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    Intel 3945 (802.11a/g) wireless not working !

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wearetheborg, Jul 9, 2007.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    On my precision M90 ! with win XP SP2
    The card was working last year. Then I turned it off via the function wireless key. I used only the wired ethernet.

    Now it wont turn on. In fact there are no wireless adpters in the hardware profile.
    I tried intsalling wireless adpaters. I see only two relevant options:
    Intel 3945 (802.11a/b/g)
    Intel 3945 (802.11b/g)

    Both install fine, but I get the error:
    Device cant start (error code 10).

    Any help ?
    :confused:
     
    wearetheborg, Jul 9, 2007
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  2. stubbykay

    stubbykay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Device cant start error code 10 is a USB controller error code. A USB device on your computer is causing the problem. Troubleshoot your USB hardware using the device manager. Try re-installing USB drivers from Dell. Hope this helps.
     
    stubbykay, Jul 9, 2007
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    JellyGeo Notebook Evangelist

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    stubbykay - I really like your avatar - were you in high school when that photo was taken?? ;)
     
    JellyGeo, Jul 9, 2007
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  4. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    When I double click the device manager for Intel 3945 (802.11a/b/g), I get
    "Adapter state not found in registry".

    When I click the above error message, I get:
    "Device status: The device cannot start (code 10)"

    I havent reinstalled the uSB drivers, as my USB devices seem to be working fine.

    Intel has a utility for identifying the wireless adapters installed. When I ran it, it told me it could not find any installed wireless hardware.

    So, has the wireless card konked out ? And I need to contact dell ?
     
    wearetheborg, Jul 10, 2007
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  5. Piro

    Piro Newbie

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    Hi, i have exact the same error on a inspiron 1520, no matter how i install or wich drive i install, i even just format and still getting same error! if anyone have fix this or know how to fix please tell us!
     
    Piro, Feb 8, 2008
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