topic Upgrade path for intel-r dual band AC 7260 in Wireless

Upgrade path for intel-r dual band AC 7260

KirkF — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:25:20 GMT

I have a Dell 8700 XPS, yeah it's old but still runs everything fine. Only issue I have is the driver for the on-board intel-r dual band AC 7260.

If I can't get an updated driver (currently mine is 10/1/2017, version 18.33.9.3) what is the upgrade path? Or is there no upgrade path, I should look elsewhere for a Wireless card?

Re: Upgrade path for intel-r dual band AC 7260

n_scott_pearson — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:27:01 GMT

@KirkF,

Check your Private Message inbox. Click on your avatar picture in the top right corner of the page (in the Communities blue banner) and select Messages from the resulting menu.

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P.S. You are the 148th person to request these drivers since Jan. 6th.

Re: Upgrade path for intel-r dual band AC 7260

n_scott_pearson — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:33:19 GMT

Answering your other questions, with this adapter being discontinued by Intel, there will be no subsequent driver releases. The packages that I have provided includes driver 18.33.17.1. If this driver does not solve the issues, then replacement of the adapter may be the only solution. In this case, the question that I would then need answered before presenting options is: What version (formfactor) of the 7260 module do you have? Is it the 7260HMW or is it the 7260NGW? This is on the label on the adapter itself.

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