dell inspiron 9400 dell 1390 wireless card

Has anyone figured out how to get the internal Dell 1390 wireless card to work in the latest Vista beta on a Dell Inspiron 9400?
On my system it says that the driver is working/running, but it is not seeing any of the available networks and won't connect if one is manually configured. Having the wireless card enabled (hardware) also seems to cause a lot of hangs/freezes in Vista itself. The freezes typically last about 5-10 seconds and then the system seems to respond ok again for another minute or so... then back for another freeze.
Any suggestions?
The good news is that this beta build is much better for everything else on this laptop (kinda difficult living without wireless at this point though :) )

Check the website for any compatible Beta 2 drivers - it seems that whichever drivers you're using aren't compatible and caused some system glitches.
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Has anyone figured out how to get the internal Dell 1390 wireless card to work in the latest Vista beta on a Dell Inspiron 9400?
On my system it says that the driver is working/running, but it is not seeing any of the available networks and won't connect if one is manually configured. Having the wireless card enabled (hardware) also seems to cause a lot of hangs/freezes in Vista itself. The freezes typically last about 5-10 seconds and then the system seems to respond ok again for another minute or so... then back for another freeze.
Any suggestions?
The good news is that this beta build is much better for everything else on this laptop (kinda difficult living without wireless at this point though :) )

Which web site are you referring to? Dell doesn't seem to have any beta driver information on their site.
Zack Whittaker wrote:

Check the website for any compatible Beta 2 drivers - it seems that whichever drivers you're using aren't compatible and caused some system glitches.

Hmm... best bet is to contact Microsoft regarding this then. Send them a bug report in: http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?bugreport
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Which web site are you referring to? Dell doesn't seem to have any beta driver information on their site.
Zack Whittaker wrote: Check the website for any compatible Beta 2 drivers - it seems that whichever drivers you're using aren't compatible and caused some system glitches.

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"Henrik" wrote in message

Which web site are you referring to? Dell doesn't seem to have any beta driver information on their site.
Zack Whittaker wrote: Check the website for any compatible Beta 2 drivers - it seems that whichever drivers you're using aren't compatible and caused some system glitches.

I'm having the EXACT same problem with the EXACT same card! It's driving me crazy because its the only hardware I cannot get to work properly. It installs fine but it doesn't detect any wireless networks. When its enabled it locks up the machine. :(

"Henrik" wrote:

Has anyone figured out how to get the internal Dell 1390 wireless card to work in the latest Vista beta on a Dell Inspiron 9400?
On my system it says that the driver is working/running, but it is not seeing any of the available networks and won't connect if one is manually configured. Having the wireless card enabled (hardware) also seems to cause a lot of hangs/freezes in Vista itself. The freezes typically last about 5-10 seconds and then the system seems to respond ok again for another minute or so... then back for another freeze.
Any suggestions?
The good news is that this beta build is much better for everything else on this laptop (kinda difficult living without wireless at this point though :) )

Well, this isn't a great solution, but the Intel wireless card on my Inspiron 9300 works perfectly. You can pick one up for $30 or so.
Tom "Kenny MacDonald" wrote in message

I'm having the EXACT same problem with the EXACT same card! It's driving me crazy because its the only hardware I cannot get to work properly. It installs fine but it doesn't detect any wireless networks. When its enabled it locks up the machine. :(

"Henrik" wrote:
Has anyone figured out how to get the internal Dell 1390 wireless card to work in the latest Vista beta on a Dell Inspiron 9400?
On my system it says that the driver is working/running, but it is not seeing any of the available networks and won't connect if one is manually configured. Having the wireless card enabled (hardware) also seems to cause a lot of hangs/freezes in Vista itself. The freezes typically last about 5-10 seconds and then the system seems to respond ok again for another minute or so... then back for another freeze.
Any suggestions?
The good news is that this beta build is much better for everything else on this laptop (kinda difficult living without wireless at this point though :) )

Tom,
Can you send us the exact model of Intel card you are referring to (still a mini-PCI card right)? I posted the problem to the Vista feedback system, but that is definitely an odd way to deal with feedback since it is anonymous and you won't get a response (just hope that it gets noted and a fix shows up later).
I'm willing to try hardware from a vendor (Intel) that is actively interested in working out upcoming issues with Vista/hardware/drivers... I have nothing but praise for Dell systems in general, but their Vista beta support is sorely lacking.
Thanks
Henrik
Tom Scales wrote:

Well, this isn't a great solution, but the Intel wireless card on my Inspiron 9300 works perfectly. You can pick one up for $30 or so.
Tom "Kenny MacDonald" wrote in message I'm having the EXACT same problem with the EXACT same card! It's driving me crazy because its the only hardware I cannot get to work properly. It installs fine but it doesn't detect any wireless networks. When its enabled it locks up the machine. :(

"Henrik" wrote:
Has anyone figured out how to get the internal Dell 1390 wireless card to work in the latest Vista beta on a Dell Inspiron 9400?
On my system it says that the driver is working/running, but it is not seeing any of the available networks and won't connect if one is manually configured. Having the wireless card enabled (hardware) also seems to cause a lot of hangs/freezes in Vista itself. The freezes typically last about 5-10 seconds and then the system seems to respond ok again for another minute or so... then back for another freeze.
Any suggestions?
The good news is that this beta build is much better for everything else on this laptop (kinda difficult living without wireless at this point though :) )