I have a gateway 4025GZ notebook that was purchased in 03/05.
I had to reformat the HD and I reloaded a late version of
Windows XP with SP2.
Everything works except the wireless Network Card. I downloaded
the correct driver from the Gateway Web site, but Windows Device
Manager keeps giving error "Device Cannot Start (Code 10)".
I suspect the driver is not compatible with the latest XP. According
to Gateway its a Broadcom 54g maxperformance 802.11g chip. Broadcom
does not support embed chips and so no driver update.
Any ideas on how I can get the card to work? Will I need to go
back to an older Windows?
I would be really surprised if the wifi in your notebook runs via a chip
embedded on the motherboard. Most every notebook I've encountered since the
late Pentium 3 days has either a miniPCI card slot or a newfangled slot (I
forget the name, but it's the son of miniPCI), and a wifi card is plugged in
there.
Broadcom 54g wifi is used widely in the industry along with Intel's chip. I
seriously doubt that Broadcom would not have an XP driver available on its web
site, supporting two or more of its wifi chip variants.
Now then, the specs of the 4025GZ on the Gateway web site say: "Integrated Intel
PRO / Wireless IEEE 802.11g Mini-PCI Card", not Broadcom. So you can download
the required driver file directly from the Intel web site. The card is probably
the Intel 2200BG, the one that supports only 802.11b and 802.11g, but not the
older 802.11a, according to Gateway.
Ackkkkk!!!! Another 4025GZ page on the Gateway web site says: "BCM/Gemtek
802.11g wireless card." Now I am confused, so I can userstand your confustion.
If it is a BCM card, it is manufactured by BCM (a long time Pacific Rim
manufacturer of boards) with whatever chipset is inside. The Gateway 4025GZ
user guide says nothing about accessing the wifi card. In many notebooks,
there is a small hatch on the underside of the computer to cover the card. In
others, you have to remove the keyboard and maybe some other parts to get at the
card.
Finally, have you tried downloading and installing the Broadcom driver file on
the Gateway web site: 9528289.EXE ? XP has not changed enough for the driver
not to work... Ben Myers
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:36:42 -0800, "Bob Kinsman" <kinsman1@cox.net> wrote:
>I have a gateway 4025GZ notebook that was purchased in 03/05.
>I had to reformat the HD and I reloaded a late version of
>Windows XP with SP2.
>
>Everything works except the wireless Network Card. I downloaded
>the correct driver from the Gateway Web site, but Windows Device
>Manager keeps giving error "Device Cannot Start (Code 10)".
>
>I suspect the driver is not compatible with the latest XP. According
>to Gateway its a Broadcom 54g maxperformance 802.11g chip. Broadcom
>does not support embed chips and so no driver update.
>
>Any ideas on how I can get the card to work? Will I need to go
>back to an older Windows?
>
>Thanks for any info
>Bob Kinsman
>kinsman1@cox.net
>
>
Ben Thanks for the reply. The chip/card on the 4025GZ is definately hiden
inside. I tried
pluging in a DLINK PCMIA card and it does work but I would like to get the
internal card
working. I also noticed one spot on the Gateway web site where it
referenced the Intel
chip. The 9528289 is the driver I downloaded from Gateway and tried. It is
the one a
giving the Device Manager Code 10 error and is the one I think won't work
with the later
Windows XP. When it is installed, the Driver says its a BCM Maxperformance
chip. Suppose
the chip could be bad, but was working before the reformat/reinstall.
Bob
"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
news:2vcvo3do365ccmftoq3agfu5objkf2ddga@4ax.com...
>I would be really surprised if the wifi in your notebook runs via a chip
> embedded on the motherboard. Most every notebook I've encountered since
> the
> late Pentium 3 days has either a miniPCI card slot or a newfangled slot (I
> forget the name, but it's the son of miniPCI), and a wifi card is plugged
> in
> there.
>
> Broadcom 54g wifi is used widely in the industry along with Intel's chip.
> I
> seriously doubt that Broadcom would not have an XP driver available on its
> web
> site, supporting two or more of its wifi chip variants.
>
> Now then, the specs of the 4025GZ on the Gateway web site say: "Integrated
> Intel
> PRO / Wireless IEEE 802.11g Mini-PCI Card", not Broadcom. So you can
> download
> the required driver file directly from the Intel web site. The card is
> probably
> the Intel 2200BG, the one that supports only 802.11b and 802.11g, but not
> the
> older 802.11a, according to Gateway.
>
> Ackkkkk!!!! Another 4025GZ page on the Gateway web site says: "BCM/Gemtek
> 802.11g wireless card." Now I am confused, so I can userstand your
> confustion.
> If it is a BCM card, it is manufactured by BCM (a long time Pacific Rim
> manufacturer of boards) with whatever chipset is inside. The Gateway
> 4025GZ
> user guide says nothing about accessing the wifi card. In many
> notebooks,
> there is a small hatch on the underside of the computer to cover the card.
