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December 17th, 2015 19:00

Dell Wireless 1703 - Windows 10 - (slow Internet ) 6Mb Download

I recently updated to windows 10 on my Dell Xps 8700 Desktop and now my download speed is slow. My Computer download speed after updating to windows 10 is 6Mbs, but on windows 8.1 My download Speed is 100 Mbs. 

My Specs

- Dell Wireless 1703 Driver

- Windows 10 Home

- Manfauter : Qualcomm Atheros Communications Inc.

If you can help me resolve this problem with my wireless Driver i would be grateful. 

4 Operator

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December 18th, 2015 07:00

Check to see whether there are Windows 10 drivers for your system.

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December 18th, 2015 08:00

Sorry. My phone autocorrected Dell to sells

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December 18th, 2015 08:00

I have looked on sells drivers and it says my computer is Windows 10 ready and I trusted it and began the update when I was done the download speeds were horrible. I checked on Dell drivers for update and they had no new drivers.

4 Operator

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December 18th, 2015 09:00

Should also update to Windows 10 drivers as well starting with the chipset.

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December 18th, 2015 09:00

Just finished the clean install but  still having the same problem. It has to be something with the wireless driver Because it works fine on windows 8.1 but windows 10 my download speed is slow at 6mbs instead 100 mb.

7 Technologist

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December 18th, 2015 09:00

A clean install always performs better than an upgrade install. Try clean installing Windows 10 and see how your performance is:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-windows-10-oem-and-retail-iso/

4 Operator

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December 18th, 2015 10:00

The clean install is just step 1.

Step 2 as I wrote about are the drivers.

7 Technologist

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December 18th, 2015 12:00

See here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C9s-uHFlw8&list=PL1RkaknDn7v-Ucth4gt0U3BHVSY7oNkWr&index=7

The Unofficial Czech Atheros Driver site has a newer driver version than Dell which should work with the Dell (Atheros) Wireless 1703 card:

https://www.atheros.cz/atheros-wireless-download.php?chipset=68&system=10

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December 18th, 2015 13:00

How do i install this driver? There wasn't any step to do this?

7 Technologist

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December 18th, 2015 14:00

That's a SATA preinstallation driver. Its needed when Windows installation media doesn't have the storage controller drivers inbuilt. You have Windows installed already using up to date TH2 installation media so it can read the storage controller and hard drive.

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