D-Link (DWA-140) Malfunction

Brevik · 06-20-2009, 01:42 PM

Hello good people of the internet!
After losing my old D-Link I decided to buy a new one
This turned out to be a pricy affair, the new one did set me back a bit and to top it off it has not worked flawlessly!

The problem I've been having is that after a while it loses its signal or just turns itself off.
In layman's terms, the internet stops and the light on it doesn't flash anymore.
My "fix" for the problem, or rather fix for the sympthom is to take it out from the USB and reinsert it.

The time it takes for the D-Link to do this varies greatly, but as a general rule it does it faster if I'm using alot of bandwith.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

PoIIux · 06-20-2009, 07:09 PM

Check under device manager to make sure there are no evident problems with the USB ports on your PC/Laptop. Also, try using a different USB port.

Did you install the adapter's drivers? It should have come with a CD for installation. Have you rebooted since you installed it?

Brevik · 06-21-2009, 03:38 AM

Hi, my USB-ports seem to be working correctly and I have tried chaning the one the D-Link is connected to. Without any success mind you :p
I did install the drivers and I have rebooted several times since I installed it.

New info: If it's to any aid, it malfunctions more when it is hot.
Might be a hardware issue rather than a software issue perhaps?

PoIIux · 06-21-2009, 06:11 AM

I'd say broken hardware. Go get it replaced!

06-20-2009, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brevik Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 2 OS: Vista 32bit	D-Link (DWA-140) Malfunction Hello good people of the internet! After losing my old D-Link I decided to buy a new one This turned out to be a pricy affair, the new one did set me back a bit and to top it off it has not worked flawlessly! The problem I've been having is that after a while it loses its signal or just turns itself off. In layman's terms, the internet stops and the light on it doesn't flash anymore. My "fix" for the problem, or rather fix for the sympthom is to take it out from the USB and reinsert it. The time it takes for the D-Link to do this varies greatly, but as a general rule it does it faster if I'm using alot of bandwith. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

06-20-2009, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
PoIIux Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 OS: XP SP3	Re: D-Link (DWA-140) Malfunction Check under device manager to make sure there are no evident problems with the USB ports on your PC/Laptop. Also, try using a different USB port. Did you install the adapter's drivers? It should have come with a CD for installation. Have you rebooted since you installed it?

06-21-2009, 03:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Brevik Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 2 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: D-Link (DWA-140) Malfunction Hi, my USB-ports seem to be working correctly and I have tried chaning the one the D-Link is connected to. Without any success mind you :p I did install the drivers and I have rebooted several times since I installed it. New info: If it's to any aid, it malfunctions more when it is hot. Might be a hardware issue rather than a software issue perhaps?

06-21-2009, 06:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
PoIIux Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 OS: XP SP3	Re: D-Link (DWA-140) Malfunction I'd say broken hardware. Go get it replaced!