abit AirPace Wi-Fi Expansion Card Review :: Setup And General Usage

Installation was a snap in Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. The Wi-Fi card does not officially support Vista, according to the specifications on the box and abit's website, the card installed in Vista without issue. After plugging in the card into a free PCI Express slot, I turned the computer on. After Windows was loaded, the "Found New Hardware" prompt prompted me to install the driver.

WEP

Utility

Antenna

Antenna connection

The driver CD install went without a hitch, as the card installed as an abit AirPace Wi-Fi. Once the driver was installed, I was able to set up the wireless network extremely fast. Anyone who has experience with Wireless Networking will have no problems with the install of this card. If you have no experience, the included manual will take you step by step. The AirPace found several of the Wireless Networks around the neighborhood. The network I use here at work was found and connected to with no problems. Every other network was WEP protected and I couldn't log on to them without the passkey or phrase.