I have a built in wireless adapter in my hp laptop. I have a wireless connection at school and its worked great for 2 years. When i came home for christmas my dad had bought a new router since our old one fizzled out in a storm. So i set up the router with my computer, went in set up the WEP and all that stuff. Got it working with a good connection but here is the problem. Ever since setting up the router my wireless adapter has been acting weird. It won't keep a steady connection, and i can't repair(enable/disable) the hardware. I'll disable and enable and get Code 10 This device can not connect with the yellow ! symbol in Device Manager. I have to shut down the computer, not restart, to get it to enable correctly again and work properly. Anyone know the cause of this and a way to fix it?

[Edited on December 22, 2006 at 8:46 AM. Reason : add]

12/22/2006 8:44:56 AM

first thing i would check would be driver and firmware updates


how did you 'build' this into your laptop?

12/22/2006 8:48:33 AM

i think he means wireless came with the laptop and isn't a usb attachment or a card or something.

12/22/2006 8:58:46 AM

haha

i totally read that as 'I have built a wireless adapter in my hp laptop.'

12/22/2006 9:04:36 AM

gg

12/22/2006 9:13:12 AM

i was wowed there for a sec

i was like why did he do that when can just could have gotten a usb adaptor and called it a day lol

12/22/2006 9:16:51 AM

hahaha, yeah i macgyvered wireless in my laptop with a paperclip and a rubberband.

yeah, i'm gonna hard connect it when i get home tonight and update stuff, but if that doesnt work any other ideas?

12/22/2006 9:21:00 AM

double post..but i googled my adapter and this was one of the top results...from a msgbrd with no real answers..

Quote :

"Hi. I've been having problems with my LAN-Express IEEE 802.11 PCI Adapter. I connect through a wireless connection in my home. However, there are times when I will load Windows XP, and the "Wireless Connection" in my network preferences is gone! 1.) Upon looking in the Device Manager, it will say that there was a problem loading the device. I will uninstall & reinstall, restart, and then it will work again. 2.) In addition, at times when it is working, I will get a message in the taskbar saying "Wireless Connection Unavailable" while it actually IS available (in other words, I can still surf the net, despite what it says). 3.) When I really am knocked offline and attempt to connect to an available network, it will just sit there and not connect. Several problems, I know, but they are all happening frequently. I've tried looking for an updated driver, but to no avail. Can someone please help me figure out why this keeps happening? It is becoming VERY annoying!!! Thanks, Brian "

edit* after googling and reading it seems that a lot of people with similar hp pavilion and presario models are having the exact same problems as i am with no sign of a fix from hp or another method. Most have moved on and installed external wireless cards.

That being said i have two questions.

1. Which is better for a laptop USB wireless adapter or a wireless card?

2. How can i detach/uninstall the built in card so that my computer will stop recognizing it as 'found new hardware' and that stuff when i restart and everything

[Edited on December 22, 2006 at 10:02 AM. Reason : add2]

12/22/2006 9:33:14 AM

i don't think it really matters between a pcmcia card or a usb card...the way the card is constructed will determine how strong a signal you'll get...for example, some of those cards (pcmcia or usb) have actual antennas on them

as your internet is at MOST running 5mbps, the interface speed of USB 2.0 and pcmcia doesn't seem like it would matter all that much...the advantage of usb cards is that they can be used with extension cables to allow you to move them, but they also don't fit into your computer very prettily...they can be knocked loose a lot more easily

this d-link usb adapter is only $5 after rebates and google checkout...it's ugly as sin and much larger than a "regular" usb adapter, but i'm using it and it gives me much more range than my old usb adapter:

http://www.buy.com/prod/DWL_G120_AirPlus_Xtreme_G_Wireless_USB_Adapter_802_11g_54Mbps/q/loc/101/10354295.html

12/22/2006 10:35:23 AM

i wanted to bttt for one more question. My issues have subsided for the most part, but i'm still wanting to upgrade. I want to purchase a 54mbps internal pci card to replace what i currently have (^problems are above) since its only a 802.11b and will not get connections higher than 11mbps.

My question is, are mini pci cards generic in shape? Should a new 54mbps card fit where the existing card does now? Thanks for the info.

1/6/2007 12:47:51 PM