When I click the Diagnose button on my adapter's status screen, Windows 7 Event Viewer System Log reports Since 5Ghz range is less than 2.4 Ghz, my DW1525 has an even weaker signal from the router which is only 30 feet away on the same floor. Only my Dell DW1525 is on the E3000 5.Ghz network.

I put all of my type G and one 2.4Ghz type N devices on the 2.4Ghz network in the E30000. Thanks.Īfter updating the driver to the latest one either Dell or I could find, I changed my WRT54GL router for a Cisco-Linksys E3000. If anyone could provide some tips or a solution, I'd be very grateful. I've looked all over for solutions but have found nothing. I spoke to a Dell tech, did a full factory image restore, and while I'm not getting blue screens now, the signal continues to be weak and spotty. I tried to reinstall the drivers again but got blue screen errors when I attempted to install Atheros' drivers.

But after a Windows Update, the problem returned. the card was picking up as many signals as my notebook and at the same strength and speed. I tried to reinstall the Atheros drivers from the Dell support site, and that seemed to do the trick for a while. I compared with my Dell Inspiron 13 (which has an Intel wireless N card), and it is literally 5x as fast on speed tests, picks up a lot of other signals, and is always 5 bars.

The card only weakly picks up other signals and it is often weak and spotty. The wireless signal swings wildly between 3 bars and 5 bars - and the computer is close to the router. I have an XPS 8100 and have been very satisfied for the most part, but have had a persistent problem with the wireless card, the Atheros DW1525 WLAN PCIe Card.

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