Airport extreme card install in 2008 mac pro

How do i install the airport extreme internal card in 2008 mac pro 2.8 dual?

Done, your link was ok!:) difficult to plug the tiny wires...on a Mac Pro early 2008, you must plug wire 1 and 3, the longer one at the bottom, the smaller one at the top....worked right away....p.s : take a little time to clean your Mac, you'll be amazed with the amount of dust !

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Ok, so this is pretty hard to explain without pictures but lets go through it step by step.
Before you ever handle the inside of your computer first make sure the computer is off and has had sufficient time to cool off. Also make sure that you have already discharged any static from your body. In addition make sure all cords are unplugged from the computer and you use all proper safety equipment.
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Hey,
I recently purchased my Mac Pro without thinking to include any hardware for connecting to a wireless network.
I have recently moved into a new apartment which I am keen to join to a wireless network which has just been set up by my roommate for his PC and Laptop.
I was going to buy an AirPort Extreme card, but I have read that it is not compatible with the Mac Pro. Yet when I looked at the configure process for a new mac it was listed as one of the devises offered for wireless networking!!
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the mac pro takes a slightly different airport express card. you have to purchase it at the retail store and have them install it. in my experience they will not allow you to purchase one and install it yourself due to the difficulty of installing it. best thing to do take your macpro into a apple retail store and see what they can do.

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I have a new two processor 2.66GHz Quad core that needs an Airport Extreme card. I ordered one from OWC, but the manual does NOT cover the 2009 models. I have three terminals on the card marked 0,1,2. The wires are labeled 1,2,3. Bluetooth was already installed so the BT wire is already in place on the module. What is the correct combination of wires to use on the 3-terminal board?

I realize it isn't trivial. There are lots of permutations and you've got to open up the Mac and pull out the processor tray for each one. Sometimes that's what you've got to do when you're a pioneer. (Well, that and the silly Levi's commercials.)
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I've limped along for about 2 years now with my wifi constantly dropping while everyone else has a strong, constant signal. Doesn't matter where I am, it's always dropping and takes ages to reconnect. I've tried everything advised on the forum etc and am now about to buy something else as my main machine. I don't want to get rid of my MBP though so am planning on installing new memory and hard drive and while I'm doing that, want to replace the airport extreme card. The MBP will then become my secondary machine.
Problem is, I can't figure out what I need to buy to replace the **** card! Seems like a lot I'm finding are either for machines that never had cards or for 2009 or newer. I just need to know which card to buy.
OR . . . hearing that they are a pain to get to (keeping in mind I'll have the guts exposed while I upgrade the memory and HD) and fiddly . . . is there something external to plug into a USB I should get instead?
Here are my specs:
MacBook Pro, 15" Late 2008 (Unibody)
2.4 Ghz Intel Core Duo
2 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3 (which I'm about to upgrade)
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)
Card Type:
AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D)
Firmware Version:
Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.198.4.20)
MAC Address:
Locale:
Country Code:
Supported PHY Modes:
802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless:
Supported
AirDrop:
Supported

I'm already upgrading to 8GB of RAM and I'm planning on adding a Solid State Hard Drive since it will be a secondary machine. I really don't want to replace the optical drive too. At that point it's got new components in an old chassis with an old CPU.
I've been to the Genius Bar (back when I lived in a place where there was one in town) and they couldn't replicate the issue but as soon as I left it started up again. There are times when it holds the signal for a good hour or more or days like today when it's dropping it every few minutes. It's completely random.
No. This girl is going to go build her own PC with a fantastic GPU so as to kick some Diablo butt and the old Macbook Pro will only get used when I don't need it for anything serious. And I am most certainly not dropping another $2k + on a new MBP no matter how shiny they are! It's the end of an era as I've been using Macs exclusively for over 10 years now.

Airport Extreme Card Install

I recently inherited a PowerMac G5 (approx. 5 years old) that does not register having an airport card. After purchasing an airport extreme card and opening the box to install it, I found a card already in the slot that does not look like the card I bought and is bolted in and cannot be removed. Does anyone know what this is and how I can remove it?

