In today's computer market, built in wireless capabilities are becoming standard equipment. Almost all laptops and desktops ship wireless ready. The reason is cost. Adding wireless capacity is inexpensive so manufacturers feel almost obligated to include it in their feature list. The consumer perception of the value of added wireless is large so the manufacturers lot of value from an inexpensive inclusion. Wireless is the future, so anything wireless that can be added is going to be a big hit with consumers.
Some consumers today are not that computer savvy. And, why should they be? Computers today come ready to go out of the box. So, being able to upgrade their desktop or laptop with more memory or a new peripheral can be a challenging task. However, they should be able to check what operating system they have, how much memory is in their system, what programs are installed and if there wireless computer is enabled for a wireless network. First, users should check the feature list the computer came with. It will say if your computer is wireless enabled.
Laptops and Intel Centrino Mobile Technology -----A lot of computer manufacturers do not explain well what Centrino means but if your laptop came with this built in its good thing. Centrino means that your laptop has wireless networking built in and you don't have to do anything to make your laptop wireless ready. Intel Centrino is just a name for the combination of the Intel Pentium M processor and Intel's' Pro Wireless card. A Centrino sticker will be displayed on your computer. If you dont see a Centrino sticker check your Device Manager to see if you have a wireless adapter.
Desktop Computers ----- Not sure if your desktop system has a wireless connection? Just turn it around and look for an antenna sticking out of the back of the case. If you see one then your computer has a card needed for it to be wireless enabled. If you don't see an antenna, it's still possible you could have a wireless device in the computer, especially if you purchased your system anytime after 2005. If you dont see an antenna, there is a way to check using Windows.
If you think you have a wireless device, but it has a yellow warning sign next to its name in the Device Manager, you should take a look at it to see what may be wrong by double clicking on it. Windows should then tell you why the device is not working at the moment and may even suggest that you go through its troubleshooter program. Do that before you do anything else. If it turns out to be a driver problem, you should insert the driver CD that came with your computer. If you can't find the driver CD that came with your computer - don't worry because you should be able to find it on line and download the appropriate driver on line. The first step would be to go to website of your computers manufacturer and do a search for the name of the wireless device that showed up in your Device Manager. Once you find the correct driver simply download it and follow the instructions. After all this (actually about 5 minutes) you may discover that you don't have a wireless enabled computer -- oh well, those are the breaks. However, it's clearly better to find out your computers wireless capacity now -- before you go out and buy some wireless equipment and then realize that you didn't even need it.
Some consumers today are not that computer savvy. And, why should they be? Computers today come ready to go out of the box. So, being able to upgrade their desktop or laptop with more memory or a new peripheral can be a challenging task. However, they should be able to check what operating system they have, how much memory is in their system, what programs are installed and if there wireless computer is enabled for a wireless network. First, users should check the feature list the computer came with. It will say if your computer is wireless enabled.
Laptops and Intel Centrino Mobile Technology -----A lot of computer manufacturers do not explain well what Centrino means but if your laptop came with this built in its good thing. Centrino means that your laptop has wireless networking built in and you don't have to do anything to make your laptop wireless ready. Intel Centrino is just a name for the combination of the Intel Pentium M processor and Intel's' Pro Wireless card. A Centrino sticker will be displayed on your computer. If you dont see a Centrino sticker check your Device Manager to see if you have a wireless adapter.
Desktop Computers ----- Not sure if your desktop system has a wireless connection? Just turn it around and look for an antenna sticking out of the back of the case. If you see one then your computer has a card needed for it to be wireless enabled. If you don't see an antenna, it's still possible you could have a wireless device in the computer, especially if you purchased your system anytime after 2005. If you dont see an antenna, there is a way to check using Windows.
If you think you have a wireless device, but it has a yellow warning sign next to its name in the Device Manager, you should take a look at it to see what may be wrong by double clicking on it. Windows should then tell you why the device is not working at the moment and may even suggest that you go through its troubleshooter program. Do that before you do anything else. If it turns out to be a driver problem, you should insert the driver CD that came with your computer. If you can't find the driver CD that came with your computer - don't worry because you should be able to find it on line and download the appropriate driver on line. The first step would be to go to website of your computers manufacturer and do a search for the name of the wireless device that showed up in your Device Manager. Once you find the correct driver simply download it and follow the instructions. After all this (actually about 5 minutes) you may discover that you don't have a wireless enabled computer -- oh well, those are the breaks. However, it's clearly better to find out your computers wireless capacity now -- before you go out and buy some wireless equipment and then realize that you didn't even need it.
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