Wi-Fi card upgrade in old (2007) Mac PowerBook Pro

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Tried various external (USB) Wi-Fi upgrades dongles. All worked off and on with various degrees of success. My old PowerBook just wasn't really happy with any of them. So I decided to upgrade the internal Apple Wi-Fi micro card.

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The repair went smoothly, referred to the online repair guide pictures a few times, but I have opened and replaced internal components before so nothing really new or difficult about swapping out the micro-card. Took about 15-20 minutes total. Just the time it takes to unscrew and screw the dozen or so tiny case screws.

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Just what was recommended in the online repair. The keyboard ribbon is very small and fragile so care must be taken when disconnecting and re-connecting the plug.