Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 Driver

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This package contains the Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 driver. Wireless drivers help your operating system to communicate with wireless devices such as wireless cards and network interface controllers.
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Fixes & Enhancements

- Improved the Wi-Fi performance.
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Version

17.1.0, A01

Release date

04 Sep 2014

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats

File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: Network_Driver_Y37Y1_WN_17.1.0_A01.EXE
File Size: 186.6 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
89b0036364dfccf85b1e8a603010741f
SHA1:
d28bf7bcafb71e55578eb56a4f1618d0b544766f
SHA-256:
fa7d8e3a79dfd205c6031f3f732c7ba8120e60bccae8d3e5ef75ef97bbd32df1

File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: Network_Driver_Intel_A01_W74W814-SETUP_ZPE.exe
File Size: 176.98 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
fb2b6f4a8a010690970667d2d2c929d0
SHA1:
f11e5b976d0e811b40e5233b48861dbb040f010e
SHA-256:
0a677241a6f5219bdd8805213dfc08c93e6f3bae5e19461c57a2d182ac6b4083

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Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 3160
Dell Update Package Instructions

Download
1. Click Download File.
2. When the File Download window is displayed, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read the information in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites that are identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Hard Drive Installation (using WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download
1. Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window is displayed, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window is displayed.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file downloads to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window is displayed, click Close. The file icon is displayed on your desktop.

Installation
1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop.
2. The Self-Extracting window is displayed and prompts you to extract to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\Y37Y1. (Where Y37Y1 is the file name for download). Write down this path so the executable (i.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window is displayed.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\Y37Y1 (where Y37Y1 is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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