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by isthatmywookie 1 view

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I run XP on an HP, and am missing my wireless network adapter in my device manager. I cannot find any basic way to make it turn on. Can I find a new way to reinstall the adapter?

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by mr.wiz

You'll need to download and install the driver for the device before you'll be able to see it.

by isthatmywookie

Hey, thanks for your help! any ideas where I can get one? or where I can find out what driver to get for it?

by tim.mcgovern

I work at a tech shop and I see this problem all the time. Send the computer to HP and they will replace the case and the mainboad. I don't know why the problem happens but it has something to do with the mainboad. Hope you sill have a warranty.

by tn33z

Even I had been facing this problem ever since I bought the compaq notebook. It is a hardware problem than a software one, I think. I had couple of chats with their technicians on-line, and all they could advice is to download the driver and install it.

by banovina

I have a HP dv9233cl. It was working fine under vista. I downgraded it to XP and it was working fine for a day or two. Then the device dissapeared from the device manager. I replaced the actual card with another one from my other laptop (Same Intel PRO wireless card) and it didnt help. I noticed it worked again 2 days later, then dissapeared. I re-installed XP this time using mediacenter and it was ok for 2 days. When i went to join a domain, it then dissapeared again from the device manager. I will re-install my vista os and see if that changes anything.

Anyone have similar issues?

by banovina

I just put Vista back on and the wireless network card is still not listed in the device manager. Same problem across 3 OS's and two different network cards probably points to the mainboard. I think the guy who said it is a common problem with the mainboard is probably right. I cant even re-install the driver because it is not even listed as a hardware device anymore.

I'll have to call HP.

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