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March 11th, 2018 04:00
Optiplex 760 no wireless after Windows 7 install
Hi all,
Really hoping for some help with this one as I am stuck!
I have the above PC which worked no issue with Windows 10, I installed Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and immediately there was no wireless network connections. I have tried downloading the network drivers from the Dell site but once installed they simply come up with the error 'no compatible hardware found' so I am not convinced I am doing the right thing.
In device manager, under Network adapters I have - Intel (R) 82567 LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection
Under other devices that have a ! next to them I have - 802.11n WLAN adapter, PCI serial port, PCI simple communications controller.
I downloaded the NIC_DRVR_WIN_R255720.EXE 802.11n WLAN driver but that is the one I am trying to install but it comes up with no compatible software.
I am really hopeful someone on here can help me! Thanks in advance.


ejn63
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March 11th, 2018 06:00
You need to install the chipset driver first - then reboot and install the wireless driver.