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    Clevo D901/D900C Problem with Wifi Link 5300

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by FlameHaze, Apr 20, 2016.

  1. FlameHaze

    FlameHaze Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, Don't even start with how old my system is, trust me, I know

    So I keep my Spare D901C around for when it's needed. It was equipped with a wifi link 3945. Recently I've replaced the card with a wifi link 5300. In Linux(Ubuntu 14.04 64) the card Works fine, in windows 7 64 SP1 the card gives code 10 device cannot start and doesn't work. No drivers fix it. Fresh install yielded same results. Attached a wifi Link 5100 and it worked. Any ideas whats up?

    Again worked in Ubuntu 14.04
     
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    In order to be not so useless, I am trying to figure this out

    My card has a FRU number, and from what it looks like, is a dumb lenovo card? This i assume would stop it from working completely but it works fine in Linux, just not windows? Is this a limitation feature in windows? if so, I assume buying the mainstream card would be best?
     
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    Before you buy a new card you can also try this utility see if can get for you the correct driver: https://drp.su/index.htm. Run it and then under the drivers option go thru the list and see if finds a driver that works.
     
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    Same result, drivers install, card says code 10
     
    FlameHaze, Apr 20, 2016
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    Not here to annoyingly bump but I solved my issue. Using Linux and iwleeprom I changed the device ID from lenovo to Intel's generic and now it works in windows. All is good now
     
    FlameHaze, Aug 4, 2016
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    Ah, it might have been an odd card originally from lenovo then?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 4, 2016
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    Yes, one of those lenovo cards that Intel in the drivers specifically blocks if it fails a lenovo System ID march failure to the card... Linux doesn't care because of open source drivers. I just wanted to finish updating this thread since I know I hate it more than googling someone else's thread and its just an op or op and 2 posts with only symptoms, no solutions >.>
     
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    Fair enough, thanks for the update :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 4, 2016
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