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Sprint Air Card Locks Up My Laptop

I just obtained a Sprint Air Card.  When trying to use it in my Gateway laptop, it causes the system to lock up.  It is a PCICIMA card.  If I plug a USB mouse in prior to starting the connection, it doesn't lock up.  Without the USB mouse it locks after about 3-5 minutes everytime.  Also, if I plug the mouse in AFTER it locks, the external mous works but the keyboard and touchpad are still locked up.

It appears to me to be a prot conflict.  Anyone know how to fix it?
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they share the sanem bus. Call your carrier and ask them for a different card . Sometimes you may have to go through 2.3 cards before you find one that will coexist with your usb devices.
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Yeah, that's the same thing Sprint told me.  I was hoping I could get some insight o how to assign IRQ's in Win XP and fix it that way.

Thanks.
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Thanks.  I appreciate the insight.