shipping?
There is no update. Just follow the instructions in the 1st post of this thread.
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post #402 of 442
5/15/06 at 10:00pm
OK. So, no one wants to email me an ISO for the disk that came with the adapter or simply email/link me to the drivers that actually recognize this as the 5006XS? I have dl'd and tried 3 different versions of drivers for this, none of which recognize the card as the XS, only the X. I had it running at 108MBps, but it would only do so when I switched my D-link DGL-4300 gaming router to super g with static turbo mode (g only). I am unable to get more than 54Mbps when it is set to super g with dynamic turbo. Unfortunately, there is another laptop in the house with an older linksys pcmcia adapter, and when I set the router to super g static turbo mode it is unable to see the network. So at this point, until I either find a new driver that works in dynamic turbo mode or buy a new adapter for the other lapy, I'm stuck at 54Mbps.
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post #403 of 442
5/15/06 at 11:15pm
Thread Starter 
hey bud, email me so I can try to email it to ya
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post #404 of 442
5/16/06 at 6:39am
Ok, I currently do not use my wireless card since I am hooked up to DSL. I am currently living overseas and will be visiting my parents in June. I own a I9300 with the 7800 mod and would like to use my lappy to play my online games when I get home, however my parents only have DIAL UP! I don't know too much about wireless cards and I was wondering what the big deal is with this card and whether or not I should purchase one for when I go home to Cali. ??
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post #405 of 442
5/16/06 at 6:42am
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Originally Posted by xxnovakxx
Ok, I currently do not use my wireless card since I am hooked up to DSL. I am currently living overseas and will be visiting my parents in June. I own a I9300 with the 7800 mod and would like to use my lappy to play my online games when I get home, however my parents only have DIAL UP! I don't know too much about wireless cards and I was wondering what the big deal is with this card and whether or not I should purchase one for when I go home to Cali. ??
Unless you plan on using Wireless, then don't bother with it.
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post #406 of 442
5/16/06 at 10:51am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Skillz
Unless you plan on using Wireless, then don't bother with it.

+1 and since they are only using dial up you wont have a network setup most likely.

Unless you have a really kind neighbor who doesnt secure his network and your on terms to share his.
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post #407 of 442
5/19/06 at 8:01pm
I got my card exactly 1 week after garagesale sent me the tracking #.

Many thanks to Firebretha for the group buy
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post #408 of 442
5/20/06 at 5:06am
Well garagesale has done it again!

I paid for my card in the late hours of Sunday 14th May 2005 and it arrived in my letter box in Australia on the 19th may 2005


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Originally Posted by unclebenny
OK. So, no one wants to email me an ISO for the disk that came with the adapter or simply email/link me to the drivers that actually recognize this as the 5006XS? I have dl'd and tried 3 different versions of drivers for this, none of which recognize the card as the XS, only the X. I had it running at 108MBps, but it would only do so when I switched my D-link DGL-4300 gaming router to super g with static turbo mode (g only). I am unable to get more than 54Mbps when it is set to super g with dynamic turbo. Unfortunately, there is another laptop in the house with an older linksys pcmcia adapter, and when I set the router to super g static turbo mode it is unable to see the network. So at this point, until I either find a new driver that works in dynamic turbo mode or buy a new adapter for the other lapy, I'm stuck at 54Mbps.
Hmmm unclebenny,

You may be correct about the "X" rather than "XS".

I have been searching to see what is the difference between the X & XS and so far I don't have a conclusive answer
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post #409 of 442
5/20/06 at 8:16am
Hi, the drivers are unified ...... the x and xs is just a label if you have newer drivers.... it can be edited in the inf file and the rregistry if you want to go to the trouble. I wrote about it in page 25...............

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post #410 of 442
5/20/06 at 9:59am

A little clarity is perhaps required at this point in time

Dear peoples,

I may be entirely wrong with what I'm about to say but here goes:

The WMIA-166AG card I received as supplied by garagesale125 and identical to the picture in his eBay auction item number: 9724675210 (which has now ended) and is not a Gigabyte GN-WI01HT as supplied by eBay's Oxford Bay Direct.

