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MrMurica11
Mar 22, 2022Aspirant
USB Wifi Adaptor A6210 connection issues
I purchased this adaptor on Oct. 2, 2021 and didn't really have any issues with it. After a little while I noticed whenever I booted my pc, it would keep connecting and disconnecting from my school's...
MrMurica11
Mar 22, 2022Aspirant
So I updated the chipset to the most recent version. Just as a note, when I went to AMD's site and found my chipset, it had a more recent version than my ASUS' site did so I downloaded the AMD one. I also tried to update my bios for the hell of it but it failed to read the cap file. After updating the chipset though it still did the weird connecting and disconecting between the messages I mentioned before with the "Device can perform faster when..." and "Connected to usb 3.0" and one time when I restarted my pc it gave me a strange message, I attached the screenshot of it from settings. It said the adaptor was an unknown USB device and that the device descriptor failed, along with incomplete setup. I unplugged it and plugged it back in. The adaptor did lose connection again randomly. Not sure if it been a full proof solution but I feel it may have helped a bit.
michaelkenward
Mar 22, 2022Guru - Experienced User
MrMurica11 wrote:
Not sure if it been a full proof solution but I feel it may have helped a bit.
It does hint that the problem may be with the PC.
You could also remove the adapter completely. And that includes going into Device Manager and deleting all "hidden" entries for related USB and network adapter things.
Wifi adapters
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- MrMurica11Mar 22, 2022Aspirant
That's what I'm afraid of now. Not sure what could be wrong. Also, what would deleting it in device manager do? Sorry if it's obvious but I'm not sure.
- michaelkenwardMar 22, 2022Guru - Experienced User
If it is working OK, leave well alone.
Don't mess around unless you have more problems.
- MrMurica11Mar 22, 2022Aspirant
Gotcha, makes sense. Thank you for your help! I'll post on this again if I find new or recurring issues. Thank you again