Notebooks & Netbooks

[Exscalibur]

It all worked fine on mine until i used the Live Updater from Acer!!!
Now i have to use my USB adapter to get reliable internet connection. I'm using a Aspire V3-571g

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[sundoobie]

Ok I installed the new bios

BIOS_Acer_2.09_A_A 

Then I uninstalled the wireless adapter from device manager. 

Ran setup with the new driver

Wireless LAN_Atheros_10.0.0.217_W8x64_A

So now let's see if it works.  Streaming my slingbox so I will know if it loses connection.

To be updated

[sundoobie]

Seems to have worked. Havn't had one issue of limited connectivity on 2 differnt routers.  

Here's the document per ACER

Document ID: 27675

WiFi and Bluetooth Transfers Unstable

There is an issue with previous versions of the Atheros WiFi and Bluetooth combo drivers for Windows 8, which caused a packet stability issue. (v10.0.0.75, v10.0.0.204, and v10.0.0.209)

It is recommended to download v10.0.0.217 or later of the Atheros Wireless LAN driver to resolve this issue.

1. Visit the Download Section of Acer support website.
2. Under Select Product Family, choose your product family.
3. Under Select Product Line, choose your product line.
4. Under Select Product Model, choose your product model.
5. Choose your operating system from the "Please Select Your OS" window and click Confirm..
6. On the next page, click on the Drivers tab. Atheros Wireless LAN 10.0.0.217 (or later).
7. Click Save and select where you want to download the file.
8. For additional information on how to install the downloaded driver, please visit Installing a downloaded driver on Windows 8.
   

[chornay]

Im having the same problem. It is so frustrating. Have you found any solution yet? please let me know, if yours is fixed.

[dna2110]

the problem is solved:  i simply went to the highpoint acer service center at Low Yat Plaza 4th floor. they know the problem and solved it in no time. just need the latest version of the wifi driver. 

good luck to all who suffer with the same problem.

cheers and Happy New Year 

[tcmomo3]

Aspire V3-571G, Windows 8, Qualcomm Atheros AR5BWB222 network adaptor

I installed the new driver from the Acer support site (10.0.0.217), and am still having intermittent WiFi failures every 15-20 minutes (shows up as limited connectivity).

Has anyone resolved this problem on a V3-571G, Windows 8, with the 10.0.0.217 driver?

I will definitely be returning this if I can't get this resolved, as it's unusable as is.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

[grummy]

So, this thread was 13 pages long... Yesterday. Where did it go ? I have this problem too and have been following along looking for answers.

[ElizabethS]

I believe you are looking for this thread:

http://community.acer.com/t5/Acer-Ultrabooks/Aspire-S7-391-Wifi-problems/td-p/7575/page/13

[dvdhoek]

We tried a lot of driver verisons, each with stability problems. E.g. the win7 driver resulted in blue screens. 10.0.0.217 and 10.0.0.75 weren't stable either. After 10.0.0.75 I installed Wireless LAN_Atheros_10.0.0.200_W8x64UW8x86U_A on a V5-531 and wireless is stable now for some days. Device Manager shows driver version 10.0.0.77, I don't know the reason for that version difference, but as long it is working, we stay on this driver until a stable updated version is available. We do have some bluetooth error messages when rebooting the machine, but currently we do not use bluetooth, so that's not an issue now.

[joo1z]

I also have this problem with an ASPIRE V3-571, which I purchased as an christmas present....very disappointed to say the least, ACER need to address with problem asap or I will be returning this to Argos.