The WMIA-166AG appears to be made by SparkLAN (as found in the top few entries, by using google) and the following details about the card can be found here: http://www.sparklan.com/product_details.php?prod_id=24

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Modules - Mini PCI / 802.11a/b/g /

WMIA-166AG

WLAN 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Module Atheros AR5006XS (AR5414A) Single Chip

SparkLAN WMIA-166AG WLAN 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Module Atheros AR5006XS (AR5414A) Single Chip

Highlights:

Mini PCI Type III A
Support Super AG Technology
Operating in 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz with data rate up to 108Mbps
Supplied Driver: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Linux
Single antenna with 1dBi antenna gain at 2.4GHz band and 2dBi antenna gain at 5GHz band. (External antenna)
Driver Download Details:
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Modules - Mini PCI/802.11a/b/g/

WLAN 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Module Atheros AR5006XS (AR5414A) Single Chip

Model no : WMIA-166AG

Windows Driver version : 4.1.2.71
Driver windows (zip) download link:
http://www.sparklan.com/data/prod_su..._v4.1.2.71.zip
Now as to what exactly the difference is between the X suffix and the XS suffix I'm really not certain and perhaps it may relate to the external antenna mention in the blurb/quotes above, but to the best of my knowledge all the SparkLAN information says the card supplied to me and I presume everyone else is definitely an AR5006XS.

However according to the following information all is not what we've been lead to believe unless Atheros themselves can you tell me what is going on? I went to do a search of MiniPCi's database at the Atheros website and these are the results - in part, I found according to: Product Name - Product Type - Technology Band - Atheros Chipset - Adv. Features

Gigabyte Tech. AirCruiser Mach AG Mini-PCI Adapter - GN-WI01HT - MiniPCI - 802.11a/b/g - AR5006EX - Super AG
SparkLAN WMIA-123AG 802.11a/b/g Wireless Mini PCI Module Atheros (AR5004X) - MiniPCI - 802.11a/b/g - AR5004X - Super AG with XR
SparkLAN WMIA-166AG 802.11a/b/g Wireless Mini PCI Module - MiniPCI 802.11a/b/g - AR5006X - No Adv.Features mentioned
Unex Tech Corp. CM10: lead-free 802.11a/b/g 108Mbps wireless mini-PCI module - MiniPCI - 802.11a/b/g - AR5006XS - Super AG

Whose product/chipset is actually better (or for those that must know - the best) EX, X, XS, it's all too confusing to know for certain. No wonder people are having trouble with their drivers!

Q. So what is the longest range anyone has managed to keep a good connection with the group purchase cards?

Finally, if the drivers are supposed to be unified (each release works with all brands) then it's just a matter of following the advice of onguarde entry #371.

Some recent/previous entries which prompted my reply are included here - with their entry numbers too:
#366
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Originally Posted by onguarde
I dont know if these are the newest but they are rock solid for me.....
Driver ver. 4.2.0.82
Utility ver. 4.2.0.358

http://www.z71forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=3
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#367
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Originally Posted by Adrenolin
Ahh ok thanks. I'm using the drivers that were provided on the CD dated 5/25/05 version 4.1.2.71. I'll give these a try in a bit. Thanks!
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#368
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Originally Posted by Adrenolin
Well I installed the drivers onguarde linked to above and they installed the AR5006X driver only however I'm still connecting at 108Mbps. I'll use them for a few days to see how they are.

Thanks.
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#371
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Originally Posted by onguarde
Adrenolin "Well I installed the drivers onguarde linked to above and they installed the AR5006X driver"


That got me thinking about it being AR5006x as opposed to AR5006XS.

I looked around on Atheros's site where you can search for partners and see what chipset they use. I looked at them and found Giabyte has the latest driver I can find Ver. 4.2.2.4 -

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/C...Name=GN-WI01HT

I donwloaded the file, and extracted it but did not run the program, instead I updated the driver through the device manager.

