Cisco-Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster
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Customer Review: Caused my Dell Optiplex to overtemp
Summary: 1 Stars
My PC kept shutting down and on reboot the POST would give me a message that stated "PC shutdown due to overtemp." This card also caused my AGP video card to stop working, so I had to revert to the integrated video port just to see the monitor. The card did work for a few minutes and then it froze my PC (this was when it did not overtemp the motherboard). I tried other PCI slots, and it worked for a few minutes but then froze the computer again. It was very sporadic and difficult to try and troubleshoot. I have not tried any other cards in my PCI slots, so it MAY be a problem with my motherboard, but I don't think so. The only solution to get my computer to work was to completely remove the card and switch to the Belkin USB Network Adapter (P57265). It works great.
I swear by Linksys routers - both wired and wireless - as they are solid as a rock, but this is my second bad experience with Linksys PCI wireless cards (I tried the one without speed booster a few years ago and had to replace it with a D-link card. The D-link card worked fine in a few minutes).
Again, this may just be a problem with my PC, but I am just warning against users who are trying to connect it to a Dell Optiplex.
Customer Review: installation problems affecting many - once getting past that, its great
Summary: 3 Stars
I was all excited to make my desktop wireless. After reading many reviews stating that installation took under 5 minutes I thought it would be perfect. Well installation should have taken 5 minutes, except after following instructions (installing the driver first, then inserting the card) my computer would not recognize the PCI card. I then spent over 6 hours researching the problem on various websites and found tons of other people with the same exact problem. I was ready to pack it up and return it to the store when I decided to give it one last try. Beyond frustrated, I jammed the PCI card in harder than usual and then magically it worked. Perhaps this is the problem people are having. I had thought I had already pushed hard enough because it had already 'clicked' into place, any more pressure and I thought for sure the card would snap.
Anyway... if you want to go with this card, it works great. My router is in my basement and my computer is 2 floors above in my bedroom; the signal is strong and steady. I don't know how other brand Wireless PCI cards fare in comparison to this one regarding installation, but I would recommend trying another brand to save yourself the frustration.
Customer Review: A Monkey Could Install This!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is going to sound a little embarrassing, but I had more trouble getting my computer case opened than I did installing this card. The installation process went something like this... Spend 10 minutes trying to figure out how to open my new computer's case. Finally, get case opened. Pop this card into a PCI slot. Close case. Screw on antenna. Turn on computer and get a message saying that Windows has detected new hardware. Ignore the message for the moment and put the LinkSys driver cd into my cd-rom drive. Driver installs without any action from me - new hardware mesage goes away. A screen with all available wireless networks pops up. I pick my network, enter my WEP password and everything works. I am now browsing the web and transferring files from my other computers with no problems and my signal is great.
My operating system is Windows XP Home and I am using the LinkSys wireless G access point. If you are using XP and have all LinkSys products I would say you can't miss with this card. Installing it was a no brainer and I get a great signal. For other setups, I recommend reading the rest of the reviews.
Customer Review: This device will interfere with your digital lcd monitor! You will also need an external antenna!
Summary: 3 Stars
I installed this into my pc using a slot that was 3 slots away form my dvi slot (digital lcd monitor connection) and it caused horrible interference that whenever I would reboot the pc the monitor would go out for most of the reboot and blink and then eventually come back on. I tried moving the supplied antenna around and no luck. The reception was not that great either and I ended up having to buy a separate external antenna. With the external antenna it finally doesnt make my monitor go out but all in all i ended up spending very close to $100 dollars to make my desktop wireless. As far as the speedboost I dont have anything to compare it to because I upgraded my whole network from a wireless b to the g and anything is better than the b. Also, my router is a linksys srx and it has higher reception and works at 108 mbps standard so the network is fast to begin with. I only purchased this device because the srx version was out of stock. Once the srx version comes back into stock this device will be a spare for customers pcs in the shop to connect to the wireless lan.Customer Review: Incredible
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm shocked at the number of negative reviews this has.
I am 14 years old and I set this up by myself. I have Windows XP Media Edition and I installed this 6 days ago and have had no trouble with it.
Instalation is simple if you know how to read. Insert the disk, install the software, turn off PC, unplug everything, open up computer, take off cover for PCI slot, put adapter into slot, screw PC cover back on, plug everything in, turn on your computer.
The whole process took me about 10 minutes. If the above seems too hard, don't worry: it shows you what the take off, where to put it etc.
As for performance, The signal NEVER disconnects even if the signal strength is at very low. Never any problems with connecting or anything of the sort. I have tested that this will work with routers that are not made by Linksys. I tried 2 others and found the performance to be the same.
Do not be discouraged to buy this based on other reviews. This couldn't have been any simpler.