belkin f5d7001 vista

Author: James.

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The actual details of the Belkin card were: F5D7001 B 2001 UK which is a G+ PCI WiFi adapter. The following steps did work on a Vista PC in our workshop, however, your configuration may be different and therefore may not work on your system.

The Belkin F5D7001 125MBPs PCI Wireless adapter with the correct drivers will work on Microsoft Windows Vista

It may be a good idea to backup any data prior just in case...

Install the PCI card
Download the driver from here: Belkin's Website and get it onto the Vista PC
Run the downloaded driver. Its the driver only, you use the standard Vista connection client
Attempt to connect to your router ensuring the SSID and key are correct. Note that some routers require you to press the bonding/pairing button on the router
We found it necessary to reboot as the wireless connection only established local connectivity after the driver was installed

The installation of Vista was 32 bit and we doubt that these steps would work on a 64 bit installation. Some suggestions we've found elsewhere to get belkin kit working on Vista x64 are to use the RaLink drivers if the Belkin product uses their chipset (the chip on the card should be identified RTxxxx) although we also believe some Belkin kit to use Broadcom chipsets (the chip on the card should be identified BCMxxx). Other resources suggest on Vista 32 bit version using the Windows XP drivers on the installation CD bundled with the product.

We have also made available this article as a printable PDF version How to Install the Belkin F5D7001 on Vista.

Update - Windows Vista x64 64 Bit

We can confirm that we have installed and tested the Belkin F5D7001 on Windows Vista 64 bit.

You do not need any drivers or software.

1. Power down the PC.
2. Install the F5D7001
3. Power on the PC.
4. Vista will install its own drivers.
5. Use Windows to connect to the wireless connection.

We've supplied two desktop computers to business customers running Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 with Belkin F5D7001 who have not reported any problems. More information on Belkin's website here.

Please be advised that at the time of writing the driver is not officially certified/supported on Microsoft Windows Vista.

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Rabby thanks. followed your instructions and got the belkin card working on windows vista home premium. however the signal strength seems low.

Cameron Your suggestions are good, however without the correct drivers on Vista64 the F5D7001 does not have the function of operating in 'High Speed' mode (125Mb/s).