I'm fixing a computer for my mom's boss. The keyboard was broken and the wireless NIC wasn't properly working. The keyboard was successfully replaced, but the old card could not have the drivers reinstalled.
I uninstalled the old card by removing it, powering up, powering down, popping the card back in. The card is now recognized, but has no drivers installed. The drivers always fail to install, whether they're the oldest drivers from the manufacturer's CD itself or the newest drivers from the internet.
I suggested maybe the card was damaged (Some wine was spilled on the computer, didn't I mention that? *cough*) like the keyboard and suggested replacing it. Now I have a new network card, slightly different n product number, but assured it was compatible by the seller. I still have the same problem. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the card but it still just appears as a "Network Controller" in the device manager. Anyone know of the causes to this particular problem, and any solutions?
I am thinking about completely re-imaging with the recovery disk from Toshiba (after removing all data that needs to be saved, of course).
Thanks in advance,
Draylorre
Model: Toshiba Satellite M35-S359
Network Card: Intel PRO Wireless 2100 LAN 3b mini PCI
Any other information on the computer itself or the problems, feel free to ask.
I uninstalled the old card by removing it, powering up, powering down, popping the card back in. The card is now recognized, but has no drivers installed. The drivers always fail to install, whether they're the oldest drivers from the manufacturer's CD itself or the newest drivers from the internet.
I suggested maybe the card was damaged (Some wine was spilled on the computer, didn't I mention that? *cough*) like the keyboard and suggested replacing it. Now I have a new network card, slightly different n product number, but assured it was compatible by the seller. I still have the same problem. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the card but it still just appears as a "Network Controller" in the device manager. Anyone know of the causes to this particular problem, and any solutions?
I am thinking about completely re-imaging with the recovery disk from Toshiba (after removing all data that needs to be saved, of course).
Thanks in advance,
Draylorre
Model: Toshiba Satellite M35-S359
Network Card: Intel PRO Wireless 2100 LAN 3b mini PCI
Any other information on the computer itself or the problems, feel free to ask.