Diff: PCI

--- Version 2 

+++ Version 3 

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ 

 {http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional/events/annualmeeting/annual_meeting_logo.jpg http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional PCI SIG} 

 PCI ('''P'''eripheral '''C'''omponent '''I'''nterconnect) is the standard expansion slots in your desktop PC. 

 

-There are several ways to install a wireless NIC into a desktop machine with a PCI slow - one is to purchase one of the PCI network cards and plug it straight in, another is to purchase a PCMCIA cradle that goes in a PCI slot and then buy a PCMCIA NIC, and finally you could forget about PCMCIA entirely and buy a USB NIC (which has the advantage that you can run a (cheaper) long USB cable and a much shorter antenna cable). 

+There are several ways to install a wireless NIC into a desktop machine with a PCI slow - one is to purchase one of the PCI network cards and plug it straight in, another is to purchase a [PCMCIA] cradle that goes in a PCI slot and then buy a [PCMCIA] NIC, and finally you could forget about [PCMCIA] entirely and buy a [USB] NIC (which has the advantage that you can run a (cheaper) long USB cable and a much shorter antenna cable). 

 

 One thing to be aware of is that some NICs require a PCI 2.2 complaint motherboard.  Most PCI motherboards are, but some very early ones are not.  Check your manual before buying! 

+ 

+The [MiniPCI Mini PCI] specification exists for compact devices such as notebooks.