I just bought a D-Link USB network adapter so I could connect to my house's wireless internet. I did it to replace a pci adapter from D-Link, which sucked ass.
Anyhow, at first it worked fine. But then the crashing started. Not a bluescreen crash, mind you, but a bona-fide computer turn's off and turns back on. It would happen every 15 minutes of usage.
I managed to lessen the problem by turning off a few options that were on by default, such as "Nitro Mode" (now set to off) and "Power Save Mode" (now set to Dynamic, as Maximum stops the whole thing from working). It now crashes only after very heavy network usage (such as multiple p2p programs running, irc plus a download, heavy surfing, or mmos).
Anyhow, this has all led me to believe that perhaps there is a problem with the computer itself, instead of the adapter. Maybe some sort of power shortage or something? Can anyone help?
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Anonymous2005-11-12 4:14
Since this is the only question of the last 8 that asks anything intelligent, I'll have to try to help out.
You aren't having a power shortage to your USB network adapter. The drain that device creates is inconsequential. You could probably power three of them with the battery in your watch.
What I think is most likely is that the USB port you're connecting the device to is physically damaged. A fritzy device connection is the most plausible reason for your computer to actually reboot. You could, however, have some bad drivers if you let Windows automatically install the device. D-Link wireless adapters are particularly prone to despising Windows.
Try installing the latest drivers from the D-Link webpage and see how that goes. Also, check your settings and make sure "allow windows to configure this connection manually" under control panel->network connections->(your connection) is disabled to use the d-link interface.
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Anonymous2005-11-12 5:04
The device is using the latest drivers (which happen to be the drivers that came with it). I don't have a check box to "allow windows to configure this connection manually", probably due to service pack 2. Also, I really hope/don't think it's a USB problem, as I've been running plenty of USB devices for a while, no problem (a thumb drive, mouse and mp3 player)
The thing that is convincing me the most of a power shortage is that this whole problem started after I upgraded my graphics card from a 9800 SE to a 9800 XT. Since then, I've been unable to overclock my processor (or even clock it at normal levels) without the screen going crazy at startup, and the crashing has been happening. Granted, USB devices take up little power (I can run my mp3 player on a AAA battery for a long freakin time), but is it at all possible that, considering the amount of action that particular device gets, ontop of 3 hard drives, 6 fans, 1 gig of ddr memory, and a relativly powerful graphics card, that this device is "the straw that breaks the camel's back"?
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Anonymous2005-11-12 14:42
I am #2
Please post the wattage of your power supply.
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Anonymous2005-11-12 14:49
Crap, it's been a couple of years since I bought it...
I had the same problem with a d-link wireless NIC a while back. My solution was to buy a 75' length of CAT5 and run it to the router. And take the damn card & driver out.