Faulty Broadcom Network card

HP laptop. Turns out that the broadcom wi fi card is faulty, this discussing with hp support. have gone down the usb route . The problem I have is uninstalling the old card or whatever form it takes. I uninstall/ or disable delete drivers , then every restart the ruddy thing is there again and windows 10 in is't wisdom connects to it again, then problems start. So have to go through it all again and again and again. Is there a way of ditching the dam thing to the great bin never to return.


Question related to this, now the usb wi fi keeps dropping connection could it be related to the above ?

I have tried searching but did not find post with the terms I used sorry if this a constant repeated request

Right-click the defective card and select "Disable".

Ben

thanks Ben, have done repeatedly and the dam thing keeps coming back, then win10 will switch to it .and I am offline. happen 7 times since 8am today.

"Disable" doesn't make the device disappear, the computer just stops using it.

Ben

sadly not the case, win10 keeps switching to it. like it undisables it.

The actual wording is "Disable device".

Ben

not with that. .. I said it is like windows overrides and re-enables the card

My HP Elitebook 2530p has a switch to the right of the power button that will disable the onboard wifi chip. Blue=enabled, Red=disabled.

Ben

that would be handy on mine HP Notebook - 17-p100na have not found one on the F keys as normal

Try the airplane mode key at the extreme right.

Ben