Laptop network adapter is no longer detected

Hi all

I have an Inspiron 640 m notebook, running Windows Vista. It was the wireless connection, all right, for more than a year, but it took a hard fall, and now it detects the wireless networks, at home or anywhere else where I used for a wireless connection. If I click on "Diagnose why Windows cannot find any additional network", I get the message "this computer does not have an installed and configured wireless network card", and my wireless adapter is more listed under network connections.

In the Device Manager, to the title of the network card, I listed «Broadcom 440 x 10/100 Integrated Controller.» Following a troubleshooting guide, I tried to uninstall it and restart the computer, so that it could detect automatically after restarting, but it seemed itself to reinstall a few seconds after I uninstalled it, before I could reboot and when I rebooted nothing has changed.

I also tried to install the latest driver associated with my WLAN minicards, but got the message "no compatible hardware has been found."

Because the wireless was working fine until I dropped the laptop, and the next time I used it it was like that, I'm sure it's a problem with the network card itself; whether shoved or completely dead, but I have no idea what to do with this information.

Thanks in advance :)

Edit: Maybe I should also mention: I can always connect to the internet via a cable ethernet without any problem.

Message edited by RhodaS on 12/10/2008 22:54

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