[PakPanjabi]

hey there,

i had a almost perfect working laptop (dell inspiron 6400)
but after using it for the past 2 years, i decided to format it
and reinstall XP, which i have done now.

however after doing that, everything is wipped off the harddrive
i have saved my private data beforehand, but things like
dell drivers etc arent working properly eg i cant play any
videos or music at the moment, which isnt a big problem if
my internet would work, i would easily download/update
codecs, drivers etc...

but the big problem comes in now, my internet is not working
because the WIFI light isnt ON, and there is no hotkey on the
dell laptop to turn that on manually, futhermore i believe
the WIFI card is not installed anymore on the laptop
for which they did NOT provide a CD when i purchased it.
WHAT CAN I DO NOW, how to turn on the WIFI to connect to
the net, please help me out !!!

 

[dai]

download the required drivers from the dell site
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx

 

[PakPanjabi]

hey, i have tried all network drivers , nothing seems to work
any other suggestions ?

If Wireless Network Connection does not appear under LAN or High-Speed Internet, i may not have a wireless network card.


how is that possible, i used it where is it gone now after formatting

 

[Old Rich]

Did you load the Notebook System Software utility first . . followed by chipset drivers? After those, you can install the others in any order

 

[BCCOMP]

Hi,
Go to the device manager post any errors you have (yellow !).
Also, Right click on these errors>Properties>Details Tab.
Post the VEN/DEV numbers you have under Device Instance ID.
Bill

 

[PakPanjabi]

yellow errors with a question mark are under
- OTHER DEVICES

Ethernet Controller
Network Controller
PCI Device
PCI Device
SM Bus Controller
USB Controller
Video Controller
Video Controller (VGA Compatible)

i didnt get that VEN/DEN part ?
under properties, there are 3 tabs - general, driver, resources
under all problem cases, in the general tabs, the device status is
- drivers for this device are not installed (code 28)

 

[Old Rich]

Did you load the Notebook System Software utility first . . followed by chipset drivers? After those, you can install the others in any order

Your list of devices without drivers would indicate you did not

 

[PakPanjabi]

you mean those drivers first ?
than the others, am gonna look for those u mentioned now

just download and tried to install that system utility thing
it says, cant install because windows operationg system service pack is not supported

 

[Old Rich]

What Service Pack do you have?

 

[PakPanjabi]

none i guess
just installed xp professional 2002 after formatting the drive
which caused all the problems !

none i guess
just installed xp professional 2002 after formatting the drive
which caused all the problems !

 

[Old Rich]

I'd install SP2 then try the drivers again . . if that does not do the trick, you may have to reinstall XP again then install the drivers in the correct order.

You can download SP2 here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

After you have the drivers installed, update to SP3 while the system is clean

none i guess

Right click on My Computer and select Properties . . the next screen will tell you the service Pack level

 

[PakPanjabi]

it doesnt give any level :S

ok im doing that now
but the problem is where is my wireless network card gone ?
is it still there or not, ive got no clue, could u tell me how to
find out, so i know whats it called, and what driver i need for that
to get that activated ??????????????

 

[Old Rich]

It's one of these:

Ethernet Controller
Network Controller

If you put your Service Tag number in the Dell Drivers and downloads page, it should only show you the drivers for that particular machine.

If you do have to reinstall, look thru this for hints on how to do it right:

http://support.dell.com/support/top...5FAC9DF3456B193E040A68F5A285493&doclang=en&cs

 

[PakPanjabi]

thnx man

 

[Old Rich]

You are welcome . . keep us posted on how it goes

 

[PakPanjabi]

FINALLY , my WIFI is blinkin GREEN yuppieeeeeeeee
my internet is working now on this laptop, after i installed
the Intel network driver from Dells website !!!
however im having other problems now lol Service pack 2
isnt installing saying i might have fake XP
plus i got no audio on my laptop and getting the right driver
isnt easy !!! such a pain in the ****

 

[Old Rich]

Did you use the Dell Reinstallation CD to install ?