thready
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I edited this question a few times because new stuff keeps coming up. Sorry for all of that...
I have 2 different Medialink Wifi adapters. They both show my network on my dad's PC but won't show my network on my PC. My PC just recently started taking longer to connect to my network and now when I turned it on it just won't see my network. When I plugged the older adapter into my PC, my network came up for a split second and then disappeared. I am restarting my PC now but I am getting frustrated with this thing. If it's not a BSOD from a bad cable or bad drive (as diagnosed by you guys) then it's something like bad Wifi or my graphics card fan getting disconnected from the graphics card motherboard.
My PC is about 10 feet away and has always had 4 out of 5 bars for strength. If it were my adapter going bad then I would not be able to access the internet from this PC I'm using now.
edit: I plugged the adapter into the USB slot right on the board instead of using an extension dongle that connected to my front panel USB port. It seems to have fixed the issue but this brings up another point. Should I just get a PCIe adapter with some long antennas? That seems to be the best option at fixing my connection. I need my connection right when Windows shows up because I have a few startup programs that need an internet connection and if they don't detect a connection then they will just crap themselves. Steam, Skype, Origin, and Skydrive.
I have 2 different Medialink Wifi adapters. They both show my network on my dad's PC but won't show my network on my PC. My PC just recently started taking longer to connect to my network and now when I turned it on it just won't see my network. When I plugged the older adapter into my PC, my network came up for a split second and then disappeared. I am restarting my PC now but I am getting frustrated with this thing. If it's not a BSOD from a bad cable or bad drive (as diagnosed by you guys) then it's something like bad Wifi or my graphics card fan getting disconnected from the graphics card motherboard.
My PC is about 10 feet away and has always had 4 out of 5 bars for strength. If it were my adapter going bad then I would not be able to access the internet from this PC I'm using now.
edit: I plugged the adapter into the USB slot right on the board instead of using an extension dongle that connected to my front panel USB port. It seems to have fixed the issue but this brings up another point. Should I just get a PCIe adapter with some long antennas? That seems to be the best option at fixing my connection. I need my connection right when Windows shows up because I have a few startup programs that need an internet connection and if they don't detect a connection then they will just crap themselves. Steam, Skype, Origin, and Skydrive.
My Computer
At a glance
Win 7 Home Premium x64AMD FX 83508 GB 1600R9 280X
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom build
- OS
- Win 7 Home Premium x64
- CPU
- AMD FX 8350
- Motherboard
- M5A97 LE R 2.0
- Memory
- 8 GB 1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- R9 280X
- Sound Card
- Soundblaster Omni USB Soundcard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Viewsonic 21.5 inch LED
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Vertex 4 120G SSD (boot drive)
Crucial 256G SSD
WD Black 2 TB HDD
Seagate 1TB HDD
- PSU
- Antec Earthwatts Green 650W
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF 922
- Cooling
- 5 fans of different brands (3 intake, 2 exhaust) for dust co
- Keyboard
- Corsair Vengance K70 MX Brown, Razer Orbweaver
- Mouse
- Razer Naga
- Internet Speed
- 60 Mbps
- Antivirus
- Webroot Secure Anywhere
- Browser
- Chrome
- Other Info
- I also discovered the joy of dust filters on my intake fans. Thank you Internet.
