Chris T

Been working on this for 2 days now and need some help.

I loaded XP Pro and lost my wireless hardware. I have some yellow ? ! in the device manager that I don't know what to do with. I loaded SP2 hoping that would fix it. There is no entry of the Atheros internal wireless hardware in the network adaptors. Toshiba a75-s206 laptop.

Device Mgr


any help is appreciated

hiflyr91

If your laptop uses the AR5006 or AR5007 wireless, the driver (and Atheros software) can be downloaded here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P8I57N0S
I needed them for my laptop, and found out quickly that they are hard to find.

You might also try the Toshiba website: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...ceghdgngdgnj.0

BCCOMP

Hi all,
Hiflyr91, I commend you on the links, Very good info and thanks for the help.
Chris T, here is a link that filters hiflyer91 link (for XP), I suggest that you load the chipset driver first as it is one of the main drivers. It is #9 on the list.
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...all_docs=false
The rest of the drivers are also there that you need.
Thanks,
Bill

Chris T

Thanks for help. I downloaded and installed the driver. Do I need to disconnect the hardware then startup then shutdown and reconnect the hardware for the OS to recognize new hardware?

Chris

BCCOMP

Hi Chris T,
Yes the rule of thumb is to reboot the PC, then go on to the next driver.
You should not have to remove any hardware. Just keep checking the Device manager for errors and install the appropriate driver. You should also run a full MS Update. If you run into problems let us know.
Thanks