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From: ~misfit~ on 1 Jun 2010 03:44 Somewhere on teh intarwebs Bob Villa wrote: > On May 29, 3:20 am, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On 29 Mayo, 14:53, Bob Villa <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On May 28, 6:43 pm, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> Hello group >>>> One lady friend of mine asked if there is a way to regain her >>>> notebook wireless internet connection ? >> >>>> Her notebook is already 2 years old and having that fault She had >>>> the unit brought to an HP service center and the guy there told >>>> her that it needs to replace the motherboard that will set her >>>> back by 300USD. Now she is using a wired internet connection but >>>> she still wants to regain wireless internet connectivity >>>> I would like to ask if there is any remedy to her problem? >>>> TIA >> >>>> Roy >> >>> Vista could not see the new (or old) card?! >> >> Huh,,? vista does not recognize it.......? > > Something related: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.hp.hardware/browse_thread/thread/7ca8c98f03ad2363# > > bob Yeah, as I thought, it seems like it's the slot / motherboard / solder.... -- Shaun. "When we dream.... that's just our brains defragmenting" G Jackson.
From: Bob Villa on 1 Jun 2010 07:45 On Jun 1, 2:14 am, "~misfit~" <sore_n_ha...(a)nospamyahoo.com.au> wrote: > Somewhere on teh intarwebs Bob Villa wrote: > > > > > On May 29, 3:20 am, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 29 Mayo, 14:53, Bob Villa <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> On May 28, 6:43 pm, Roy <royba...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> Hello group > >>>> One lady friend of mine asked if there is a way to regain her > >>>> notebook wireless internet connection ? > > >>>> Her notebook is already 2 years old and having that fault She had > >>>> the unit brought to an HP service center and the guy there told > >>>> her that it needs to replace the motherboard that will set her > >>>> back by 300USD. Now she is using a wired internet connection but > >>>> she still wants to regain wireless internet connectivity > >>>> I would like to ask if there is any remedy to her problem? > >>>> TIA > > >>>> Roy > > >>> Vista could not see the new (or old) card?! > > >> Huh,,? vista does not recognize it.......? > > > Two people (one very knowledgeable and experienced with repair) said a > > re-install may wake Vista up and see the hardware. (If it was mine I > > would XP or Win7) > > But, on the other hand...I tried a Ubuntu Live CD and it didn't see > > the new card either. > > No one can make much sense of it...especially me! > > bob > > It's obvious to me; The slot or slot contacts are unreliable. Either the > point of failure is the soldering onto the planar or the slot itself is > poorly designed. > -- > Shaun. > > "When we dream.... that's just our brains defragmenting" G Jackson. Being obvious, after the fact...is pretty arrogant of you!
From: AJL on 1 Jun 2010 11:37 Roy <roybasan(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Hello Guys! >The lady recently bought that USB type >http://www.belkin.com/iwcatproductpage.process?product_id=179211 >and it works well for her laptop >She is relaying her deep appreciation for all your comments and >suggestions. >Thanks alot! >Best Regards >Roy Thanks for checking back Roy. Glad it all turned out all right. Please have Belkin send me the sales commission... ;)
From: John LaBella on 2 Jun 2010 10:17 I don't know if this is related or a Red Herring but .... I have a Compaq Pressario 2800. I purchased the WiFi "Bump" for it. All was well. I had to replace my WiFi ROuter and started getting BSOD (running WinXP Professional). Tried all of the usual - checked memory replaced Hard Drive Introduced A PCMCIA Cooler ran it on a notebook cooling pad etc etc etc. It still would BSOD but then got a string from the error that suggested the WiFI was to blame. I could not locate any newer drivers for it. Then Tried a USB Dongle Again BSOD - Did more digging and found the HP "sort of" acknowledges that their "Bump" will cause BSOD. I tried a PCMCIA WiFi Card ans I haven't had a BSOD. However When I re installed WinXP (to try and solve the problem - the install could not identify it as a Laptop and would not install the Battery meter & processes). Eventually I gave up and now have purchased a New Laptop NOT HP and I won't buy another HP/Compaq! So sad for a company that used to have really solid products.
From: Bob Villa on 2 Jun 2010 10:39
On Jun 2, 9:17 am, John LaBella <bl...(a)dev.com> wrote: > I don't know if this is related or a Red Herring but .... > I have a Compaq Pressario 2800. I purchased the WiFi "Bump" for it. > All was well. > I had to replace my WiFi ROuter and started getting BSOD (running WinXP > Professional). > > Tried all of the usual - checked memory replaced Hard Drive Introduced A > PCMCIA Cooler ran it on a notebook cooling pad etc etc etc. It still > would BSOD but then got a string from the error that suggested the WiFI > was to blame. I could not locate any newer drivers for it. > Then Tried a USB Dongle Again BSOD - Did more digging and found the HP > "sort of" acknowledges that their "Bump" will cause BSOD. I tried a > PCMCIA WiFi Card ans I haven't had a BSOD. > However When I re installed WinXP (to try and solve the problem - the > install could not identify it as a Laptop and would not install the > Battery meter & processes). > > Eventually I gave up and now have purchased a New Laptop NOT HP and I > won't buy another HP/Compaq! So sad for a company that used to have > really solid products. Thanks for the info...my 1st PC was an HP in '99...I would not buy another, either! bob |