Win XP Lappy Crashes when i insert Belkin F5D7010uk

Hey there. Basically i brought this card for my laptop the other day
(Belkin F5D7010uk)..

i install the software as it says, then says insert the card. As soon as
i do, it crashes the pc, ie nothing works, the screen is still visible,
but the screen locks up, the mouse locks up and so on, and it becomes
fine if i remove the card.

I tried rebooting the pc and during the boot i inserted the card, again,
the pc even froze then.

Any ideas please?

The laptop is a Dell Latitude C610

"Advo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:RGRhg.14101$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey there. Basically i brought this card for my laptop the other day
> (Belkin F5D7010uk)..
>
> i install the software as it says, then says insert the card. As soon as i
> do, it crashes the pc, ie nothing works, the screen is still visible, but
> the screen locks up, the mouse locks up and so on, and it becomes fine if
> i remove the card.
>
> I tried rebooting the pc and during the boot i inserted the card, again,
> the pc even froze then.
>
> Any ideas please?
>

That's Belkin for you -- go get another card a different one..

Duane

Advo <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Hey there. Basically i brought this card for my laptop the other day
>(Belkin F5D7010uk)..
>
>i install the software as it says, then says insert the card. As soon as
>i do, it crashes the pc, ie nothing works, the screen is still visible,
>but the screen locks up, the mouse locks up and so on, and it becomes
>fine if i remove the card.
>
>I tried rebooting the pc and during the boot i inserted the card, again,
>the pc even froze then.
>
>Any ideas please?
>
>The laptop is a Dell Latitude C610

F5D7010 v1, v2, v3, v4 or v5? The drivers and cards are totally
different.
http://www.belkin.com/support/ (insert model number)

Sounds like a defective card. Used or new card? Try plugging the
card into a different laptop and see if it does the same thing. Don't
install the drivers. Plug-n-Play should detect the card, look for
drivers, not find any, and display a message box asking for the driver
disk. That's normally what happens. If it hangs the machine, the
card is sick.

However, it may also be the drivers if you installed them on your
C610. The card gets recognized, loads the drivers, and the drivers
hang the machine. If possible, see if the driver can be uninstalled
and try just the card to see what happens. If it can't be
uninstalled, use System Restore to revert your XP back to before the
installation.
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore.

Also, note that the v2 drivers on the Belkin web pile for the F5D7010
are defective (or at least were defective as of about 6 months ago).
See:
| http://groups.google.com/group/alt.i...584928f4c8111e
| http://groups.google.com/group/alt.i...939a53d9d7ddce
for some details. The v2 drivers on the original CD work just fine. I
think (not sure) that V3 thru v5 downloaded drivers are fine.

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Advo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>i install the software as it says, then says insert the card. As soon as
>i do, it crashes the pc, ie nothing works, the screen is still visible,
>but the screen locks up, the mouse locks up and so on, and it becomes
>fine if i remove the card.

Make sure you have the latest drivers from the Belkin site, remove and
reinstall the drivers, and walk away for 1/2 hour or so after
inserting the card to see if it doesn't just take a _really_ long time
to come up.