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Did MSI switch WiFi chips on the Wind?

Possibly because of the nagging problems with the built-in WiFi of the MSI Wind, two new WiFi chips may have replaced the old RealTek that came with each netbook.

The Driver Download page of MSI is now offering new device drivers for 2 new RF modules:

  • AzureWave (AW-NE771) 802.11 b/g/n by Atheros Communication
  • RT2700E (MS-6890) 802.11 b/g/n by Ralink Technology Corp.

The old and problematic RF module was RTL8187SE (MS-6894) by Realtek Semiconductor. The good news is that newer shipments of the MSI Wind will have the faster and better ranged WiFi N draft. Bad news is that older models we already own are stuck with the Realtek chips.

To check which RF module your MSI Wind has, check the silver sticker at the back of your laptop:

msi wind wifi

You can then download the respective WiFi drivers here.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

8 Responses

  1. Avatar for M@rio M@rio says:

    Tu macie rozwiazanie problemu z NE 771
    Działa na Asusie, powinno działac takze na MSI

    Driver do ne 771 :-)

    http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Drivers/WLAN/WLAN_AW-NE771_VT_080626.zip

  2. Avatar for mc mc says:

    “Did MSI switched“? Seriously??

    Check your grammar. Please.

  3. Avatar for Erin Erin says:

    That is sort of a good news as I am still struggling to get wifi working in linux. I am actually looking at having the card replaced with something that is linux friendly, or buying an external one from CDRKing if that works with Linux.

    ciao!

  4. Avatar for Joy de Guzman Joy de Guzman says:

    I think it’s because of this: http://www.atheros.com/news/CCX2.html

  5. Avatar for jobucks jobucks says:

    nice post,

  6. Avatar for Calvin Calvin says:

    think it would affect its price? if it won’t then it’s a good thing for those who waited.

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