Wireless card in new Mac Pro (2008)

[nigels0]

Well I rushed off and bought the Mac Pro as soon as it was announced at the local Mac store to where I was - and also bought the internal wireless card.

They didn't fit it at the store, but as I was shipping it anyhow to the UK, I didn't care much.

When home, I installed the card - just two screws, and thought everything was fine - Leopard found it and the function is available - but I'm getting no signal from it. It looks very much like I have no antenna attached, though there was no antenna needed when installing (I assumed the antenna worked through the two screws holding the card in place).

Anyone got any ideas what the problem is (apart from dragging it to a Apple store).

Thanks

 

[Tbarr]

See;
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6974880#6974880
and
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6947908#6947908

Note, since that last post, I've gone down another step on the Linksys firmware due to problems with streaming media on my MacPro. I'm using the Linksys with firmware befw11s4v4-fw-15010. That seems to have fixed the problem with streaming media. I will probably keep what I have until the 802'N' standard is finalized and then get a new 'N' wireless router and hope it works with everything. Hopefully, I won't have to play musical firmware anymore

 

[krye]

You need to attach the antennas. They're tucked away behind the logicboard. Funny coincidence since I installed mine last night. I wrote up a little tutorial for my site. I know I have a typeo in the title. I have to change it tonight from "Airport Express Upgrade" to "Airport Extreme Upgrade".

Anyway, check out my little "tutorial":


http://web.mac.com/ryemac3/RyeMAC3/Welcome/Entries/2008/4/17_Airport_Express_Upgrade.html

 

[nigels0]

~Worked a treat!

Thanks guys - the tutorial really helped too.

 

[krye]

Cool. I'm always glad o hear that.

 

[peejack]

Hey Nigel, so your saying this card: http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Airport-Extreme-Wireless-Upgrade/dp/B0012YYITW

works in the new mac pros?? If so I think I will order one from the US as they dont seem to have any in the UK

I have managed to find the MB363ZM/A in the UK but not the MB363Z/A would this work? whats the difference with it?

EDIT: From a little looking around seems it does http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/extra.asp?pn=MB363ZM/A This a nd few more websites state.

System Requirements: 8-core or quad-core Mac Pro (January 2008)

 

[nigels0]

The Amazon picture looks exactly like the one I have - there isn't any picture on the other site - but yes, get the right card and it can be installed relatively easily (specially if you follow krye's tutorial).