Asus N43SL/SN Owners' Lounge

[osnamj]

Hi again,

My N43SL doesn't have Bluetooth, what's the solution to have it built-in (not an USB adapter)?

[osnamj]

Hi again,

My N43SL doesn't have Bluetooth, what's the solution to have it built-in (not an USB adapter)?

Can I put an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N?
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300

There are 3 antenna connections in this board, instead of the 2 in the Atheros...

[too456]

Hi again,

My N43SL doesn't have Bluetooth, what's the solution to have it built-in (not an USB adapter)?

You'll have to get a wifi adapter with bluetooth built in, such as the Atheros AR9002WB-1NG (1x1) adapter or the Intel Centrino 1030 (1x1) or the Intel Centrino 6230 (2x2) adapters.

Can I put an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N?
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300

There are 3 antenna connections in this board, instead of the 2 in the Atheros...

You can use the card with 2 antennas but then you might as well get an Intel 6205... or you could buy an antenna and install it manually. This requires a bit of skill though since there are no available service manuals for this laptop and I have never disassembled the screen before. All I can say is that it's a pain to take this laptop apart because of the sheer number of screws Asus stuffed in it. If I recall correctly it was 50+ screws to disassemble the laptop and remove the mainboard.

[osnamj]

You'll have to get a wifi adapter with bluetooth built in, such as the Atheros AR9002WB-1NG (1x1) adapter or the Intel Centrino 1030 (1x1) or the Intel Centrino 6230 (2x2) adapters.



You can use the card with 2 antennas but then you might as well get an Intel 6205... or you could buy an antenna and install it manually. This requires a bit of skill though since there are no available service manuals for this laptop and I have never disassembled the screen before. All I can say is that it's a pain to take this laptop apart because of the sheer number of screws Asus stuffed in it. If I recall correctly it was 50+ screws to disassemble the laptop and remove the mainboard.

So what you'd recommend is the 6230 (since the 6205 doesn't have bluetooth).
Is this board (6230) plug-n-play? Just need to remove the old card and put the new one?

[too456]

So what you'd recommend is the 6230 (since the 6205 doesn't have bluetooth).
Is this board (6230) plug-n-play? Just need to remove the old card and put the new one?

You'll have to remove the previous wifi card's drivers and install Intel's. Also, the wifi card is a pain to remove, you'll have to remove the whole motherboard from the chassis just to remove the wifi card. Make sure you're confident with doing this before you buy the card.

[mahara]

A new NVIDIA driver (295.73) has just been released:

Graphics Driver - Verde 295.73 Driver - GeForce

or this directly

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Window...ional-whql.exe

[too456]

Finally Nvidia releases new Verde drivers

Thanks for notifying me Driver list will be updated shortly once I get all the driver updates in order.

EDIT: list updated. New drivers for LAN, Broadcom Bluetooth, Audio, VGA and PhysX.

[osnamj]

You'll have to remove the previous wifi card's drivers and install Intel's. Also, the wifi card is a pain to remove, you'll have to remove the whole motherboard from the chassis just to remove the wifi card. Make sure you're confident with doing this before you buy the card.

one more question... installing the new board and drivers will enable bluetooth promptly? do I need an extra module or antenna or something?

[too456]

one more question... installing the new board and drivers will enable bluetooth promptly? do I need an extra module or antenna or something?

All you have to do is install the 6230, install the wifi and bluetooth driver, both of which can be found in my driver list and you're good to go.

[mahara]

Finally Nvidia releases new Verde drivers

Thanks for notifying me Driver list will be updated shortly once I get all the driver updates in order.

EDIT: list updated. New drivers for LAN, Broadcom Bluetooth, Audio, VGA and PhysX.

Sure, no problem .

What's interesting to me, after I installed it, my WEI subscores turn from 5.4 to 6.7 (for graphics) and from 6.6 to 6.7 (for gaming graphics). It seems there are some improvements in it. Nice to have!