Wireless Drivers needed for G7 laptop

[Joel_Dev]

Hi there,

I need to get the network drivers etc to be able to connect to the internet.

I see there are numerous examples of this, but I am still having trouble getting my computer to recognize anything that I install, meaning I must be installing the incorrect drivers.  Would someone mind giving me some links? Thanks.

Windows 7 professional (64 bit)

g7-1150us

Here are the hardware IDs:

Ethernet Controller
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_166A103C&REV_05
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_166A103C
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&CC_020000
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&CC_0200

Network Controller
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_5390&SUBSYS_1636103C&REV_00
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_5390&SUBSYS_1636103C
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_5390&CC_028000
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_5390&CC_0280

PCI Device
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_5209&SUBSYS_1666103C&REV_01
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_5209&SUBSYS_1666103C
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_5209&CC_FF0000
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_5209&CC_FF00

PCI Simple Communcations controller
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3B64&SUBSYS_166A103C&REV_06
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3B64&SUBSYS_166A103C
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3B64&CC_078000
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3B64&CC_0780

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You need these drivers...

Ethernet Controller

Realtek Local Area Network (LAN) Driver     File name: sp55031.exe

Network Controller

Ralink 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Adapter     File name: sp56942.exe

PCI Device

Realtek Card Reader Driver     File name: sp55030.exe

PCI Simple Communcations controller

Intel Management Engine Interface (MEI) Driver     File name: sp52795.exe

[Joel_Dev]

Thank you very much Paul. I'm not sure how you wade through all these drivers and are able to pick the correct ones. For example, why are so many drivers listed on this page? How do you know which ones are correct for what you need? Many of the drivers in the "network" section are listed as "wireless drivers." 

Anyway, much appreciated. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

After several years of doing this, I know most of the hardware ID's by heart.

But how I learned where to find the drivers initially, was to google the ID's and they will provide at least some info regarding the device.

Then you to to your notebook's support and driver page, and pick the driver that most closely matches the device description Google turns up.

The toughest one on your page was the PCI Simple Communications Controller.  Google will tell you that it is the Intel Management Engine Interface, but your notebook has two drivers for that.

So which one do you choose?  For that you have to know the processor and chipset your model has.

Yours has an Intel first generation core processor, so I knew your model needed the IMEI driver I posted, and not the other one which is for notebooks with second generation Intel core processors.