Broadcom dw1490 driver

Your help is highly appreciated. No problem. I called Dell and the tech told me there is no driver for windows on D broadcom wireless card. He suggested me to install the driver R EXE for XP. Post Reply. Top Contributor. Dell Support Resources. Latest Solutions. Can't find what you're looking for? You can post your question in our community. Windows Windows. Most Popular. New Releases. Desktop Enhancements. Networking Software. Trending from CNET.

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This laptop has a Dell Wireless card, which is based on the Broadcom chipset. I cycled through a massive number of settings, and not a single one affected things in a positive manner. The settings I tried altering were:. One suggestion was to use device manager and choose between multiple drivers for this card; a version, version, and Broadcom-branded version.

They say to use the version. I did flip between that and the Broadcom-branded driver, no change in performance or visible options. The location of the driver is:. Unfortunately it would not install on my current Windows 10 install. I keep searching for solutions and end up on a different support thread related to a Dell WLAN card, with similar suggestions about using older drivers, and similar issues with compatibility checks not permitting the install.

However, in this case, someone from Microsoft replied and suggested installing the driver using a compatibility mode. Those steps are as follow:. Well guess what, it worked!! Thank you so much for this article! Go to Device Manager 5. Double click on it and choose the 'Driver' tab. Click next - Windows will now update your wireless driver using the specified files. Best we can do for now - if anyone else comes across a more recent version please post details.

BatBoy , Nov 19, Would this still be a viable solution? Teliko , May 8, Version 5. Sorry about this, buttttttt I need help. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help solve this problem.