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post #261 of 444
10/17/05 at 5:42pm
The latest version of the driver from Gigabyte (I know it works for the 5005 chipset) turns the WiFi light into a network activity indicator. It's not fancy, it seems to blink at a constant rate when there's any activity, and then stops where there's none, but I can really get some use out of that.

The download release version is: 4.1.1.211.33
The driver version is: 4.1.2.38
The client utility version is: 4.1.2.35

Here's the link. (props to Stellus for the link)

-Doc
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post #262 of 444
10/17/05 at 7:21pm
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Originally Posted by TeeJayDM
What's the difference between AR5005, AR5212,AR5213,etc...

http://www.atheros.com/pt/index.html
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post #263 of 444
10/17/05 at 9:53pm
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Originally Posted by Doc.Caliban
The latest version of the driver from Gigabyte (I know it works for the 5005 chipset) turns the WiFi light into a network activity indicator. It's not fancy, it seems to blink at a constant rate when there's any activity, and then stops where there's none, but I can really get some use out of that.

The download release version is: 4.1.1.211.33
The driver version is: 4.1.2.38
The client utility version is: 4.1.2.35

Here's the link. (props to Stellus for the link)

-Doc

I tried the driver. It worked but still no dice on the WIFI light. Oh well... Thanks though.
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post #264 of 444
10/17/05 at 11:25pm
would the AR5006 be the latest and greatest from atheros that I could drop into my system?
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post #265 of 444
10/17/05 at 11:34pm
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Latest in production. Yes
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post #266 of 444
10/18/05 at 12:02am
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Originally Posted by Synergism
would the AR5006 be the latest and greatest from atheros that I could drop into my system?
It is if you want an a/b/g card. If you only want b/g, then the 5005 is the latest and greatest rendition of that format and about $15 cheaper at Oxford Bay (eBay). The "a" band is very rare and not useful to most WiFi users. It's like comparing the Intel 2915 to the 2200, except that Gigabyte makes much better cards.
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post #267 of 444
10/18/05 at 6:11am
for the latest Atheros driver:
ftp://www.2east.net/Atheros_4.1.2.71.zip
N-joy.

Syldaril.
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post #268 of 444
10/18/05 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by sooby77
I tried the driver. It worked but still no dice on the WIFI light. Oh well... Thanks though.
That's strange. There's a whole other thread with people talking about this working for them. Might be an exact card/driver combo that does it.

-Doc
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post #269 of 444
10/20/05 at 10:41pm
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Originally Posted by Doc.Caliban
That's strange. There's a whole other thread with people talking about this working for them. Might be an exact card/driver combo that does it.

-Doc

Yeah, you are probably right on that. I'm not really using a Gigabyte card anyway, but the driver and util works just fine too.
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post #270 of 444
10/28/05 at 11:41pm
Can anyone explain to me the difference between the AR5005GS 5th gen and the AR5006X 6th gen chipsets? Reading through the Specifications on these 2 pages I see that the 5005 is SuperG compliant but the 5006 is not although it has additional Frequency Bands. Which card would be better?

I'm looking at replacing the crap 56 - 1mbps Intel junk the i9300 came with but unsure which I want.. eBay for the Atheros AR5005GS or the *newer* AR5006X. Is newer really better? Any help would be great. Thanks!
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post #271 of 444
11/1/05 at 1:31pm
I have a problem caused by my Gigabyte WIAH AR5004X based ABG card.
Suddenly my dell I6000 (BIOS rev A09) reboots, and only after a extended period of time.
Never experienced this with the 2200BG

I'm using the latest gigabyte drivers and xp sp2 btw. Could it be a good idea to use the atheros drivers instead?
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post #272 of 444
11/2/05 at 3:35pm
Bump.. Anyone able to recommend which card would be better in my post above?
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post #273 of 444
11/2/05 at 3:57pm
Well, in most situations you should get the "new and improved" version!
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post #274 of 444
11/2/05 at 5:06pm
Yes in most situations that is correct. However that is not always the case. For example I want the SuperG 108Mbps feature which is available on the 5005 but I dont know if it is on the 5006. The data info on the Atheros site only states that the 5006 chipset supports a/b/g up to 54 Mbps and not 108. The data for the 5005 chipset says that it does support SuperG to 108Mbps. So newer is NOT always better.
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post #275 of 444
11/2/05 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by mimiman76
Well, in most situations you should get the "new and improved" version!
Oops, sorry for being Captain Obvious!
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post #276 of 444
11/2/05 at 6:33pm
One thing, my Gigabyte WIAH (Atheros 5004X) only uses 63 mW of transmit power when connected to a far away b network, I get a poor signal. How can I set it to use 100 mW transmit power?

I'm using the newest Atheros drivers, but microsofts client to configure the network.
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post #277 of 444
11/2/05 at 9:44pm
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Originally Posted by mimiman76
Oops, sorry for being Captain Obvious!
LOL No problem
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post #278 of 444
11/3/05 at 1:39pm
Hello Adrenolin,

Looks like this oxford.bay chap on eBay must have read your post as the latest auctions for the 5006 seem to answer all your questions a/b/g all the way to 108Mbps
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post #279 of 444
11/3/05 at 1:45pm
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Originally Posted by grkn
One thing, my Gigabyte WIAH (Atheros 5004X) only uses 63 mW of transmit power when connected to a far away b network, I get a poor signal. How can I set it to use 100 mW transmit power?

I'm using the newest Atheros drivers, but microsofts client to configure the network.
63 mW is the maximum you will get. This is due to the motherboard and not the Atheros drivers.
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post #280 of 444
11/3/05 at 1:53pm
No way in hell to fix it?
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