Question Qualcomm Atheros Problem

[bso1058]

Ok so here is the deal. I've recently moved to a new place, where the wifi is stronger than anywhere i've seen before. Yet, my laptop can't connect with more than 1 signal bar, while its closer than my smartphone and mother's laptop to the router. I bought a Dacota Platinum ac1200 to strengthen my connection but it requires to unistall the previous network drivers prior installing its own drivers. Everytime i unistall the driver of Atheros via device manager in W10, after restarting i find it being automatically reinstalled. Tried the hide update option of Microsoft, didnt show me the update to hide.
Tried : unistaling through regedit, fully updating to the latest driver and unistalling it later, no luck in anyway.

Please help me have a stable wifi connection...

 

[NightHawkRMX]

There is a program you should uninstall. It shows up as
Qualcomm Atheros
in programs and features. Uninstalling this removed the driver from my old laptop.

 

[bso1058]

There is a program you should uninstall. It shows up as
Qualcomm Atheros
in programs and features. Uninstalling this removed the driver from my old laptop.

Already seen this on google searches/solutions to the problem. There is no program under Qualcomm or Atheros in Apps section of settigns.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Try going to programs and features in control panel and finding it.

 

[bso1058]

Try going to programs and features in control panel and finding it.

Neither.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Sounds like one or more of the antenna leads may have popped off the adapter. Make sure they are snapped on tightly.

 

[bso1058]

Sounds like one or more of the antenna leads may have popped off the adapter. Make sure they are snapped on tightly.

Can't find any antenna leads at the external of the laptop. If they are at tge inside of it, I also can't open it. It's Sony Vaio System Model SVE1712V1EB

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Can't find any antenna leads at the external of the laptop. If they are at tge inside of it, I also can't open it. It's Sony Vaio System Model SVE1712V1EB

They won't be on the outside, they're on the inside and plug directly onto the wireless adapter. I have yet to see a laptop that can't be opened for service.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You can take that apart easily by the looks. Just need some screwdrivers.

 

[bso1058]

The thing is, it was once broken and when they fixed it they kinda put it back together in a strange way, definitely I can't open it with screwdrivers alone. Also where I am living now, I don't think there is any hardware service for miles... Would the antenna problem also explain why the atheros drivers keep getting reinstalled after I Uninstall then from device manager ?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I dont think that would have anything to do with drivers.

 

[bso1058]

Neither do I and since I can't alone open the laptop and there are no hardware service stores around I think that dealing with the issue of drivers is the thing here. Th dacota platinum ac1200 states that I need to Uninstall any network driver before installing it's own drivers. Under apps and features there is none as Qualcomm or atheros, under device manager I Uninstall the atheros drivers and yet when I restart the laptop it's still there, probably messing with dacota's installation. I feel like approaching this issue is the only viable solution I have for now. Any ideas pretty please ?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Does the install need wifi? You could turn wifi off uninstall the driver, and windows may not have any way to download the driver once the pc restarts.

 

[bso1058]

Does the install need wifi? You could turn wifi off uninstall the driver, and windows may not have any way to download the driver once the pc restarts.

I just tried it. Closed the wifi, disabled Atheros though device manager, unistalled from same panel it's drivers, install the dacota's drivers PRE-entering its usb to the port, or restarting the pc, and the minute i installed the dacota's drivers it found a network to connect (with closed wifi and everything) as Qualcomm/Atheros!!! Nightmare