If you use a wireless USB network adapter to access the network, probably you have met such problems before: the adapter has already been installed in the computer, and the system has recognized it, at the same time there is a message on the screen tells that its driver is installing, but when the installation is complete, you find that your wireless network card can not work and you wonder how to fix it.
As a matter of fact, if you check this problem carefully, you will find the USB port feature on your motherboard has been successfully enabled since your computer recognizes this card, also the computer USB port and the network card USB interface have no problem. Obviously, it is the improper installation of your adapter driver leading to this error.
Generally you need to install or update the relevant USB controller program for the first time to use the computer USB port. Therefore, you can open the Device Manager (Start / Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device Manager), double-click Universal Serial Bus Controllers, right-click the related controller and select Update Driver to keep its driver up to date.
If the approach above fails, and then you can check whether the network card driver has been installed correctly, for the installation of some wireless USB network adapters is different from that of the normal ones: you need to firstly install their drivers, next plug the card into the computer, and then system will configure and install them automatically, if the order is wrong, it would also easily make your card unable to work.
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By: Molly Smith
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Wireless USB Network Card Not Working – Troubleshooting
December 15th, 2009Wireless Network Card Troubleshooting – Computer Crashes
December 5th, 2009
As the technology advances, now many devices can support hot plug, such as USB devices and 1394 devices. However, essentially, most hardware operations should be completed after the power supply is cut off, otherwise it may cause computer crashes or even the permanent damage to the hardware.
Sometimes computer may go dead if the wireless network card is pulled out suddenly from its related port. This failure occurs in a relatively high frequency. The reason why this failure happens is that many PC users think this wireless network card’s USB port or PCMCIA port supports hot plug, and it can plug and play. Actually, they take this plug-and-play function as random plug and few of them know that this wireless NIC card should not be plugged when working, for it is not only easy to hurt the card and its corresponding computer interface, but also likely to cause system crashes.
If your computer freezes up because of wireless network adapter plug, firstly, you need to confirm whether you have performed this action when the card is working, if so, you have to restart your computer.
In addition, in order to avoid this error, you’d better stop processes like information transmission and it’s best to disable your wireless network adapter in Device Manager before pulling out it.
Step 1 Click Start and select Control Panel.
Step 2 Double-click System to open the System Properties sheet.
Step 3 Click Hardware and choose Device Manager.
Step 4 Right-click the Network adapters and look at its properties.
Step 5 Disable and plug this card.
By: Molly Smith
Fast Network Printers For Multipurpose Use
November 19th, 2009
The network printers are the printers installed over the private network such as LAN; these printers are used for printing documents from various computer terminals in the network. The network can be established over the whole department or a building of an organization. These network printers make connection to the network by being installed at some specific USB port of the main computers of the central offices and take commands of printing from the various terminals connected, only if the permission from the main computer is granted.
These Printers are the multifunctional printers that offer many features within a single unit. These printers include scanner, photocopier and sometimes-even Fax machine within it. Such printers find great use in the offices as the need of buying other equipments is prevented. The other equipments, if bought separately, cost even more amount and also occupy more space. For this reason, very high performance, all-in-one printers are being used today.
These printers can be either laser printer or ink jet printers. Laser printers deliver high speed of operation while the ink jet printers are comparatively slow. Today printers are available in many configurations, types, capacity, functionality and style. Printers can be either colored or monochrome. They can be chosen on the basis of user capacity, that is, the connectivity to the terminals. A few manufacturers offer even up to 200 user terminals connectivity.
The multifunctional printers are offered by many manufacturers in the market. Some of the famous manufacturers include Brother, Canon, Copystar, Kyucera, Lexmark, NEC, OKi, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp and Xerox etc. The Copystar CS 1635, NEC NEFAX-805 and Sharp AR-M162 are a few of the best seller printers which are in current trend. The cost of these printers comes in the range of 600-1100$.
The printers can be selected on the basis of printing speed based on their printing requirements. The speed varies as number of pages it can print in a second along with maintaining a good quality print. Few printers come in with networking capability, if the requirement is for the whole department then printer with networking facility should be used. Their network installation is also very easy, many a times the company sends a serviceman for installing the printer.
Today network printers have become a very common device in any office department. Its utility is nowhere hidden; any user from his terminal can use them anytime. By network printer the need of buying several printers is vanished. And when these printers include scanner, copier and Fax machine, then it satisfies all the needs of an office.
Thus the multifunctional network printers are the choice of the time; these should be installed in places such as offices, companies, departments, business houses etc. The easier is the use of technology, the more is speed of operation of the system. So for making an efficient operational system there should be continuous revision in the accessories and equipments used.
By: Keith Reynolds
