First post, by AceTomato
I have an issue here that has been stumping me for about 2-3 months and I cannot seem to figure it out.
Here's what I'm working with:
Asus P5A-B Motherboard (Bios: Version 1011.005 Beta Version)
AMD K-6-III+/550ACZ CPU (100x5.5)
512 MB PC100 CL2 RAM
Promise Ultra133 disk controller
Matrox G550 AGP Graphics card
**I'm not even sure what else you all might want/need to know--Please let me know what else I can provide that will be of use**
Here's the situation: I've got this thing running just fine with one exception. I cannot--for the life of me--get a wireless PCI adapter to work. I can plug in a 3COM 3C515-tx on an ISA slot & connect a wifi receiver to that, but PCI wireless cards DO NOT work.
I've tried:
a TP-Link TL-WN851ND 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter
a Linksys WMP600N Dual-Band Wireless-N PCI Adapter
a Linksys WMP54GR 54Mbps Wireless-G PCI Adapter
I have a Linksys WMP11 11Mbps Wireless-B PCI Adapter in the mail to me now for trial....
Widows XP cannot see them once it loads. They don't show up in device manager, and windows doesn't even try to ask me to install them. If I start the installation software from the manufacturer Windows will restart just fine and still NOT see the adapter. Strange.
I've tried swapping PCI ports, adjusting BIOS settings, playing with XP settings, Googling/Youtubing...no success. I'm sure I'm missing something here.
I'm perfectly happy to try any suggestions and answer any question you all might have to help here--Am I running down a rabbit hole? Is there something about this mobo that prevents wifi cards from functioning? Please advise, and thank you!
Is there another better option for a computer like this?