Netgear WG511T PC Card

Recently my WG511T Netgear PC card started crashing my windows XP laptop.
Sometimes the laptop will operatate from 5 to 15 minutes before it freezes,
other times it wont work at all. On removal of the card all seems to be ok,
and the machine un-freezes. Sometimes removal of the card causes a Blue
Screen of death.

This started happening recently, unsure of the cause, so I uninstalled the
Netgear driver and upgraded to the latest version, to no avail. It still
crashes. Seems more evident as soon as I fire up Internet Explorer however.

My initial reaction was that it was a windows hotfix that caused the
problem. So anything installed in the last month I have uninstalled. Still
to no avail. System still crashing.

I have a spare drive with a clean install of Windows XP SP2. So I loaded
this up and again the machine keeps crashing..

Would appreciate any thought on this problem. Could my PC card finally have
given up the Ghost ??? The only confusing thing is sometime it works for 15
minutes. I would have thought the card either works or doesn't.

BTW I am using WEP not WPA security. have tried with both the netgear
software and the windows wireless connection software managing the card.

TIA SnaZZZ

On 27-Mar-2006, "SnaZZZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> It still
> crashes. Seems more evident as soon as I fire up Internet Explorer
> however.

Install a different browser (firefox, for example) and see if the problem
persists. The WG511T is an outstanding notebook card. To be honest, it's
probably my favorite and I've tried many. Still, it is possible that the
card has become defected. I doubt it, though. Anyway, keep us updated.

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Just Me, D

Will Do D..
Card has performed flawlessly for the past year and a bit. So I hope its not
the card
Will keep you posted

SnaZZZ





"Doug Jamal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 27-Mar-2006, "SnaZZZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> It still
>> crashes. Seems more evident as soon as I fire up Internet Explorer
>> however.
>
> Install a different browser (firefox, for example) and see if the problem
> persists. The WG511T is an outstanding notebook card. To be honest, it's
> probably my favorite and I've tried many. Still, it is possible that the
> card has become defected. I doubt it, though. Anyway, keep us updated.
>
> --
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> Just Me, D

"SnaZZZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Recently my WG511T Netgear PC card started crashing my windows XP laptop.
>Sometimes the laptop will operatate from 5 to 15 minutes before it freezes,
>other times it wont work at all. On removal of the card all seems to be ok,
>and the machine un-freezes. Sometimes removal of the card causes a Blue
>Screen of death.

I've seen this before with other PC Card wireless cards.
Unfortunately, the fix was never consistent. Sometimes it was a bad
driver. Sometimes spyware. Sometimes it just magically fixed itself.
One time, it was a bent pin on the PCMCIA connector. In another, it
was a flakey card (DWL-G630).

>This started happening recently, unsure of the cause, so I uninstalled the
>Netgear driver and upgraded to the latest version, to no avail. It still
>crashes. Seems more evident as soon as I fire up Internet Explorer however.
>
>My initial reaction was that it was a windows hotfix that caused the
>problem. So anything installed in the last month I have uninstalled. Still
>to no avail. System still crashing.

It's unlikely that the Microsoft updates caused the problem. If the
patches were broken, you would see headline news on CNN and a major
drop in MS stock value. The end of the civilization would surely
follow.

>I have a spare drive with a clean install of Windows XP SP2. So I loaded
>this up and again the machine keeps crashing..

Oh-oh. That eliminates spyware, worms, corrupted drivers, and such.
However, it does not eliminate a broken laptop or card. Can you try
the card on a different laptop?

>Would appreciate any thought on this problem. Could my PC card finally have
>given up the Ghost ??? The only confusing thing is sometime it works for 15
>minutes. I would have thought the card either works or doesn't.

I wish the cards would have a built in self test feature like most
high reliability hardware. The general lack of diagnostic software
has been a pet peeve of mine for many years. However, that's not
going to happen at the price point.

There are plenty of things that can go wrong with cards that would
create a partial failure. Building up a huge static electricity
charge on your body, and plugging in the card is a great way to zap
some parts. The gold metal strip on the PC Card is suppose to
discharge any static, but it's not perfect. Having one or two devices
blow up (or partially blow up) does not mean that the computer will
instantly crash. Your house does not shut down completely because you
blew a single light bulb. However, when the computah finally needs to
access the area that's fried, then it will crash.

First, get a flashlight and inspect the connectors. If there's a bent
pin, you have your answer.

Try the card in a different laptop. If that doesn't work, then you
know it's the card.



>BTW I am using WEP not WPA security. have tried with both the netgear
>software and the windows wireless connection software managing the card.
>
>TIA SnaZZZ
>
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