How hard is it to replace wireless card in notebook?

[CrAz3D]

Looks like mine is KIA.  The switch on the side of my laptop does nothing (doesnt even slide like it used to), and the FN+F2 (short cut for turning wireless on/off) does nothing.  I'm gonna take it apart, I guess, and see what I can find.  Laptops are obnoxious to work on.  I replaced keyboard & HDD, but this wireless thing seems to require total removal of case.

[deadly7]

Looks like mine is KIA.  The switch on the side of my laptop does nothing (doesnt even slide like it used to), and the FN+F2 (short cut for turning wireless on/off) does nothing.  I'm gonna take it apart, I guess, and see what I can find.  Laptops are obnoxious to work on.  I replaced keyboard & HDD, but this wireless thing seems to require total removal of case.

The majority [if not all] wireless cards used in laptops are built into the motherboard itself; ergo, no replacement is possible (well, unless you're a CompE..). I'd look into OEM parts or perhaps a PCI wireless card for laptops (if those even exist), but my guess is you're SOL.

[Hitmen]

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=34&name=Laptop-Networking

[iago]

If your laptop has PCMCIA slots, get an Orinoco wireless card. They're nice.

[BigAznDaddy]

yeah if it is attached to the mobo your better off getting an external wifi card.

[dark_drake]

It's tough to say. On my laptop, it is really easy to take the wireless card out and put a new one in. There's probably a tutorial online for your particular model if you want to try it that way.

[CrAz3D]

I tried a belkin insert card a bud had.  didnt work.  card lights didnt even turn on.  fucking piece of shit.  might become my next target for shooting.