jonmassot Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi everyone!I'm pretty new to the forum, just found about it a few hours ago. I've been reading and all, but it seems that I can't find any relevant information about what I'm experiencing. If you think I've not read enough, feel free to point me to threads I must read.So basically, I was looking to upgrade my network adapter and bought an Intel Wireless-AC 7260 network adapter. The thing is, after plugging it in and installing the drivers, my system worked and recognized the card, but it said that "No network found" message. I'm not sure if it's related to the antenas or just plain incompability. Any ideas? Should I get another card?Thanks![EDIT] Small update. I've contacted MSI and they told me that the GX60 won't support any dual-band card. That kind of s*cks. Any idea or I'm stuck on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrack Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Strange,i know from some people that there changed the Wireless Adapter to the Bigfoot Killer Wireless N 1202And the Bigfoot Killer support dual-band too!?Killer Wireless-N 1202 adapters support dual band (2.4 GHz and 5GHz), 2-stream MIMO and IEEE standards-based 802.11a/b/g/n in a half-size mini-PCIe form factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yeah, that's bugging me more since I've also read in other forums people that changed the adapter for a Killer Wireless-N. Not sure if I should take the risk to buy it, since the card I bought isn't working...Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Actually, here's the reply I got from the MSI's tech:Hi Jonathan, After further looking into, only notebooks which come with the Killer WIFI card support dual band WLAN cards, in your case, it came with a Atheros so you can actually only install single band WIFI cards, I apologize for the erroneous information previously provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Could it be related to the BIOS being locked? I'm no expert on that subject and I'm not sure if unlocking the BIOS could set my problem. Any hint/idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrack Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Ok i don't know if it work on GX60 1AC.But on GX60 3BE i know from a German User that he changed the WiFi Modul to the Killer. Gesendet von meinem GT-I9205 mit Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Well, the 3BE doesn't have the same chipset... That might be the difference why my laptop don't work well with dual band adapter... Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Small update... I tried Ubuntu lice CD... The network adapter worked as expected... Drivers issues?Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrack Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 If the Wlan fully work on Linux, yea it´s a driver issue under Windows ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Is there anyway to try any other driver? I'm downloading the one on Intel website and it doesn't do the trick...Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk[EDIT] Ok, after a format, install and re-install drivers a couple of times, it seems that the card is working correctly, I even got 2 BSOD while installing the drivers... Strange... But anyway, it's working now![EDIT 2] Spoke too soon ... After a reboot, wireless adapter doesn't work anymore... Darn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmassot Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 OK, I've tried Windows 8.1 with all updates, drivers from Intel, drivers from Windows, Windows 8 and Linux. The card works without a problem on Ubuntu but it keeps crashing on Windows. Could it be related to the card or the drivers are really messed up? I had a couple of BSOD on Windows, specifying the netwew02.sys file associated with the drivers for the card, on Windows 8 and 8.1. I've contacted NCIX (where I've bought the card) and I'm waiting to see what my options will be. Any advices?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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