I just installed a WiFi card in a and thought I’d share the ease of installation on my website. In my case, I installed it in my pride and joy, a 8-core Mac Pro 2008 model (Mac Pro 3,1) which kicks ass, but it works on newer models as well. As long as it’s a a model before the new late 2013 model (the fancy trash bin). For this WiFi upgrade I used the, found at Amazon new for $25, which MacOS X recognizes instantly – so no need for crazy drivers and weird WiFi apps. The Mac Pro, made out a metal alloy, has two build in WiFi antenna’s and this setup will pick up on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz WiFi (if the same card is being used). Why use a internal WiFi card? Installing such a WiFi card is obviously less practical than just plugging in a USB WiFi dongle.

So why did I use this card? Unfortunately, USB WiFi dongles by our much appreciated Chinese friends, are not automatically recognized by Mac OS X and often come with specific drivers and specific software to connect to your WiFi network.

In y experience, these applications work not even close to the convenience you’ll enjoy when Mac OS X natively supports you WiFi. So in my opinion: well worth the effort and not even that more expensive. Installing WiFi in a Mac Pro steps With some pictures I’ll illustrate how I installed the WiFi card in my Mac Pro. The main reason why I’m describing it here is because when I Google’d it, the resulting pages still confused me a little bit. Step 1 – Open the Mac Pro Apple fans that actually open their equipment will agree with me: Apple doesn’t just do great design on the outside.

I remember when my colleague purchased this Mac Pro in 2008. It had a WiFi card as an option – because it's a desktop computer and it will be placed at home and not moved, so why wouldn't it just be connected via ethernet, right? And, the WiFi card was expensive. Fast forward to summer 2018 and my early 2011 MacBook Pro logicboard gave up the. SSD prices to dive, MacBook heat, solid state drives for MacBook and MacBook Pro, and more, The ‘Book Review, 2008.06.09. Also Scorpio 7200 rpm 300 GB notebook drive, USB 2.0/FireWire Blu-ray drive, Acer’s tiny, low-cost Linux laptop, bargain ‘Books from $180 to $2,699, and more.

The inner-workings of your Apple is a work of art as well. When will PC manufacturers follow this example? First make sure to unplug your power cord! Use an ESD strap if you have one, or touch something metal that is grounded (radiator for example) to prevent static discharges. Opening a Mac Pro is easy: look at the back and pull the lever you’ll find there. Once pulled the side panel can be removed – no need for force or screwdrivers.

Keep the lever extended – otherwise you’ll lock the drive bays. Best free to play fps games for mac. Mac Pro WiFi Slot (B) and Screw holes (A) You will see a tiny black wire, marked “ BT” running from the Bluetooth card to somewhere under the motherboard. Follow this wire and try to find a set of 3 thin black wires, marked “ 1“, “ 2” and “ 3“.

I found it to be a small challenge to actually find these wires, you’ll recognize their endings (see illustration above) will have small plastic sleeves over them. If you can’t find them right away: don’t worry, they are there, but probably tucked away really well. Step 4 – Connecting the Antenna wires When you’ve found these 3 wires: we only need the two wires marked “ 1” and “ 3“. If you look at your WiFi card, then you’ll see that one side has two round connectors on the top. Make sure this side faces UP.