> In
> others, you have to remove the keyboard and maybe some other parts to get
> at the
> card.
>
> Finally, have you tried downloading and installing the Broadcom driver
> file on
> the Gateway web site: 9528289.EXE ? XP has not changed enough for the
> driver
> not to work... Ben Myers
>
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:36:42 -0800, "Bob Kinsman" <kinsman1@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I have a gateway 4025GZ notebook that was purchased in 03/05.
>>I had to reformat the HD and I reloaded a late version of
>>Windows XP with SP2.
>>
>>Everything works except the wireless Network Card. I downloaded
>>the correct driver from the Gateway Web site, but Windows Device
>>Manager keeps giving error "Device Cannot Start (Code 10)".
>>
>>I suspect the driver is not compatible with the latest XP. According
>>to Gateway its a Broadcom 54g maxperformance 802.11g chip. Broadcom
>>does not support embed chips and so no driver update.
>>
>>Any ideas on how I can get the card to work? Will I need to go
>>back to an older Windows?
>>
>>Thanks for any info
>>Bob Kinsman
>>kinsman1@cox.net
>>
>>
Wow! Somebody built a notebook on the cheap for Gateway, then. On-board wifi
chips are simply not common at all. BCM may well have done the motherboard to
Gateway's specifications, very much on the cheap, I think. But I am dead
certain that BCM designed and manufactured the wireless chip itself. They have
never been a company with chip design expertise, only board manufacturing. But
Taiwan has its equivalent of the Korean chaebol, a loose consortium of companies
that all do business with one another. Still, looks like BCM wants to claim
pride of ownership here.
Nothing on the BCM web site about wireless cards. No surprise. They do not
want to deal with the public, leaving it up to hapless Gateway.
I would not give up. Nothing on the Broadcom web site, but:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:29:46 -0800, "Bob" <kinsman1@cox.net> wrote:
>Ben Thanks for the reply. The chip/card on the 4025GZ is definately hiden
>inside. I tried
>pluging in a DLINK PCMIA card and it does work but I would like to get the
>internal card
>working. I also noticed one spot on the Gateway web site where it
>referenced the Intel
>chip. The 9528289 is the driver I downloaded from Gateway and tried. It is
>the one a
>giving the Device Manager Code 10 error and is the one I think won't work
>with the later
>Windows XP. When it is installed, the Driver says its a BCM Maxperformance
>chip. Suppose
>the chip could be bad, but was working before the reformat/reinstall.
>
>Bob
>
>"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:2vcvo3do365ccmftoq3agfu5objkf2ddga@4ax.com.. .
>>I would be really surprised if the wifi in your notebook runs via a chip
>> embedded on the motherboard. Most every notebook I've encountered since
>> the
>> late Pentium 3 days has either a miniPCI card slot or a newfangled slot (I
>> forget the name, but it's the son of miniPCI), and a wifi card is plugged
>> in
>> there.
>>
>> Broadcom 54g wifi is used widely in the industry along with Intel's chip.
>> I
>> seriously doubt that Broadcom would not have an XP driver available on its
>> web
>> site, supporting two or more of its wifi chip variants.
>>
>> Now then, the specs of the 4025GZ on the Gateway web site say: "Integrated
>> Intel
>> PRO / Wireless IEEE 802.11g Mini-PCI Card", not Broadcom. So you can
>> download
>> the required driver file directly from the Intel web site. The card is
>> probably
>> the Intel 2200BG, the one that supports only 802.11b and 802.11g, but not
>> the
>> older 802.11a, according to Gateway.
>>
>> Ackkkkk!!!! Another 4025GZ page on the Gateway web site says: "BCM/Gemtek
>> 802.11g wireless card." Now I am confused, so I can userstand your
>> confustion.
>> If it is a BCM card, it is manufactured by BCM (a long time Pacific Rim
>> manufacturer of boards) with whatever chipset is inside. The Gateway
>> 4025GZ
>> user guide says nothing about accessing the wifi card. In many
>> notebooks,
>> there is a small hatch on the underside of the computer to cover the card.
>> In
>> others, you have to remove the keyboard and maybe some other parts to get
>> at the
>> card.
>>
>> Finally, have you tried downloading and installing the Broadcom driver
>> file on
>> the Gateway web site: 9528289.EXE ? XP has not changed enough for the
>> driver
>> not to work... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:36:42 -0800, "Bob Kinsman" <kinsman1@cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have a gateway 4025GZ notebook that was purchased in 03/05.
>>>I had to reformat the HD and I reloaded a late version of
>>>Windows XP with SP2.
>>>
>>>Everything works except the wireless Network Card. I downloaded
>>>the correct driver from the Gateway Web site, but Windows Device
>>>Manager keeps giving error "Device Cannot Start (Code 10)".
>>>
>>>I suspect the driver is not compatible with the latest XP. According
>>>to Gateway its a Broadcom 54g maxperformance 802.11g chip. Broadcom
>>>does not support embed chips and so no driver update.
