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question about network adapters
I have a dell precision m6400 700gb hd, 8gb ram.
I reinstalled windows 7 32bit about 1 month ago from a iso I got from digital river a while back.
the reinstallation came with a wifi network adapter driver called "Intel(R) wifi link 5100 agn".
I guess it was preinstalled in the iso. and I currently have it installed on my pc.
I don't have problems with it, but I was wondering do I need to upgrade it?
should I keep the network adapter I have installed? or upgrade from 1 of these and which one(s) do I choose.
the links on this page: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/precision-m6400/drivers
show several network adapters like:
Dell Wireless LAN 1397/1510 Half MiniCard Driver
This package provides the Dell Wireless WLAN 1397 (4312bg)/1510 (4322bg) Half MiniCard Driver and is supported on Latitude, Precision and Op...
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R260738.exe | Hard-Drive (79 MB)
Network
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Release date 17 Jun 2010
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Last Updated 05 Mar 2014
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Version 5.60.48.35,A36
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Intel (R) WiFi Link 5300/5100/ 5000 Series WLAN Half-Mini Card Driver View details
INTEL_MULTI-DEVICE_A01_R249604.exe | Hard-Drive (41 MB)
Network
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Release date 02 Jun 2010
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Last Updated 11 Dec 2013
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Recommended
Version 13.0,A01
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Intel® WiFi Link 5150 Driver View details
INTEL_INTEL--R--WIFI-LINK-51_A01_R259644.exe | Hard-Drive (42 MB)
Network
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Release date 02 Jun 2010
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Last Updated 27 Dec 2013
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Recommended
Version TRWFW1127D,A01
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Intel® WiMAX Link 5150 Driver View details
INTEL_INTEL--R--WIMAX-LINK-5_A02_R262865.exe | Hard-Drive (10 MB)
Network
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Release date 19 Mar 2010
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Last Updated 23 Dec 2013
DELL-Todd S
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Posted January 29th, 2016 11:00
Hi,
From the sounds of your post it seems that your wireless connections are working fine. In that case I wouldn't mess around with that adapter and simply leave it be. If it isn't broke, don't fix it, right?
If I'm wrong, and you are having problems with your network connection please right click on my Dell Todd username and send me a private message with the Dell Service Tag of your m6400. Please keep all discussions and troubleshooting here in this public thread so that others can see what we do to resolve this issue.
Todd
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Posted January 29th, 2016 11:00
" I reinstalled windows 7 32bit about 1 month ago from a iso I got from digital river a while back "
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The link you have posted is for windows XP, 64 bits. You should change the operating system(OS) to windows 7, 32bits. As for the WIFI question, if you're getting good wifi then I like to suggest don't download any wifi drivers from the Dell link. However, if you're having problems then yes, download the necessary wifi driver.