Wireless 1500 card no recognized and not functional

Hey all

 

Approximately 2 weeks ago I began to have some connectivity problems with my Dell 1500 Wireless card.  Very intermittent connectivity with my home network.  I downloaded the new drivers and installed them.  The problem was not fixed and I noticed that my wireless adapter itself was not even showing up as a possible device on device manager nor on network connections.  I contacted dell support, and with the help of the dell support staff I uninstalled the drivers, reinstalled the new drivers, then I unseated and reseated my card.  still the issue persists.  when i turn on the computer the card and task bar icons show up for a few seconds/minutes, intermittently, and then ultimately dissappear from my  device manager and task bar.  I notice that windows will give me messages like found new device, ethernet controller, in addition to the wireless adapter being found message it gives.  Does the Dell 1500 driver update come with new broadcom ethernet controllers as well?  Could there be some potential conflict between the broadcom ethernet adapter and the wireless adapter functionality? 

 

Any help will be appreciated.  I already have a new Wireless 1500 card enroute but I'm wondering if this is more of a driver incompatibility or conflict rather than my card being non functional.

 

Thanks