Wireless versus Ethernet Broadband

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Can't see how my folly can have damaged the drive so it must be the PSU.

Good advice. Thanks Max.

PCI USB card arrived but instructions in German. I tried to unsuccessfully find instructions on line but eventually resorted to customer reviews and although most were favourable several referred to a power cable. The one I received came with only the card, a driver CD and German instructions. Not even a securing screw . I installed the card any way in the vain hope that card derived its power from the PCI Bus but predictably it didn't work.


I contacted Amazon who informed me that because the supplier was third party they could only refund my payment and send a returns labels. They did however offer first class postage on a replacement.


I am tempted to go to Maplins tomorrow but looking at their prices they seem double those on Amazon.


So really no further along. Does anyone know of a reliable supplier that speaks English please.

Max I have been looking at other cards and all seem to say that the card will run without the power cable but should not be used for heavy power applications e.g. charging mobiles etc.. Thinking maybe it's the installation of the driver which is the problem. Since I cannot get past the windows login do the drivers get installed?

I have removed the card and sent it back to the suppliers but I am wondering now if I was hasty.

No my PC didn't freeze it booted up but I had a Bios warning that no keyboard was detected. Then the windows safe start which defaulted to normal start and finally the windows log on screen. I obviously had no control over this process as no keyboard or mouse.

At what stage is the driver for the PCI card installed Max? I had always thought it was when Windows was fully booted.

You are up late tonight Max.

My thoughts were going the same way I think. Are the PS2 ports the round ones we used to use prior to USB? If so I have them and if I understand you correctly adapters are available to convert PS2 to USB and I could get past the log on and then install drivers.