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    Sony Vaio Tz21 upgrade wifi trouble

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cardax, May 21, 2010.

  1. cardax

    cardax Notebook Enthusiast

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    I m after changed wifi minipci-e card in my Tz Series

    I changed to Intel 5100 512An mmw

    ater it i restart Vista and found new hardware


    I used new driver from intel site to my new wirreles card 5100

    and :(

    Trouble

    Hardware not loaded code 10 error :( yellow interjection in device manager

    It is posiibility i was buy branded from Hp card and this problem is branded card?
     
  2. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    With a Sony TX Core solo model i upgraded to a Intel 5300 card and i had no problems. I would tend to say may be look at the card again.
     
  3. cardax

    cardax Notebook Enthusiast

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    You suggest that the card is damaged?

    B.R Robert
     
  4. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    No i meant may be find out if it is an actual branded card.
    Maybe as well try loading the Sony TT wifi drivers.
     
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    cardax Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah its probably white listed (blocked by bios). You might be able to find a modified bios to eliminate this block. I did for my Lenovo.
     
  7. cardax

    cardax Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hm if i know good and i have experience Sony Vaio has no black and white list in Bios

    Sony has different politics then Lenovo and Hp

    problem is w Vendor_id Card it is specyfic number and if changed You have error code 10
    because drivers not working with this ID