pci-adapter

[person]

when i try to install a pci adapter to my computer, the linksys software tells me that my adapter is inactive, how do i activate it?

[shorthair]

well lets take 5 steps back.

1) What PCI adapter are you installing (be specific)
2) Does it come with software drivers
3) Does the manufacturer website have a FAQ that solves your problem
4) Are you sure the PCI slot is working , and not dead
5) Are you really batman.

[person]

shothair wrote:

1) What PCI adapter are you installing (be specific)

1) Linksys WMP54G

shothair wrote:

2) Does it come with software drivers

2) yes, and i have installed it

shothair wrote:

3) Does the manufacturer website have a FAQ that solves your problem

3) None that i know of
.

shothair wrote:

4) Are you sure the PCI slot is working , and not dead

4) yes

shothair wrote:

5) Are you really batman.

5) thats for me to know and for you to find out

[Andy]

After you installed the card, did the add new hardware thing pop up?

[person]

Andy wrote:

After you installed the card, did the add new hardware thing pop up?

yes

[Cervantes]

If you want help, it's best to be forthcoming with your information.

[person]

well, i would be more forthcoming with info if i knew more, all i know is that i installed the driver, then the PCI card. then windows told me it detected new hardware, and asks me if i want to install a driver to it. i click yes, and install from the cde again. then when i open the network monitor (installed with the driver), it tells me that my adapter is "Inactive"

[Andy]

go check in device manager to see if the driver is properly installed

[Blade]

the card is wireless so sometimes it says its inactive if you haven't configured it properly. you need to configure it to connect to the wireless access point that you've setup, such as entering the ssid for the network and if you have any security setup for it like wep encryption then you need to enter your code for that as well

[person]

i havent mentioned this before, but would it matter if the adapter was made in china, and for china?

[Andy]

YES! OF COURSE IT MATTERS! obvoiusly people in china dont use normal computers! everybody knows that dip your computer in cooking oil, then try it.

http://www.markusleonhardt.de/en/oelbilder.html

[Hikaru79]

Andy wrote:

dip your computer in cooking oil, then try it.

http://www.markusleonhardt.de/en/oelbilder.html

Is there some wierd l33t overclocker reason to do that, or is it just one of those "because-I-can" things?

[Andy]

well it's a neat cooling solution, but the main thing is because of noise.. with that set up, you'll have a perfectly quiet system.

[codemage]

Not to mention the wonderful smell of stir-fry electrical components. I love the smell of stir-fry electrical components in the morning.

[Andy]

lol... apaarntly its pretty stable... but eventually the wire coatings will melt in the oil.. then the fun starts =P