I have a gateway 450SX4 and it has the Broadcom Utility for wireless and it's not picking up any networks and I can't use it. I would like to use IntelPro. Can I do that

What wireless adapter do you have ? Broadcom, Atheros, etc ? I also had some trouble installing Broadcom on my Compaq nx6325 on Ubuntu but Ubuntu has some good support sites... Here is an example for Mint for Broadcom drivers ...
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/379

I may not be understanding what you are stating, so bear with me;

1) The Wireless Modem antenna wires are up in the Display Assembly,

http://www.mundocorp.com/shopexd.asp?id=1160

In otherwords they should already be there.

2) The 802.11 Mini PCI Card, is a Wireless Module.
It goes in the Mini PCI Compartment, under the Mini PCI Compartment Cover, located on the bottom of the laptop.

It's made by Broadcom,

(Gateway 6002672 part number)

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/NETWORK/Wireless/6002672/6002672mv.shtml

See at the Top right where it states Main, and has a white Side Arrow?
This terminal is where the Black wire (Lead) of the wireless antenna connects to.

The other terminal, AUX, is where the White wire connects to.

http://www.laptops-we-r.com/prestashop/gateway-6000-parts/418-gateway-dell-broadcom-bcm94306mp-b-g-mini-pci-wifi-card.html

Here is the Service Manual, (PDF file form),

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/600YG2/8508798.pdf

Page 13.

REMEMBER, remove ALL power. Remove the AC adapter (Charger), and Battery, before working on the laptop. Also follow Anti-Static Precautions.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Go to your network and check to see if your WIfi is enabled

Hello John,
It seems that: 1. Your LAN controller and the WiFi controller could be disabled in your BIOS setup.To re-enable them, if applicable,

• Press the F1(or F2 ) key repeatedly after restarting the computer to enter the BIOS setup.
• Navigate through your BIOS and locate the settings for LAN conroller and wireless, and select Enabled to enable them.

2. You may not have the appropriate drivers installed on your laptop for your network controllers. Upon further investigation, your laptop runs on the following network hardware:

• ActionTec IEEE 802.11b network card installed in Mini PCI expansion slot
• Broadcom BCM94306 IEEE802.11g network card installed in Mini PCI expansion slot
• Broadcom BCM94300 IEEE802.11a/g network card installed in Mini PCI expansion slot

Download and install your drivers for the hardware above from: Wireless Drivers(Broadcom BCM94306) from http://www.soft32.com/download_175098.html Broadcom BCM94306 10/100Mbps LAN drivers from http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php
Hope this solution helps.Good day.

Bottom right hand corner of your screen, right click the icon for networking and enable wireless

That unit has multiple drivers depending on os and original configuration as shipped. All are available at the mpcdrivers.com website at the following links.
http://www.mpcdrivers.com/sylvia/Support/gateway/VIWLAN2.exe - Windows Vista Intel Wireless Network Driver version: 11.1.0.86
Supports: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Note: This file contains the Windows Vista network driver for the computer models and components listed below.
3/13/2007
190,957 KB

http://www.mpcdrivers.com/sylvia/Support/gateway/VIWLAN.exe - Wireless Network Driver version: Intel 10.6.0.46
Supports: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Note: This file contains the Windows Vista network driver for the Gateway notebook computer models and components listed below. English, Japanese, and Spanish installation instructions are included in the file.
2/7/2007
3,633 KB


http://www.mpcdrivers.com/sylvia/Support/gateway/LANFAQ.exe - LAN Windows Vista Driver Information
Supports: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Note: This document explains the networking functionality within Windows Vista for the computer models and components listed below. English, Japanese, and Spanish instructions are included in the file.
2/1/2007
27 KB

http://www.mpcdrivers.com/sylvia/Support/gateway/BCM40100.exe - Broadcom Wireless Driver Version 4.100.15.5
Supports: Windows XP
Note: This is the Windows XP Broadcom Wireless driver for the Gateway notebook computer models listed below.
11/28/2006
77,858 KB

http://www.mpcdrivers.com/sylvia/Support/gateway/D00453-001-002.exe - Network Driver version: 8.26.2.3
Supports: Windows XP
Note: This is a Windows XP network driver for the Gateway notebook computer models listed below.

Make sure there are no electrical devices interfering with your rang such as TV's, microwaves, or 2.4GHz phones. Cell phones can also interfere with the connection. Then try going a little closer to your wireless router and see if you can pick it up.

we need model number of the laptop please mdw 500s i cannot find listed. If its the same as the nx 500s then ddr 333 is required (200 pin sodimm modules)
for wireless they installed
Intel® PRO/Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g network card, Mini-PCI Pentium® M models only)
-OR-
Broadcom IEEE 802.11b/g network card, Mini-PCI (Celeron™ M models only)

• FN+F2 keyboard combination toggles wireless networking
• Antenna: Uses factory-installed internal antenna assembly
• Operating channels: 11 selectable channels
• Security: 128 and 64 bit WEP encryption
• Operating Frequency: 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
• Maximum Data Rate:
  54 Mbps (IEEE802.11g)
  11 Mbps (IEEE802.11b)

I am not sure where you will find a mini PCi card to suit i would just use a slot in pcmcia card or usb adaptor

check if ur able to gonline with the cable connection. checked if the wireless key entered is correct
try to update the software
go to start-computer-right click-properties-devicemanager-network adapter- rightclick on the broadcom -update driver from the net with the cable connection and this will probably resolve the issue

Hi!

First, make sure you know the SSID (name of your wireless network) and Network key (if your wireless router is secured). Also, make sure that the SSID broadcast of your laptop is enabled (this is an option in the router if they will broadcast the signal or not).

I assume that your laptop came with a built in Broadcom adapter. Depending on the brand of your laptop, there is always a wireless switch. You need to look for the wireless switch and turn it ON. For most laptops it's a sliding switch on either the side or front of the laptop. For some it's a combination key - like pressing FN + F2 at the same time.


For XP laptops, you can use the XP wireless utility located on the lower right side of your screen like this :


For some reason the XP utility cannot detect any signal and it's telling you that "Windows cannot configure this.. if you enable another utility, use that software to connect", that only means that there is another software in the computer that is running the wireless connection. You can go to Start > All Programs and look for that utility - you can start by searching a program like broadcom.

For Vista , look for this icon to connect:



I hope that helps.

Good luck and have a nice day!