Aspire XC-704G does this have Wifi?

TheSmith22

Does anyone know if the Aspire XC-704G able to connect to wifi? When I look under internet options on the computer I only see Ethernet.

[Thread was edited to include the topic issue]

billsey

There is an M.2 slot on the motherboard and some models if the XC-704G series had a WLAN card, some did not. You can put a card in to add wireless capability if you need it. You will want the card itself (M.2 E slot are pretty standard) plus a screw if the slot doesn't have one (M2x3mm) and a set of antennas. It's best if you can mount the antennas away from each other, I think Acer puts them on the front of the chassis under the plastic bezel using double sticky tape.

William_mk2

@TheSmith22

Kindlly look at the specifications which is designed for your computer . It is captured from service manual designed for your computer.

You can use wifi on your computer.

Try Windows + x - go to device manager

expand network adapter

check whether wireless driver is installed.

Right click on wifi adapter - uninstall

restart the computer.  

It should work fine.

If it is still not working properly

Go to website - support.acer.com 

chose your country

type the snid or chose the model no

go to drivers 

Install the wireless driver

It should work fine.

TheSmith22

I have tried installing all 3 of the wireless LAN driver and it still does not add the wireless driver.

TheSmith22

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1147972#Comment_1147972

I downloaded and installed the wireless driver and it still does not show up under network adapter.

billsey

There is an M.2 slot on the motherboard and some models if the XC-704G series had a WLAN card, some did not. You can put a card in to add wireless capability if you need it. You will want the card itself (M.2 E slot are pretty standard) plus a screw if the slot doesn't have one (M2x3mm) and a set of antennas. It's best if you can mount the antennas away from each other, I think Acer puts them on the front of the chassis under the plastic bezel using double sticky tape.

TheSmith22

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1148115#Comment_1148115

So this XC-704G does not have a WLAN card to be able to connect to wifi?

William_mk2

@TheSmith22

Sometimes, computer might not be detecting the wireless adapter which is present inside the motherboard.

I am really sorry for the inconvenience..  Let us do the basic steps first..

Doing the power drain and bios defaults will really help. Kindly follow the steps given below:

Turn off the laptop. Disconnect or unplug the charger cable, devices or any other cables connected to your laptop. Close your laptop. Turn it upside down. On the bottom of the laptop, you can find a pin hole. It is a tiny hole. You can a find a battery symbol indicator next to the hole. It is like a + and – sign symbol as though somebody is trying to shift the battery out. Insert the pin on to the hole for 30 seconds. Remove the pin. Flip the laptop. Connect the charger cable, turn on the computer. Only on laptops where the battery is inbuilt you can find the battery reset hole on the back of laptop.

If you don’t find a pin hole on the back of laptop then you might be using removable battery. There is no need to unscrew anything to remove the battery. Turn off the laptop. Disconnect or unplug the charger cable, devices and any other cables connected to your laptop. Close your laptop. Turn it upside down. On the bottom of the laptop, please look at the top or bottom depending on the way you look at it. You can find a long door. It is a battery removable door. Just below that you can find a latch. If you move the latch you can remove the battery door. Once the battery is removed, flip the laptop. Open the top cover, press and hold the power button for 1 minute. Connect the battery back on the back of computer. Connect the charger cable back and then turn on the computer. 

 

If you don’t see a reset pin hole on the back of laptop or if you are not able to remove the battery (if it is inbuilt) then please unplug all the cables and devices out of laptop.  Hold the power button for 1 minute. After releasing the button you should wait a while before plugging in power. Just because the button has been pressed doesn’t bleed off all the residual electricity on the motherboard. Wait 15-30 minutes before plugging in power. Then once power is connected wait for a full battery indication before turning the system on. That allows the battery to fully reset it’s internal statistics.

Connect all the cables back and restart the computer.  

While turning on the computer, tap f2. It will go to bios. Press f9 once. It will show load bios defaults with a yes or no popup. Press enter. Popup screen will disappear. Press f10 once. It will show save changes popup with yes or no. Press enter. Computer will restart and it will load into windows.  

Now please check in device manager.   It should show up the wireless adapter.

 

It should work fine.. 

If it is still not working..

You can also reinstall the windows as a last step and check.

If the wireless is not gettting detected even after installing windows then go to a near by store and get a external usb wireless adapter. I suggest you to get a dlink adapter.

If it is still not working then we have to do a refresh and reset

click on start - settings - update and security - recovery - reset this pc - get started 

or 

on start - type here to search - type reset this pc - click on reset this pc on the top - click on get started 

It will show you keep my files and remove everything

chose keep my files 

chose the account - type the password - click on local reinstall - click on reset 

It will be in progress.. 

login to computer and start using the computer. 

If it is still not working 

click on start - settings - update and security - recovery - reset this pc - get started 

chose remove everything 

click on local reinstall - just remove my files - click on reset

It will be in progress

Note:

If you do refresh ( keep my files ) - all your personal files like pictures, music , documents , videos will still be intact.  Only the applications will be lost

If you do reset ( remove everything ) - you are doing a factory default.  It will become like a day one computer.  It will wipe out everything and take your computer to day one like a new computer. 

You can also do the recovery in an alternative way..

There are two alt keys on the keyboard. If you look at the bottom row of keyboard you can see the one on the left side of space bar and the other on the right side of space bar. The alt key on the right side will be looking like alt, alt gr or alt car. Turn off the computer. Hold the alt key on the left and tap f10 continuously.  It will go to repair mode. It will show you chose an option, continue, troubleshoot.  If it is not going to repair mode, turn off the computer. Turn on the computer. Hold the right alt key ( alt gr or alt car or alt ) and then tap f10 continuously. It will go to chose an option continue and troubleshoot..

It will show you chose an option, continue, troubleshoot

Go to troubleshoot - click on reset this pc

click on keep my files ( only applications will be lost )  chose your account and type your password  - click on local reinstall - click on reset

It will be in progress 

If the keep my files option is not working 

Go to troubleshoot - click on reset this pc – click on remove everything – click on local reinstall – just remove my files – click on reset 

It will reinstall windows. 

If the just remove my files is not working.. 

Go to troubleshoot - click on reset this pc – click on remove everything – click on local reinstall – Fully clean the drive – click on reset 

It will reinstall windows. 

Note: You can also go to chose an option , continue , troubleshoot by holding the alt key + tapping f10 or alt gr + tapping f10 on the keyboard while turning on the computer.  Once you see the troubleshoot option, you can stop tapping the f10 and stop holding the alt key.  Then you can try the keep my files and remove everything ( just remove by files and fully clean the drive ) by following the steps which was mentioned above. 

Please try keep my files first and then try remove everything as the second option.

If the wireless is not gettting detected even after installing windows then go to a near by store and get a external usb wireless adapter. I suggest you to get a dlink adapter.

billsey

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1148124#Comment_1148124

Some models of the XC-704G have the WiFi populated by the factory, some do not. Since yours doesn't seem to have WiFi listed in Device Manager, yours likely does not have the card or it's antennas installed.

William_mk2

@TheSmith22

I suggest you to go to a near by store and get a external usb wireless adapter. It is very cheap and you can get a dlink usb wireless adapter. It is one of the best option. You can use it on any computer where there is no wifi. Mostly you can use it on old desktops and laptops where there is no wifi. All the new laptops are equipped with inbuilt wifi.

It is a plug and play device and you can simply connect to the usb port and start using it.

After connecting the usb wifi adapter to your computer please follow the steps given below. It is very simple.

Try windows + r - type ncpa.cpl

you can see the new wireless adapter icon

right click on it - click on connnect - chose the wifi

type the wifi password

start using the wifi