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    Need some serious help please

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Fuxey, Mar 12, 2009.

  1. Fuxey

    Fuxey Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since i uninstalled my WLAN driver some time ago because the connection options were controlled by a third party software instead of Windows XP itself, my WLAN just wont work. Ive tried litteraly most of the driver out there, old, new ones etc.

    Basically, somehow, i have 2 WLAN cards? Or well thats what i think.. its a laptop and i can see to kinds of WLAN cards. The one is GIGABYTE and the other one is An Atheros 56xx... or somethig like that

    [​IMG]

    SORRY if this is the wrong forum, feel free to move it. Thanks in advance.
     
    Fuxey, Mar 12, 2009
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  2. Fuxey

    Fuxey Notebook Enthusiast

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    No one able to help?
     
    Fuxey, Mar 12, 2009
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  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not really...
    But 2 W-Lan cards sounds wrong...

    Have you tried driver for both?

    What about other specs - motherboard/chipset?

    It may need more detail...
     
    DetlevCM, Mar 12, 2009
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  4. Fuxey

    Fuxey Notebook Enthusiast

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    Motherboard
    Beskrivelse Værdi
    Motherboard Egenskaber
    Motherboard ID <DMI>
    Motherboard Navn Compal JFL92

    Front Side Bus Egenskaber
    Bus Type Intel AGTL+
    Bus Bredde 64 bit
    Reel Hastighed 198 MHz (QDR)
    Effektiv Hastighed 793 MHz
    Båndbredde 6347 MB/s

    Egenskaber for Hukommelses Bus
    Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
    Bus Bredde 128 bit
    DRAM:FSB Forhold 10:6
    Reel Hastighed 331 MHz (DDR)
    Effektiv Hastighed 661 MHz
    Båndbredde 10578 MB/s

    Egenskaber for Chipset Bus
    Bus Type Intel Direct Media Interface

    ...

    Network cards etc:
    Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
    Gigabyte GN-WI01GT (mini) PCI-E WLAN Card

    Enheds Beskrivelse Type
    Atheros AR5006X Wireless Network Adapter PCI
    Broadcom NetLink BCM5787M PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller PCI


    As you see i have this Atheros and GIGABYTE, both of them WLAN... this is what confuses me.. maybe i should download for both but i recon doing that a few times. Maybe it's one of the other drivers/adapters i have to find drivers for?

    Thanks in advance
     
    Fuxey, Mar 12, 2009
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  5. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Its strange - what happens if you let windows search for drivers?
     
    DetlevCM, Mar 12, 2009
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  6. Fuxey

    Fuxey Notebook Enthusiast

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    How exactly do i do that?

    Update: According to my network connections my card is not connected... and appearantly it does not have all the tabs it should have under Advanced:

    [​IMG]
     
    Fuxey, Mar 12, 2009
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  7. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Device manager.
     
    DetlevCM, Mar 12, 2009
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  8. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    If it were me, I would create an image of the C: drive first, just so I had a backup incase anything went wrong.

    Then in device manager I would uninstall BOTH of the wireless adapters and shut down. (Not just a warm boot a total SHUT DOWN/POWER OFF.) Then I would restart the machine anbd let XP find the "new" hardware.

    But again I would NOT do this without a total backup image of the C: drive.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Mar 12, 2009
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  9. Carrot Muncher

    Carrot Muncher Notebook Evangelist

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    If I remember right, when I ordered my dell I had the option between 2 wifi cards, your not getting lost there maybe?

    I would uninstall the wifi driver in device manager, restart, goto windows update and see if anything comes up. You may have to use the custom search when looking for what you need.

    A few months the dialup modem in the desktop stopped working correctly, I done the above and it now works fine.


    Or you could remove the driver, then goto 'update driver' from the pic you posted and find the download and install from there.
    http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Communication/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2215 looks like thats the one.
     
    Carrot Muncher, Mar 12, 2009
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  10. Fuxey

    Fuxey Notebook Enthusiast

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    After deleting both drivers ( one for Atheors and one for Gigabyte) my device manager cant find the WLAN card in Device manager... any idea how to update it when i cant find it?
     
    Fuxey, Mar 13, 2009
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