Qualcomm Atheros Driver uninstalled!

[NWTO]

I own a dell venue pro 11 and I accidentally uninstalled my wireless driver. How do I figure out what version it is and where to install it?

 

[Colif]

Well, you could go here and look: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/dell-venue-11i-pro/drivers

or you can download a program like Driver Booster and let it search for upgraded drivers

I would do them both, get dell driver and then run driver booster to make sure its latest driver.

You could also visit dell site, enter your serial number and let it tell you what you have: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/dell-venue-11i-pro/configuration

 

[NWTO]

Well, you could go here and look: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/dell-venue-11i-pro/drivers

or you can download a program like Driver Booster and let it search for upgraded drivers

I would do them both, get dell driver and then run driver booster to make sure its latest driver.

You could also visit dell site, enter your serial number and let it tell you what you have: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/dell-venue-11i-pro/configuration

Will this work even though I don't have internet on that computer?

 

[Colif]

Not on that pc, no. You could dl the dell ones first on another pc though and then run drive booster after its connected. I would use drive booster to see if there is a new driver but its safer not to let it install a driver you are currently using. IT tends to freeze the pc.

 

[NWTO]

Not on that pc, no. You could dl the dell ones first on another pc though and then run drive booster after its connected. I would use drive booster to see if there is a new driver but its safer not to let it install a driver you are currently using. IT tends to freeze the pc.

So i tried using the Driver Booster on the other computer and it said it failed due to a network error. I don't think a network driver exists at all on my computer.

 

[NWTO]

Can I download a fresh version of my driver?

 

[Colif]

did you download the dell drivers? there are three, I have to assume the one you after is the top one as none mention Aetheros, and the bottom two are Intel. You cannot dl direct from Qualcomm so that didn't help.

this one: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=0JJ8H&fileId=3492076410&osCode=WT64A&productCode=dell-venue-11i-pro&languageCode=en&categoryId=NI

 

[NWTO]

did you download the dell drivers? there are three, I have to assume the one you after is the top one as none mention Aetheros, and the bottom two are Intel. You cannot dl direct from Qualcomm so that didn't help.

this one: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=0JJ8H&fileId=3492076410&osCode=WT64A&productCode=dell-venue-11i-pro&languageCode=en&categoryId=NI

My computer has a 32 bit system so it can't run that. Is there a 32 bit version? I'm having alot of trouble navigating the site.

 

[Colif]

that seems strange considering this: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/SupportedOS/dell-venue-11i-pro

 

[NWTO]

that seems strange considering this: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/SupportedOS/dell-venue-11i-pro

I believe I have the 5130 version, not the 7130 as linked above. Also, it says that I'm running a 32bit OS on a, x64-based processor if that means anything. I did not change the OS or anything since I got the laptop new.

 

[Colif]

That makes more sense

1 Dell WiFi 32 bit driver: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=MGMVN&fileId=3475731843&osCode=WT32A&productCode=dell-venue-11-pro&languageCode=en&categoryId=NI

 

[Colif]

sorry about that, i just went from your description not knowing there were two models

 

[NWTO]

sorry about that, i just went from your description not knowing there were two models

THANK YOU SO MUCH! IT WORKED!
I really appreciate you taking your time to help me out with my problem.

 

[Colif]

NO problem