Is this a internal USB port?

[joe_cool98]

I got this wireless card out of my old Officejet Pro 8000 wireless.

I want to know if this port is an internal USB because if so i want to buy a cable and put this card in side of my pc so i have built in WIFI.

[zamadatix]

Isn't internal USB 5 pin? Besides what makes you think it'll work in Windows when there is most certainly no driver made for it to work with Windows.

Here is a wireless b/g/n USB adapter for 15 dollars after shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product save yourself the trouble.

[compgeke]

the only way to find out is to try it using an old motherboard.

Also, Windows Vista (don't know about 7) has a generic Broadcom wireless driver.

[QuiescentWonder]

It's not.

Besides the connector being wrong, why would a printer implement a USB bus just for an internal WiFi card? That would increase the complexity/cost. I would be weary of plugging it in to any motherboard, even if it were the same size as a USB pin-header.

EDIT: It appears, at least according to this website, that it's non-standard USB. Probably just missing the ground.

EDIT: Yeah, it's USB 2.0. 802.11a/b/g, WEP/WPA support, datasheet here: http://download.siliconexpert.com/pdfs/ ... pb02-r.pdf

You probably won't find drivers for it though.

[joe_cool98]

It's not.

Besides the connector being wrong, why would a printer implement a USB bus just for an internal WiFi card? That would increase the complexity/cost. I would be weary of plugging it in to any motherboard, even if it were the same size as a USB pin-header.

EDIT: It appears, at least according to this website, that it's non-standard USB. Probably just missing the ground.

EDIT: Yeah, it's USB 2.0. 802.11a/b/g, WEP/WPA support, datasheet here: http://download.siliconexpert.com/pdfs/ ... pb02-r.pdf

You probably won't find drivers for it though.

Well thanks for the data sheet. now all i need to do is find a cable to match it and i will give it a try. i have nothing to lose.

Edit: Well i just wired a USB cable to it and when i plug it in this is what t get.



And there is a Orange and Brown wire which i don't know what it is for but i did the rest and the computer picks it up.

[QuiescentWonder]

Don't worry about the extra wires.

You probably won't be able to find drivers for it, even though the datasheet specifies XP support. Unless you can find some product that uses the same chip and has drivers available. You COULD try using Broadcom drivers for a similar chip but chances are that you'd have some kind of problems.

Try this: Open device manager -> Right click the adapter -> Properties -> Details at the top -> Hardware IDs in the dropdown -> Let us know what the PCI Vendor and Device IDs are.

[joe_cool98]

Don't worry about the extra wires.

You probably won't be able to find drivers for it, even though the datasheet specifies XP support. Unless you can find some product that uses the same chip and has drivers available. You COULD try using Broadcom drivers for a similar chip but chances are that you'd have some kind of problems.

Try this: Open device manager -> Right click the adapter -> Properties -> Details at the top -> Hardware IDs in the dropdown -> Let us know what the PCI Vendor and Device IDs are.

Hardware ids
USB\Vid_0a5c&Pid_bd12&Rev0001
USB\Vid_0a5c&Pid_bd12

Device Instance Id
USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD12\00

[linuxlove]

Did a quick look up on hardware ID Vid_0a5C&Pid_bd12 and results say that it's Broadcom BCM2045. Found some drivers on CNet, dunno if they'll work with your printer card: http://download.cnet.com/Network-Broadc ... 77233.html

[joe_cool98]

Did a quick look up on hardware ID Vid_0a5C&Pid_bd12 and results say that it's Broadcom BCM2045. Found some drivers on CNet, dunno if they'll work with your printer card: http://download.cnet.com/Network-Broadc ... 77233.html

Well they are saying that the BCM2045 is a Bluetooth chip. this is the wifi adapter i pulled out of a printer.


Edit: It is a BCM4326 like QuiescentWonder said. If you look in the Corner of the board it says it to.

[Nightsteed]

Try this page:

http://drp.su/drivers/notebooks/?v=Quan ... d=914&l=en

[QuiescentWonder]

EDIT: BAM! Try these: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/NETWOR ... 0797.shtml

I don't think that's going to work, and I'm finding that the PID is a C-Net Bluetooth adapter but that can't be right. Since when does C-Net make anything?

The vendor ID is definitely Broadcom. Maybe if you pull that metal shielding off of the board and see what chip is underneath? It should just pop right off with a flat-head screwdriver. Just make sure you don't break anything on the board while prying it off.

Maybe look for BCM94321 or BCM94322 drivers? I really have no idea at this point. Unless you pull that shielding off and find a different Broadcom chip that you can get drivers for, I'm out of ideas. Even that might not work.

[QuiescentWonder]

Wellllllllllllll

Any news? Did the drivers work?

[joe_cool98]

Sorry i just got home.

I installed the drivers and every thing goes good then at the end when i click finish i get a BSOD. I will take that metal shield off today and take a pic and put it up.

[compgeke]

If you have a computer running Vista try that, Vista has a generic Broadcom wireless driver and I've never found a broadcom wireless card that doesn't work with it.