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    ASUS N550JK Driver Download Website Shows Different Manufacturers For The Same Device?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tackyjan, Oct 26, 2014.

  1. tackyjan

    tackyjan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello All!

    I have an ASUS N550JK laptop and I needed to download the drivers. I logged in to my account on asus.com and went to My Product, clicked on my laptop and it took me to the following website:

    Notebooks & Ultrabooks - N550JK - ASUS

    That site has download links for all the drivers. I am a bit confused, however, because for some devices there are drivers made by different manufacturers.

    For example, in the BlueTooth section the following drivers are listed:


    • [*]Intel BlueTooth driver
      [*]Qualcomm Atheros BlueTooth driver
      [*]Ralink BlueTooth driver

    How do I know which one to download? I tried to find specifications for my laptop that listed the hardware devices and their manufacturer but I couldn't find that information anywhere. I don't think ASUS makes that information public.

    Thank you,

    Jan
     
    tackyjan, Oct 26, 2014
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  2. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    If you're updating over existing drivers you can check your Device Manager to see what hardware is in the laptop, then take it from there. If you don't already have a driver loaded for one or more items, you may need to use a program along the lines of UnknownDevices to find out what you have installed first.

    P.S. Love the user name. :thumbsup:
     
    Prostar Computer, Oct 28, 2014
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