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    vostro 1500 wlan drivers ?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by shaun01, Jan 19, 2008.

  1. shaun01

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    Hi All,

    Thank you for looking at this thread.
    Any help would be appreciated.

    Model: Vostro 1500 < PP2L >
    OS: Vista 32 bit
    Device: Network Controller < WLAN >

    Thanks again,

    Shaun
     
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    shaun01 Newbie

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    I've tried all the below ...

    Dell - Driver
    Applies to:
    Wireless 1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini-Card
    Wireless 1490 Dual-Band WLAN MiniCard
    Wireless 1390 WLAN MiniCard

    but still not able to get my wlan working ...
     
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    Well what wireless card do you have.
     
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    dell wireless 1395 wlan mini-card

    thanks
     
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    What exactly is happening? For my vostro, no driver was needed. Vista just made it work after each fresh reinstall. Is it not being recognized in device manager or are you just not able to connect to a network?
     
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    Fresh install of vista ultimate 32 bit, it is not being recognized in device manager.
    All other drivers are fine.
     
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    Is your wireless enabled? There is a switch on the side of the laptop. Also, is it enabled in your device manager?

    Is that vista disk the one dell gave you?
     
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    Yes wireless is enabled on the side and in device manager.
    my 1500 came with xp i did a fresh install with the vista 32 bit i bought seperate ... the correct drivers need to be install, and i dont know where to find it.
     
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    What does it say when you try to install using the drivers dell supplies.
     
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    wireless 1390 ... the device cannot start
     
    shaun01, Jan 19, 2008
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