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March 25th, 2015 18:00
Installed Solid State Drive on Inspiron n7110, no wireless after installing drivers
Dell Inspiron n7110
Windows 7 64-bit
I recently replaced the stock HD with a solid state drive. After installing the drivers I no longer have WiFi and in Computer management the section "Other Devices" shows a yellow "!" next to "Network Controller." I'm able to get online with a wired connection.
I tried Fn+F2 to make sure wireless was enabled but I didn't see the WiFi Icon popup on the screen like I normally would.
I've seen a ton of similar posts, and the proposed solution is to make sure I install all drivers in the correct order... I've seen two sources for the "correct order" and both are from Dell. There's this page www.dell.com/.../EN and then if I go to the drivers & downloads page for my laptop (by entering the service ID) I get what appears to be a different order... I've installed every driver on that page but still no wireless
Some of the drivers on that page won't install and give me a warning that the OS I'm running isn't supported... Windows 7 isn't supported?
Anyway, I'll take any advice I can get.


Philip_Yip
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March 26th, 2015 08:00
I prefer my guide for driver installation order:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/downloading-drivers-checking-hardware-ids-and-downloading-and-installing-dell-system-drivers-in-the-correct-order/driver-installation/
If in doubt provide the hardware IDs:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/downloading-drivers-checking-hardware-ids-and-downloading-and-installing-dell-system-drivers-in-the-correct-order/checking-hardware-ids-in-the-device-manager/
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April 4th, 2015 06:00
Thanks for the help natukuc4 but after trying to install the drivers using the hardware IDs I still didn't have any network access over wifi. I resolved this by going to the Intel site and installing their "driver install utility." I'm still missing one (SM Bus Controller) but at least I don't have to plug into the router with a cable now.
Thanks, cool site btw.
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April 4th, 2015 12:00
Its likely one of the Chipset Drivers.
The Intel Management Engine Interface:
http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER95148M/3/R292744.exe
Or the card reader:
http://downloads.dell.com/chipset/R294157.exe