Hi
Cardbuses are so inexpensive that there is No reason wasting time on EOL old
cards.
Example, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315047
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
Hi,
One of the things that I've noticed is that when I boot WinXP with the
card inserted, I don't hear that "kerplunk" sound, but when I pop the
card out, it makes that sound, and when I re-insert it it makes that
sound.
So, I started thinking that, for some reason, Windows wasn't even
Device Manager. That had "OZ6912", so I thought maybe I needed an
update for the card controller.
I did some searching, and found the following:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16864520
If you look at the 9/12/06 posting from "aldamon", it says:
simply not compatible with the card. Here's what O2Micro told me:
There are several 802.11 PC Cards in the field with a compliance issue
to the PC Card Standard. Our products released in past 3 years will
work-around the issue, but OZ6912 is an old product and has this
issue.
The OZ6912 is end-of-life product at O2Micro, there is no support for
it now.
Sorry for this situation.
I returned the card this morning."
So, I think that that is the same thing that is happening with my
situation.
The laptop is a Compaq 2190US, which I "inherited" from my son, and
it's a few years old now, so I think that, unfortunately, that D-Link
DWL-G650 is one of those cards with a "compliance issue".
I'm waiting for a different brand card to arrive, and will try that in
this same laptop to see if it works (I do have some older PCMCIA
cards, an Orinoco Silver, and an "Ambicom", and those work, but
they're only 802.11b).
Thanks,
Jim |