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NOTES AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
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| Check for Damage |
Visually inspect the PCI wireless card for a missing faceplate and or loose or damaged antenna connector. If the card is missing its antenna, replace it with another antenna.
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| Seat Card & Turn On |
Place The Wireless Card into the PCI slot on the external motherboard, click the Power On switch, log into Ubuntu OS.
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| Determine Card Status |
Recycle into the yellow bin IF:
- the card's lights do not come on
- AND the card does not show up in lspci or sudo lshw when you type these commands into a terminal
- If both conditions are true, your done with testing, go to the next card and start again.
Keep IF:
- you can connect to the Free Geek Wireless Network and surf the web.
- OR if the card shows up in lspci or sudo lshw (run these commands in a terminal) but does not work with Linux (eg does not allow you to connect to the internet.)
Not sure if the card is compatible?
- Open Firefox and type this address in the URL https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported. This is an Ubuntu community page dedicated to listing wireless cards' varying functionality under linux operating systems. The page may also list the need for drivers on specific cards.
- Click the side link “By Manufacturer” and search for the wireless card's chip set.
- Keep in mind that this list is not comprehensive and may not include the card you are looking for. If that's the case, test it anyway.
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| Label |
Initial and stick a Tested By Sticker on the Keeper Card. If the wireless card is not compatible with Linux, write that on a sticker or piece of tape, attach to the card with a Powers On Untested Sticker.
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| Power Down |
Turn off the computer and remove the wireless card.
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| Store Box |
Place the Keeper Card in the outgoing thrift store box.
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| Do it again! |
Thanks for your good work!
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