Update to Windows 10 notices 20 times a day!!! It was bad enough with the 8.1 notices a couple times a week but this is just ridiculous. That was what caused my whole system to get screwed up! I couldn't even refresh and start over so I upgraded to 8.1 and now have nothing but problems! AND have to see those stupid I had Windows 8, unfortunately I would install the updates but not 8.1. I understand that MS wants to control everyone's computer and have us all on the operating system of THEIR choice to do so, but I'm really tired of it. Strangely it would tell me to reinsert the media then continue and when finished the crappy driver had been reinstalled! If drivers were not downloaded automatically by Windows Update, use Device Manager to refresh the driver from Windows Update, or contact the device. So it's still just showing the Broadcom BCM43xx.I uninstalled and tried to install the Atheros driver that works and Gateway said was for Windows 8.1, of course it did not work. The WiFi section shows: Software Versions:Ĭard Type:ĚirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x14A)įirmware Version:ěroadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1675.1) The PCI section contained thunderbolt information, along with what I believe is the BCM5901 Ethernet Adapter (not WiFi). My result jumped from ~50Mbps to 220Mbps. (definitely not as nice sounding as googling). So, instead, I used their online bait 'n switch service to find the driver name, then just duckduckgo'd it. A Broadcom spokesman said it funded a study by The Tolly Group, which determined that the Atheros technology was a bad neighbor that interfered with 802.11g signals. Chipsets from each manufacturer come with different strengths and. While Annapurna Labs, a more recent entrant, has established itself as another important player. A smaller manufacturer, Marvell provides SoCs to many mid to high-end routers. I used Malwarebytes to clean it up, and you'll see it's actually warned about here. Currently, Broadcom and Qualcomm Atheros are the two front-runners in the world of networking devices. UPDATE: I GOT IT!! First off, why are so many people recommending DriverPack? Thankfully, Microsoft Defender caught it during install, but there was a Trojan included which was ranked as Severe and 16 infected files. For those that don't know, apparently Dell and Apple peripherals have had similarities in the past and the drivers would work. My 802.11ac network adapter shows a service name of BCM43XX, but I've tried some of Dell's drivers without any luck. I have a 27" iMac 5K running Windows 10 on bootcamp, but the Wireless Broadcom drivers (v 7.35.118.46) are no good and capped at around 60Mbps. Monitor Mode Supported WiFi Chipset/Adapter List : Atheros Chipset List with monitor mode support. I know this is the hackintosh group, but I believe you have a better understanding of hardware and what works than the Apple community in general.
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