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    Killer Wireless and SD Reader driver issues since fresh install

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by tomcannon, Aug 14, 2012.

  1. tomcannon

    tomcannon Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys,

    I have some slight niggles which are driving me crazy! Ever since installing my fresh install on my ssd I am having two issues.

    Firstly, my killer wireless n 1103 will not automatically connect to networks. I have windows set to automatically connect under the network setting however it just wont do it. The only way for me to connect to my network is to click the network icon in the system tray (which highlights with "Not connected - connections are available") and click on my network and finally click connect. although it isn't a major issue its starting to bug me now!

    EDIT: It seems to drop out of connection too.

    Secondly, my SD Card Reader is not working, I put an SD card from my camera in the other day and it did... Nothing! It didn't even register i had plugged it in, no driver icon in the system tray... Nothing!

    I have tried updating my killer wireless driver, it says im on the most up to date. I cant find the drivers for the SD card or find the SD Card in device manager, I'm pretty sure a lack of drivers is causing this one but I cant find where to download it!?

    cheers for the help in advance guys, Tom.
     
    tomcannon, Aug 14, 2012
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  2. CEUOTC

    CEUOTC Notebook Evangelist

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    The last time this happened to me l had to do a fresh install :(

    Have you loaded the card reader drivers?

    Regards.

    C.
     
    CEUOTC, Aug 14, 2012
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  3. randaddy

    randaddy Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you're looking for the card reader driver for the R3, THIS is what I recently used.
     
    randaddy, Aug 14, 2012
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  4. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    If your wireless drivers are still playing up just wipe them and start from scratch deleting your wireless profile as well. Sometimes it helps switching the wireless channel as well if it keeps dropping, on the rare occasion someone is using the same channel in your area or a similar frequency this can cause problems. Amazingly my next door neighbour in my old flat has the same ISP with the same Channel and it took 3 months to find out why we were dropping each other off all the time :D Sadly it was not a random hotty like from the movies, it was an old dude named barry :(
     
    Yiddo, Aug 14, 2012
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