Inspiron 3521 - Win 7 Home Premium not detect Ethernet/NW Devices - need drivers

Hi, hope someone can help you.

I recently bought Win 7 Home Premium, 64-bit, for "downgrade" my laptop Inspiron 3521 for Windows 8.0.

Windows 7 is not looking for drivers for the following items:

I read the Wiki on getting the hardware ID, but... when I do properties > details on any of them, there is no hardware shown ID.

My theory is that this is b/c they are all on the motherboard? But that's a wild guess on my part.

No idea how I can be sure of what material I've got, given that the hardware ID are not?

Associates: I jumped my service tag in Support of Dell thingie to see if that gives joy and found that * could * be the drivers I need, BUT: what the beep is that sort of thing auto-install?  I'm not ON my Dell laptop when I come here, because it doesn't connect to the Internet or any network at all, so if all these auto-telechargements, it's going to auto download on the WRONG COMPUTER stuff!  (My apologies for yelling: I'm shouting metaphorically to Dell technical support, not to you all!) )

So, is it possible to get the drivers, I need without * grill * the not quite expensive Dell desktop I'm on?  I tried to download directly on a USB key, but Dell does not want you to, either.

If someone could walk me through this, I would be VERY grateful.

Thank you very much!

Liz

Hi GoonrGrrl,

Please download the Ethernet drivers from the link below.

http://Dell.to/1tWxaA0

In addition, please punch in the serial number system or code of express service from the first link below. Then click on the tab of the system configuration and then click components and find the card wireless system and then download the driver for the card from the second link wireless that is located under the network section.

http://Dell.to/18r60nI

http://Dell.to/1mGTcWW

See the link below to install the drivers in order for the resolution of the problems.

http://Dell.to/18LnbPL

Please let me know if it helps.

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    In many scenarios, the drivers Windows Vista will work perfectly under Windows 7.
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