PCI vendor 168C is Atheros Communications Inc. (I used to search in, but any search engine should get you started.) Refining the search their device 0032 yields: Chip Number: 0x0209 Chip Description: AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter Notes: The in their notes seems to be for a 'Qualcomm Atheros WiFi Driver Installation', 'ProductGUID=7D916FA5-DAE9-4A25-B089-655C70EAF607', 'CompanyName=Qualcomm Atheros'.

Jan 10, 2012. Specifications: - Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Starter. Express Gate. - Display: 10.1' LED Backlight WSVGA Non-Glare Screen (1024x600). - CPU & Chipset: Intel Atom N455. - Memory: SO-DIMM 1GB/2GB DDRIII DRAM. - Wireless Data Network: WLAN 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz. BluetoothV2.1 +. Dec 22, 2010. Developer: (Asus). Asus Eee PC 1001PX Netbook LAN Driver 1.0.0.10/1.0.0.23 for Win7/XP - Drivers. Downloads: 1297. Display: 10.1 'WSVGA LED backlight Non-glare screen (1024x600) Intel CPU & Chipset: Intel Atom N450 Memory: SO-DIMM 1GB/2GB Wireless Data Network: WLAN 802.11b.

Try installing that one.

In about a week and a half, I'm going on an extended vacation, and need a (physically) lightweight piece of hardware that can do two basic things: • browse the internet comfortably on wifi • connect to Skype/Viber/some other VoiP program reliably So, I figured I'd dust of my old netbooks, and see if I can get one of them to do just that. They're Asus X101H EEE PC's, sporting an Intel Atom N570 1.66 Ghz CPU (which is 64-bit capable), and 1 Gb of RAM.

Now I know these are 64-bit capable, and I have managed to succesfully install Windows 10 on one of them. The other one will probably be running on Linux, and be the one I take with me. The 64-bit Windows 10 running one is still a bit sluggish anno 2016, though notably faster than when it was running the bloatware infested factory installation Windows 7 Starter. As such, I can’t help but wonder whether running the 32-bit version of Windows 10 would actually make it faster, because it’s “RAM-capped”. Hence I was wondering whether anyone on this forum might have some advice to share on this. Thanking you in advance.

The 32-bit version is no faster. 1 GB of RAM is not sufficient for Windows 10. If you can get the Linux laptop working, take that one with you. Thanks, BulldogXX! That reply is a lot more helpfull than the one I got from MS support, by 'a certain Ivan', who hilariously maintained that he wasn't a bot. I still face the same dilemma with my Linux laptop though: 64-bit or 32-bit? While it's not normally the case, would perhaps this time 'go for Linux, what goes for Windows'?

Hope that I can obtain a similar straightforward answer on the Ubuntu forums. The only real test would be trying 32 bit Windows 10 and seeing if it ends up being faster in practice [a test that would take quite a bit of your limited time].

I get the impression that you are aware that whereas a minimum of 1GB is required for the 32 bit version. So your choice is between • getting the benefit of 64 bit processing but limited by the invalid RAM size, or • foregoing the 64 bit processing benefit in order to fulfil the minimum RAM requirement. Denis Try*3 - a user Dell Inspirons 7779, 1545, 9300; Windows 10 Home x64 & Pro x86; Office Pro 2007; HP DJ2540; HTC UPlay [Android 6.0], MyPhoneExplorer. Hi, To add to BulldogXX's good information: Windows 10 - Specifications and Requirements And remember for a quality experience the systems really need to exceed the minimums. So you need more memory (than 1GB) even for 32 bit. However if it will run 32 bit then that system should be a little smoother than running 64 bit (if on 1 GB).

Hope this helps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Brown. It honestly depends on what you are doing with the device.

Years ago, there was a study done by Microsoft that 32 bit versions of Windows get a 9% performance boost running on a 64 bit capable system. Another thing you need to take into account is that Skype, which you mentioned is one of the activities you will need the device for; doesn't work so great on Linux operating systems at the moment. It significantly lags behind the Windows version. I believe the latest version of Skype for Linux just gained experimental video call support. And the video calls only work between Skype-for-Linux Alpha clients at this stage. So, that's something to consider.

But here is another thing you want to take into account is the fact that Linux is of no greater benefit, running 32 or 64 bit under 1 GB of RAM. The latest Ubuntu Linux 16.10 requirements call for: Recommended system requirements: • 2 GHz dual core processor or better • 2 GB system memory • 25 GB of free hard drive space • Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media • Internet access is helpful Going back to my initial argument, you could get away with Windows 10 32 bit on 1 GB RAM, but it depends on what you plan to do. If you are going only keep a couple tabs open, listen music and light web browsing, occasional word processing, it will work.

