Broadcom 4311 went missing?

[Kevin J. Cummings]

On 08/12/2011 02:15 PM, Dale Dellutri wrote:

> One of:
> 1. It somehow got turned off in the BIOS.

I already looked.  I couldn't find anything relating to the WiFi in the
CMOS setup when I looked.

> 2. The wireless switch is set incorrectly

Yeah, it doesn't strike me as a high quality switch.  Its a slide switch
on the front of the case next to an LED.  I've tried it in both
positions with no change.

> 3. Hardware failure: either the connector to it or the Broadcom chip itself
>   or whatever feeds power to it or the motherboard is dying by parts or ...

And that's the answer I don't want to hear about, and can't test for.
But its been in the back of my mind.  I'm wondering if I can swap out
the WiFi internal card for an Intel card from my broken laptop which was
working just fine.  Are these cards standardized in any way?  The HP
specifications web page for this laptop says its "user replaceable".

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