Atheros AR5B95 on Gateway LT21

[Theberge43]

Hi,

I just bought a new netbook : Gateway LT21.
It comes with Win7 Starter and everything works fine out of the box.

I tried to install Win7 Home Premium on it and I can't get the wireless card [Atheros AR5B95] to work.

In both cases I have the same driver installed, but in Home Premium I see the icon in the taskbar but I can't see any available wireless networks.

Right now, I did a recovery and I'm back on Win7 Starter and everything works fine.

Anyone has an idea of what could be causing the problem ?

Thanks !

 

[not so gray matter]

WLAN Atheros HB94 & 95 http://support.gateway.com/support/...B93 Wireless Network Driver Version 8.0.0.259

Gobi 1000 3G http://support.gateway.com/support/...259&dscr=Gobi 1000 3G Firmware Version 1.0.28

Gobi 2000 3G http://support.gateway.com/support/...cr=Gobi 2000 3G Network Driver Version 1.1.18

Broadcom Bluetooth http://support.gateway.com/support/...r=Broadcom Bluetooth Driver Version 6.2.1.800

ALPS Touchpad http://support.gateway.com/support/...cr=ALPS Touchpad Driver Version 7.5.2002.1100

Gobi 2000 3G http://support.gateway.com/support/...2000 3G Network Application Version 2.1.4 r99

Broadcom Wireless http://support.gateway.com/support/...com Wireless Network Driver Version 5.60.18.8

Huawei 3G Huawei 3G Network Driver and Application Version 2.0.3.827

Gobi 1000 3G http://support.gateway.com/support/...=Gobi 1000 3G Network Driver Version 1.1.00.1

Atheros AR8131, AR8132 & 8152 http://support.gateway.com/support/...2, and AR8152 Network Driver Version 1.0.0.14

Those are all of the LT21 network drivers... I don't see anything about a AR5B95.

Here's your Win7 driver page if you want to browse it yourself:
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn&param=LT21

 

[Theberge43]

The driver is the first one,the HB94 & 95 one.

Hum, I think I know ... I chose the wrong chipset driver !

 

[not so gray matter]

Then you should download it and install it again. See if that helps. Make sure you uninstall the driver you have installed now first though.

 

[maxthebuilder]

I have EXACTLY the same problem!
Worked in W7 starter. Doesn't work in Ultimate.
Works for a couple of hours then stops - doesn't show ANY connections (neither my router nor my neighbors). After a while starts working again (takes anywhere from 10-20 minutes to several hours), works for a while and stops again and so on.
Did you manage to fix it? Please tell me how!
Thanks!
--max

The driver is the first one,the HB94 & 95 one.

Hum, I think I know ... I chose the wrong chipset driver !

 

[Theberge43]

I did ... by changing the Chipset Driver ... I was installing the Intel one and it was the other one that was needed.

 

[maxthebuilder]

Could you please tell which one you had and which one was right?
And why the chipset affecting the wireless?

I did ... by changing the Chipset Driver ... I was installing the Intel one and it was the other one that was needed.

 

[jesseab]

I had bluescreen everytime I tried to change something in my wireless configuration. I think they install the wrong chipset or wireless driver at the gateway company...

I also installed the chipset and the WLAN Atheros HB94 & 95, and now it's working fine.