Notebook WiFi Card Broken?

[EXCellR8]

I got a HP Pavilion G6-1c58dx notebook that is giving me trouble. The wireless adapter is a Ralink RT5390 and no matter what I do it will not connect to any wireless network. I've tried reloading the drivers and installing the utility but I get no actual activity. Signal is good and I know my network is working properly. Does not work. Not a security issue and everything that needs to be enabled, is.

Should I replace the card or am I not looking at something here?

 

[JackMDS]

Most HP's Laptops need card that come from HP since there is a BIOS signature for the Wireless card.

Alas HP charges "Two arms and two legs" for new cards.

I would go with USB. If distance from the Wireless Router is Not a problem you can get a Nano card and it will not be noticeable.

Example - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833315091

 

[VirtualLarry]

I'm not a fan, and really cannot recommend "nano" adapters. Either they are too weak to put out a decent signal, or they overheat and cook themselves, because they have so little area to heatsink and dissipate heat.

Check out monoprice.com 's N300 2T2R adaptor. They work well, are larger, and work in Linux as well as Windows.

Edit:
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=105&cp_id=10501&cs_id=1050109&p_id=8075&seq=1&format=2

Notice the vents to dissipate heat?

 

[ch33zw1z]

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Wirele...b-g-n-WiFi-Adapter-will-not-stay/td-p/1507047

You sure it's at the latest/correct driver?

 

[EXCellR8]

^yea i've actually had that post bookmarked for a few days... the linked drivers i have tried. i tried the oem ones from Ralink too, which I know is a shot in the dark, but the package promptly installed the incorrect one anyway.

i'll give it one more shot and if it still doesn't work i'll just ask the owner what they want to do. i don't really like the little nano adapters either and don't often recommend them but if replacement cards are too expensive or unavailable it might have to do. laptops... what a waste of $$

thanks for the input; i'll post back if I figure it out.

 

[EXCellR8]

So interesting development... turns out the ethernet connection does't want to work either now! Troubleshooter claims driver as a problem and then just makes a general assumption that the adapter is encountering problems, which i think did the same thing for the wireless. Starting to think some other piece of software is causing the problem, possibly malware.Time to run a boot time scan i think!

 

[ezclick]

Good suggestions