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    dell studio 1558 DRIVERS NEEDED

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by xstevex, May 27, 2010.

  1. xstevex

    xstevex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guysm i installed a fresh copy of windows 7 32 bit on my machine and on dells website the drivers are on ly offered in 64 bit, most of them do not wrk on this os. any ideas thanks !
     
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    you can not use win7 64? you could try vista 32 drivers for the 1557.
     
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    they didnt give me a reinstall cd.
     
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    Why didn't you re-install with win7 64 bit?
     
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    mine is legal, thanks ! amazing how i cannot find wireless drivers for my windows 7 32 bit i3 core......
     
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    which wireless card?
     
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    Mine is legal, too; read the thread to see, even though the title is misleading.

    What wireless card do you have?

    Here is the Intel drivers for the following cards: Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 and Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 products Intel® PRO/Wireless and WiFi Link Drivers-Only for Windows 7*
    -Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® WiFi Link 5300: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® WiFi Link 5100: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® WiFi Link 1000: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN: 13.0.0.107
    -Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection: 13.0.0.107

    If you have the Dell Wireless MiniCard 1520, the drivers on the Dell site come in 32 and 64 bit flavors, all in the same link: Dell - Drivers and Downloads

    Hope this helps...
     
    tommytwin, May 27, 2010
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    Thanks for the reply, i believe the wireless card is a Dell Wireless 1501-N and i have a intel i3 core processor, i have tried the ones above but get the same message, hardware not found or supported, in my device manager i have network controller with a yellow exclamation
     
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    have you called Dell for replacement media- they will send it out free. ( provided you are the owner and the machine is in warranty
     
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    they told me that they can only provide me with 64 bit drivers and to google the drivers for 32 bit. My wifi card is not being deteced.
     
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    same thing, i get a message saying : os not supported the software will not be installed setup will now exit...i tried another driver 220606 and got this message here : software cannot be installed no compatible hardware found
     
    xstevex, May 28, 2010
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