Network adapter problem and windows aero is disabled + screen resolution limited to 1024 by 768

[Pritish Shakya]

I have windows 7 ultimate N 64 bit, upgraded from win7 32 bit on a dell inspiron 14r n4110 and i have three big problems.

1. My network controller is non-functional, I couldn't find the appropriate drivers. I absolutely need Wifi on my laptop.

2. Less serious but still a pain in the @ss, My screen resolution is limited to 1024 by 768. I have no catalyst software to fix this.

3. Most likely associated with problem no.2, windows aero is disabled and windows basic looks very ugly.

And please don't tell me to update the driver software from device manager properties, its as useless as magikarp's splash! How do I fix them? How?

 

[ftobservatory]

Assuming it is listing the Wifi adapter under "Other Devices" in the Device Manager, can you:

• 
  Right Click the "Network Controller" listed
  Go to Properties
  Go to Details
  Under the Property dropdown, go to Hardware Ids
  Copy the top Value and paste it [strike]here[/strike] as a reply

It would seem that getting wifi working will help move the other issues along, unless you are wired in for internet atm.

 

[Pritish Shakya]

My internet is potato. I cannot view the picture or link you gave me. tell me in words where to paste that top value

 

[ftobservatory]

No links included. Paste it here in this post.

 

[Pritish Shakya]

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_008A&SUBSYS_53258086&REV_34

 

[ftobservatory]

Using a Hardware Id search engine to determine the name of the hardware, I then just matched it up to the hardware listed on Dell's site. Search engine: http://driverzone.com/node/181

https://downloads.dell.com/network/R309484.exe

That should be the driver. Directly from Dell. Can you do the same Hardward Id query for the video card? I'm assuming it is listed as Standard VGA Graphics Adapter under Display Adapters?

 

[faalin]

All dells have a Service Tag ID number, whether its on a sticker or in the bios. http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04?c=us&l=en&~ck=mn you can ether type in your ID number or just use the detect and it will pull up all the drivers for your computer.

After dell figures out what your computer is by tag ID or auto detect it will direct you to a new webpage. Click on drivers and download, you can ether look for window 7 x64 drivers or at the top use the auto detect drivers needed and it will install the latest drivers for the computer.

 

[Pritish Shakya]

https://downloads.dell.com/network/R309484.exe

That should be the driver. Directly from Dell. Can you do the same Hardward Id query for the video card? I'm assuming it is listed as Standard VGA Graphics Adapter under Display Adapters?

Here you go: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6760&SUBSYS_04C11028&REV_00

 

[Pritish Shakya]

https://downloads.dell.com/network/R309484.exe

That should be the driver. Directly from Dell. Can you do the same Hardward Id query for the video card? I'm assuming it is listed as Standard VGA Graphics Adapter under Display Adapters?

Thanks man! now my wifi is working again! Now lets the screen res problem and the windows basic problem and call it a success!

 

[ftobservatory]

There are 2 choices there. One from Dell, and the other from AMD. I would suggest the AMD link first. But I'll put the Dell link too

AMD:
https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Dell:
https://downloads.dell.com/video/R309740.exe

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This is a link to the Hardware Id search engine I was using to identify the hardware: http://driverzone.com/node/181
In the future, you can use that Hardware Id technique to identify hardware that isn't detected by Windows. Sometimes it may require a bit more digging, but you know how it's done now.

 

[Pritish Shakya]

There are 2 choices there. One from Dell, and the other from AMD. I would suggest the AMD link first. But I'll put the Dell link too

AMD:
https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Dell:
https://downloads.dell.com/video/R309740.exe8
both programs of the amd link are saying for windows 8.1 and the dell link is broken
______________________________________________
This is a link to the Hardware Id search engine I was using to identify the hardware: http://driverzone.com/node/181
In the future, you can use that Hardware Id technique to identify hardware that isn't detected by Windows. Sometimes it may require a bit more digging, but you know how it's done now.

 

[ftobservatory]

Try this instead:

Dell:
https://downloads.dell.com/video/R309740.exe

 

[Pritish Shakya]

I have potato quality internet and since I'm going to sleep soon, don't expect replies till tomorrow, fingers all crossed.

 

[Pritish Shakya]

Try this instead:

Dell:
https://downloads.dell.com/video/R309740.exe

Although the installation was a success (no errors) and I restarted the computer, Windows still cant have aero theme and the resolution still limited to 1024 by 768. Anything I missed?