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Wireless LAN Card, freezes Laptop when inserted
No progress here unfortunately. I forgot to add - I am using a BIOS from 2002. The most recent one is from late 2004 for my laptop. Problem: When I put the boot disk in, it simply says "Incorrect model. Remove disk and power unit off." or something to that effect. The readme file with the BIOS...- Jeff701
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Wireless LAN Card, freezes Laptop when inserted
I've got more information - I think it might have to do with the Cardbus controller. Texas Instruments PCI-4410. So, a request: check out your Device Managers and see what Cardbus controllers you've all got. It'd e most interesting if it's the same thing. I also tried another wireless card, a...- Jeff701
- Post #28
- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Wireless LAN Card, freezes Laptop when inserted
Add me to the list. DWL-G650, and the laptop stops dead with the card in, and it will not get going again if I pop the card out - it needs to be shut down completely. Specs: Compaq Presario 1510T P4A 2.0GHz 768MB RAM Radeon IGP 340M WinXP Pro SP2 v1.08 drivers from Dlink's site I turned on...- Jeff701
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
