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re: driver for pc card Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 4:41 pm Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) If it is a card supported by Windows, then it should automatically install the driver. Otherwise some cards should come with a driver CD or media of some kind. Some of the cards supplied by Verizon need a software setup CD. Exactly what type of card is it (and exactly what is it supposed to be used for as there are different cards for different types of uses)?? Need brand and model of card to help any further. Just the numbers supplied don't really help.. On Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 9:58 am, jean wrote: >Recently got a pc card from Verizon for the Presario Compaq 1200 laptop.It doesnt >reconize the card and Verizon can't help.Verizon says I need a driver(part of the >system).Can only find WL210 wireless PCI card driver on line. Don't know if this >is what I need. Any help would be appreciated.The pc card is a 5740 if that helps. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: driver for pc card Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 11:30 pm Posted by Jack Gulley (5917 messages posted) Must be talking about this new EVDO access card from Verizon. For such a cheap card, Verizon can not afford to supply much support. Seems there is some problems with some Compaq systems and Verizon has no solution for the problem. Sounds like they are just passing their problem off to someone else. Seems these EVDO cards have a history of not working with some models of laptops. See this example of the types of hits searches get. They should have drivers with them or available, and there are web sites that support the EVDO cards, where such information would be available. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: driver for pc card Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 1:21 pm Posted by Larry (1364 messages posted) I assume you're PAYING for Verizon wireless access, correct? If it were me and I couldn't get it working easilly, I'd take the laptop and the EVDO card back to Verizon and tell them to either make it work or give me a refund...including accesss charges. On Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 9:58 am, jean wrote: >Recently got a pc card from Verizon for the Presario Compaq 1200 laptop.It doesnt >reconize the card and Verizon can't help.Verizon says I need a driver(part of the >system).Can only find WL210 wireless PCI card driver on line. Don't know if this >is what I need. Any help would be appreciated.The pc card is a 5740 if that helps. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: driver for pc card Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 2:39 pm Posted by jean (3 messages posted) Thank you all for trying to help. I have tried to install the broadband internet service using the card (yes thats the one 5740)supplied from Verizon and each time it says hotplug.dll not found.Downloaded it and it still says the same thing. Took it to Verizon store and he said....oh it's because it's ME and there is a lot of problems with that. Not being real puter smart I have come to the conclusion there must be something wrong with the puter and am thinking about possibly doing the upgrade to XP. There may be something I have to do with hotplug, but if so I am in the dark. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: driver for pc card Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 6:43 pm Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) Doesn't surprise me.. ME has a number of issues. Before you consider upgrading to XP though, check with the computer manufacturer to see if they are supporting an XP upgrade (on your model machine) as you will most likely have to install drivers from their website. If they aren't suppling drivers for XP, you could have a real mess on your hands. Portable machines are known to need proprietary drivers for the hardware. On Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 2:39 pm, jean wrote: >Thank you all for trying to help. I have tried to install the broadband internet >service using the card (yes thats the one 5740)supplied from Verizon and each time >it says hotplug.dll not found.Downloaded it and it still says the same thing. Took >it to Verizon store and he said....oh it's because it's ME and there is a lot of >problems with that. Not being real puter smart I have come to the conclusion there >must be something wrong with the puter and am thinking about possibly doing the upgrade >to XP. There may be something I have to do with hotplug, but if so I am in the dark. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum