I have the exact same problem as Scott Smith. I purhcased a Linksys
wireless-b notebook adapter for my compaq presario 1600, Win 98 SE.
Same awful clicking sound. No muting will get rid of it.
Any thoughts?
Alex
"Scott C. Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<pBUUa.142610$(E-Mail Removed) .net>...
> I just purchased a Linksys wireless networking kit. It came with the
> Linksys wireless router, and a Linksys Wireless-B notebook adapter, model
> WPC11 v.4. I'm using the wireless card on an old laptop, a Compaq Presario
> 1600 XL-145 running Win 98 SE. The drivers installed fine, I can connect to
> the router and to the Internet, but the card makes a horrible clicking noise
> whenever there is connectivity activity. I disabled sound in PCMCIA
> properties. That didn't help. I have the same model wireless card in a
> newer laptop that's running Windows XP, and it does not make the clicking
> noise. On my Win 98 laptop, other PC cards do not make clicking noises --
> just the Linksys, and I swapped out the card from my Win XP laptop, just to
> see if I had a defective card, but it too made the clicking noise. Any
> suggestions on how to resolve this issue?
>
> Scott
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