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    extensa 5210 broadcom driver

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by gljenga, Nov 6, 2007.

  1. gljenga

    gljenga Newbie

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    hello! i cant install broadcom wireless drivers on my extensa 5210 even those from acer homepage. who can help with this :(
     
    gljenga, Nov 6, 2007
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  2. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    What error does it give you? Are you sure your notebook is using a Broadcom wireless card?
     
    Eleison, Nov 6, 2007
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  3. airabyss

    airabyss Newbie

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    The problem is:
    - i installed Windows XP and broadcom wireless worked just fine
    - after several days it started to give me some problems:the connection was lost and the wlan board couldn`t be located in "Network Connections", but after restart it worked just fine againe
    -after another 2 days my computer can`t find my wireless card anymore, anyware (even in device manager)
    -i reinstalled the windows, but nothing, even before i install the driver, i can`t see broadcom wireless anywere in device manager (note that there are also components uninstaled yet that i can see them with a yellow qoestion mark, like broadcom lan card, but wireless card nowhere)
    -i tryed more versions of windows, but nothing seem to recognize it.

    any advice please ?
     
    airabyss, Feb 12, 2008
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    bses Newbie

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    hello, i also have a problem with my acer extensa 5210 . i formatted the C: drive and want to install winXp on it, but when i boot from the XP cd, the setup says that it couldnot detect any hard-drive. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks
     
    bses, Nov 9, 2008
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