Need internal WLAN card reco - stocker dead.

zapp22

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hi folks - I have a dell inspiron laptop with an Intel PRO WLAN card inside, and it no worky anymore. not sure what happened to it, but all things software cannot get it to function - its there; the drivers are loaded [latest greatest from intel] but it cannot receive a signal:confused:.
Fortunately on this laptop its easy to get to it and R/R

it uses a molex connector, spring retainers, so pretty standard easy thing.
my Question is : WHICH? which card would be best in today's market?

thanks for the reco
 

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If the card is being read by the machine, the problem may not be the card itself. Have you tried a USB adapter?
 

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thanks for the reply.
yes, works fine with a usb ralink stick. ethernet works fine.
just the wlan internal is numb...
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DC7600, HP DC7600[2], HP DC7100, Samsung NC10
OS
Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Pro 32-bit, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Windows XP Home SP3
CPU
Pentium 4 3.2GHz, Pentium 4 3.4GHz 64bit, Atom,
Motherboard
Dunno
Memory
4GB matched, 1GB, 2.5GB, 4.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8400 GS and others
Sound Card
RealteK ALC260 and others
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 640gb SATA
Cooling
We Be Cool
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