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January 24th, 2020 16:00
Optiplex 3070 MT PCIe WLAN NIC (Intel) Issues
Hi All,
Has anyone come across any odd PCIe issues with the 3070s?
I have 3x 3070 MTs and 3x Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I which I am only interested in getting the wireless component installed, mainly because I don't need BT and do not wish to use a USB header. I have tried the card in all of the slots and, while I can always see the card showing up in the UEFI BIOS System Information (in any of the slots that I put it in) as 'Network', this x1 card will only report itself to the device manager in Windows 10 if I put it in the x16 slot, and even then I can only get a Code 10 error. Attempts to install a driver direct from Intel or Microsoft complete with the new that I am already using the best driver for the device.
Command update will also find the device and it will try and update it with a critical update, but this update fails.
Same happens with all three Gigabyte cards.
I have a TP-Link card with a different chipset on its way, so I can rule out some strange interation between the main board and this wireless NIC, but I am puzzled why a Gigabyte NIC with an Intel reference chipset on it is not just working and I would be interested to hear if anyone has any ideas, or has experienced similar issues.
Computer is running Windows 10 1909.
Cheers,
Tee
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savvy2
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January 25th, 2020 10:00
thanks for saying MT, nobody does, but thinks, it really helps,
Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I
well the driver would be from them, first. it is their card.
Can I guess, the PCs are in fact connected to wired ethernet first, if not Pnp is not going to work.
ETHERNET IS first, then we PNP the wifi card 2nd, or is mostly hopeless, (chicken and egg deal there)
or use sneaker net, old name, means get the driver via PC that is on the web and sneak it to the dead wifi box.
the endless ageless issue here.
is your PC on W10 v1909, ??????
the drivers are here, for a fact,
any time a card any card fails for PnP and for sure with ethernet working NOW, we get the drivers from the makers site, this is what all techs know and do.
it has zero to do with DELL really,
the card is X1 card, (they fail to say on there page sadly) but if fits a X1 slot it is.
and will work in any slot, x4, x8 or X16 but on some PCs only GPU cards work on X16 so avoid that.
just plug it in to X1, and leave it be.
then load the driver,
in device manager, click tab for view hidden devices,
and remove the (abandon ones there, not ethernet)
we do that to get a clean load. with new card driver from MAKER>