Windows7 Upgrade, no wireless even w/ new driver

Discussion in 'Networking' started by spiral_out, May 27, 2010.

  1. spiral_out

    spiral_out

    Joined:
    May 27, 2010
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    I've got an AO model number 532h-2527. I upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium. I can plug in with an ethernet cable butcan't get a wireless connection. It says "No connections are available" even though I'm using my laptop right now and connected to my network. The network card is an Atheros AR8132 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20).

    First I thought maybe the driver was corrupted or something, so I replaced it with the most recent version on the Acer website. Then I thought maybe there was a wireless switch on the side that got bumped, but there isn't one. F2 has a function that shows a wireless icon, but when I hit Fn+F2 nothing seems to happen.

    Anyone got any other ideas?
     
    spiral_out, May 27, 2010
    #1
  2. spiral_out

    DiSK

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2008
    Messages:
    176
    Likes Received:
    0
    Does it work in a Linux OS?
     
    DiSK, May 27, 2010
    #2
  3. spiral_out

    spiral_out

    Joined:
    May 27, 2010
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0

    I booted up Ubuntu from a USB Drive and it connected just fine. That actually helps a little since now I can at least get some use out of it. I'd still like to fix the problem though.

    What now? :mrgreen:
     
    spiral_out, May 29, 2010
    #3
  4. spiral_out

    bluevolume

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2009
    Messages:
    99
    Likes Received:
    0
    I'm posting from my 532h on Windows 7 as we speak, so I can confirm that it does work. I remember that I did have some trouble getting the wireless going when I first installed 7, but once I got the driver from the Acer site everything was fine. You could check laptopvideo2go.com for some newer ones, but the Acer ones should work.

    Does the wireless board show up in the device manager? Even if its not working it should show up there, needing attention.
     
    bluevolume, May 30, 2010
    #4
Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments (here). After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.
Similar Threads

  1. Use the new ath5k wifi driver without building a new kernel

  2. HELP - Medal Of Honor AA Crashing under windows7

  3. 1024x768 resolution windows7

  4. Internal 3G doesn't work in Windows7 *SOLVED*

  5. Upgrade from Spanish XP to Eng Vista - is this even possible

  6. Audio Driver for D150: internal mic working, even in Skype

  7. No boot (even BIOS) after OS upgrade attempt

  8. where I can get wlan driver for Windows7

Loading...