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Despite 3 months of struggle trying to fix it, none of my attempts worked. As soon as the computer detects the card.the computer hangs forever. It is no more than a piece of junk now. I wanted a good network card for updating my Dell 630M running Vista Ultimate version on it. However, I had to purchase Addonics expresscard cardbus adapter for connecting the Belkin wireless G card.
Returned product. Product had no indicator lights to tell whether it was working or not. Turned out not to be working.Never got to know how it would have functioned, if it had worked as advertised.
So pay attention to the outside of the box. I'm sure this product will work when I exchange the version I got(8000) with an older version. Finally found a store that had what I needed. I had to call around in my area and get the associates to check boxes for me. Tech support advised that versions 1000-6000 only will work with win98/me. Not versions 7000 or 8000.
Don't be suckered in by the low price. It is a completely useless product. I did some research after I bought it (if only I did before) and this is a universally despised product. This product is horrible. It the worst 20 bucks (with shipping) I ever spent. I am running Vista and the disc will not even let me install. It does not work. I went to the belkin homepage and downloaded the vista drivers but still nothing.
The software installed quickly and easily, I followed the instructions, the card "saw" my access point immediately, and within 10 minutes of starting the process, I was completely wireless with no hassle or problem. I recently decided to add wireless to my home system after buying a new laptop with built in wireless capability for my daughter, and after adding a wireless access point, it worked really well with my network. Based on that, I have an old Compaq Presario 700 laptop with Windows XP that I decided to bring out of retirement and make wireless, too, so after doing some research, I ordered the Belkin F5D7010 wireless card; it was inexpensive and since I did not want to invest a lot in my wireless endeavor, I figured it was just what I needed.
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