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    Intel 6205 wifi + M1330 "Device cannot start"

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by AndehX, Aug 2, 2013.

  1. AndehX

    AndehX Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought an Intel 6205 wifi card for my M1330, to replace the 4965AGN, as it was making the laptop uncomfortably hot, and I was under the impression it would work, since the M1330 supposedly works with any wifi card, but after trying various different drivers, all I get is "The device cannot start (Code 10)"

    Any idea why this is happening?
     
    AndehX, Aug 2, 2013
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    AndehX Notebook Enthusiast

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    can anybody help?
     
    AndehX, Aug 3, 2013
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    The overheating problem won't be your wireless network card but your main cooling heatsink. Buy two copper shims for the M1330 on eBay and get a tube of Arctic Silver paste. remove the hearsink and fans (five serews) and clean all the gunk out of the heatsink and fan. Remove the old heat conductive pads - they are a bit like blue-tack. Only use the copper shims on the video chip and I/o chip -NOT THE CPU. Only use the arctic silver paste very sparingly - only a very thin smear on each surface.

    Put the laptop back together and presto a cool running laptop.
     
    desone, Dec 21, 2013
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