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sadsac · 10-14-2005, 05:57 PM

I've got a few of these Trendnet TEW-423PI el-cheapo 802.11g PCI wireless adapters. I'm trying to use one with a Biostar M7VIG motherboard. The adapter works great w/ 98SE, but with XP Pro SP2 it stops working after 10-30 minutes - and I can't figure out why.

It seems to be a hardware problem, because when the adapter fails, the configuration utility can't communicate with the adapter at all anymore. I've tried using the Trendnet utility to control the card, and also just allowing the windows configuration ultility to control the card. Either way, it always fails. I tried changing PCI slots, removing all of the other cards, and a new clean installation of XP Pro SP2. None of these things made any difference. The card fails after 10-30 minutes and the software can't talk to the card to reset, repair or disable it. A soft reboot fixes it but then it fails again after 10-30 minutes. It is rock solid on the same computer under 98SE with signal level at 95%+.

Anybody have any ideas or experince with the TEW-423PI running under XP Pro SP2?

10-14-2005, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
sadsac Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Trendnet TEW-423PI Problem with XP Pro SP2 I've got a few of these Trendnet TEW-423PI el-cheapo 802.11g PCI wireless adapters. I'm trying to use one with a Biostar M7VIG motherboard. The adapter works great w/ 98SE, but with XP Pro SP2 it stops working after 10-30 minutes - and I can't figure out why. It seems to be a hardware problem, because when the adapter fails, the configuration utility can't communicate with the adapter at all anymore. I've tried using the Trendnet utility to control the card, and also just allowing the windows configuration ultility to control the card. Either way, it always fails. I tried changing PCI slots, removing all of the other cards, and a new clean installation of XP Pro SP2. None of these things made any difference. The card fails after 10-30 minutes and the software can't talk to the card to reset, repair or disable it. A soft reboot fixes it but then it fails again after 10-30 minutes. It is rock solid on the same computer under 98SE with signal level at 95%+. Anybody have any ideas or experince with the TEW-423PI running under XP Pro SP2?