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    Windows 8 P170EM wireless problem

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Grug7, Nov 13, 2012.

  1. Grug7

    Grug7 Notebook Guru

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    Ok guys im at my wits end here. I recently did a clean install of windows 8 and have managed to everything working fine, except for the wireless card. for one reason or another my driver disc that came with the computer is gone.

    Ive been the clevo, intel, and realtek websites but none of the drivers I download work. When I got to device manager, under 'Other devices" there is "Network Controller" and "PCI Device" with the yellow question mark triangles next to them.

    Can anyone please overlook my potential stupidity and help me figure out how to get this thing to work? I would be forever in your debt

    Cheers.
     
    Grug7, Nov 13, 2012
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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  3. Tyranids

    Tyranids Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you happen to know what wireless card you have? Perhaps check your email records to view the configuration and make sure you're looking for the right driver.
     
    Tyranids, Nov 14, 2012
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    I don't know if you are having the same problem I was having, as the new wireless card drivers for Win8 didn't work for me. The wireless card wasn't showing up at all in device manager, and nothing seemed to work. I called Malibal and they suggested flashing the BIOS to the newer one. I was very doubtful this would work, but I'll be darned if it didn't work immediately after I did it. I don't know if this is useful to you, but it fixed any problem I had with Win8.
     
    SDyar, Nov 14, 2012
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  5. Grug7

    Grug7 Notebook Guru

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    I followed the link hutsady provided and downloaded the realtek wireless driver. I had to run it in compatability mode for windows 7 to get it to work but that appears to have fixed the problem. Thanks for you help guys.
     
    Grug7, Nov 15, 2012
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    Great to hear its working! I'll also keep in mind that it needed to be ran in Windows 7 compatibility mode in case others ask.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Nov 15, 2012
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  7. Invincible10001

    Invincible10001 Notebook Consultant

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    If Sager's put the driver in the Windows 8 folder, why does it need to be run with Windows 7 compatibility?
    Shouldn't it work as-is on Windows 8?
     
    Invincible10001, Nov 16, 2012
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    I agree that it seems weird that it runs in compatability mode. Now that you have it working, create a restore point, then try to update the driver in the Device Manager.
     
    kimtyson, Nov 16, 2012
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