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Where to download driver for Intel 6250 - a discontinued product ?

VPan
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I have a Intel Centrino Advanced N Wimax 6250 in my laptop. I formatted my laptop recently and now cant find the drivers for this wifi card. I am amazed that Intel has made it so difficult to download drivers for a discontinued product. What am I supposed to do ?

Please help.

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AlHill
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Your laptop manufacturer no longer provides the driver?

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VPan
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No this wifi card was not a part of the original configuration. I bought it separately.

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AlHill
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Well, adding/changing the wireless adapter is not supported without your laptop manufacturer's support:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005687/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html Regulatory Information Regarding Wireless Hardware Installation or...

And, it may not work correctly:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005846/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html Why Doesn't My Laptop Recognize My New Intel® Wireless Adapter?

All that said, what operating system are you running?

Doc

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VPan
Beginner
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The card that the laptop came with was terrible and I couldn't work with it. I am running Windows 7. Thanks.

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AlHill
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Well, I doubt that this will work, but you can try it.

For WiFi: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/23723/Intel-PROSet-Wireless-Software-and-Drivers-for-Windows-7- Download Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for Windows 7*

For WiMAX: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/21711/Intel-PROSet-Wireless-WiMAX-Connection-Utility-for-Windows-7- Download Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiMAX Connection Utility for Windows 7*

Aside from that, perhaps the Intel support agents have a solution.

Doc

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VPan
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That didnt work. I guess it only works for current products and not discontinued ones. Thanks for your help anyways. I will try the support agents. It is ridiculous - there must be an archive somewhere. I managed to find the linux version though.

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idata
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Hello vibzpan,

 

 

Thank you for joining this Intel Community.

 

 

Because this product is discontinued, you can visit the following community and webiste to get recommendations from fellow community members.

 

 

Community on Discontinued Products.

 

https://communities.intel.com/community/tech/discontinued-products https://communities.intel.com/community/tech/discontinued-products

 

 

Discontinued Products

 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/discontinued-products.html

 

 

You can also follow the recommendations provided by al.hill.

 

 

Wanner G.
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Brickstin
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I feel your pain... 

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