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Device Not Found

dannyx2010
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hi i need with my mobile broadband
i am currently running windows 7 64bit
i currently have vodaphone mobile connect v 9.4.4.17702
i have a usb dongle k3760
the installation was fine but when i plug the usb in, the software says searching for device and a couple of mins later it says no device

please help
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dannyx2010
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thanks for your input jayx but that didnt work either :(

when i go to the modem list there is nothing there...
when i go to add modem it says no plug and play devices was detected and the usb was plaugged in at the time of searching for it

Retired-Dave
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Hi Dannyx2010,

Even with a new laptop, it is alays worth checking different ports - amongst other thngs, it's possible that a lower-powered USB 1.0 port is being used, not a higher powered USB 2.0, which may affect how the dongle is recognised. If you haven't tried this yet, can you check this for me just in case.

There are couple of other things whch can be checked as well. Firstly, does the dongle work correctly on another computer or laptop? This would help by ruling out an issue with the dongle.

Secondly, can you check device manager for me on the computer to see if there is any record under CD Rom dreives, Modems, Ports (COM + LPT) or USB Controllers wih an alert icon beside it such as a yellow exclamation mark. This would mean that the drivers would be incorrect, which would affect the operation of the dongle. If you right click any you find you shold get an icon for updating the driver software.

Finally, can you check the icons listed in the systm box next to the clock on the toolbar to see if any state they are connected to a mass storage device when you don't have one in place. If you find one, this means that the modem has been mis-recognised so you just need to end that connection to free it up.

Let us know how you get on wth that.

DaveN

eForum Team

dannyx2010
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ok i think the dongle is broke of something is wrong with it because i couldnt get it too work on my pc that runs windows xp

i also tryed the other things you asked me to do and no results

tedkay
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I have exactly the same problem. I am running Windows 7 64 bit and have the K3760 dongle. I have installed latest VMC (and did a system restore before installing it to be sure all traces of older version were removed), tried other USB ports, tried with a USB cable, tried everything suggested in the previous posts, but still VMC reports No Device, or sometimes it just hangs on Searching for Devices.

Help please ....!

Retired-George
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Hi guys,

dannyx2010, if this is happening on more than one laptop and with different versions of windows then I do suspect that this is a problemk with the actual modem itself, our Repairs Thread details what happens next.

tedkay, Firstly, a very warm welcome to the eForum :). Sorry to hear you're experiencing problems, I've got a possible solution for you that's well worth trying.

-Firstly, ensure the modem is plugged in and then close any programs
-Go to Start > Control Panel > System
-Click on Device Manager
-Click the + next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers
-If you see a Mass Storage Device or a Composite Device then right click and then uninstall
-Unplug the modem, wait 10 seconds and then re-insert
-If all goes well then the device manager screen should bounce up and down for a minute or so and your drivers will be correctly installed
-Try connecting again

Basically, what happens is that the K3760 modem installs the USB mass storage device and composite device before installing the modem drivers, if it sees a mass storage device in place already then it can cause issues, the process above rectifies this.

Let me know how you get on :).

George
eForum Team

dannyx2010
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i just followed the guide that you put up for that other guy and it has fixed my problem
only thing is, when i looked in my list of usb there was both usb mass storage and composite
so if its any help to tedkay i uninstalled the mass storage device and left the other 1 alone

thanks for all your help guys