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    driver for wi-fi dongle

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by asr dude, Aug 4, 2006.

  1. asr dude

    asr dude Notebook Guru

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    can somebody please help me find a driver for my generic wi-fi dongle? i dont know what brand it is, pic below. thanks much.

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    asr dude, Aug 4, 2006
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    ChangFest Notebook Consultant

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    We can't help you without more information. Without knowing the chipset the dongle is using, there isn't a way to figure out what drivers you need (unless somebody here has the exact same WiFi dongle). I suggest you plug it into an available free USB port and go into Windows System Properties (Win Key + Pause|Break). Go to your device manager and see if Windows displays any hardware information about the device. That may help you in figuring out what chipset the dongle uses.
     
    ChangFest, Aug 4, 2006
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    asr dude Notebook Guru

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    thanks changfest. i posted a pic of the dangle in case somebody has the exact same dongle. in the meantime, ill try your suggestion and try to find out what chipset this is.
     
    asr dude, Aug 4, 2006
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    i ran Everest Home Edition, but all i got about the dongle is this:

    Field Value
    Hardware ID USB\Vid_0ace&Pid_1201&Rev_0101

    does that mean anything to anyone?
     
    asr dude, Aug 4, 2006
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    ChangFest Notebook Consultant

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    I did some digging for you:

    Driver Description (ZD1201)IEEE 802.11b USB Adapter
    Driver Date 05/15/2003
    Driver Version 1.63.0515.2003
    Driver Provider ZyDAS
    INF File ZD1201U.INF
    Hardware ID USB\VID_0ACE&PID_1201&REV_0101,USB\VID_0ACE&PID_1201

    Your chipset is the Zydas ZD1201 USB-wireless-card chipset and your driver (I'm assuming Windows XP is what you need) can be found here:

    http://www.zydas.com.tw/downloads/download-1201.asp
     
    ChangFest, Aug 4, 2006
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    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    LOL Chang, how on earth did you find that info! Well done...
     
    Lil Mayz, Aug 4, 2006
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    thanks for the help chang! i will try this.
     
    asr dude, Aug 6, 2006
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    No problem. I hope it works!
     
    ChangFest, Aug 7, 2006
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    changfest,

    i just tested the driver you pointed me to, it worked!! thanks so much!
     
    asr dude, Aug 19, 2006
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