Dlink dwa-652

tofumaster536 · 09-29-2009, 05:04 PM

Will the above network adapter work with an HP dv7-1273cl?

Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839127005

Laptop
http://images.tigerdirect.com/itemde...-call08-ge.jpg

the other side is just the disc drive, 2 usb ports, and a memory card slot

shuuhen · 10-03-2009, 11:05 AM

The first issue is drivers. The card specifications on NewEgg and the D-Link site say it only supports 32-bit Windows Vista (and WinXP/Win2k), but the laptop comes with 64-bit Vista. However, I have seen people say the card works under Linux via the Madwifi driver and D-Link's site seems to have 64-bit Windows Vista drivers if you go to the driver downloads for that card.

D-Link drivers (after clicking through country->Drivers): http://www.dlink.com/products/defaul...=DWA-652&tab=3

The second issue is the device uses the CardBus interface. The laptop however uses an ExpressCard interface. To get the two to work together you would need an adapter (they do exist, but I haven't used one).

Example adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839104023

09-29-2009, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
tofumaster536 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Vista Home Premium 64-Bit	Dlink dwa-652 Will the above network adapter work with an HP dv7-1273cl? Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839127005 Laptop http://images.tigerdirect.com/itemde...-call08-ge.jpg the other side is just the disc drive, 2 usb ports, and a memory card slot Last edited by tofumaster536; 09-29-2009 at 05:08 PM.

10-03-2009, 11:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 981 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Dlink dwa-652 The first issue is drivers. The card specifications on NewEgg and the D-Link site say it only supports 32-bit Windows Vista (and WinXP/Win2k), but the laptop comes with 64-bit Vista. However, I have seen people say the card works under Linux via the Madwifi driver and D-Link's site seems to have 64-bit Windows Vista drivers if you go to the driver downloads for that card. D-Link drivers (after clicking through country->Drivers): http://www.dlink.com/products/defaul...=DWA-652&tab=3 The second issue is the device uses the CardBus interface. The laptop however uses an ExpressCard interface. To get the two to work together you would need an adapter (they do exist, but I haven't used one). Example adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839104023 __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.