[rockmilk]

compaq presario c700 no wireless conection after format

can connect with ethernet but no wireless this computer isnt recognising my wireless card??? any help would be appreciated

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Did you install the drive for the wireless device?

Is the wireless switch on?

[Ztruker]

Did you install the drive for the wireless device?

Is the wireless switch on?

[rockmilk]

not sure aand not sure the little wireless deal is on to the left of the power button but is red not sure if that is the color it is supposed to be but if i push it nothing changes

[rockmilk]

when i diagnose it says this computer doesnt have a wireless network adapter installed but it does or is there a switch somewhere i donnt know about?? i tried f2 fn that doesnt do anything

[Ztruker]

Look at Device Manage, under Network Adapters, what is shown there? Any yellow marks anywhere?

Press Winkey+r, type devmgmt.msc and press Enter.

[rockmilk]

Yes yellow ! marks by ethernet controller (pcibus 1 device 0 function 0)


unknown device location 0 (internal high definition audio bus)


anymore info needed??


Under network adapters there is a realtek rtl8139/810x family fast ethernet nic

Edited by rockmilk, 18 June 2011 - 05:37 AM.

[rockmilk]

Ok solved the issue here is the driver I googled till I grew a beard to find!!!!!!!!

atheros ar50007 802.11 b/g wifiadapter


But now im connected with limited connectivity or local access only what to do next????

And I would like to say thanks for taking time out of your day to review my problem.

Edited by rockmilk, 18 June 2011 - 03:31 PM.

[Ztruker]

Are you running Vista? If so, 32 or 64 bit?

The drivers for you laptop are here: Software & Driver Downloads - Compaq Presario C700 CTO Notebook PC

What is the complete model number of your laptop?

Presario C700xxxxxx????

The Compaq (HP actually) web site lists dozens of models. For instance:

» Compaq Presario C700 CTO Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C700LA Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C700T CTO Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C700XX Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C701LA Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C701XX Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C702LA Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C702XX Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C703LA Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C705LA Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C706NR Notebook PC
» Compaq Presario C707LA Notebook PC

All of them list a Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows Vista and not an Atheros WLAN.

[rockmilk]

well like I said I have found the driver to get my wireless going just only have linmited acess or local only so the issue is now trying to get my laptop to connect to the internet and i had already been to the link you provided and none of those drivers worked for my wireless beleieve me i installed each of those from that site before posting here and about 20- other drivers now just have limited or local only access and i know its not a problem with my wireless cause i have another laptop which connects just fine and my girlfriends laptop connects easily when she brings it over so it is definitly my computerwwhich is having the problem

[rockmilk]

Ok i got it all worked out i downloaded driver max updated the wifi driver and problem solved thanks anyway for trying to help

[Ztruker]

Glad it's working.

What do you mean you downloaded driver max updated the wifi driver? What is driver max?

[rockmilk]

Here is a link to drivermax http://www.innovativ....com/drivermax/
I just used the free program to look for an update for the wifi driver
it found one I downloaded it and it worked.

[Ztruker]

Okay, thanks for the info, I was just curious.