Hi. I have an IBM R50e laptop (Windows XP) with a PCMCIA slot. I'm trying to install the Linksys WPC54GS Wireless-G notebook adapter with SpeedBooster. I followed the exact instructions on the installation manual, but after I insert the adapter according to the instructions, the Power LED almost never stays lit. Then when I click 'next' anyway (either with the LED on or off), the window disappears and nothing happens. Needless to say, I don't get any connection.
I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, restarting, installing the driver downloaded from a website, deleting the old driver from Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager and so on. Now when I insert the card, the power LED only flickers once and then stays off. The computer doesn't recognise it at all, not even from Control Panels->Add Hardware.
When I go to Network Connections, there isn't even a Wireless option.
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[i]the Power LED almost never stays lit[/i]
Actually, during the first couple of attempts, it did stay lit after repeated insertion of the card, and the Windows "Found New Hardware" dialogue box came up. However, I could never successfully install the Driver. It always ended up with an error code 10: start failed. After those attempts, the card behaved as described in my previous post--light only flickers on & off but never stays on.
[i]Have you attempted to use any other expansion cards in it to test this theory?[/i]
No I haven't yet. I'll see if any of my friends have cards that I can borrow or take my laptop into RadioShack or something.
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