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doc_octopus's avatar
doc_octopus
Aspirant
May 08, 2015

A6210 new mediatek driver

Available a new driver on the website of manufacturer of the radio chipset. Also available for download from the site station-drivers.com
A6200
AC1200
Firmware
sethm1's avatar
sethm1
Guide
Aug 11, 2015

This driver seems redundant if I have A6210 Netgear genie installed.

 

I ran a Driver Genius scan and this driver (Mediatek RT2870 Wireless Lan Card Driver) popped up to install.

Which I did (is that an oops?)

 

Do I need it?  is it need for my A6210 adapter?

 

I had a A6200 adapter and this Mediatek Lan Card driver never popped up then.

So this driver is indeed necessary OR I can uninstall it - yes?

 

Thx

DarrenM's avatar
DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Aug 14, 2015

Hello Sethm1

 

It shouldnt be needed if you have the netgear drivers so its up to if you want to keep it or not if its not causing any issues then I wouldnt worry about unistalling it.

 

DarrenM

  • sethm1's avatar
    sethm1
    Guide
    Aug 14, 2015

    Thanks.

    Uninstalled.

    Doing so did 'break' (probably not the right term) my Adapter - but a reinstall fixed it.

     

    take care/

    • sethm1's avatar
      sethm1
      Guide
      Aug 14, 2015

      Oops- meant to add another question (though off topic) -  DO I need the A6210 Genie to sit in the Start Up Folder (Start icon/ All Programs/Startup) ?

      • DarrenM's avatar
        DarrenM
        Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
        Aug 17, 2015

        You dont need to that just what folder its located in right now you can move it if you want.

         

        DarrenM