What airport card for MDD

I haven't looked inside, but do I need the old airport card for my MDD SP 1.25? I think it does not accept an extreme card....thought I read that only the models with 800 fw will work with the extreme card.
If anyone can confirm this, I'd appreciate it.....thanks

The Motorola WPCI810G 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter is what I use and it works great in 10.3.9 with Airport Software 4.1, updating to the latest 4.2 Airport Software will "break" it. Then I believe there was a 4.3 update that claimed to fix the cards that were broken by the 4.2 update but it didn't take.
This happened to me but luckily I just reverted to a cloned copy of my system that had 4.1 on it.
I do vaguely recall it working in 10.3.7 but I'm not 100% sure on that.
Hope this helps.

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It sounds like you are trying to run either the Airport Setup Assistant or the Airport Admin Utility - and since this software is only of use to Airport Base Station owners (which you are not) this software is of no use to you.
If your Airport card has been properly installed, you will see a fan-shaped icon near the right side of the MacOS menu bar - that is the Airport menu. Click on it, and a list of all in-range wireless networks will appear. The name of the wireless router supplied by Comcast should appear there - click on that name to connect to it. With some luck you will now get an internet connection.
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what airport card does the Powermac G5 late 2005 take?

Hi, looks like... A1126 Bluetooth...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Airport-Extreme-Bluetooth-Card-For-G4-G5-802-11-A1 126-COMBO-WIFI-CARD-USED-/330969525128?pt=US_Laptop_Network_Cards&hash=item4d0f5 22b88
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M9848LL/A 1.42GHz G4 14-inch iBook G4 (A1134)
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Yes, you could, but sometimes those people charge more than Apple does for its refurbished ones. And Apple's comes with a one-year warranty, while the eBay people usually don't, unless it's an eBay storefront seller. (Whatever they're called).
So, use your best judgment. Coming from me who buys things on eBay a lot, I'm not saying eBay is bad. But just comparing the two ($29 with a one-year warranty and straight from Apple, versus whatever price on eBay, same/higher/less than Apple's price, but possibly without warranty, etc., in this case, Apple would be the best bet).
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Just looked over at eBay and did a search for "Airport Extreme Card" and the prices for Buy It Now range from $24.00 to $40.00. Current bids for those that are bid-only range from $0.99 to $18.00. So $29 from Apple isn't bad at all. (I do not work for Apple, by the way).

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Did Apple make an airport card for my particular model?
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I have an iMac G5 with OSX 10.3.9. I need to get an AirPort card to install in it, and the local Apple store tech says they don't carry it for that system, and I need to go online and order it using my serial number. The only card I can seem to find on the Apple site is the newer AirPort card that is not compatible. Can anyone guide me in the right direction of how to order what I need on the Apple site by using my serial number to ensure I get the right card?

Some if not most of the information you seek could
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so if these failed, they required someone to go
into the computer and remove a part off the
main logic board and replace it with another.}
When a part proves to be no longer available
through the Apple Store directly or online,
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if one exists in the resale market.
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get to the area where parts you could install
may be listed. Some of the computers are
not readily user-updated and so a part in
one model may not be user installed where
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http://www.apple.com/support/serviceassistant/overview.html
To go here:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
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and a way to order them (such as RAM upgrade, w-fi
Airport card, etc) you may have to call the Store's # as
shown in the online store's web page & ask about it.}
Hopefully the part is a user installed item; I no
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you could cite more exact model information; as it
appears on your computer's build data outside on
the case and in the System Profiler. Also, a free
database you can download for offline use is
available from http://mactracker.ca ...
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Nickmeister wrote:
Hi I have a Powermac G5 dual 2.0 ghz & looking to add wireless airport card.
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