Airport Extreme not connecting to network PM G5
Hi guys, I realise there are a lot of issues surrounding this but..
I've recently acquired a power mac G5, some specs:
PowerMac G5
Processor PPC 970 (2.2)
Processor speed 1.6GHZ
Bus Speed 800MHZ
Running OS X 10.5.6
The system came without an airport card but luckily I had an airport extreme card that I bought some time ago but never used. I installed the card into the system but for some reason it just won't, no matter what I do, connect to my wireless network. I keep getting a 'timeout' message, it doesn't even give me the list of available networks.
Is there any solution to this problem and if not, what card will I need to buy to be able to get online?
Thanks!
The as-shipped factory installed wireless card would have had an
adequate antenna; since the kit was more than just a card & CD.
The dealer-installed optional kit also is rather rare now, as a part.
+And, if the OS was installed when *no card* was physically present,+
+this too may add a wrinkle to using the wireless AirPort card, as it+
+may have been inactive due to not being present. Yet the correct+
+drivers should be installed by default by the full install of the OS.+
You may try one of those USB2.0 wireless dongle or module devices
as some of them have a wire lead between the computer's port and
the module itself, so the module can sit up on top of the Tower case.
A PowerMac G5 with aluminum case would tend to block more wi-fi
than the polycarbonate case of a PowerMac G4 tower. Not sure if
there's an easy fix for the missing original equipment PM G5 antenna.
I used to have some reference to the original part number including a
wireless card and antenna for PowerMac G5 models; since I didn't
need it personally, I have lost that information. That had been looked
up at sometime in the past to answer someone else's similar question.
Hopefully something as simple as a USB wi-fi module may work out;
since the item could be set on top of the metal G5 tower's case. An
antenna from the plastic G4 tower may be insufficient for the signal
to be accessed, since the G5 had a different antenna to counter this.
{A few PCI or card-based wi-fi modules have their own tiny antenna.}
• Power Mac G5: *External Antenna Required for AirPort or Bluetooth Reception:*
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27092?viewlocale=en_US
• Power Mac G5: *How to Identify External AirPort & Bluetooth Antennas:*
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27094?viewlocale=en_US
Also, the Network preference panel in System Preferences would have to be set
so as to show the AirPort option among the activated choices, when it exists.
Good luck & happy computing!
{edited 2x to add correct links}
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