computer nerd question, wireless cards

[Kaspersome]

So im a little broke rn, too broke to afford a wireless card. So i thought to myself, hmm i had a laptop that worked, its battery just broke. Maybe i can just take its wireless card out and plug it into my pc. So basically i got the card, and since its an older laptop i was wondering if this card would even work in my pc. Here is a picture of the card. Note this may not even be a wireless thingy, i just assumed it was. Im not experienced with computers like you guys are.

 

 

please help meh.

[nick name]

I'm not sure that would work without any sort of antennae.  Hopefully someone will chime in, but I'm not hopeful for your chances of success.  

 

PS

If that's your desk then it appears we use the same folding table as a desk.  High five.  

[nick name]

Oh, and I believe most mobos put their wifi cards under the IO shield.  If someone gives you promising news you could remove the IO shield to see if there is a slot for that card.

[Kaspersome]

1 minute ago, nick name said:

I'm not sure that would work without any sort of antennae.  Hopefully someone will chime in, but I'm not hopeful for your chances of success.  

 

PS

If that's your desk then it appears we use the same folding table as a desk.  High five.  

we do indeed, also there were like 2 gray and black cords plugged into it.

[nick name]

Have you looked up battery replacements for your laptop?

[Kaspersome]

Just now, nick name said:

Have you looked up battery replacements for your laptop?

no, its so old. Once the battery broke, i gave up on it.

[Arttu89]

1 hour ago, Kaspersome said:

So im a little broke rn, too broke to afford a wireless card. So i thought to myself, hmm i had a laptop that worked, its battery just broke. Maybe i can just take its wireless card out and plug it into my pc. So basically i got the card, and since its an older laptop i was wondering if this card would even work in my pc. Here is a picture of the card. Note this may not even be a wireless thingy, i just assumed it was. Im not experienced with computers like you guys are.

 

 

please help meh.

 

42 minutes ago, nick name said:

Oh, and I believe most mobos put their wifi cards under the IO shield.  If someone gives you promising news you could remove the IO shield to see if there is a slot for that card.

 

Unfortunetly it's not that easy, those laptop wifi cards use a mini PCIe slot, so you would need to buy an adaptor card that would slot into one of your standard PCIe slots on the motherboard and convert it to the mini PCIe standard and even if you go that route you'd have to pull the wi-fi antennas out of your laptop, because it won't work otherwise. Typical desktop PC motherboards generally don't have mini PCIe slots, unless they come with on-board wi-fi, but in those cases it's already populated with a wi-fi card.

 

Given how cheaply you can get even the most basic usb wi-fi adaptors trying to get that card into your PC just isn't worth all the hassle.

 

Edit:

Oh and some newer motherboards that come with on-board wi-fi don't even use the old mini PCIe format for the wi-fi cards, but instead use the m.2 format, so that renders that old wi-fi card even more useless nowadays, since you wouldn't even be able to use it as a replacement for a faulty wi-fi card on a modern mobo.

[Naterr]

Those cables that went to the card were the antennas, I believe. Arttu89 is right about the mini PCI slot, would best just to grab one from Newegg. Like this one. Wireless NIC Card 802.11 b/g/n

[Naterr]

 

This one is even cheaper

https://www.newegg.com/tp-link-tl-wn881nd-pci-express-x1/p/N82E16833704129?Item=N82E16833704129

[Windows7ge]

There are PCI_e adapters that would allow you to connect that to your PC. They're cheap. The question is does Windows have a driver for that NIC or does the manufacturer have a Windows 10 version you can download.