Dell Wireless 1704 WiFi + Bluetooth Driver

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This package provides the Dell Wireless 1704 WiFi + Bluetooth Driver and is supported on Inspiron N5040/N5050/M5040/N4050/M4040 and Vostro Notebook 1540/1550/1450/1440 that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 7.
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DW1704_W7_A00_Setup-F042R_ZPE.exe | 311.34 MB
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File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: DW1704_W7_A00_Setup-F042R_ZPE.exe
File Size: 311.34 MB
Format Description
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
a4859c7d9d4e0ff672ca11cb04ca2743
SHA1:
3232d43c70c6167fe7c67752ca7dc695df551fc7
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Not Applicable.

Enhancements
- Added 1704 WLAN card on Inspiron N4050/N5050/N5040/M4040/M5040 and Vostro 1450/1440/1540/1550.
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Version

wifi: 6.20.55.51 BT: 6.5.1.2501, A00

Release date

15 May 2012

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.

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Dell DW1704 802.11b/g/n,BT4.0+HS
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download

1. Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window appears.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file icon appears on your desktop.

Install

1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop.
2. The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\F042R". (Where'F042R' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\F042R" (where'F042R' isthe name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

Reboot will be required

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