Win2000 NIC problem on a laptop

[cirrus1]

I have been messing around with a friends laptop for a while. He wan't to have Win2000 installed on it. But it keeps making random blue screen just before bumping in to the GUI (exception fault in NTOSKernel . I suppose it's the NIC that is causing the problem. This is the only device that isn't recognized by Win2000. Everything else seems to be working properly

The laptop is a Compaq 1246, with Amdk6-2 466 and 32megs of ram.

The NIC is a D-link DE-660 (PCMCIA adapter)

Thanks

 

[BCYL]

With only 32MB ram, you really shouldn't run win2k... even IF you get it running, it will be extremely slow... better stick with NT 4...

 

[Ladi]

Win98se isn't a bad choice for a laptop either, just because it has better power management than NT4.

Incidentally, what specific problems are you running into installing the network adapater? Have you tried latest win2k drivers? OS-resident drivers? Have you run for significant amounts of time without the network adapter in and without crashing?

~Ladi

 

[Cnuke]

Ugrade Bios if you havent. I would take off all add ons such as nic, modem ect and add on one at a time. Check Compaq site and make sure you have all of the correct drivers. Here it is.

http://web14.compaq.com/falco/sp_list.asp?action=drivers&model_number=1246&cat=Notebook

As BCYL said, it will be SSLLLOOWWWWWWW!! Win2k min ram req. is 64
Even 64 is slow. Might want to consider upgrade the ram or downgrade the OS.

Good luck

Cnuke

 

[cirrus1]

Thanks for the help guys

I called D-link today and asked if the NIC was supported at all under Win2000. It didn't took them long to say NO!!!

So I guess it now is dumping the OS or the NIC.

The purpose for installing W2K (Win98SE is already installed on it) was to make connecting to our school's network easier. Then he would fire up W2K@school & Win98@home, so that he shouldn't be messing around with Network properties all day long...

Anybody else have an idea to making this easy?

Thanks