HP laptop mini pci wlan card

[rubberman]

i have a ze4610 laptop that didnt come with an internal wireless card so i got a pcmcia card. in the bottom i can insert a mini pci card and do away with the pcmcia card sticking out. But i heard HP has a certain mini pci that will work. Has anyone gotten an HP laptop and did this? If the wrong brand or if the model number isnt correct the BIOS will reject the mini pci card. any ideas?

[unclebud]

I believe you are correct, I have a ze4933 with a Broadcom b/g WLAN wireless mini-pci card and I tried an MSI mini-pci card in it and the bios rejected it. Couldn't even get the PC to boot. Weird but true. An older Compaq laptop worked fine with the MSI card.
Try Broadcom or check the HP website for drivers to see if they have any clues for your model of HP PC.

[rubberman]

ok here is what i found at HP support looking up my laptop:

Release Date: 2004-08-13 Version: 3.00 B

Description

This SoftPaq contains the Windows XP driver for the HP Wireless LAN 54g WL450, Broadcom 802.11b, and Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g adapters. Includes 802.11g compliance for supported adapters that are capable of 802.11g. Supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). Supports LEAP, and other Cisco features (software supplicant required). This version includes "125 High Speed Mode" support for certain notebook models (see Enhancements section) with a Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g adapter.

and

Release Date: 2004-06-01 Version: 2.00 B



Description

This package contains the Broadcom WLAN Utility, Version 3.40.25.6, for Windows XP for the following network adapters:

- Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g Adapter
- Broadcom 802.11b Adapter
- HP Wireless LAN 54g WL450 Adapter