Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: DangerousRaccoon on May 09, 2015, 10:35:17 AM
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My computer wouldn't start so I had to replace the motherboard and cpu. But now the wireless network card isn't working. I reinstalled the latest driver from the official website for the model I had and the card still fails to be listed in device manager.
I'm now getting the following errors on startup:
AirGCFG.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point apsSearchInterface could not be located in the dynamic link library wlanapi.dll
WZCSLDR2.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point apsInitialize could not be located in the dynamic link library wlanapi.dll
Network Card:
D-Link DWL-G510
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H
Does anyone know what I can do to get thr wireless card working? I never had an issue with it before I changed the motherboard. Thanks.
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What was the nature of the prior board failing? Struck by lightning, power supply failure, etc?
Its quite possible that the wireless adapter is bad, damaged by the prior build that the motherboard died on.
If you need wireless networking and don't want to bother with a card. You can pick up a USB Wireless Adapter pretty cheap these days such as at Newegg, Tiger Direct, or another online store that sells computer parts and accessories. I even added one of these to an old Dell laptop that had a single USB 1.1 slot, which ran Windows XP SP2 and the wireless adapter allowed for this laptop to have wifi. These same adapters can also be used in desktop computers to connect them to a wireless network. My daughters Core 2 Duo E4500 system for example is connected via a 5 year old Netgear USB network adapter to Wireless-G because I didn't want to drill holes in the walls and floor/ceiling to route Cat5e cable.
For less than $15 these USB network adapters can be picked up online and they work well in the home. If you were connected to wifi from a specific location in your home prior, they work fine, however due to their compact design they lack the range of other better USB adapters or Internal Card Adapters due to antenna length and transmission strength. My Pentium III Dell Laptop with the USB NIC I was able to see open networks to connect to that showed 1 bar strength in a college town for example, but while the adapter was able to see the wireless router/access points, it wasn't able to yell loud enough to make its radio signal voice heard by these network devices. * So if you have a good signal in your home you would probably have no troubles with this USB NIC option because its radio signal voice to router or access point can be heard by the device serving up the wifi.
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UPDATE: Decided to look through reviews on this motherboard and there may be a BIOS version BUG
Pros: Good price for what you get
HDMI out
Mostly plug and play
Cons: Only three SATA ports (but I did know before buying)
BIOS revision didn't like my wireless adapter
No jumper on the BIOS reset leads? Really?
Other Thoughts: I replaced a premium board with this one so most of the shortfalls are not fair to compare; you get what you pay for feature wise.
However, using Linux I found wonky usb issues with the bios revision it shipped with. Just make sure you flash the bios to the latest revision and everything seems to work great now. (you'll note most of the updates were for usb device compatibility. PLUS, a usb drive is detected as a floppy so updating it was a pure breeze.
As seen here at the Aaron R post in which he states ... "Flash Before Using " = BIOS to newest firmware version before using
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128072
Hope this helps... it might save you from having to buy a new wireless adapter only having to flash your BIOS to latest edition. :)
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Thanks for the responses. You went above and beyond, checking motherboard reviews for me. I really appreciate it, I never thought to do that. I was considering the wireless adapter but I was worried about the range. The router is on the other side of the house and I had to purchase a large antenna to screw into the wireless card in order to receive a reliable connection.
I see the option to "qflash" when I boot, is this what I'm looking for? I suppose I need to move the computer over to the router so I can plug in the ethernet and download the update?
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I ended up getting an adapter and it works well. Thanks again.
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No problem... Glad your back up and running again. :)