Network drivers

Question

Hi there,

There are 7 drivers listed in the Network category on my laptop's drivers page: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/inspiron-15-intel-n5050.

I am somewhat confused by the fact that some of them have very similar descriptions and were posted in the same day.

Which ones should I install?

Thanks!

DELL-Vikram M · Answer

Hi adennlp,

I am assuming that you are looking for the wireless driver for your system. Also, please open "Device Manager" and let me know if any other driver is missing. The following link has the steps to check the missing drivers:-

1. Click on "Start" and type in the search box “Device Manager ".

2. Click on “Device Manager “from the search list.

Please check if any driver listed has the yellow exclamation mark.

I have sent you a private message, please respond with the Service Tag; I would check the compatible driver for your system.

Do write back for any additional queries.

adennlp · Answer

I'm looking for the network drivers that are required for my laptop to function appropriately, not only the wireless driver.

There are no exclamation marks in the device manager.

I haven't received any private message from you.

Philip_Yip · Answer

You will need the Realtek Ethernet Driver and the Wireless Card Driver (which has several variants).

Go to www.dell.com > go to support and select > system configuration

Next select original system configuration and enter your service tag

Provide us the details of your original system configuration (omitting your service tag and express service tag).

adennlp · Answer

Hi natakuc4,

Here's the information from the original system configuration page:

Quantity

Description

INSPIRON N5050 : N-SERIES BASE

100

PROCESSOR : INTEL CORE I5-2430M (2.4GHZ,

100

DISPLAY : 15.6IN HIGH DEFINITION (1366X7

100

MEMORY : 4096MB (1X4096) 1333MHZ DDR3 DU

100

HARD DRIVE : 500GB SERIAL ATA (5400RPM)

100

OPTICAL DRIVE : 8X DVD+/-RW DRIVE

100

POWER SUPPLY : INSPIRON 65W AC ADAPTER

100

BATTERY : PRIMARY 6-CELL 48W/HR LI-ION

100

GRAPHICS : INTEL HD GRAPHICS 3000

100

WIRELESS : EUROPE DELL WIRELESS 802.11G/

NOT INCLUDED SOFTWARE APPLICATION

I was assuming that I need a wireless and realtek driver, but as I said, I don't know which ones to download specifically.

Philip_Yip · Answer

Usually the system configuration gives some hint to the wireless card and graphics card, it seems like in your case there is no hint at all.

I guess you should download them all. The ones that don't work will fail to install and the one that you have will install through to the end.

Not an ideal solution but probably the fastest one to implement.

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