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Troubleshooting
(continued)
2. The computer does not recognize the DWL-A520 802.11a Wireless
PCI Adapter.
•
Make sure that the DWL-A520 Wireless PCI Adapter is properly
seated in the computer’s PCI slot.
•
Check that the DWL-A520 is installed in a 32-bit PCI 2.2 slot.
•
If Windows does not detect the hardware upon insertion of the
adapter, make sure to completely remove drivers that were
previously loaded. To remove the drivers, do the following:
A.
Under
Tools
> select
Folder Options
…> select
View
>
under
Hidden files and folders
> select
Show hidden
files and folders
B.
Uncheck
Hide extension for known file types
> click on
Apply
C.
Search for the files
NetA3x.inf
and
A3ax.sys
. Remove
these files from the
INF
and
SYSTEM32
(DRIVERS) folders
in the Windows directory. Note: Windows XP and Windows
2000 will rename
.inf
files that have not received
certification into
oem.inf
files (e.g.,
oem1.inf.)
3. The DWL-A520 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter does not work properly
after the driver is installed.
•
Restart
the computer. (In some cases, it will be necessary to restart
the computer after installing the drivers.)
•
In Windows XP, go to
Start
>
Control Panel
>
System
>
Hardware
Tab> click on the
Device Manager
Tab> click on
Network
Adapters
> double click on
D-Link Air
Pro
DWL-A520 Wireless PCI
Adapter
> make sure that
“This device is working properly”
is
displayed under
Device Status
under the
General
Tab. (Please refer
to
Checking the Installation of the Drivers for the Wireless
Adapter
in the
Troubleshooting
section on the previous page of this
manual for more information.)
•
If the device is not working properly and a yellow exclamation mark is
displayed, then there is probably a resource conflict. First, try
inserting the card into a different PCI slot. If there is still a problem,
make sure the computer system has a free IRQ and if necessary,
