new hard drive on dell XPS8300 and i cant get my wireless connected


  1. mikeyny
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    NY
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    new hard drive on dell XPS8300 and i cant get my wireless connected


    I just installed a new HD 2tb on my Dell XPS8300.

    My old one had motor issues. However I was able to connect to the wireless with no problems.

    on the new HD i did the following:
    1)Installed my windows 7 on the new HD
    2)I installed the recommended dell drivers for my bios, WIFI and video
    3)I ran the recovery disk

    Everything seemed fine but I couldn't find the wifi card

    On the new HD, I installed the DW1501 driver from the dell support site. I unzipped it and reset my pc and I still cant find the half card.

    When I look on my device manager with my old HD it shows as DW1501 wireless-N WLAN half mini card

    When I look on my device manager with the new HD its shows the yellow ! in the triangle and when I try to trouble shoot, it says the drive is missing. I am using R258276 from the dell site. (i rebooted numerous times)

    does anyone have any suggestions on how to get my wireless working?

    Thanks in advance
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  3. fireberd
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    Did you first install the Intel Motherboard Chipset drivers? If not, give that a try.

    On a Dell install, the correct sequence is (1) Install Windows (2) Install Intel Motherboard Chipset Drivers (3) Install Device Drivers including Video, Sound, Ethernet, etc.
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  4. mikeyny
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    NY
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    The only available driver updates that i found on the DELL page were the BIOS, WLAN, and display.
    is there a link for the intel motherboard chipset drivers?
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  6. fireberd
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    Windows 10 64 bit
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    Did you use your Service Tag to access the downloads?

    Here is the link to the Win 7 downloads for the 8300
    Product Support | Dell US

    Lots of drivers listed, including the Chipset drivers.
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  7. ignatzatsonic
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    mikeyny said:
    The only available driver updates that i found on the DELL page were the BIOS, WLAN, and display.
    is there a link for the intel motherboard chipset drivers?
    I'd guess you have an H67 Express chipset, if Google can be believed.

    I just looked at Intel and their search tool says they have no downloads for that chipset.

    Have you looked at Dell's support site for downloads in general, not just drivers?
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