A7V880 and Wifi-B card - big problem :((

[hose]

Hi,
I have 2-monthly asus a7v880 mainboard and I just buy a wifi-b/ralink card
for my wi-fi slot on mainboard.
I plugged in into slot and switched on computer. When I try to install a
message occurs "No item on this system". Wi-fi card LED's are not blinkin',
bios is updated to the newest version, a wifi-b card is brand new and so are
drivers.
What's the solution - please help me. Why card isn't working? I've tried to
install drivers manually but when I try to run asus wi-fi control center the
same message occurs "no item on this system".

Greets,
Hose

 

[Paul]

Hi,
I have 2-monthly asus a7v880 mainboard and I just buy a wifi-b/ralink card
for my wi-fi slot on mainboard.
I plugged in into slot and switched on computer. When I try to install a
message occurs "No item on this system". Wi-fi card LED's are not blinkin',
bios is updated to the newest version, a wifi-b card is brand new and so are
drivers.
What's the solution - please help me. Why card isn't working? I've tried to
install drivers manually but when I try to run asus wi-fi control center the
same message occurs "no item on this system".

Greets,
Hose

You cannot have a PCI card in slot 5 at the same time as the
Wifi card. I don't even know if that is physically possible
or not, but it is the only thing I can think of. The signals
in PCI slot 5 and the Wifi card are one in the same, and
cannot be shared.

When buying wireless cards, you would be much better off buying
a PCI card version of Wifi. That will allow you to move the
card between computers when needed. The Asus proprietary
connector is not good in this respect.

Paul

 

[n3lly]

Yes, I know about this issue and it's impossible to get a device in PCI 5
slot and Wi-fi at the same time .
But this isn't working - still my wifi card is not detected by install
manager.
Maybe I have wrong Bios settings or somethin'?

Greets
hose

 

[RonK]

Check in bios to make sure it is enabled.

Yes, I know about this issue and it's impossible to get a device in PCI 5
slot and Wi-fi at the same time .
But this isn't working - still my wifi card is not detected by install
manager.
Maybe I have wrong Bios settings or somethin'?

Greets
hose

 

[Paul]

Yes, I know about this issue and it's impossible to get a device in PCI 5
slot and Wi-fi at the same time .
But this isn't working - still my wifi card is not detected by install
manager.
Maybe I have wrong Bios settings or somethin'?

Greets
hose

The manual is here, and when neither of the lights are lit on
the card, the card has no power. I don't know what would account
for that. It could be that the Wifi card is defective, or not
fully seated.

http://www.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/accessory/wifi-b/e1414_wifi-b.pdf

Is the antenna connected ? Perhaps the unit is clever enough to
detect no antenna ?

The chipset comes from ralinktech.com , but there is nothing of
any real interest on the site.

Paul

 

[n3lly]

Yes, I've checked the manual and do the installation exactly as it was
wroten. Still nothing. In BIOS there is no option to enable/disable Wi-Fi
slot. The Card was seated a couple of times to make sure that it was done
correctly. External antenna is connected all the time. And still the same -
no positive results

Any idea's ?

Greets
hose