Trouble with wireless card

sethariel · 10-28-2009, 12:43 PM

I recently turned on my old XP computer for old times sake, and preformed a system reboot and cleared it and all that. I stupidly forgot that I had a wireless card installed on it and I no longer have the disk or anything that came with it. I actually have no idea what brand it was or anything, and the only information i can find on the card is "GFIRM 94v-0" as well as a serial code. Does anyone know if and how I could find and download something online to transfer over via flash drive and reinstall the card?

johnwill · 10-28-2009, 03:06 PM

Nope, but wireless cards are cheap, perhaps the effort could be better spent just finding a new card that you can find drivers for.

gcavan · 10-29-2009, 04:43 AM

John is correct in that it may not be worth your time, but if you don't mind doing a bit of digging, there are ways. You can look for the name of the manufacturer of the main chip on the card and see if they have a driver. Look for the FCC number on the card. The MAC OUI code will designate the actual manufacturer.

Read this for details:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/414/2

Note these methods will help you identify the 'real' manufacturer of the card, which may or may not be the one whose name was on the box.

10-28-2009, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
sethariel Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: win XP	Trouble with wireless card I recently turned on my old XP computer for old times sake, and preformed a system reboot and cleared it and all that. I stupidly forgot that I had a wireless card installed on it and I no longer have the disk or anything that came with it. I actually have no idea what brand it was or anything, and the only information i can find on the card is "GFIRM 94v-0" as well as a serial code. Does anyone know if and how I could find and download something online to transfer over via flash drive and reinstall the card?

10-28-2009, 03:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,546 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Trouble with wireless card Nope, but wireless cards are cheap, perhaps the effort could be better spent just finding a new card that you can find drivers for. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

10-29-2009, 04:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
gcavan Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 279 OS: Win XP, Vista 64, "Intrepid" Ubuntu My System	Re: Trouble with wireless card John is correct in that it may not be worth your time, but if you don't mind doing a bit of digging, there are ways. You can look for the name of the manufacturer of the main chip on the card and see if they have a driver. Look for the FCC number on the card. The MAC OUI code will designate the actual manufacturer. Read this for details: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/414/2 Note these methods will help you identify the 'real' manufacturer of the card, which may or may not be the one whose name was on the box. __________________ "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates Last edited by gcavan; 10-29-2009 at 04:55 AM.