ineed a wireless pc card for my notebooK.?
i have a compaq presario model14xl245 with internal ethernet. it is an older model; has windows 98. what wireless pc card should i buy? should i use wi-fi or blue tooth? i want a good price. someone just say buy this card at this store for this amount. I do have a slot for it. i see cards advertised for w98 so i'm sure its doable.it has ethernet built in. i just need the pc card. i know it will be slow, but thats ok for now.
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- I'm not sure if you can. Your computer was built so long ago, AND Windows 98 may not have the power to run wireless. There may not even be a wireless card slot even on your machine. (You either need a wireless card slot, or the puter must already have wireless built in) Besides that, Windows 98 is, literally, a stone age operating system. Even if you were able to make it wireless, it would be very slow and unreliable.
- Just check first if yr pc has a pcima slot and check with the shop if your system supports it.
- You're going to need more than a wireless PC card if you plan to use your laptop at home instead of just cathcing WiFi. You'll also need a wireless router. Circuit City has wireless cards ranging from 59.99 to 199.99. Amazon has the same ones for a lot less. Make sure it says in the description that it supports Windows 98. There are still cards that do. You will likely need to download software so that your Windows 98 can support Bluetooth (which needs a computer that is fully USB compliant). I suggest using a regular WiFi card, because if you're going to spend money on Bluetooth, you might as well just get a new laptop.
