HO G62x Compatible Wifi Cards? Intel 5300?

Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade my wifi card since the one I got when I purchased my G62x doesn't give me the speed I need. I was looking and seems the Intel 5300 is a pretty good option and relativetly cheap on eBay, etc.
I noticed there's 3 connectors for antennas and the current one I have only has 2, it that a problem or incompatibility?
Thanks,
PS: I'm looking at some card that fully supoprts Wireless N, both 2.4 and 5Ghz and the highest data transfer rate, minimum 150mb/s.
Ray

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Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade my wifi card since the one I got when I purchased my G62x doesn't give me the speed I need. I was looking and seems the Intel 5300 is a pretty good option and relativetly cheap on eBay, etc.
I noticed there's 3 connectors for antennas and the current one I have only has 2, it that a problem or incompatibility?
Thanks,
PS: I'm looking at some card that fully supoprts Wireless N, both 2.4 and 5Ghz and the highest data transfer rate, minimum 150mb/s.
Ray
Hi,
It's not as simple as it looks. Tell us what G62 model it is please and we can provide a list of compatible chips. One G62 (Intel Core i3/i5/i7) series has an Intel 5100agn listed as compatible. There also has to be the right form factor such as Half Mini PCIe, or Mini PCIe card.
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