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    bad internal pci?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Apocolipse269, Jul 7, 2005.

  1. Apocolipse269

    Apocolipse269 Notebook Guru

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    Ok, so i didnt get internal wireless in my R4000 model, but i'm putting it in. So i read around first to knwo how to get this done, and i find out that HP bios blocks any non-HP wireless cards. With this in mind, i search Ebay for a suitable wireless card that is HP, having found one and purchased it:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=5215167825

    knowing it was an HP card. The card looks to be in excellent working order, but when i install..WOAH!!! ERROR 104! internal wireless unsupported!!!

    any ideas for why this could be? I ended up tricking the machine and it now works kinda (poped it in after bios loadup with keyboard screw in) Right now its working, but i dont want to have to do this ghetto rig EVERY time i reboot. Any ideas as to why this card isnt compliant?
     
    Apocolipse269, Jul 7, 2005
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    Please don't cross post.

    Thanks,

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Jul 8, 2005
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