I have a tower pc it is a ASRock K7VM2 motherboard on windows xp, amd duran processor 1.60ghz 224mb ram with 2 pci slots ( fastest computer ever).
i understand it is an old board but want to connect it to my existing network i.e 2 laptops in the same house
now i know how to configure my router to both the laptops in the house as i have already done iti.e. wep key etc, and they are working fine

my wireless pci card i have bought for the tower is Airplusxtreme G DWL-G520
My router is the matching D link airplus G DI -524
i dont know weather the pci card is compatable with my old pc as i am not that technical on motherboards, it mentions in the pci adapter card manual , "Make sure that the motherboard is 32bit compatable ? what does that mean ?"

I have installed the drivers combined with the software utility my pc detects the adapter and thats when i start having problems ( pc freezez, wont boot up e.t.c)
So i take the card out of the pc and then pc boots up and works fine as it should

so what could this mean couldit be:
pci card not compatable with board
motherboard to old?

Can anyone help out there who as more technical knowledge than me
cheers

If you're running any version of Windows from Win95 up, you're 32-bit compatible, so that's not the problem. The card shouldn't be causing any lockups unless it has a defect or the wrong drivers installed. If your computer is close to the router, it would be better to install a NIC card (if that motherboard doesn't already have ethernet capability) and plug it in direct.

thanks jim for that, could the card be faulty do you think?
if so could a d link toggle usb work to get me wireless?

thamks
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