Belkin F5D7010 Wireless 54 Mbps Notebook Card | 
| Brand: Belkin
List Price: $49.84
Buy New: $12.22
You Save: $37.62 (75%)
New (65) Used (7) from $11.30
Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 1100
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Network Interface: CardBus
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6 x 2 x 9
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: F5D7010
Model: F5D7010
UPC: 722868455630
EAN: 0722868455630
ASIN: B000085BCX
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Device Type - Network Card | | • | Form Factor - N/A | | • | Interface Type - CardBus | | • | Cabling Type - N/A |
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Product Description
The Belkin 54g WirelessNetworking products run at speeds of up to 54Mbps and operate on the same 2.4GHz frequency band as 802.11b Wi-Fi products. Backward-compatible with existing Wi-Fi-certified IEEE 802.11b products and with other products that display the 54g mark, the complete range of 54g Wireless Networking products from Belkin will be backward-compatible with current wireless 802.11b products already installed and will continue to be operational and interoperable with wireless 54g products being added to a home or business network.What sets the Belkin line of 54g Wireless Networking products apart from the competition is their included software programs. Designed to assist the end user in using these products, Belkin includes its Easy Install Wizard, which eliminates the need for users to deal with complicated information such as IP addresses and host names in order to connect the router to the Internet, and takes the guesswork out of setting up a router. Once the user inserts the CD into the computer's CD-ROM drive, the Easy Install Wizard takes over the job of determining what type of connection is being used and setting up the router to connect to the Internet ServiceProvider. Once the router setup is finished, the user has an option to set up more computers, or just begin surfing the Internet.PRODUCT FEATURES: Fits in any 32-bit CardBus slot; 64- and 128-bit WEP encryption; Keeps notebook batteries running longer with advanced, low-power consumption chipset; Offers Turbo mode.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 Linux Users Beware March 8, 2007
theblackgecko (Bozeman, MT)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I purchased this card after borrowing a card with an identical product number from a friend. My friend's card worked out of the box with my version of Ubuntu Linux.
When I received my card, it simply did not work. After doing some research, I found that I had a card with a different version number, and a different chipset. My friend's card had a chipset made by Atheros, which worked out of the box. The card that I purchased had a Broadcom chipset, which is notorious for being incompatible with Linux. Even after going to the forums, I was unable to make the card work.
Belkin is dishonest, in that it makes changes to the chipset without changing the product number, only the version number, which the consumer is not made aware of. Had I been aware that the card had a different chipset, I would not have ordered it.
Belkin's downloadable drivers do not function! November 10, 2005
J. P. Robinson
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am writing this here for anyone having trouble installing this card using Belkin's drivers from their support website.
Simply they are not the right drivers & will not work!
For a working driver for Win9x/2K/XP copy the following into the address bar: http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Windows/IS_STA_2500_D-3.0.3.0_U-2.3.6.0_042505_1.0.2.0.exe
This driver is from the actual chipmaker and works fine :-)
Ralink's name for the product is 11g-RT2500 and downloads for other OS's including Mac can be found here: http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm
I hope this helps to shortcut somebody's efforts to get this card working...
 Incompatible with Mac OS X - Error on Belkin's Website May 1, 2006
Venkat Iyer (San Diego, CA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought Ver. 5000 of this card to use with my Pismo PowerBook running Mac OS X 10.3.9. Despite the claims on Belkin's website, this card is incompatible with Macs. Belkin does not even provide Mac drivers for this 'Mac-Compatible' card !!! A quick call to Tech Support confirmed this.
Older versions of this card (ver. 2000 and 3000) used the Broadcom chipset and are Mac compatible. Newer versions use the Atheros (?) chipset, which does not work in Macs.
I returned this card and bought the F5D7011 Ver. 1101, which runs natively in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X 10.4.
 I Am So Impressed!!! December 17, 2004
mtck01 (Queens, NY)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a great card. I will admit that I purchased it because I got it for $5 after rebates but I am amazed at the quality. I set this card up in less then 10 minutes and I have been successfully using it for over a week now. Not a single negative thing to say so far but I do live in a small apartment in Queens, NY. I sent over 5GB of data through my network and I still received a 2718/620 speed test using Verizon DSL and a Westell 327 router.
Works with OS X 10.2, 10.3, but 10.4-Tiger requires driver-READ!!! July 26, 2005
Music Lover (CA, USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Hi Folks,
I have purchased many of these cards and just received 3 more for client Apple powerbook upgrades. Was ready to return thinking they didn't work with Tiger after reading reviews. GOOD NEWS is I have downloaded the OS X 10.4 Tiger driver from Ralink, the chip maker for Belkin.
Download here for Tiger driver:
http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Mac/STA_2500CardBus_10.4.X_2005_06_21.zip
It is now plug 'n Play after restart. Does not utilize Airport SW as in previous OS X versions, but I also installed my D-Link DWL-650X card software and Belkin's card utilizes it. Go to the D-Link site and download their card installer. The D-Link utility appears at the bottom of "System Preferences". So, now you can see your signal and use the save site functions in the D-Link software.
Here's the D-Link download link: ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Wireless/dwlg650X/Drivers/dwlg650X_driver_100.zip
So, bottom-line is install the Ralink driver and it is plug 'n play. To see your signal reception and other goodies, install the D-link DWL-G650x driver.
No SW needed for OS X 10.2 or 10.3. These previous OS X versions use Airport SW
Works just fine!!! No complaints and you can't best the price, compared to my $60 plus for my D-Link.
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