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Dell Mini 10 problem connecting wirelessly

I have a Dell Mini 10 with a 1397 WLAN Mini-Card that I purchased in late November. I was able to connect wirelessly for about 2 weeks and then suddenly it just stopped working. It will pick up the networks but not connect.I turned off the Dell Wireless Utility and turned on the WZC to manage the wireless networks. Nothing has worked. I have spent hours on the phone with the Dell tech support and finally just restored it to the factory settings. Same problem again. It just won't connect to any wireless network. Anyone else have this problem with the Dell Mini 10? Or any ideas how to fix it?

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Please update the wireless drivers fromo the support website that is www.support.dell.com and also update the latest version of bios, check for the setting with router , if still dosent connect,

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