>>>
>>>Any ideas on how I can get the card to work? Will I need to go
>>>back to an older Windows?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any info
>>>Bob Kinsman
>>>kinsman1@cox.net
>>>
>>>
>
Ben, Just wanted to say thanks - the driver you pointed me to at Softpedia
worked great. I can
only assume Gateway has an old or bad driver on their web site. Thanks
again for the help.
Bob
"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
news:mejvo3d67m7qul164a7mct39mm9avnr01b@4ax.com...
> Wow! Somebody built a notebook on the cheap for Gateway, then. On-board
> wifi
> chips are simply not common at all. BCM may well have done the
> motherboard to
> Gateway's specifications, very much on the cheap, I think. But I am dead
> certain that BCM designed and manufactured the wireless chip itself. They
> have
> never been a company with chip design expertise, only board manufacturing.
> But
> Taiwan has its equivalent of the Korean chaebol, a loose consortium of
> companies
> that all do business with one another. Still, looks like BCM wants to
> claim
> pride of ownership here.
>
> Nothing on the BCM web site about wireless cards. No surprise. They do
> not
> want to deal with the public, leaving it up to hapless Gateway.
>
> I would not give up. Nothing on the Broadcom web site, but:
>
> http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/NET...-802-11g.shtml
>
> Also:
>
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...os=228&lang=en
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:29:46 -0800, "Bob" <kinsman1@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>Ben Thanks for the reply. The chip/card on the 4025GZ is definately
>>hiden
>>inside. I tried
>>pluging in a DLINK PCMIA card and it does work but I would like to get the
>>internal card
>>working. I also noticed one spot on the Gateway web site where it
>>referenced the Intel
>>chip. The 9528289 is the driver I downloaded from Gateway and tried. It
>>is
>>the one a
>>giving the Device Manager Code 10 error and is the one I think won't work
>>with the later
>>Windows XP. When it is installed, the Driver says its a BCM
>>Maxperformance
>>chip. Suppose
>>the chip could be bad, but was working before the reformat/reinstall.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
>>news:2vcvo3do365ccmftoq3agfu5objkf2ddga@4ax.com. ..
>>>I would be really surprised if the wifi in your notebook runs via a chip
>>> embedded on the motherboard. Most every notebook I've encountered since
>>> the
>>> late Pentium 3 days has either a miniPCI card slot or a newfangled slot
>>> (I
>>> forget the name, but it's the son of miniPCI), and a wifi card is
>>> plugged
>>> in
>>> there.
>>>
>>> Broadcom 54g wifi is used widely in the industry along with Intel's
>>> chip.
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt that Broadcom would not have an XP driver available on
>>> its
>>> web
>>> site, supporting two or more of its wifi chip variants.
>>>
>>> Now then, the specs of the 4025GZ on the Gateway web site say:
>>> "Integrated
>>> Intel
>>> PRO / Wireless IEEE 802.11g Mini-PCI Card", not Broadcom. So you can
>>> download
>>> the required driver file directly from the Intel web site. The card is
>>> probably
>>> the Intel 2200BG, the one that supports only 802.11b and 802.11g, but
>>> not
>>> the
>>> older 802.11a, according to Gateway.
>>>
>>> Ackkkkk!!!! Another 4025GZ page on the Gateway web site says:
>>> "BCM/Gemtek
>>> 802.11g wireless card." Now I am confused, so I can userstand your
>>> confustion.
>>> If it is a BCM card, it is manufactured by BCM (a long time Pacific Rim
>>> manufacturer of boards) with whatever chipset is inside. The Gateway
>>> 4025GZ
>>> user guide says nothing about accessing the wifi card. In many
>>> notebooks,
>>> there is a small hatch on the underside of the computer to cover the
>>> card.
>>> In
>>> others, you have to remove the keyboard and maybe some other parts to
>>> get
>>> at the
>>> card.
>>>
>>> Finally, have you tried downloading and installing the Broadcom driver
>>> file on
>>> the Gateway web site: 9528289.EXE ? XP has not changed enough for the
>>> driver
>>> not to work... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:36:42 -0800, "Bob Kinsman" <kinsman1@cox.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have a gateway 4025GZ notebook that was purchased in 03/05.
>>>>I had to reformat the HD and I reloaded a late version of
>>>>Windows XP with SP2.
>>>>
>>>>Everything works except the wireless Network Card. I downloaded
>>>>the correct driver from the Gateway Web site, but Windows Device
>>>>Manager keeps giving error "Device Cannot Start (Code 10)".
>>>>
>>>>I suspect the driver is not compatible with the latest XP. According
>>>>to Gateway its a Broadcom 54g maxperformance 802.11g chip. Broadcom
>>>>does not support embed chips and so no driver update.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas on how I can get the card to work? Will I need to go
>>>>back to an older Windows?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for any info
>>>>Bob Kinsman
>>>>kinsman1@cox.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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