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09-20-2023 01:47 PM
Thank you. I have ordered the card, will arrive in a few weeks. I've downloaded the file. I assume I just run each of the two .exe files. Will I need to remove the existing drivers?, or remove devices? first or these executable will replace the old drivers?
09-20-2023 01:54 PM
You're very welcome.
Before you install the Intel card, yes, I recommend that you go to the device manager, click to expand the Network adapters device manager category, right click on the Ralink card, select uninstall and check the uninstall driver box.
You can also do that to the Ralink Bluetooth device, even if it is only showing up as a hidden device.
Right click on it select Uninstall and check the uninstall driver box.
Shut down, unplug the PC, remove the Ralink card, install the Intel card, connect both of the antenna wires to the Intel card and W10 will automatically install the Wi-Fi drivers for the Intel card, but not the Bluetooth drivers.
So, you can run the Intel BT exe file you unzipped and install the Intel BT after you installed the card.
The Wi-Fi driver you downloaded from Skydrive is the last Wi-Fi driver Intel released for that card, if you want to update the driver to that version.
10-23-2023 03:43 PM
It worked - both the Network adaptor and Bluetooth are working. Thank you very much
Device Manager shows an unknown device - I guess this might be the bluetooth before the BT driver exe found the actual device.
It might also the be old network adaptor - I forgot to click the uninstall drivers when uninstalling the device.
I presume it should be safe to uninstall this uninstall device?
10-23-2023 03:50 PM
You're very welcome.
Please post the hardware ID for the unknown device so I can figure out what it is before you try and uninstall it.
It may be a totally different device that needs a driver.
Use this guide for how to find the hardware ID for a device:
How to Find Drivers for Unknown Devices in the Device Manager (howtogeek.com)
10-23-2023 07:54 PM
Hi:
You do not want to delete that device.
This should be the driver you need for it:
Intel Smart Connect Technology Driver