Q: What Airport Extreme card do I need ?

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compassn

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Q: What Airport Extreme card do I need ?

Hello Group....here is the problem....my youngest boy just managed to acquire a eMac computer.

It is a G4-1GHZ/512MB/40 G HD and has a HD/DVD/CD - RW/56K MDM

The serial number of the eMac is G03500STPP1 (This serial number I can not relate to any searches on the internet)

I am sure it requires a Airport Extreme Card since it does have ATI Graphics and also because I just now received an AirPort card I had ordered a week ago and found it does not fit and the PIN configuration in the slot the card goes into does not seem to match this card I purchased.....My mistake....

Anyway....I know it is a AirPort Extreme card I need but which one ?

I have looked on eBay but there seems to be several different kinds......does anyone have any idea ?

Also,if anyone has any answers to this,could yo ualso include any links to where I might find it as well ? That would be helpful for further reference should I have any trouble with this eMac.

Thank you for your time.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 3:50 PM

I have this question too

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K.S.

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There are 2 numbers associated with the Airport Extreme card you need and you'll rarely see them both together:

Model # A1026 (appears on the card)

and

M8881LL/A (Part #?)

Posted on Nov 9, 2011 6:54 AM

Q: What Airport Extreme card do I need ?

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by BDAqua,Helpful

BDAqua Nov 8, 2011 4:47 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 8, 2011 4:47 PM in response to compassn

Or 802.11b speeds with...

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/MXP2802GU2/

Put that Serial# in here for full info...

http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php
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Allan Jones Nov 8, 2011 5:30 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 8, 2011 5:30 PM in response to compassn

I'm thinking "G0" might really be "G8."
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BDAqua Nov 8, 2011 6:02 PM in response to Allan Jones
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Nov 8, 2011 6:02 PM in response to Allan Jones

Both G0 & G8 say...

Factory: G0 (Assembled in the USA) or Factory: G8 (USA)

At...

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
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BDAqua Nov 9, 2011 1:24 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 9, 2011 1:24 PM in response to compassn

According to this, it's...

Airport Extreme Card A1026 iBook G4 G5 iMac eMac...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3024

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Airport-Extreme-Card-A1026-iBook-G4-G5-iMac-eMac-/120769 057810
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compassn Nov 9, 2011 1:57 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 9, 2011 1:57 PM in response to compassn

Thank you all very much.
Good clear answers I can understand and that link to the serial number page was also a great help.Found out all I need to know about the other components in the eMac....fantastic.
I went back to eBay and have ordered the correct card this time......it willl take quite a while to get here...postal service is sooooo slow.
I'll post here what happens when I get it and put it in the eMac.

Thanks again.
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BDAqua Nov 9, 2011 2:24 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 9, 2011 2:24 PM in response to compassn

Great to hear, do let us know how it turns out.
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compassn Nov 16, 2011 6:08 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 16, 2011 6:08 PM in response to compassn

Hello Group....Just got the AirPort Extreme Card in the mail and I put it into the eMac and in 10 minutes I was surfing the net.
Just incase others might be reading this with the same question about cards.....

The eMac in question is a eMac (ATI Graphics)(CTO) built in 2003

The Airport Express Card is Model A1026

If you open DVD cover and then remove the black plastic plate held there with 2 screws,you can look back into the slot that the card slides into.If you see that the slot is in two sections,that is there is a gap dividing the row of pins.....that is to accommodate the AirPort Extreme stab end as in the picture above.
If the slot you have is continues then you need a regular AirPort Card.

Oh ya....the eMac had been wiped clean and the original OS was installed so after installing the AirPort Extreme card we did about 2 hours of updates.......LOL.

Thank again to all that replied.
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BDAqua Nov 16, 2011 8:14 PM in response to compassn
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Nov 16, 2011 8:14 PM in response to compassn

Great, thanks for the report back!
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Accepted Answer · Nov 9, 2011 6:54 AM

K.S.

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Nov 9, 2011 6:54 AM in response to compassn

There are 2 numbers associated with the Airport Extreme card you need and you'll rarely see them both together:

Model # A1026 (appears on the card)

and

M8881LL/A (Part #?)

Q: What Airport Extreme card do I need ?

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by Allan Jones,

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According to this, it's...

Airport Extreme Card A1026 iBook G4 G5 iMac eMac...

by compassn,

by BDAqua,

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