If you are going to participate in a video call, you don't want to have a lot of activities going on since that's going to require a lot of resources. Or you could just stick with Windows 7, which is certainly much lighter and still supported. In either case, Linux or Windows 10, its probably best to max the RAM to have a great experience running either platform. Being biased about it is not the way to go. Best, Andre Windows Insider MVP MVP-Windows and Devices for IT twitter/adacosta groovypost.com. It honestly depends on what you are doing with the device. Years ago, there was a study done by Microsoft that 32 bit versions of Windows get a 9% performance boost running on a 64 bit capable system.

Another thing you need to take into account is that Skype, which you mentioned is one of the activities you will need the device for; doesn't work so great on Linux operating systems at the moment. It significantly lags The latest Ubuntu Linux 16.10 requirements call for: • 2 GB system memory Or you could just stick with Windows 7, which is certainly much lighter and still supported. Hi Andre, I actually planned on going with Lubuntu, which uses the LXDE desktop and is much lighter. Regarding Windows 7: the thing is that if I reset to factory settings, there's a lot of bloatware. Whereas, if I somehow managed to perform a clean install of Windows 7 Starter, I'll probably have driver issues. Both Windows 10 and recent Linux distros seem to perform a lot better when it comes to recognising hardware. In summary, and performance advantage gained by sticking with Windows 7 is negated by the amount of additional junk required.

Regarding Windows 7: the thing is that if I reset to factory settings, there's a lot of bloatware. Whereas, if I somehow managed to perform a clean install of Windows 7 Starter, I'll probably have driver issues. Both Windows 10 and recent Linux distros seem to perform a lot better when it comes to recognising hardware. In summary, and performance advantage gained by sticking with Windows 7 is negated by the amount of additional junk required.

All you need to do is: • Reset to factory with the original image. Forget bloatware.

This is only to have access to original drivers and go to step 2. • Use some tool to backup the original drivers, like. Save your drivers in some pendrive or any other storage. • Download the original Windows 7 Starter image or any other Windows 7 32 bits (if you have the license). • Make a clean installation of Windows 7 Starter using the license that should be in some sticker in the netbook.

I have HP mini and, to see the license sticker, you must remove the bottom plastic cover. • Use to restore the original Windows 7 32 bits drivers you backed up previously. • You are done.

That way, you can have a clean Windows 7 32 bits (Starter or any other version) and the original Windows 7 32 bits drivers provided by the manufacturer. I restored my HP Mini with the original image. My HP Mini has intel Atom N455 and 2GB of RAM.

Make Fake Irish Driving Licence. I works horrible with Windows 10 64 bits. Forget using W10 64 bits on it. W10 32 bits didn't try. The other problem I had is that Intel has no W10 graphic driver for GMA3150. Windows 10 uses WDDM. There's no way to use Inter Driver. So, I decided to return to Windows 7 Starter, wich only comes in 32 bits version.

Of course, original image has lot of bloatware. Norton antinvirus, HP games, and other crap. However, you just have to unistall it. In a few minutes, you can have your Windows 7 nice and clean. Install Microsoft Security Essentianls, run the Disk Clean tool and you are ready. My HP Mini performs really well that way.

The most time consuming work was to update Windows 7 because my HP Mini came with Windows 7 'Without' SP1. So, it took almost two days to be fully updated. I recommend to use the Disk Cleanning tool after the full update and with Admin privileges because updates (a really massive update) leaves lot of files that Windows can clean in a secure way.

In my case, Windows cleaned almost 10 (yes, ten) GB of files, foldes, etc. And it runs perfectly.

Somehow, I managed to install League of Legends in my netbook. I also tryed Lubuntu 10.16 64 bits. I've installed Steam For Linux and played Counter Strike Condition Zero with no problems. It take some time to launch the game, but once it starts, it runs OK.

Hope this info and experience could be useful for you. Update: Today I was talking with the 'systems guy' at my work. He told me that it's very possible that the manufacturer of the netbook (in my case, HP) could tweak Windows in some way/s to work better. And explained to me that he knows that the company Monsanto use to have its own Windows updates. Fully customized by Microsoft. They had an agree (can't imagine how many $$$).

So, it is not crazy to speculate that HP (or your netbook's manufacturer) could use tweaked versions of Windows, customized for their products. If this is the case, that could be the reason my Win7 Starter by HP works better than any other Win7 / Win10 installation I've made.

Best regards.