WIFI Adapter for Mac Pro 2,1

I need a WIFI adapter that will work with my old Mac Pro. Suggestions needed.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 13, 2018 11:33 AM

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Posted on Apr 14, 2018 1:28 PM

just wanted to chime in with my 2 cents on this one. You can get an Airport card for this model of Mac Pro, and some other Mac compatible wireless adapters (osxwireless?). You can install it yourself, but it's a pain in the butt, but it is do-able if you have some patience and the right tools. Be aware that if not previously installed, the wifi antennna (and the bluetooth one ) will be tucked in behind the motherboard at the top of the mac. The wifi and bluetooth card location is at the top back of the Mac pro, behind the hard drives and the optical cage. So, getting a clean towel, putting it on a table, shutting down your Mac pro, disconnecting all the external cables, laying it on its side, and removing the side panel, and then removing the hard drives and the optical cage would at least get you started. Ifixit, maybe youtube or other places have videos or some kind of diagrammed help to get you going.... or maybe try to find a Mac compatible usb wifi stick....Hmmmmm....


just my 2 cents


John B

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Apr 14, 2018 1:28 PM in response to kt4ever

just wanted to chime in with my 2 cents on this one. You can get an Airport card for this model of Mac Pro, and some other Mac compatible wireless adapters (osxwireless?). You can install it yourself, but it's a pain in the butt, but it is do-able if you have some patience and the right tools. Be aware that if not previously installed, the wifi antennna (and the bluetooth one ) will be tucked in behind the motherboard at the top of the mac. The wifi and bluetooth card location is at the top back of the Mac pro, behind the hard drives and the optical cage. So, getting a clean towel, putting it on a table, shutting down your Mac pro, disconnecting all the external cables, laying it on its side, and removing the side panel, and then removing the hard drives and the optical cage would at least get you started. Ifixit, maybe youtube or other places have videos or some kind of diagrammed help to get you going.... or maybe try to find a Mac compatible usb wifi stick....Hmmmmm....


just my 2 cents


John B

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