Inspiron 6400 Wireless Driver

Question

Hi: I bought a refurbished Inspiron 6400 and installed XP Professional on it. I installed all of the drivers in the proper order and cannot get the network controller driver to install. Because of this, I have no wireless. I used my service tag to get the right drivers from Dell. Can anyone be of help?

Sofu · Answer

Did you first install the Notebook System Software and then the Chipset Driver before installing the drivers in the correct order as described at this link ? Message Edited by Sofu on 10-04-2008 05:15 AM

mare56 · Answer

Hi John:  Yes, I sure did install the drivers in that order. I had read how important it was and followed directions. Believe me, I've been working on this for awhile. Thanks for replying so quickly.

Sofu · Answer

1. What do you see in Device Manager > Network Adapters? 2. What messages do you get when you go through the installation procedure for the Broadcom 440 controller?

mare56 · Answer

The Broadcom Ethernet adapter installed just fine. There is no problems with that. I'm surfing the net with the wired connection. The error I get is with the wireless network controller. The driver just can't be installed. I've read that there is a possibility that I could have a different Dell wireless mini-card. Maybe I'll have to open it up and look?

Sofu · Answer

@mare56 wrote:
Maybe I'll have to open it up and look?

If you are not the first owner someone could have changed the card to another type in which case the service tag info would be no longer applicable. See the service manual at this link for how to access the mini card.

mare56 · Answer

Thanks for all the help John. Maybe I'll open it and look, or maybe I'll just buy a USB wireless adapter. Take care.

dallascowboyswo · Answer

If you are sure you have a Dell wireless card then try this driver here.

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