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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Ryuk on June 19, 2012, 05:46:16 AM

Title: Dead Card?
Post by: Ryuk on June 19, 2012, 05:46:16 AM

I have a wireless card that I was given.  I assume it should light up an be seen in device manager as a ! yellow.  I know but, its good to be safe an make sure before I throw to the part box

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: patio on June 19, 2012, 05:53:00 AM

Why not test the card properly to see if it's good or not ? ?

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: Ryuk on June 19, 2012, 05:59:48 AM

What do you mean?  I put it in a machine to see if that would do any of that.

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: Kurtiskain on June 19, 2012, 06:01:00 AM

Quote from: Ryuk on June 19, 2012, 05:59:48 AM

What do you mean?  I put it in a machine to see if that would do any of that.

Yeah, if the card is bad the machine won't POST simple as that :)
Post back if the card is detected and you need help finding drivers

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: Ryuk on June 19, 2012, 06:02:57 AM

the machine boots fine.  I have the drivers for it some where  ::)

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: patio on June 19, 2012, 03:41:16 PM

Quote from: Ryuk on June 19, 2012, 06:02:57 AM

the machine boots fine.  I have the drivers for it some where  ::)

Part of testing it properly...includes installing the proper drivers.
Which is why i asked originally.

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: Computer_Commando on June 20, 2012, 07:23:18 AM

If it's not showing in the Device Manager, it's probably dead.
Dead devices will not always prevent POST.

Title: Re: Dead Card?
Post by: Ryuk on June 22, 2012, 05:48:20 AM

Quote from: Computer_Commando on June 20, 2012, 07:23:18 AM

If it's not showing in the Device Manager, it's probably dead.
Dead devices will not always prevent POST.

Its not showing in device manager.  Thats what I had thought