Hi-
I found a card already in the slot that does not look like the card I bought and is bolted in and cannot be removed. Does anyone know what this is and how I can remove it?
From your machine profile (11,2) you have a dual core 2.0 GHz machine which uses a special Airport Extreme/Bluetooth card on a runway card:
http://www.mac-pro.com/Apple-Wireless-Upgrade-Kit-for-Power-Mac-G5-Dual-or-Power -Mac-G5-Quad-MA252G-A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3096
Don't remove it unless you have the card from the kit that I linked. You can't use a regular Airport Extreme card.
This is the card needed:
http://www.mac-pro.com/s.nl;jsessionid=0a0109491f4310333d8861f84259a44ead5bc7f70 723.e3eSc38LcheTe34Pa38Ta38ObNn0?it=A&id=3365&sc=2&category=454

Airport Extreme Card for a Power Mac G5

Hi!
I have a power Mac G5 (1.8 GHZ 512 MB 160 GB) Serial Number XB40**QES. I want to buy an airport extreme card and found here on apple.com that the airport card I need is the M8881LL/A. But everyones at every store I´ve been keep telling me that a I need a special card for it, because the regular card just won´t fit the slot. Is this true?
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
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I need a special card for it, because the regular card just won´t fit the slot. Is this true?
No.
The "special" airport extreme/bluetooth card is only for dual core Late 2005 G5's. Your 1.8ghz G5 can use the Airport Exteme Card M8881LL/A.

Powerbook will not startup with airport extreme card installed

I have a 2 year old powerbook using 10.3.9 an djust of late when my airport card is in, The computer just sends me to the open Firmware right after i turn it on.when i type mac-boot it comes up with a broken folder icon. however when i take my card out i dont have a problem. is there a wa i can ues my computer and the airport at the same time? what do you think i should do.

it is a 867 mhz g4 with 256 mb ddr ram. 40 gb hd and
a combo drive. i hope that is helpfull.
This PowerBook requires the original Airport card, you can not use the Airport Extreme card in that PowerBook, any attempt to do so could result in damage to both the card and the PowerBook.
Either change the AE card for an original Airport or use a third party 802.11g card in the cardbus slot.
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I just installed an Airport Extreme card on my eMac (USB 2.0). When I try to boot, it gets stuck on the gray Apple screen, with the spinning gray "spokes." The card is pushed as far as it will go into the slot, and the antenna is all the way in as well. When I take the card out, the computer boots up fine. I tried installing the software first, but it doesn't appear to be installed after it does the required restart for new software. I'm not sure if I have the software already...
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The card is pushed as far as it will go into the
slot, and the antenna is all the way in as well. When
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Let's assume you are running 10.8.3 as there is more support.
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"work" can mean, there is no boot screen but once the system is loaded it does.
Will the output display ports work, it all depends on how close it is to the ATI reference design Apple uses.
Are you planning to flash it? there are site forums that can help recommend cards.
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Information purposes only:
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If I can't do it myself, is it possible to have these installed by Apple, or are these options only available when initially ordering your Mac?

I bet most people would say, they could do the installtion thats easy, so true however, lets say you broke somthing on the mother-board would,nt that be so easy and there goes your warranty throught the window its now void, now clap yourself, or even smack yourself, can't believe you,ve even shock yourself. If you buy the parts Apple will do do the installation for about $45-$50 say you take it to the apple store, in the U.K. at the apple store its £25, for installation of Air-port, or air-port /blue-port is the same or a bit more, they done mine it was less than an hour wait, on a busy day, have fun with your new toy.
Fr. Blayzay.

Mac Pro Airport Extreme Card Install

So I've read just about every thread that I can find on this, and there's been so much discrepancy on which antenna wires to connect. I've tried just about every combination, and the card is showing up in the system profiler (en2), but when I click "Turn Airport On" in Network Preferences, nothing happens. At all. Anyone have any suggestions? Is there an airport update that I need to download? Thanks!

You probably don't need an update. But you have to enable it before you can turn it on. I suggest you do the following:
* Reboot and clear PRAM (CMD-OPT-p-r at boot time).
* Open the Network Preferences panel and highlight the Airport.
* Click on the gear icon below the list and make the airport active.
* Reboot.
This will probably solve your problem.

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