However, in order to use all available features of this hardware, you must install the appropriate drivers.Įnabling the wireless card allows systems to read chipset information and manufacturer name, as well as connect to a network without using an Ethernet cable. Windows OSes usually apply a generic driver that allows systems to recognize the wireless component. Choose to select the location of the new driver manually and browse to the folder where you downloaded the driver About Wireless LAN Driver: Right click on the hardware device you wish to update and choose Update Driver Softwareģ. Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer, choose Manage and then find Device Manager in the left panel)Ģ. In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps):ġ. It is probably easier just to buy a usb wifi dongle or wifi card (not Atheros).Īnother workaround is to wifi bridge link a secondary router to main router and connect to secondary router via an ethernet port.The package provides the installation files for Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Adapter Wireless Driver version 12.0.0.116. However, next time you boot pc, you will need to do it all over again until you find a signed driver (Atheros are bad for that on older cards). If it finds one and says unsigned, you may have to disable secure boot and do an advanced start from recovery menus and select troubleshooting advanced options, startup settings, and select option to disable driver signature enforcement. If so, then try and install driver there. I had to find an upto date signed driver and inject it into install.wim and clean install OS before device manager even recognised the hardware.Īs it is not recognised, it may be under other devices. Pls help, thank you!I had a similar problem with the Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 card and it turned out the driver was not signed. and the only way im using the wifi is using the external wifi adapterĪre there any other solutions to this problem to make the wireless adapter appear? Uninstall, re-install the adapter plus necessary driver, reboot the computer, nor even if I do a network reset. The wireless adapter under Qualcomm is not available in the device manager menu, not even if i scan for hardware changes, My laptop suddenly not connected to wifi, my wifi driver (qualcomm) is also missing in the device manager

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