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    Killer Network Card disabled

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by BuzzBuzzen, Jul 11, 2012.

  1. BuzzBuzzen

    BuzzBuzzen Newbie

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    Hello, for the last week when I boot up my M17XR3 it shows the Killer Network card is disabled. To fix the problem I have to reboot. The current driver is 6.1.0.304. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but the problem persists. My question is does this mean the card is failing or some other boot problem? Thanks for any answers :D
     
    BuzzBuzzen, Jul 11, 2012
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    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    so when you reboot, the 1103 works normally?
     
    SlickDude80, Jul 12, 2012
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    yes if I click restart , it shows all ok. It seems to be showing disabled most times I boot up the first time.
     
    BuzzBuzzen, Jul 12, 2012
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    SlateJones Notebook Geek

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    Are you using the killer networks software and network manager? I had a whole bunch of issues with their software and had to resort to using the atheros reference drivers instead. Granted I have an r1 and an 1102 card, but hopefully my troubles will give you some ideas. The thread I started when I had my issues is here.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-wireless-1102-m17x-r1-issue.html#post8591134

    Hope this helps.
     
    SlateJones, Jul 12, 2012
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    long2905 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah I stick with the atheros driver also since the network manager app took too long to load.
     
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    I am using the QualcommAtheros Killer Network Manager and the dell supplied driver.
    Thanks for your replies.
     
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    Thanks I just read that and will now try the atheros drivers , sounds like the fix :)
     
    BuzzBuzzen, Jul 12, 2012
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