WiFi takes a bit longer
A closer look shows that the cables are shielded. We had to pull the plastic wraps and use cables no. 1 and no. 2. Be careful when doing it yourself, though, as the cables cannot be replaced and any damage is irreparable.
A close-up of the AirPort Extreme card, purchased for £30.
Once the cables were attached, we simply slid the card in. Note, too, that the cables aren't extra-long, so attaching them may be tedious for those with butter-finger syndrome.
Here we are: all done.
The beauty of the operating system, Mac OS X, is that it will install the necessary drivers and just work, straight out of the box.
Installing a WiFi mini-PCIe card is a 10-minute affair. Again, the design of the chassis is such that installation is trouble-free, so, like us, don't be scared in opening the sexy chassis and having a good poke inside.
But the real fun is reserved for upgrading the CPUs, especially when dual Xeon 2.8GHz Harpertowns just aren't fast enough...
