Problem: Acer Aspire One model ZG5 AOA150, will connect to some routers and access the internet but not all routers. The driver that is in the driver support section for this model, is too old. 7.6.0.224 is the problem. Acer USA has not posted the latest backward compatible Atheros driver 7.7.0.456 on this model's support page to assist users, another problem. It is available on a later model's support pages and I will guide you there now. Solution: Go to USA site: Choose Netbook> Select your product> Netbook/Chromebook> AspireOne > AOD255 (yes, choose the wrong model) > Confirm. Scroll down to bottom of page to Wireless LAN section and download: Wireless LAN Driver Atheros 7.7.0.456 Save As. Download the latest version of Acer Aspire One ZG5 drivers according to your computer's operating system. All downloads available on this website have been scanned by the latest anti-virus software and are guaranteed to. To your directory of choice: 7.7.0.456_XPx86_A.zip After downloading close all programs, right-click and extract to default directory. Make note of where it is. Shut off wireless. Click on Setup icon in the directory. Pop up will ask if you want to Update or Uninstall device. Uninstall the device and reboot. Windows may discover new hardware upon reboot. Turn on wireless. Go back to directory and click on Setup icon in the directory again. Install the device. You should have wireless back and internet working. -tikimouth KEYWORDS: Acer Aspire One AOA150 ZG5 Atheros LAN Wireless Router Cannot Connect Internet Driver 7.6.0.224 Netbook. Trying to get my Atheros wireless AR5007EG on my Aspire 1 to update drivers following instructions on this topic. Cannot get to the download location indicated on the post.at Acer's website clicking on 'drivers and software', when I click on Netbooks, chromebooks (group) as indicated on post, nothing happens. No choices of 'Series', then 'product' are indicated. Does anyone know if Acer has stopped supporting the Aspire1 with downloads? The post with instrctions to update the driver looks like it is from Feb 2013.not long ago. Is there anywhere else I can get the updated driver? Much obliged! This fixes the very annoying problem causing the Acer Aspire One ZG5 not to connect wirelessly to several modems (even though the wireless icon indicates a connection), including Comcast. I love this little netbook, and have been annoyed not being able to connect wirelesssly to Comcast modems remotely. Now that I've just installed Comcast at home, I had to address this problem or get a new laptop. I'm happy to report that by following tikimouth's directions, the Acer ZG5 lives to see another day. I've ditched the ethernet cable and am using WiFi with the new Comcast gateway modem. It's now January 2014, however, and a few updates to tikimouth's original directions from almost a year ago are needed. For starters, the Atheros 7.7.0.456 driver no longer appears for borrowing from the Acer driver site for the AOD225 anymore. There's a different Atheros driver now listed there, and I didn't want to chance that one, as so many have indicated success with the Atheros 7.7.0.456 on this thread. It's curious - Acer seems to be routinely updating wireless driver availability for other models on their website, but not for the ZG5. Must be some contractual hangup between Acer and Atheros that the consumer pays the price for. Anyone from Acer wanna weigh in on that? I had to Google it to find it from another site. Also, as stated by xzm, after uninstalling the old driver and rebooting, the icon for 'Wireless Network Connections' completely disappears from 'Network Connections', so there is nothing to turn off. However, as xzm correctly notes, by simply following the rest of the directions and installing the new driver, everything falls into place and the 'Wireless Network Connections' icon reappears. I have no technical backround, and a little common sense updating tikimouth's directions got me there. It's pretty scary worrying about bricking the netbook's wireless for good, and the Atheros 7.7.0.456 driver works dandy on the Acer Aspire One AOA 150 (ZG5)! Oh, and technically, this driver isn't free, as indicated during the installation. You get a 'trial' period. Dunno if my wireless will brick after the 45 day 'trial period' is over or not. Anyone out there have experience with this?
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