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    Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

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    by sixline ·

    Hi
    My Acer Aspire 9410z came with pre-installed vista home premium. One day my computer just failed to login and I was left with no option but to re-install os. I formatted with windows xp bootable disk not knowing the alt-f10 command. After installing xp professional sp3 I downloaded all the drivers from acer website. All are working fine except wlan. My device manager is showing Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter with yellow exclamation. I have downloaded drivers from different acer regional sites but still with no luck. I have also installed vista again and also windows 7 but problem still persists. Now I am using windows xp proffessional The dedicated button on my laptop for wlan is working but it seems that no device is detected. I badly need wifi to be working. Help needed!

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    • #2812435

      Clarifications

      by sixline ·

      In reply to Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

      Clarifications

    • #2812433

      Well, assuming that the hardware is OK

      by robo_dev ·

      In reply to Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

      then it’s simply the case of using the incorrect device driver.

      You might try going directly to http://www.broadcom.com instead of Acer

    • #2812414

      Also instead of relying on what Windows is telling you

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

      It may be worthwhile using the Unknown Device Identifier to identify your WLAN Device. After all if it’s not a Broadcom device it doesn’t matter how many times you install Broadcom drivers it’s not going to work. 😉

      http://www.fileheap.com/software-unknown-device-identifier-download-34861.html

      According to Acer AU there are 3 Brands of WLAN possible one is Broadcom another is Intel and the last is Atheros. If you installed a Broadcom Driver it will be incorrectly identifying the Hardware as Broadcom when it’s likely to be Atheros depending on when you purchased the unit.

      Col

      • #2812246

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        by sixline ·

        In reply to Also instead of relying on what Windows is telling you

        I have tried all three from Broadcom, Atheros and Intel but with same result. Of Broadcom I am sure because my device manager automatically finds it but failed to install driver. Here is a view of my device manager

        [IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/2vjse2a.jpg[/IMG]

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    • #2812158

      So what does the Unknown Device Identifier call it?

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

      That is what you need to use here.

      With Dell’s there is sometimes a Driver Install Order but that isn’t something that I’ve run across with Acer units yet.

      Col

      • #2881554

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        by sixline ·

        In reply to So what does the Unknown Device Identifier call it?

        Thanks a lot all ofyou. I will download device detector and let you know

      • #2881552

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        by sixline ·

        In reply to So what does the Unknown Device Identifier call it?

        yes I have installed unknown device identifier. It also is saying that my wlan adapter is from Broadcom:

        Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
        Chip: Broadcom Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
        Detail
        PnpID
        VEN_14E4&DEV_4311&SUBSYS_04221468&REV_01
        Vendor
        Broadcom
        Device
        Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
        Chip Vendor
        Broadcom
        Chip
        Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card

        Now WHAT???

    • #2881441

      RE: [i]Now WHAT???

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

      Well you ain’t going to like this but apparently you need to install the Device Drivers for this Model [b]In Order[/b] for them all to work.

      So that means starting the install process all over again and installing the drivers ideally something like this. Sound, Video, WiFi and long before applying any Windows Service Packs or connecting to the Windows Update Servers.

      At least now you know which Broadcom Driver you need. 😉

      Col

    • #2881363

      It works!

      by sixline ·

      In reply to Acer Aspire 9410z WLAN no working?

      Thanks a lot guys. i googled for netwrok adapter and installed the right driver. Thanks again

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