wireless card not regestering

i have a wireless card built into my laptop and for some strange reason
either the software or my board is not reading it or regestering it as an
available network. I was wondering what i could do to get my system to see
the card. I have gone through all the settings i know of to try and configure
this and nothing is working, any help would be greatly apprecciated. Thank
you.

Can you see your device in device manager? You can get to device manager by
going to start...run and typing devmgmt.msc.

You should see your wireless card under network adapters.

If it is not there or if the device shows up there as an unknown device or
if there is a yellow "!" then you need new drivers for this card. Please go
to your lap top's website for updated drivers for your device. If updated
drivers don't help then you may have an internal card that is
malfunctioning.

--
Jeff Baziuk
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no rights.

"murauder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5874E63A-B68C-48BC-B9BE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>i have a wireless card built into my laptop and for some strange reason
> either the software or my board is not reading it or regestering it as an
> available network. I was wondering what i could do to get my system to see
> the card. I have gone through all the settings i know of to try and
> configure
> this and nothing is working, any help would be greatly apprecciated. Thank
> you.

mikeFNB wrote:

> check that the drivers are loaded, look in device manager, does it
> show?
>
> mike
>
> "murauder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5874E63A-B68C-48BC-B9BE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> i have a wireless card built into my laptop and for some strange
>> reason either the software or my board is not reading it or
>> regestering it as an available network. I was wondering what i could
>> do to get my system to see the card. I have gone through all the
>> settings i know of to try and
> configure
>> this and nothing is working, any help would be greatly apprecciated.
>> Thank you.

And let's not forget the on-off switch. Since we don't exactly know what
the OP means by "not registering", there is always the possibility that
the wireless is turned off. A lot of the newer laptops have a button or
switch to turn the wireless on and off. He should check to make sure
it's on.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Device Manager did not recognize the wireless card. The manufacture's
software update i.e new drivers is of no help. I am baffled, there is a
switch built into the monitor (laptop is a lifebook) and am wondering if it
might be faulty, however I dont see how that would make the device not
register under device manager. Any further help appreciated. thank.

"murauder" wrote:

> i have a wireless card built into my laptop and for some strange reason
> either the software or my board is not reading it or regestering it as an
> available network. I was wondering what i could do to get my system to see
> the card. I have gone through all the settings i know of to try and configure
> this and nothing is working, any help would be greatly apprecciated. Thank
> you.

murauder wrote:

> Device Manager did not recognize the wireless card. The manufacture's
> software update i.e new drivers is of no help. I am baffled, there is
> a switch built into the monitor (laptop is a lifebook) and am
> wondering if it might be faulty, however I dont see how that would
> make the device not register under device manager. Any further help
> appreciated. thank.
>
> "murauder" wrote:
>
>> i have a wireless card built into my laptop and for some strange
>> reason either the software or my board is not reading it or
>> regestering it as an available network. I was wondering what i could
>> do to get my system to see the card. I have gone through all the
>> settings i know of to try and configure this and nothing is working,
>> any help would be greatly apprecciated. Thank you.

It sounds like your wireless card is broken. Try with a different one.
Perhaps you have a friend who can lend you one. You might try your card
in his machine and if it isn't recognized there, then you know it isn't
working. Stuff does break.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"