Adam
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Setting up a brand new PC for a mate it's a Compaq AMD 3000+ but it keeps crashing out 2mins after the windows welcome screen, it's been swapped at the shop already and only thing i can think of is the Linksys WMP11 wireless card as everything is stock hardware/software?
Anyone had any problems with compaq/linksys before?
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_Allan_
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Does this happen when the card is removed?, also I had a windows security update that restarted my presario everytime it started up. It was a bitch to sort.
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diddon
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nope got that sort of machine had no probs in 1yr of owning it
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_Allan_
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Also try getting the latest drivers from
http://www.linksys.com/download/
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Adam
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Got the latest drivers, not tried removing the card yet as it worked fine in the old PC it was in
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Adam
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HP online support:
Adam Petherick: Hello
Veronica: Hello Adam.
Veronica: Welcome to HP Total Care for Presario Products.
Veronica: My name is Veronica. How may I assist you today?
Adam Petherick: I've just bought a Presario SR1310NL and am having propblems witha linksys WMP11 wireless network card
Veronica: Could you please elaborate on the issue ?
Adam Petherick: I've fitted the card and windows XP Home has detected it and installed the latest drivers from the linksys website, the PC boots up fine and then after aprox 2min the whole system just locks up and no longer responds.
Adam Petherick: The card was working fine in the previous system so I don't think it's a
Adam Petherick: hardware fault on the card and was wondering if there are compatability issues>?#
Veronica: Thanks for the information.
Veronica: Could you tell me if you were able to use the Card for fine earlier ?
Adam Petherick: the card was working fine in the previous system
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_Allan_
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First you really need to remove the card and see if the system is up and running fine without it. Then try completly removing the old drivers and reinstall the card. Then try rolling back the drivers to previous versions and try each one at a time. It's gonna have to be trial and error which is tedious 
[Edited on 05-03-2005 by _Allan_]
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_Allan_
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Also out of curiosity is this a pci card?, then also try putting the card in another available slot, if any.
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Adam
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The PC works fine without the card, but i am unable to replicate the problem as they occured when accessing the internet i.e. MSN.com and windows updates
No idea where to get previous versions of the drivers
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Joff
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When you say it crashes out, does the PC just lock?
Sounds like an IRQ conflict. With the card in, try starting the PC in safemode.
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Adam
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Just locks up, nothing responds and have to do a hard reboot.
Good thinking Joff, will go give it a try
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VegasPhil
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Mine's fine 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Adam
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Nope, no conflicts, on IRQ 16 (10 in safe mode)
The system will be working fine and if i start IE it's fine untill msn.com is 1/2 loaded then dies
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Andrew
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Format c: job already 
Not a fan ofhp/Compaq. Had a laptop off them the the battery went fucked on 3 times in 12 months Sold if off in the end on eBay. Got a Packard Bell and Medion ones now which are quite good 
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Adam
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I prefer IBM but it's not my PC, can't format as it didn't come with CD's and I've not got mine
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Andrew
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Some of the never systems have all the files on the HD which you have to burn yourself Pain in the arse really.
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Adam
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it's got automated recovery which restores it to windows standard but all I've done since setup is install the card
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Ryan L
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take the card and uninstall the drivers, then download the latest drivers from another pc put them on cd or whatever and install them , dont put the card in until the drivers are installed
i know people who have problems putting pci cards in before installing drivers
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Andrew
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Take the card out, reset the system, put card back in and download and install some new drivers. Or just get a new card or PC, maybe not the cheapest solution though
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Swiftie
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You can also check the Compaq site. HP in this case. & look for BIOS updates. As long as you have the correct model number for your system. A ROM update wont hurt any one.
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Adam
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Got the latest BIOS
Got the latest Drivers
Got Windows SP2
Can't get Windows Update site to check for updates
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