What are the minimum system requirements for Wireless?
If your PC is more than 2 years old, carefully check the Wireless adapter manufacturer’s specifications for minimum system requirements before you buy. Software wise, in most cases a minimum of Windows 98 Second Edition (not 1st edition) is required to be able to install a wireless adapter but there’s also hardware issues with many products. Eg Many PCI cards particularly with Prism 2 & Broadcom chipsets found in many Netgears, D-Links, Minitars, SMCs and more, require V2.2 PCI compliant Motherboard usually found in boards P3 and above, running in 3.3V mode. (5.0V PCI mode won’t work.) Most PCMCIA cards (for Laptops) require a 32 bit cardbus. All Laptops made in the last couple of years have this standard but really old ones have a 16bit card bus so you’ll have to hunt around a 16bit card. (16bit cards are a dying breed and most that I know of are discontinued models that just haven’t sold out yet). SiSoft Sandra is a useful tool to find out the nitty gritty parts of your PC if you hav
