3 posts shown.
Larry Ortiz5 said:From what I can see under the WLAN settings, it displays this: Qualcomm Intel wireless lan driver and Application Intel wireless lan driver and Application
Well, moving on to the second point: Broadcom wireless lan driver and Application Intel wireless lan driver and Application
And here’s the third one: HP wireless radio Control Is anyone else hunting for a specific driver that actually lets you toggle Airplane Mode (wireless) on and off? I'm looking for something reliable to get that switch working properly.
The issue here is that these laptops actually ship with three different possible WLAN card manufacturers, as you can see. If you tried the first one—that Qualcomm driver—and it didn't do the trick, you'll need to try the Broadcom option next. If that also fails, move on to the final one, the Asus version. One of those three is bound to work, provided that the laptop model you mentioned is actually the correct one. 🙂
Thanks. 🙂
I finally did it. I hooked it up via Ethernet at a buddy's place, ran a driver scanner, and the software sniffed out exactly what I needed and installed it automatically. Success at last.
I’ve tried downloading them from there myself.
But whenever I check the drivers in Device Manager, everything shows up as either Unknown, Not Available, Not Digitally Signed, or just a blatant "Device Has Problem" error.
Basically, they're impossible to find.
I even attempted to hunt down the specific Wi-Fi model online to grab the driver directly from the manufacturer's site, but no luck—nothing turns up.
Hi there.
I can't get online via Wi-Fi; I keep getting an error saying "Disconnected - No Connections Are Available."
It looks like a driver issue since I just finished installing a fresh OS about an hour ago.
I installed Windows 8.1 on my Dell Inspiron.
I went to the manufacturer's site, grabbed the drivers specifically for Windows 8.1, and ran them, but the Wi-Fi driver is still nowhere to be found.
When I check Device Manager under network adapters, all I see is:
- Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
- Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)
- Realtek PCIe Family Controller
It feels like there should be a wireless LAN entry in there somewhere.
The catch is that I can't plug this laptop into the router via Ethernet to let it scan for updates or figure out exactly which driver is missing, because I don't have an Ethernet cable.
My only way to get online is through Wi-Fi, but I lack the very driver needed to make that happen—and I have no clue which specific one I actually need.
To make matters worse, under "Other devices," I have a 3D Video Controller and a Network Controller flagged with those yellow warning triangles, and I can't find drivers for those either.
Does anyone have a solution? Every single thing I search for online says the same thing: "Just plug in an Ethernet cable and scan." Well, newsflash: I DON'T HAVE A CABLE. I have to fix this entirely offline.
I have another laptop (a Dell Inspiron) that I've been using to download various drivers and transfer them over via USB, but nothing I try seems to work.
Honestly, I'm at a total loss here.
Thanks in advance.🙂