Dell Inspiron N5110 Wireless Network Controller Problem

I am having the same exact problem as "lithops3".

Dell Inspiron N5110
Hard drive failed so I replaced it and installed Win 7 home P (64 bit).
I was never prompted, during W7 setup, to join a network...

Long story short, like lithops3, every failure prompted a fresh W7 install after a quick format of the new drive.

I built my own list identical to "natakuc4", then I used his/her list and the linked drivers and it still didn't get the job done. Device Manager still shows issue with my network controller.

I disabled the NIC in the bios, then restarted, the re-enabled the NIC in the bios and restarted again. On windows load the install manager "popup" told me the card was recognized by name and that it was installed and working properly yet still appears, as having issues, in Device Manager...

After uninstalling the Realtek driver and re-installing them, W7 shows popup below...
"Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Device driver software installed successfully."
but
Device Manager still says;
"The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)"

Is it possible to have broken the Network Controller when I removed and replaced the HD in the laptop?

Thanks for reading and helping if you can!!!

EDIT:
I then went to Realtek here;
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

and downloaded the latest drivers for my OS directly from Realtek and still have the same problem.

Hi tjviz,

It appears that the 'Network Controller' drivers are not installed. Please refer to the following 'Microsoft article' to know more about 'Error Code 28' in 'Device Manager': Code 28: The drivers for this device are not installed

From the details that you've shared in your post, it seems that you are facing issues with the driver installation of 'Network device drivers'. Please mention if there are any other issues also.

In regards to the 'Internet Issue', please follow the steps listed below:
- Ensure that the 'Integrated NIC' is enabled in BIOS (This manages the network card in the system)



- Check status of 'Network Adapters' in 'Device Manager': Open 'Device Manager' > Locate and Expand 'Network Adapters' category > Capture and share a screenshot of the devices listed in 'Network Adapters' category > Check if any devices listed underneath this category has an 'exclamation/question mark' besides it > Follow this tutorial to capture details of all devices with a 'mark' besides them: Hardware Identification > Share these details so that we may help you with the apt drivers for installation

Do reply with the findings; would be glad to assist.

If we could get the Service Tag number of the laptop we could get you the right driver for your WiFi card .

   Tip

If you can't see the Service Tag from the bottom of the laptop do the steps below

Click on the button type CMD in the search box and press ENTER once you see CMD under Programs(1) . Inside the command prompt type in this command

Code:

 wmic bios get serialnumber

   Note

Your Service Tag number should end with a "1"

tjviz said:

I made this machine a dual boot with Ubuntu and the wireless network card works fine running Ubuntu.

I have downloaded drivers from everywhere. Microsoft, Dell, Intel and none work...

Hi tjviz,

You must identify the device driver that is missing/corrupt. As per the details that you've shared, it appears that you are referring to either the 'Ethernet drivers' or the 'Wireless drivers'.

The following are the combo cards offered on Inspiron n5110:
- Dell Wireless WLAN 1701 Half Mini-Card + BlueTooth 3.0
- Dell Wireless WLAN 1702 Half Mini-Card + BlueTooth 3.0
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N1030 Half Mini-Card + BlueTooth 3.0
- Intel Centrino Advanced Wireless-N6230 Half Mini-Card + BlueTooth 3.0

The other 'WLAN cards' that is offered with the system are:
- Dell Wireless WLAN 1502 Half Mini-Card
- Dell Wireless WLAN 1503 Half Mini-Card
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N1000 Half Mini-Card
- Intel 6150 WiFi / WiMAX Half Mini-Card

As I shared in my previous post, you may either publish a screenshot of the 'Device Manager' page with the 'Network Adapters' category expanded. This may give us an opportunity to have a better understanding of the 'network devices' installed in your notebook. A 'yellow mark' besides a device represents the 'device' that needs a 'driver installation' to restore its functionality. Please share the 'Hardware Id' of that device, which may help us to get precise information on the device that needs attention.

- Check status of 'Network Adapters' in 'Device Manager': Open 'Device Manager' > Locate and Expand 'Network Adapters' category > Capture and share a screenshot of the devices listed in 'Network Adapters' category > Check if any devices listed underneath this category has an 'exclamation/question mark' besides it > Follow this tutorial to capture details of all devices with a 'mark' besides them: Hardware Identification > Share these details so that we may help you with the apt drivers for installation

Alternatively, you may share the system 'Service Tag' as asked by 'VistaKing'; good way to get detailed information about the components installed in your unit at the time of sale. Would recommend you to share those details with him, only through a private message. It is your personal information; may not be appropriate when shared in an open forum.

Do reply with the findings.