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ringojim
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 16:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, i have formatted a friends laptop for them but i have no driver disks and i cannot get the wireless to work. I have no wireless icon in network connections and the wireless indicator light wont come on when i flick the switch on the side of the laptop. I have been trying to sort it out for over a week and i just dont know what to do. i have tried looking for the drivers on the web but to be honest i dont know what iam looking for or what to do with them. The Laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A30 PSA30E with XP installed. and in device manager i have yellow question marks next to the following

other devices
network controller
PCI modem
Video controller (VGA compatible)

does this mean anything to anyone.

Please help me iam really desperate.

Thankyou
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varnull
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 16:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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ringojim
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 16:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the reply but i have tried that. but there are different Wireless LAN drivers and i dont know which one i am supposed to get. I know its asking a lot but i need someone to say "here is the driver now do ... to install" because i have been looking at the Toshiba website for the last 7 days and im still none the wiser.
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ringojim
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 16:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just reading the specs on the link and it says "Wireless LAN upgradeable" iam guessing the Wireless LAN in this laptop has been upgraded but how do i find out what it is ?? because im going to need the driver for the upgraded wireless LAN !!! what a stress this is !
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ringojim
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi i have done a scan with everest and it turns out the driver i rquire is a Broadcom 802.11g Wireless Network Adapter

does anyone know where i could find this

thankyou
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scorpNZ
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 17:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If google couldn't find it for you uninstall it & get yahoo instead,i'll get you started copy n paste this

Broadcom 802.11g Wireless

Edit: it pays not to double post when there are no replies,just use the edit button to the right of the post you want to add more too
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ringojim
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 18:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry mate will do edit next time. i have managed to install the driver but im still not getting a light when i turn on my wireless lan and iam also not getting a wireless icon in network connections, would i need some sort of install disk to for the adapter to get it recognised
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nickberry
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 18:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi RingoJim!

Press F2 at boot time to get it to the BIOS Setup and check that the WLAN / Wireless card is enabled. Its probably under devices or periferals.

Regards
Nick
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varnull
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 18:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't recall there being a bios setting for wireless on these.. actually it's a pretty basic bios. I see about 3 of these a month.. generally good reliable hardware.

up to 5 different sets of hardware revisions for drivers tho .. everest never reported the right one for me..(because it's not updated often enough probably.. and I always find junk like that NEVER reports the actual revision needed.. just the generic name) just download all the possibles and try each one till you find the one that works..
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JMobile
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_ 		11. June 2009 @ 19:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, if ur not sure which wireless driver to pick, I always chose all of them when I'm not sure. Eventually one of them has to work. Then u can uninstall the ones u don't need. Its the effort that helps you learn.
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steo46
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_ 		15. June 2009 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try windows update and select custom. This sometimes finds the latest hardware drivers and installs them for you.
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