[SOLVED] Wifi driver issues.

[xMattMasterx]

My laptop not too long ago lost it's WIFI function and is therefore completely reliant on an Ethernet connection . I have been looking at fixes for the issue and most of these recommend uninstalling the WIFI adaptor and it should reinstall itself upon restart. I uninstalled the adaptor and restarted my PC however the WIFI adaptor is completely gone. I don't know what WIFI adaptor is needed for my system and therefore can't reinstall it, and the manufacturer page for the device doesn't seem to have any adaptor information (https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE72-2QD-Apache/Specification). Any help is much appreciated!

TLDR; Uninstalled WIFI adaptor and don't know which one I need as there is no trace of it.

 

[ss202sl]

Could be that the wi-fi adapter has failed. Also the Wi-fi could be turned off in the bios. If it has failed, you could get a USB wi-fi adapter

 

[xMattMasterx]

Thanks for the reply, I will check the bios now!

 

[xMattMasterx]

Within the BIOS i couldn't find anything of use to do with the WIFI adaptor or drivers. It has definitely failed however the issue is that there isn't a trace of which adaptor it was which prevents me from reinstalling it.

 

[Ketchup79]

Make sure you have't accidentally used a keyboard shortcut to turn off the wifi, or set wifi to airplane mode in Windows.

 

[xMattMasterx]

(Sorry for the late reply) No there is no trace of WIFI functions on the laptop anymore. If i click network it only shows options for the ethernet and aeroplane mode, there isn't even a wifi button there.

 

[Ketchup79]

Well, you could buy a replacement, and they aren't very hard to install:
http://www.laptopinventory.com/ModelDetail.php/MSI/GE Series/GE72 2QD/Wifi Card/40464
But I would probably just buy a USB card, which might save you money, and you wouldn't have to worry about limitations of the internal card.

 

[xMattMasterx]

Okay I shall look into getting a usb card, thanks for the help!