Wifi Card Not Getting Detected??

[caje143]

HI All,

well i am working in Kuwait and am settled here with my family...
i had a few days back formatted my brother-in-law's PC due to Virus infection and once i formatted it, it was all ok but for one thing and that is that his WIFI card does not get detected now by WIN XP PRO.... the previous OS was also WIN XP PRO... my Bro-in-law bought this PC from somone few weeks back and he had already installed this WIFI card slot.. well now it is not getting detected.. and my BRO-IN-LAW feels that i have screwed the COMP.. Please help me with this situation as i want to prove that i am not a screw up.. help me out guys...plz...

Thnx
Caje

[nepcker]

Can you tell me which WiFi card are you using.

If it's Airport Extreme, then check these PDFs:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Air...SetupGuide.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Air..._UserGuide.pdf

You can check it's FAQs at http://www.apple.com/airport/faq/

If you're using some other card, checking out the links won't hurt. If you're lucky, you may be able to set it up!!

[caje143]

Originally Posted by nepcker

Can you tell me which WiFi card are you using.

If it's Airport Extreme, then check these PDFs:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Air...SetupGuide.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Air..._UserGuide.pdf

You can check it's FAQs at http://www.apple.com/airport/faq/

If you're using some other card, checking out the links won't hurt. If you're lucky, you may be able to set it up!!

No its not this brand that you said above.. its some other brand.. i cannot recollect the name though...do these cards have a specific way of installing?? dont the drivers get automatically installed once it detects the device??

[s18000rpm]

is the SP2 installed?

some drivers (audio/video) dont install if the SP2 is not installed.

[bukaida]

Remove the card and try to read the main chip number. Didn't they provide any cd with the card(ask ur uncle)? Was it came bundled with the original pc or installed later? atleast provide us with any of these information and we can help.also check the device manager first for any undetected hardware.
right click my computer->properties->hardware->device manager. Also run add new hardware wizard.