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WiFi Headache

TheMastr13
By TheMastr13
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SO my sister has a Dell Inspiron N5110. She uses her laptop for all her school work and college stuff. So it is very crucial to be able to have a reliable Wi-FI connection.

 

Well, the Wi-Fi adapter on her computer keeps having issues. The system will go for weeks where, in device manager, there is a little yellow triangle next to the adapter (see picture). Then, all of a sudden, it will go back to normal. I've tried drivers from Dell, I've tried drivers from Intel, and none seem to work. It is very crucial to get this fixed, as this laptop is used a lot for college.

 

Thanks for all your help!

 

-TheMastr13

 

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Could be a faulty wireless card, not uncommon. 

 

Get her one of these (easy fix): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315091

 

Or one of these (More in-depth because this model requires full dissasembly just to replace a wireless card... thanks Dell, instructions:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106244

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