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Wireless Card in, no POST

Name: Lynn
Date: December 12, 2003 at 08:49:23 Pacific
OS: 98se
CPU/Ram: 128

Comment:

I have a system that runs fine, I put a new linksys wireless card in and it dose not even get to the POST. I pull he card out and the system runs fine! I have tried the LinkSys card in my XP system and it works fine. What could it be

Name: broni
Date: December 12, 2003 at 11:08:44 Pacific

Reply:

Are you sure, it's compatible with Win 98?

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Name: Martin
Date: December 12, 2003 at 12:08:36 Pacific

Reply:

Likely wireless card isn't compatible with Windows 98, as per above post. It may also not be compatible with the Win 98 laptop, if it's a newer card and an older laptop.

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