Belkin F5D 7050 USB Network Adapter
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Posted by NotMe on August 19, 2008, 6:35 pm
Please log in for more thread options Belkin F5D 7050 USB Network Adapter (version 3002) This is the third stick I have. First would light up (green light) but the computer would not recognize the device nor connect to the Buffalo WHR HP G54 which works fine and has been for near a year with all other computers including a couple of Macs. Second was DOA Third was recognized but would not light up. Support tells me it has the wrong driver. System says everything is up to date. The green light will not come on, the system says the device is there but the computer cannot talk to the device. Support is a long hold, mostly folk that cannot articulate or comprehend English. Finally reached level three (who reportedly are native English speaker, going on the third day waiting for return phone call. I'd dump this device in a second if I had the option but I don't BTW I tied this on two XP boxes and on Vista no joy. (all have the latest updates) Back to XP as my only box to play with. (XP works with the wire NIC) Any suggestions would be welcome. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on August 19, 2008, 11:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Belkin F5D 7050 USB Network Adapter (version 3002)
> This is the third stick I have.
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> I'd dump this device in a second if I had the option but I don't
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> Any suggestions would be welcome.
The only solution is a different USB device. I went through a couple. Their lifetime warranty apparently only applies if the unit doesn't present any lights, which can be arranged. It's always "the drivers" at fault. Sure. Junk. pure junk. -- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5 | |||||||||||||
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Posted by NotMe on August 20, 2008, 3:30 am
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| Belkin F5D 7050 USB Network Adapter (version 3002) | | This is the third stick I have. | | First would light up (green light) but the computer would not recognize the | device nor connect to the Buffalo WHR HP G54 which works fine and has been | for near a year with all other computers including a couple of Macs. | | Second was DOA | | Third was recognized but would not light up. | | Support tells me it has the wrong driver. System says everything is up to | date. | | The green light will not come on, the system says the device is there but | the computer cannot talk to the device. | | Support is a long hold, mostly folk that cannot articulate or comprehend | English. | | Finally reached level three (who reportedly are native English speaker, | going on the third day waiting for return phone call. | | I'd dump this device in a second if I had the option but I don't | | BTW I tied this on two XP boxes and on Vista no joy. (all have the latest | updates) | | Back to XP as my only box to play with. (XP works with the wire NIC) | | Any suggestions would be welcome. | Got it working!! First seems that Belkin wireless devices have drives for XP SP2 but NONE have drives for XP SP3. Ralink the folk that make the chips sets for most (all?) the Belkin wireless hardware have new drivers for their chip sets available on line. An aside: seems that F5D 7050 draws a fair amout of power. Most USB exteranl hubs (at lease all the ones I have) don't have sufficent power available to power the F5D 7050 directly. I had to plug mine into the box diretly to make it work. | |||||||||||||
