onboard wifi

Hello,My Dell Inspiron 1501 onboard wi-fi stopped working,what is the best kind of external wifi card should I use? or what model wifi expresscard do I need for my dell inspiron 1501 model#75B09C1 15"4 laptop??????

 

Any full-sized pci-e wireless card will replace what you already have. If you want you can buy another Dell 1390 wireless card, which your laptop has right now, but I would get something a lot newer. Are you absolutely sure the wireless card is dead and that it isn't a software issue?

 

No, any full height (I think this is what you meant) Mini PCI-E wireless
Full sized PCI-E implies it's for a desktop.

 

Thanks alot,I will check it out. device manager shows the base system device is missing,I have installed chipset,bios,wifi card,and all other drivers,but no luck, in the control panel-the wifi configuration utility does nothing when i click on it,but wifi set up wizard starts up when i click on it. Whats up?

 

Sorry if I left out the "mini" part. Half and full size, height, and length are all ways we differentiate between the two sizes of mini pci-e devices.

Did the wireless just quit randomly one day? If there is nothing about it in the device manager, there is a hardware/firmware problem. Check to see if the card is still in the slot well and blow out any dust. If it still doesn't work it's time for a new one.

 

Have you recently re-installed Windows?

 

yes,everything works but the wifi

 

Run this: http://www.halfdone.com/Development/UnknownDevices/
Post a screen shot.

Was the wireless working prior to reloading Windows?

 

yes, it quit working while on-line. where is the wifi card located at on dell inspiron 1501 laptop?(15.4")model#75B09C1?can you direct me to where I can find instructions on removing old card and replacing with new card? thanks for the help,I really need it.

 

also ,is it a 1390 or 1490 or what