Jeff Liebermann wrote:

> 1. HP laptops normally do not come with IBM wireless cards. Looking
> at the driver list on the HP site, the ze4600 series came with
> Broadcom wireless cards. Actually, I'm suprised that the IBM card
> functions as the current HP BIOS checks for a supported wireless card
> that has been FCC type certified with the laptop. Anything else gets
> a nasty pre-boot error message. While the IBM card could work,
> there's a possibility that antenna connector and the pigtails on the
> antennas are not exactly matched connectors. Visually inspect the
> connectors. Sometimes, all that's wrong is that the connectors are
> not snapped together.
>

I did purchase this used. So does that mean that the IBM card is a
replacement for the original stock card? Or, could the computer be
displaying the wrong driver for some reason? Also, because I am
hesitant to open the machine to look for something completely foreign
to me, is there and external card that would be recommended?