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post #21 of 53
5/8/04 at 7:36pm
Nice, mine was the same, except it had a big white square sticker with no writing on it, I had to peel part of it off to see the connections.
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post #22 of 53
5/9/04 at 9:48pm
Nice, I just switched mine even though I wasn't having any problems. No real noticable change (just signal strength), but no negative change either. Thank you so much for the pictures, it made the whole process so much easier.

My wires were placed as described by this thread in "the incorrect locations." Could someone tell me what the two round metal ports are for? Are they antenna ports? In that case, am I correct in assuming that my wireless network card was connected to the bluetooth (black) antenna?

Final thought, my notebook is often resides on the kitchen table not more than 15 feet away and in direct line of site from my Linksys router, as a result I haven't had any connection problems. However, I would notice that the connection would often be mearly good (~38 Mbps) rather than excellent (~46 Mbps or higher). Now it always reads at least 46 Mbps and higher. So the end result is better after the switch.

I would really like to know why any change occured. Both ports appear to be connected to the wireless card. If someone could explain the module it would be appreciated.
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post #23 of 53
5/18/04 at 2:54pm
I'm glad I found this forum. I did this fix and went from 40db to a 61db signal and from seeing only my wireless network to 6 others. thanks!
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post #24 of 53
5/20/04 at 3:31am
The hint also fixed my WLAN problems.

I cannot understand why Sager is not aware of this problem. I went there about 20 days ago and told them about various WLAN problems with my notebook.

-Mat
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post #25 of 53
5/23/04 at 2:05pm
Thanks for the photos. Very helpful. One problem however. My 8790
system came with both the black and the grey wires connected to my WLAN card. Grey on the left, black on the right. I moved the grey wire to the right and removed the black. Should I reconnect the black to the left or leave it disconnected? I'm also curious why PCT has not offered any advice on this issue, seems like a major SAGER installation flaw to me. What's up Adam@PCtorque?
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post #26 of 53
5/25/04 at 2:31am
yea i have 2 wires also whats the deal with that?
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post #27 of 53
5/25/04 at 2:55am
In the 56xx service manual, it says that the second wire needs to be connected if the computer is using a standard MDC modem module.
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post #28 of 53
5/25/04 at 12:57pm
ahh,,,,,still lost
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post #29 of 53
5/26/04 at 1:36am
Cool... can I do something like this on my Dell I8600?
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post #30 of 53
5/26/04 at 5:37pm
Profiteru. What's a "standard MDC modem module". My 8790 has the standary Sager modem. Is this what you are referring to. Has anyone out there tried to connect both the grey and black wire to their WLAN and if so do you see any effect? Still seems to me that PCTorque should respond/address the issue raised in this thread. Too many 8790 systems are being delivered with the WLAN antenna wires reversed. Or so it seems.
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post #31 of 53
5/26/04 at 5:49pm
My 8790 (new one) has the grey wire on the left and the black wire on the right. When set this way, I get the best reception. Any other configurations result in an 8 or 9 db loss in signal strength.

I do not have the Bluetooth card.
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post #32 of 53
5/26/04 at 7:47pm
G-Omaha. Note this is the opposite from all other recommendations in this thread. Thanks for keeping us straight. Doesn't seem to make a big difference in my 8790.
To avoid warranty issues I'll change mine back as delivered to match yours (grey left, black right).
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post #33 of 53
5/26/04 at 9:50pm
I am not sure what a standard MDC modem module is. I believe it is the 56k modem, MDC being the form factor or type of connection to the motherboard (like mini-pci is the type used by the wifi card). If this is correct every notebook should have the 2 wires connected, but i could be wrong. Have someone with just 1 wire connected tried to use their 56k modem?
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post #34 of 53
5/26/04 at 10:47pm
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Originally Posted by Byrdman
G-Omaha. Note this is the opposite from all other recommendations in this thread. Thanks for keeping us straight. Doesn't seem to make a big difference in my 8790.
To avoid warranty issues I'll change mine back as delivered to match yours (grey left, black right).
I think that the real issue is that we can't "see" where the "other end" of these wires are connected.
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post #35 of 53
5/26/04 at 11:14pm
I put my antenna wires back as shipped (grey left black right) and my "b" reception went up 4 db and my "g" reception stayed the same. I can only conclude that the left antenna port on the card boosts "b" reception and either black or grey wire on the right antenna port covers "g".
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post #36 of 53
5/29/04 at 2:03am
OK this is all very confusing. I have opened the back to look at my wires setup. I am assuming all of u writing about grey and black wires available do NOT have blutooth module. Because in my setup grey wire connected to the blutooth module. And black wire is connected to the outer port on wireless car.

Oh I just realised I cannot add atachment I made some pics, how do I attach them????

Anyway, small blutooth module(or is it just blutooth antena) is a small thing rigth in between two hard drives, and this is where grey wire goes under. The other end of it goes to the motherboard, same hole as black one.
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post #37 of 53
5/29/04 at 3:36pm
alkapin. In my case, you are right. I do not have blutooth installed. I agree that most of this thread seems to be referring to WLAN only system. If I were you, I'd try the black wire in both the left and right antenna ports on the WLAN card and use the G-EzLink Utility to measure best reception. If everything discussed above holds true, for a one wire WLAN setup most seem to think the right port is the best for WLAN reception. If your bluetooth is working, I'd leave it alone and try and maximize the WLAN reception with the black wire.
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post #38 of 53
5/29/04 at 3:45pm
I did try to switch black(wlan) wire. It works great with default setup, black wire to right (outer) port. With black wire to left(inner) port there are virtually no signal. Hope this helps.
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post #39 of 53
6/2/04 at 2:57pm
I have a wifi + bluetooth 8790. I just tried the grey wire switch to the outer terminal, as outlined above, and my signal strength increased dramatically (it was actually the first time I had EVER seen full bars on the XP signal meter).

I haven't tried using my bluetooth yet though, so dont' know if I messed that up or not. I currently don't have any bluetooth devices, I'll have to try connecting to a friend's bluetooth laptop while simultaneously on my wireless LAN to see how it all works together.
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post #40 of 53
6/3/04 at 11:13pm
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Originally Posted by squeezebox
I have a wifi + bluetooth 8790. I just tried the grey wire switch to the outer terminal, as outlined above, and my signal strength increased dramatically (it was actually the first time I had EVER seen full bars on the XP signal meter).

I haven't tried using my bluetooth yet though, so dont' know if I messed that up or not. I currently don't have any bluetooth devices, I'll have to try connecting to a friend's bluetooth laptop while simultaneously on my wireless LAN to see how it all works together.

what do u mean by "grey wire switch"? did u took the grey wire off the blutooth module and plug it into wifi card? which wire goes to which module on ur setup?

tnx.
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