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D-Link DWA-552 Xtreme N Wireless PCI Adapter | List Price: $99.99
Discount Price: $62.99
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Brand: D-Link
Binding: Electronics
Features: - D-Link's Quick Adapter Setup Wizard guides you step-by-step through the installation process. Configure this desktop adapter without having to call a networking expert to help
- Delivers up to 14x faster speeds and 6x farther range than 802.11g.
- Xtreme N technology enables HD video sreaming, file sharing, enhanced Internet phone calling (VoIP), and surfing the Web.
- Access a secure wireless network using advanced WEP, WPA, or WPA2 encryption.
- Easy to install and use with D-Link's new Quick Adapter Setup Wizard.
NOT VISTA READY [Posted on 2007-12-28]
This thing is not Vista Ready, even though they claim it is compatible. I would love to see them get this piece of crap working on my machine. They could bring a whole truck of these things and everyone of them would be bad according to d-link "customer service".
Warning, when you call they will want you to try another PCI slot, just tell them you already did that (you mean the pci slot that I just took my old Wireless Adapter out of that was working fine?). They will then, likely, tell you the card is bad. In order to avoid this hassle, I would recommend not buying this card.
Also, don't think your smarter than me and you'll just download the lastest drivers and it'll work fine. I did that already, version 1.30 (September 2007). FYI, this driver is not digitally signed and depending how you try to install, windows will refuse to use it. I also tried installing the drivers both after and before installing the hardware. Don't listen to D-LINK, this card DOES NOT WORK on Vista 32bit. I don't recommend this card unless you like headaches, wasted time, wasted money, waiting on hold for poor technical support and taking mutiple trips to the store. If you like those things, this is THE card for you.
I did not try on Window XP, I'm going to assume it works since all the positive reviews are from XP users and all the negs are from Vista users. I have Vista 32 Home Premium.
Works with XP, beware with Vista [Posted on 2008-01-15]
I've installed this product on two Win XP machines and it works fine. It also works fine in a dual core Intel-based HP Pavillion running Vista Home Premium. However, it is incompatible with my AMD-based HP Pavillion (a6030n, dual core 4800+) running Vista Home Premium and the Microsoft certified D-Link driver version 1.3. I've tried two different DWA 552s in two different HP Pavillion a6030n computers with the same repeatable result: total lockup requiring hard reboot. After the DWA 552 is uninstalled, the PC returns to normal operation.
Not Vista Ready , Rude Customer Service [Posted on 2008-03-02]
This card does not work with Windows Vista, and if you call customer service for support they are extremely rude, stay away from this card and save your money
Problems with driver 1.30 for Vista 32 - desktop adapter [Posted on 2008-03-24]
I bought this adapter after upgrading to the DIR655 router, it initially installed and worked well for about 6 weeks, increasing the signal strength over my old belkin/linksys combination.
All of a sudden last week the PC refused to connect to the network despite repeated rebooting of both the PC and the modem/router.
So I tried to upgrade the driver - BIG MISTAKE. I got version 1.30 from the dlink site, and while the install appeared to go OK, when the PC rebooted it got as far as the Windows login screen and then froze up completely with a blue diagonal pattern or grid across the screen.
I've emailed Dlink and got a case number (DLK399427115) and have had 2 responses, the first one assumed I was dealing with laptop and PCMCIA card issues, even though I'd reported the issue for the "desktop" adapter. I replied to clarify the situation and was told I should upgrade the driver. AAGGGHHHHHHHH.
So I've replied again, we'll see what I get this time...
I've put the old Linksys adapter card back in, and removed the DWA driver software (thankgod for Revo, as the DWA uninstaller wouldn't work).
Lo and behold, my PC is now working again and connecting to the network.
Don't waste your money till D-link has a better handle on Vista drivers for this adapter.
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talks about using the XP drivers instead, but having put the old card back in and got the PC hooked back into the network again, I'm reluctant to put the Dlink one back in.
Correct Driver Will Not Load [Posted on 2008-09-03]
The installation utility provided with this adapter loads the wrong device driver and even the Manufacturers updated utility provided on the internet loads the incorrect device driver. We had to edit the installation routine to force it to load the correct device driver in order to get the adapter recognized by the computer and functioning properly. That is ridiculous.
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