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Thank you! The DOS version seems to have done the trick once I figured out that I had to extract the folder using 7zip, load the extracted files onto the bootable flash drive, then run scs.exe (not a complete newb). My new WIFI card was accepted and the wifi connection has been stable for many hours the past couple of days.
FYI, since it probably isn't BIOS related: It took me awhile to achieve the stable connection though. Through trial and error, I discovered that simply installing the card driver did not result in a stable connection. For some reason, installing Intel ProSet and the driver resulted in a stable connection. In addition, unlike with my VISTA computer where I disabled the zero service to enable Intel ProSet to manage wifi, it appears that disabling Windows 7 WLAN Autoconfig service disables all wifi--even Intel Proset. I try to run a lean system with as many services disabled as possible, but I had to give on this. I guess this is newb info, but hopefully other newbs may save some time and aggravation by finding this post.
I will send you a few shekels in a few days since you were very responsive and your efforts appear to have resolved my issue. It won't be much though, since I got the Lenovo laptop for a great price, buying the new wifi card made the price just good, and now rewarding your efforts will make the deal so-so. Thanks once again, though.