WIRELESS RECEPTION, AND MANY ERRORS!

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skitty4gzus · #1 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:16 pm

I just installed an Atheros 5004 superG card on my t30 and I dont think the card is getting enough power to get good reception. My buddy's powermac in the same area as my t30 gets alot better reception than mine. We are both on battery power as well. I dont know if there is a setting to turn up the power sent to the card or what. I saw some folks who were very impressed with their atheros card on here. They said their new atheros card got alot better reception than their old intel cards. What gives? This is a matter of getting a signal for wireless in my new apt. or not getting it at all. Are there settings in access connections to correct this. Also, I saw a link about turning on the turbo mode on the card by adjusting the registry files. I really need some help with this because there has to be a good reason why this is not working correctly.

danage · #2 Post by **danage** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:23 am

1) the registry patch doesnt work with the new drivers and is only necessary if the supermodes have been disactivated by the manufacturer. with your card, that is not the case so it should work without patching anything.
2) do you use the original antennae built into the display cover? mine gets great reception.
3) the gigabyte is indeed reported to have slightly less reception than other atheros, but only barely noticable.

most likely, theres something wrong with the antennae.

skitty4gzus · #3 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:25 am

wow, is there anyway of checking that? That doesnt sound good at all. Since i put it in ive been surfing from about 10 feet away from my router so i never saw the problem. But now when i take it out of the house it is showing itself to be a problem. If this problem cant be correct fairly easily than I will be in quite a pickle because it does me no good to have wireless if i have to be within 20' of a router. Oh and he has a powerbook, let me correct myself because it would be tough to have a powermac in the parking lot, but it could be done.

JHEM · #4 Post by **JHEM** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:12 pm

Skitty,

Double check that you've connected the antenna leads correctly.

I'm sitting down by my lake as I type this, about 100' away from my WAP using the Atheros a/b/g card in my T41p. Signal strength is "Very good".

Regards,

James

skitty4gzus · #5 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:38 pm

I will have to try fiddling with them when i get over to my new house. I thought i hooked them up right, but one of them was alot tougher to get clicked than the other. I tugged on them and made sure they were in there good, but than again maybe trying so hard to get that one in that i fouled the connecter on the antenna lead? I dont know. Is there anyway to test the antennas? Id almost have to get another card and another set of antennas just to be able to rule one of the 2 out. I could purchase a cheaper B card and set of antennas. The antennas dont need to be installed in the laptop just for testing right? I could just hook them up and see if its them or the connection on the leads. Is there anything special i would have to do to switch cards? Would i have to do another hack or anything or would the computer read the card alright?

danage · #6 Post by **danage** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:31 am

the 1802 hack will still work. no necessity to buy a new card though, in my opinion. you can pretty much naked-eye-see if there is something wrong with the connectors on the card. there has to be a circle with a pin sticking straight up in each one of them. the cables have to end in a "female connector", meaning that they also have a circle, but in the middle there's a cylinder that takes in the pin.

you can pretty much "feel" that they are connected right. when you install them and push them down, they snap in place.
also, when you gently pull them upwards, they will stay in place. thirdly, you can easily move them (twist) from side to side, but they won't come up.

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skitty4gzus · #7 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:52 pm

thanks i appreciate the help. So there still might be something wrong with the antennas? Those are relatively inexpensive, but replacing them seems like a task. Oh and there most certainly is a Heaven. I will be spending eternity there after my time here on earth is over.

Website · #8 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:15 pm

OK, guys/gals, lets keep the theological debate out of this thread. We have an Off-Topic conference for that.

danage · #9 Post by **danage** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:08 pm

skitty4gzus wrote:antennas? Those are relatively inexpensive, but replacing them seems like a task.

Check out the link in the first post, it shows how to put antennae into the T23. I would not recommend it. The reception of these antennae is far below those built into the display. Besides, it is unlikely there is anything wrong with your setup besides the tiny connectors not being seated right.

@Moderator: Sorry but the signature offended me in my religious beliefs. This really should be no place to missionize.

skitty4gzus · #10 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:20 pm

first off, you are right. This is not the place for a theological debate. Please forgive me as I have no intentions on offending anybody. Anyways, everything seems like its connected right. But, this comp has some serious problems. IE has fatal errors at least once a day. And windows shuts itself down and says there was a fatal error and everything. I send the error report and it says it shut itself down due to an unknown device driver. That has to be something to do with the atheros card im guessing? The only things is i cant remember if it did this before i had the card installed or not. Either way it was throwing errors before the card was installed. I dont know if the HD is corrupted or not? IE was closing itself even when i first got this comp. Maybe a new HD and a fresh XP restore would do this thing alot of good. Or maybe its not too late to send it back to the buyer? I dont know? I just want this thing to work like it should and so far it hasn't. Any sort of advice or help would me much appreciated. Thank you.

danage · #11 Post by **danage** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:18 am

judging by your description and my experience, there shouldn't be reason to worry. there is a large chance that the described problems and shutdowns are caused by software only. so a clean reinstall (maybe using the recovery function, i have no experience with that) should probably get rid of them. make sure to back up your data.

to the reception: as long as you can connect and transfer data, i would recommend to leave it as is, since any measures you'd take would either be risky or not promise better results or both.

dsvochak · #12 Post by **dsvochak** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:10 am

In order to eliminate the possiblilty of hardware problems you should run PC Doctor. If PC Doctor is not installed, you can download the version for your machine here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-54659

Also, I would appreciate it if you didn't change the subject line of your threads in the middle of the discussion. Thanks.

skitty4gzus · #13 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:22 pm

I just wish there was an explanation for poor reception. I know the router cant be that far away, and yes im familiar with distance and blocking structures. As soon as i hook up my pc with the wireless USB over there I will know for certain if theres a problem with the T30 or not, because that mini pci should get better range than the USB adapter. As long as a fresh restore does the trick that will brighten my outlook on this. Like i said I just want this thing to be wifi like all the other laptops that are, and not shutdown every few hours. Right now its a crippled piece of electronics and is anything but a reliable source for wireless computing. Thanks for your help.

skitty4gzus · #14 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:58 pm

can anybody help me find the right driver for the atheros5004 card i have installed. I think that might be the reason for the poor reception. I dont think the comp is sending enough power to the card. Access Connections sees it as an 11 b/g card, is that where the problem is?

skitty4gzus · #15 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:18 pm

if anyone knows how to adjust registry to allow for turboGmode please let me know. I tried the link that was attached to the auction for the card and I added the 2 strings in the registry and went into AC and it still reads it at 54mbps?

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