Hi,
I am running a Dell Studio 1550 with W7. Two months ago, my WIFI card died. I bought a replacement which duplicated the original one from Dell. After I installed the new card, I didn't have to do anything like replace drivers for example and everything worked perfectly. I connect to a 26 GHZ router in my home. The new card topped out. Then about a week ago, I noticed that the little row of bars WIFI signal strength indicator was not all white and had only two of the 4 bars white indicating a low/fair signal. If I carry the laptop closer to the router (it is typically 30 feet away) the number of white bars increases but never maxes out like it used to.
I have opened the laptop and removed and reseated the card and the two wires attached to it. No change was observed.
Before I search the internet and turn up hundreds of things to try, I thought I would ask what you suggest.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I am running a Dell Studio 1550 with W7. Two months ago, my WIFI card died. I bought a replacement which duplicated the original one from Dell. After I installed the new card, I didn't have to do anything like replace drivers for example and everything worked perfectly. I connect to a 26 GHZ router in my home. The new card topped out. Then about a week ago, I noticed that the little row of bars WIFI signal strength indicator was not all white and had only two of the 4 bars white indicating a low/fair signal. If I carry the laptop closer to the router (it is typically 30 feet away) the number of white bars increases but never maxes out like it used to.
I have opened the laptop and removed and reseated the card and the two wires attached to it. No change was observed.
Before I search the internet and turn up hundreds of things to try, I thought I would ask what you suggest.
Thanks in advance for your help!