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cheeryble
Mar 24, 2010, 09:56 PM
Can i upgrade my mid 2006 Blackbook A1181/MA 472 from G to N which seems to pick up at distance much better?


Intell
Mar 24, 2010, 09:59 PM
Yes, you can do three things. Get an N card from a C2D Macbook, get the N Enabler from Apple (US$1.95 download), or find a cd that came with a Airport Extreme N and get the N Enabler from that.
flopticalcube
Mar 24, 2010, 10:03 PM
Yes, you can do three things. Get an N card from a C2D Macbook, get the N Enabler from Apple (US$1.95 download), or find a cd that came with a Airport Extreme N and get the N Enabler from that.
If he has the Core Duo, which I believe he does, than the enabler will not work as the hardware is g-only.
Intell
Mar 24, 2010, 10:06 PM
Opps. I didn't know that.
cheeryble
Mar 24, 2010, 11:08 PM
If he has the Core Duo, which I believe he does, than the enabler will not work as the hardware is g-only.

Is that in fact so Floptical?
I see to remember thinking that was so but hearing that it is in fact doable in some way.....
flopticalcube
Mar 24, 2010, 11:17 PM
Yes. Check the specs here: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook_2.0_white.html

I had a Late 06 MacBook and was pleasantly surprised to find out it actually had an n card even thought it was advertised as g.
cubeeggs
Mar 24, 2010, 11:34 PM
There is no “mid 2006” MacBook, only an “early 2006” (Core Duo) and a “late 2006” (Core 2 Duo). If you have the early 2006 model, the enabler will not work and I doubt that you can put a newer card in.
cheeryble
Mar 25, 2010, 09:25 AM
There is no “mid 2006” MacBook, only an “early 2006” (Core Duo) and a “late 2006” (Core 2 Duo). If you have the early 2006 model, the enabler will not work and I doubt that you can put a newer card in.

I guess I'd better forget it and stick to girls.....

Thanx
flopticalcube
Mar 25, 2010, 09:30 AM
You can change the hardware. Here is how: http://www.hardmac.com/articles/71/page1/