I need of some help , whoever can help please feel free and do so

andrewrags

I just bought a tower with vista 64bit installed on it , and when I went to hook up my linksys WMP54gx to it , I cant get it to work , and there's no driver update for 64bit that I can find . I read on this site something that was of a possibility to get it working . And I was hoping for a lil more information on how to go about getting the adapter to work on my system , Thanks

UPSKingpin

Can you list all your specs for your new tower?

andrewrags

UPSKingpin wrote:

Can you list all your specs for your new tower?

I copied them from the website , you might have to scroll down the page a lil , THANKS for taking the time to help .


<TABLE class=specification cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>General Spec</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Brand</TD><TD class=desc>ASUS</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Series</TD><TD class=desc>Essentio</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Model</TD><TD class=desc>CM5570-AP002</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Recommended Usage</TD><TD class=desc>Home / Home Office</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Processor</TD><TD class=desc>Intel Pentium E5300(2.60GHz)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Processor Main Features</TD><TD class=desc>64 bit Dual Core Processor</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Cache Per Processor</TD><TD class=desc>2MB L2 Cache</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Memory</TD><TD class=desc>6GB DDR2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Hard Drive</TD><TD class=desc>640GB SATA 7200RPM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Optical Drive 1</TD><TD class=desc>DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Graphics</TD><TD class=desc>Intel GMA X4500</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Audio</TD><TD class=desc>Sound card - Integrated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Ethernet</TD><TD class=desc>Gigabit Ethernet</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Wireless Card</TD><TD class=desc>802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Operating System</TD><TD class=desc>Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>CPU</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>CPU Type</TD><TD class=desc>Pentium</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Installed Qty</TD><TD class=desc>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>CPU FSB</TD><TD class=desc>800MHz</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>CPU Speed</TD><TD class=desc>E5300(2.60GHz)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>L2 Cache Per CPU</TD><TD class=desc>2MB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>CPU Socket Type</TD><TD class=desc>LGA 775</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>CPU Main Features</TD><TD class=desc>64 bit Dual Core Processor</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Graphics</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>GPU/VPU Type</TD><TD class=desc>Intel GMA X4500</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Graphics Interface</TD><TD class=desc>Integrated video</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Memory</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Memory Capacity</TD><TD class=desc>6GB DDR2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Form Factor</TD><TD class=desc>DIMM 240-pin</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Memory Spec</TD><TD class=desc>2GB x 3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Memory Slot (Total)</TD><TD class=desc>4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Memory Slot (Available)</TD><TD class=desc>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Maximum Memory Supported</TD><TD class=desc>16GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Hard Drive</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>HDD Capacity</TD><TD class=desc>640GB</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>HDD Interface</TD><TD class=desc>SATA</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>HDD RPM</TD><TD class=desc>7200rpm</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Optical Drive</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Optical Drive Type</TD><TD class=desc>DVD±RW</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Optical Drive Spec</TD><TD class=desc>CD / DVD read speed: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
CD / DVD write speed: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 8x (DVD Double layer)
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Audio</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Audio Chipset</TD><TD class=desc>Integrated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Communications</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>LAN Chipset</TD><TD class=desc>Integrated</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>LAN Speed</TD><TD class=desc>10/100/1000Mbps</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>WLAN</TD><TD class=desc>802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Front Panel Ports</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Front USB</TD><TD class=desc>2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Card Reader</TD><TD class=desc>Card reader</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Back Panel Ports</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>PS/2</TD><TD class=desc>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Video Ports</TD><TD class=desc>1 VGA, 1 DVI, 1 HDMI</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Rear USB</TD><TD class=desc>6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>RJ45</TD><TD class=desc>1 port</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Rear Audio Ports</TD><TD class=desc>6 ports</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>S/P DIF</TD><TD class=desc>1 port</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Expansion</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>PCI Slots (Available/Total)</TD><TD class=desc>(1/1) PCI Express x16
(0/1) PCI Express x1
(2/2) PCI

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=title colSpan=2>Manufacturer Warranty</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Parts</TD><TD class=desc>90 days limited</TD></TR><TR><TD class=name>Labor</TD><TD class=desc>90 days limited</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Thrax

Linksys and the company that makes the chip which provides wireless functionality for that card (Airgo) have not released 64-bit drivers. If you wish to use Windows Vista x64, you must purchase a new network card.

andrewrags

Thrax wrote:

Linksys and the company that makes the chip which provides wireless functionality for that card (Airgo) have not released 64-bit drivers. If you wish to use Windows Vista x64, you must purchase a new network card.

Now if it's not a problem and based on now that you know what type of desktop I have , what I wanted to know ( or maybe get some help in doing so ) is how I go about creating a dual boot on my compter with Windows Xp professional 32 bit and Vista 64bit .. keep in mind Vista 64 bit home premium is allready installed on it and I only have one hard drive , if it's posible maybe someone can give the steps on how to do it ,,, And I'm sorry for such a long post , I just want to make sure I explain myself properly to get the help I'm looking for , and so far you guys have been the most helpful , Once again THANKS!!!

Thrax

I notice from the specifications of your PC that you already have wireless. It came with the PC. Any reason you're trying to get the WMP54gx working?

andrewrags

Thrax wrote:

I notice from the specifications of your PC that you already have wireless. It came with the PC. Any reason you're trying to get the WMP54gx working?

Yes you are right about that . but there's a few reasons first off - the wireless card that came with the computer has weak reception , and I had WMP54GX sitting here not being used , and it gets to be a pain having to try and download something with barely no signal for internet , and I figured with a dual OS set up I could get a stronger signal ( because the WMP54GX works real good ) , so that's where the dual boot comes into play ( I can get my updates and whatever else easier for this computer , at some point I plan to upgrade to windows 7 and buy a better wireless adapter ) And second - I figure I would do it this way until I could afford a new wireless adapter , I just started school and after buying books this would serve me good for this purpose .and again sorry for the long story with this post , I just want to make sure again i explained myself as good as possible , I'm new to this . so if you could maybe ( PLEASE ) so me how to go about creating a dual boot system , I would be in your debt ,,, THNAK YOU Thrax

andrewrags

Oh sorry for the typo's