Dell 1501 Wireless Card not working

tmurphy62 · 04-19-2009, 11:32 PM

Had to re-install WinXp due to a virus. Could not use the recovery partition. No Disks so created a WinXp - SP1a then applied SP3. Following that I applied the Dell System Drivers I downloaded from Dell.

That is the good news. The ONLY thing I can not get working is the Wireless.

HELP!! It is driving me nuts. I simply get an unknown Network Controll under the Other Devices.

Any thoughts on how to correct?

Murph

**johnwill** · 04-20-2009, 07:12 AM

Use the Service tag # from the dell and access the proper drivers for the Dell site.

I'm assuming this is a laptop from my search?

tmurphy62 · 04-20-2009, 10:24 PM

THanks John. I had done that already. The challenge is that the Dell WLAN card driver is installed but no card is detected still. I tried the (FN)(F2) to turn on the wireless just incase I missed that as well. No luck. Strange behavior. I was able to get everything else working just great.

Any more thoughts?

**johnwill** · 04-21-2009, 08:03 AM

Perhaps the Dell site has the wrong driver? I think I'd contact Dell support and ask if that's the correct driver for your machine.

I'm assuming this is an internal wireless card that was originally supplied with the laptop?

04-19-2009, 11:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
tmurphy62 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Dell 1501 Wireless Card not working Had to re-install WinXp due to a virus. Could not use the recovery partition. No Disks so created a WinXp - SP1a then applied SP3. Following that I applied the Dell System Drivers I downloaded from Dell. That is the good news. The ONLY thing I can not get working is the Wireless. HELP!! It is driving me nuts. I simply get an unknown Network Controll under the Other Devices. Any thoughts on how to correct? Murph

04-20-2009, 07:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,899 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell 1501 Wireless Card not working Use the Service tag # from the dell and access the proper drivers for the Dell site. I'm assuming this is a laptop from my search? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-20-2009, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
tmurphy62 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: Dell 1501 Wireless Card not working THanks John. I had done that already. The challenge is that the Dell WLAN card driver is installed but no card is detected still. I tried the (FN)(F2) to turn on the wireless just incase I missed that as well. No luck. Strange behavior. I was able to get everything else working just great. Any more thoughts?

04-21-2009, 08:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,899 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dell 1501 Wireless Card not working Perhaps the Dell site has the wrong driver? I think I'd contact Dell support and ask if that's the correct driver for your machine. I'm assuming this is an internal wireless card that was originally supplied with the laptop? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience