Directions for disabling internal wireless card

dchud1960 · 06-08-2009, 10:05 AM

I had to purchase a new wireless router and so upgraded to wireless N. I would also like to use a new wireless N USB adaptor for my laptop instead of the internal wireless G card. I believe I should disable the internal card so there is no interference between the two. What are the steps to disable the internal wireless card? (The current card will not work with the new router; I get a blue screen error on the laptop as soon as I power up the N router. I have no other way to connect to internet to update drivers for the card.)
Thanks for the assistance.

**lorjack** · 06-08-2009, 10:26 AM

If it is built in then you can disable it in the bios, or you can disable it in device manager.

06-08-2009, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
dchud1960 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp professional sp2	Directions for disabling internal wireless card I had to purchase a new wireless router and so upgraded to wireless N. I would also like to use a new wireless N USB adaptor for my laptop instead of the internal wireless G card. I believe I should disable the internal card so there is no interference between the two. What are the steps to disable the internal wireless card? (The current card will not work with the new router; I get a blue screen error on the laptop as soon as I power up the N router. I have no other way to connect to internet to update drivers for the card.) Thanks for the assistance. Last edited by dchud1960; 06-08-2009 at 10:07 AM. Reason: typos

06-08-2009, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Directions for disabling internal wireless card If it is built in then you can disable it in the bios, or you can disable it in device manager. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...