That's where the bluetooth card usually goes. The one in the picture is
the right size etc. for a bluetooth card, but I can't see enough detail
in the picture to match chips/labels to what is on my g5 dual 2.7. If
you aren't seeing the bluetooth symbol in the menubar, try going into
system prefs and checking for bluetooth to make sure its turned on.
Note that the bluetooth relies on a short round 'antenna' on the back of
the machine. If the antenna is gone, that would limit the
range/usefulness of the card even if it works?
Airport cards would be horizontal under the metal 'shelf' and just above
the top set of ram cards, inserted from the open side of the machine
toward the socket on the motherboard with an antenna lead plugged into
the end of the card. If the card is there, try turning it on in system
prefs/network. It uses a T shaped antenna dongle on the back of the
machine...so if the antenna isn't there range would be very limited?
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*From:* Jonathan Smith <[email protected]>
*Date:* October 25, 2011 11:32 AM
*To:* G-Group <[email protected]>
*Subject:* what is this card....
Howdey Group
I have just acquired a G5 Powermac 2.5 GHz (june 2004). I booted her
up and was intrigued to see if it had either the airport extreme or
bluetooth optional extra, system profiler reckoned not.
On inspection of the inside, I have found a rather small card, screwed
onto the MB which looks suspiciously like a wifi or blue tooth card.
It has two black wires, one looks like a typical wifi antenna you find
in a laptop 9with connector), the other is more substantial and looks
like a bluetooth antenna, with a connecter that has a 90 degree bend
in it. Neither is connected to anything and wrapped away neatly.
Here are photos of the thing....
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n57/jaydentaku/photo2-1.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n57/jaydentaku/photo1.jpg
I have searched the number on the card, but it returned no results.
Thanks chaps!
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