wireless NW driver not working after installing Win7 on dell insp 1545

[bansalpankaj88]

Hi folks,
I am using a Dell Inspiron 1545 which came with win Vista originally. i upgraded this to windows 7 (64 bit).
after upgrading, i am not able to use WiFi. (LAN is working fine and BT is also working fine after reinstalling BT driver).
I don't see any entry for wireless network hardware in "network adapters" in device manager. i could only see LAN hardware. also, i couldn't see wireless network connection option in "change adapter setting" option.

I installed drivers from dell website but i couldn't install them. e.g. R246753, R228532, R248337.

Could you pls help in this regard whether i am installing wrong drivers OR there is some other problem?

 

[maxie]

Hi Welcome to Seven Forums ... Run Windows Updates .. Once you have done that go to the Intel Website ..

And Download the Intel Chipset Driver it is a Series 4 you need ..

Are your Function Keys working ? ...

 

[bansalpankaj88]

Hi Maxie,
Thanks.
I did the procedure suggested by you. i installed chipset drivers (R237653, R228482). i couldn't find any series 4 drivers. function keys are working fine.

but still i am facing same issue as earlier. following is error message which i get when i try to install wireless network drivers (R248337/R246753/R228532) for Win7 (64 bit). please suggest what should i do further?

the device may not be present or could have been ejected/unplugged from system.

aborting the install,, please insert the card again and try the installer again.

 

[maxie]

Below is the Link for the Chipset Driver ...


Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

 

[bansalpankaj88]

I installed this Intel series 4 driver (Win7Vista_64_151719) from the web link provided by you which was successfully installed and after that i tried to install wireless network dell drivers for Win7 but still same error pops-up. I am not able to use Wi-Fi.

 

[maxie]

Read the Link below ... See if any of the solutions there Help ...


Connection enabled? - Networking, Internet, Wireless Wiki - Networking, Internet, Wireless - Dell Community

 

[bansalpankaj88]

tried all these options as well. no luck

 

[maxie]

When was the Wireless last working ? ..

 

[bansalpankaj88]

when i was using Windows Vista (32 bit), it was working fine.
then i broke LCD display and replaced it. after that i installed Windows 7 and it stopped working.

 

[maxie]

Did you replace the Display yourself ? Maybe the Card got moved in the process ...

 

[bansalpankaj88]

it was replaced by technician. do we have any tools to check whether hardware response is ok or not?

 

[maxie]

I have thought of every way to get your Wireless Card recognized to no avail ... One last thing doubt it will work but worth a try ..

Shut down your Laptop remove the charger and Battery ...

Press and hold down power button for 15/20 seconds ..

 

[bansalpankaj88]

tried this too but still no luck.
problem is that relevant hardware is not even showing in device manager. I guess that would be because of drivers not being installed correctly.

 

[maxie]

It would show as an Other Device in the Device Manager ... If Windows did not recognize what is was ...

 

[maxie]

You do have a few Options ... You could try reseating the Card ..

Or get a new Card .. The easy Option get a Wireless USB Adapter ..

The Manual is in the Link below... If you are confident you could do it yourself ...


ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-1545_service%20manual_en-us.pdf