Windows 10: Need driver to DOWNGRADE to 1x1 wifi card on Refurb. Windows 10 T430

Hello. I posted this q. on a ThinkPad forum, but realized it's a Windows 10 issue, not a Lenovo issue. I'm cognitively & physically disabled & trying as hard as I can to figure a T430 situation out, w/ no help. I get migraines from the dual band wifi cards, even when the 802.11 a/n and A/C protocols are disabled, so I need to actually switch out the card w/ an 11b/g/n, but Windows 10 no longer offers wifi card support. I'm awaiting shipment of a T430 (MT: 2349) and did 4 days of nonstop research. Found out that the single-band-single-stream (1x1) wifi card (FRU: 60Y3249) is compatible w/ T430 2349 HARDWARE, but Windows 10 doesn't have a compatible DRIVER, so Idk how to get the machine to recognize the card, so that I can enable ONLY the 802.11g protocol on the 802.11 b/g/n card. I'm also concerned that, even if I can get W10 to recognize the downgraded card, every time W10 updates, I'll have to re-instruct it on recognizing the older gen., switched-out wifi card. I am totally computer illiterate, & disabled in a way where I can't understand this any farther. Can anyone instruct re. a procedure or approach that maybe I haven't thought of? Thanks very much for any guidance. *Smile -


Link to 1x1 802.11b/g/n card I need to install on my T430:
https://encompass.com/item/10629470/..._Hmc_Wlan_Card


Link to drivers for WiFi card that T430 MT 2349 comes with:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/p...loads/DS104074


Link to the existing drivers for the card I need to put on the T430 (Drivers seem to be Windows 7-compatible, but not Windows 10 compatible):
Downloads Detail migr 73701

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Need help! Wifi adapter uninstalled and doesn't even show up in Device Manager: Hidden Devices

Please help, I uninstalled my wifi adapter to troubleshoot some wifi problems..

Just to find out that my wifi adapter wasn't automatically detected/reinstalled when I rebooted my PC.

So I went to Hidden devices in device manager, and uninstalled my wifi adapter completely from there.

I don't know why it wasn't detected in the first place,maybe I uninstalled the driver software along with it too.

But now, I'm unsure how to make it work again. it's like my Pc doesn't know that the wifi adapter is there at all.

HELP!! This is urgent in my case as I need this Pc to do many things.. how do I fix it?

My model

Lenovo

Windows 10(originally Windows 8)

Ideacentre K450

I think the wifi adapter was Thinkpad 1x1 bgn half mini card adapter

Ive tried resetting my pc and that didn't help at all.

I tried installing the drivers from lenovos driver disc and that didnt work out either.

Ive tried restoring. Nope. Didn't work

 

Connecting Bluetooth wireless headphones to an HP laptop

Specs are below; it's an HP 14t laptop:

802.11b/g/n (1x1)

802.11b/g/n (1x1) and Bluetooth® 4.0 combo

Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 Combo

Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (1x1) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 Combo

Drivers updated/installed as of today.

It says it has Bluetooth installed but I can't figure this out.

 

Your chosen card would appear to be the Realtek RTL8188CE. Microsoft has Windows 10 drivers for that in the Update Catalog. That would suggest that windows update will recognise your card and automatically download the correct drivers.

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft...20Windows%2010

 

Cool. Thank you very much. Assuming the hardware for the T430 MT2349 is compatible, which 3 technicians at Lenovo were 90% sure it is, let's hope those drivers help W-10 recognize the card!. I do plan to upgrade to the latest version of Windows10, so let's hope that doesn't create a driver problem. *Smile -

 

Do let us know how you get on.

 

Thanks. I will. It may be a while, given my disabilities and the holidays, lol. -E. Drew