i could use some help, and i'll try to explain my problem as thoroughly as possible.
i tried ubuntu on my acer 1410, after a while i decided i missed windows 7 and installed windows 7 using the method described in another thread on this board (downloading a torrent, offline activation, using legit key)
it installed fine, then i realized i needed some drivers. i couldnt connect the acer to the internet yet, so i got on another computer, downloaded all the acer 1410 drivers from the acer website, put them in an a folder, put them on an sd card. then i brought them over to the acer and installed them and got everything working, usb ports and wifi were what i really need to use.
now, the problem
every now and then, both the usb ports and the wireless stops working. when i go into control panel> device manager, i see next to the wifi device, the ethernet device, and all the usb devices, a little yellow exclamation mark icon.
after trying several things, i discovered that if i uninstall all the devices with the exclamation mark, and then wait a few seconds, the computer will start to recognize new hardware and start installing the drivers (which are still on a folder on my computer) then everything works fine.
the only reason this is really an inconvinience, is that it forgets all my wifi passwords, so I have finally put a text document with them onto my computer out of frustration. also, having to uninstall all those devices and wait for it to reinstall really interupts me when working on homework.
i would say this happens at least 3 times a week, sometimes several times a day
how can i fix this? and get stable drivers on my acer
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bump, still giving me trouble... any ideas??
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Try to update drivers but instead of Acer ones go to websites of components' manufacturers. Intel AHCI driver, chipset driver and new Wi-Fi driver should be the ones to start with.
acer 1410 driver problem
Discussion in 'Acer' started by nuuser, Apr 16, 2010.