As for it installing the AR5006X instead of the AR5006XS that is just a matter of editing the net5211.inf file and changing one of the device id's and device descriptions to match the device id in the properties of the atheros adapter in the device manager.

the Atheros drivers are unified, per the description given on the Atheros website on the 5006XS page -

"A single driver and firmware code base supports all
Atheros chipsets, and provides both backward and
forward compatibility with Atheros previous and
next-generation multi-standard designs.

So to me it looks like the newer driver you can get the better.
Whether it says 5006XS or 5006X is just a matter of editing the device ids and descriptions in the net5211.inf file.
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#394
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Originally Posted by KINetics
Mine shipped from Hong Kong on the 7th. Just recieved it today, the 18th. 11 days, not bad.

What's the latest and greatest driver for this card and where can I find it, thanks.

Is it this?
  1. Release Date: 2006/03/20
  2. UI version: 4.2.0.374.02
  3. Driver version: 4.2.2.4
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/C...er&FileID=2644
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post #411 of 442
5/21/06 at 2:29am
I bought a Gigabyte 108Mbit MiniPCI based on the Atheros AR5001X chipset several months and it is fantastic!! It holds a singal infinately better than the Intel 2200 that came with my laptop. This card has be put in a Inspiron 8600 and transfered to my 710m. Its a great card!
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post #412 of 442
6/14/06 at 5:19am
The guy seems really nice and let me place an order though him at the same price since FiReBReTHa ran out of units.
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post #413 of 442
6/30/06 at 11:58am
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Originally Posted by Proud9300_OZie
Dear peoples,

I may be entirely wrong with what I'm about to say but here goes:

The WMIA-166AG card I received as supplied by garagesale125 and identical to the picture in his eBay auction item number: 9724675210 (which has now ended) and is not a Gigabyte GN-WI01HT as supplied by eBay's Oxford Bay Direct.

The WMIA-166AG appears to be made by SparkLAN (as found in the top few entries, by using google) and the following details about the card can be found here: http://www.sparklan.com/product_details.php?prod_id=24
Ok, maybe I am missing something, but, where was it stated that this card was a Gigabyte GN-WI01HT?


Also, has anyone figured out a solution to the BSOD issue that occurs with the drivers for this card? I know the following three solutions have been mentioned:

http://www.z71forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=3

http://www.notebookforums.com/post1698207-15.html

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/C...er&FileID=2644


Can anyone confirm (who previously HAD the BSOD) that one of these solved the issue for you?
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post #414 of 442
6/30/06 at 12:15pm
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Originally Posted by dsorrent
Ok, maybe I am missing something, but, where was it stated that this card was a Gigabyte GN-WI01HT?


Also, has anyone figured out a solution to the BSOD issue that occurs with the drivers for this card? I know the following three solutions have been mentioned:

http://www.z71forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=3

http://www.notebookforums.com/post1698207-15.html

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/C...er&FileID=2644


Can anyone confirm (who previously HAD the BSOD) that one of these solved the issue for you?

I only had bsod when it installed the 5006x drivers. When I forced the 5006xs drivers, no more bsod
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post #415 of 442
6/30/06 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by ziddey
I only had bsod when it installed the 5006x drivers. When I forced the 5006xs drivers, no more bsod
Which version are you using?
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post #416 of 442
7/1/06 at 9:02pm
I'm a little late, can I still get in on the group buy?
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post #417 of 442
7/6/06 at 2:00am
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Originally Posted by naszero
I'm a little late, can I still get in on the group buy?
Read and follow the 1st post in this thread.
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post #418 of 442
7/6/06 at 5:26am
If it's around $50 I'm in...
Does it perform better than the best of the Intel WiFi cards? Who knows, I'll look it up, but I'd like to see if anyone else has links to reviews or benchmarks.
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post #419 of 442
7/6/06 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by stormlifter
Does it perform better than the best of the Intel WiFi cards? Who knows, I'll look it up, but I'd like to see if anyone else has links to reviews or benchmarks.

I can atest to it being better. I put it into my laptop (XPS M170) and I pick up wireless signals I never knew where there!!!
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post #420 of 442
7/6/06 at 1:33pm
Hrmm... so did a mass purchase already take place? I guess I missed it?
Is there a place that people have found it for the cheapest? Asuming we can't mass buy anymore :P
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