where did my wireless card go?

[Not 2 Techie]

I have an old HP ze5200 laptop with built in wireless. It all of a sudden quit finding my, or any, wireless signal but when I checked it said that the device was working properly. I have just reinstalled winxp pro and now my laptop doesn't even detect the wireless mini pci. I tried taking the card out and putting it back in, and still nothing. Any suggestions? Is my card bad?

[Jarhed7276]

Have you installed the driver for the card?

[Not 2 Techie]

Yes, i installed the driver, but still nothing. Where can I look to see if the card is being seen by the computer?

[KarmaKiller]

Device Manager is the place to look..
If it's got a yellow question mark, then you need a driver
If it's got a red circle with a hash through it, means it's disabled

Have you installed the proper chipset drivers?

[Not 2 Techie]

i'm not sure what chipset drivers are? sorry for ignorace... also, i'm wondering if my netgear mr814 is even sending out a wireless signal -- and another thing, after reformatting and reinstalling xp pro the power button on the front of my laptop is on constantly, i cannot turn it off, but still no signal being picked up. anyone make anything of this, and am i just not knowledgeable enough to know what else i need to do?