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FOR RELIABLE SLEEP AND WAKE, WHICH NETWORK DRIVER SOURCE DO YOU TRUST??

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  1. Cleo Silva
    @cleo.silva

    ok weird one question for the network folks: do u install network drivers from the chip maker or from ur PC maker? Im looking at Gigabit Ethernet Driver from Realtek for my gaming laptop. My priority is reliable sleep and wake. Is there any real risk in going newer than what teh PC maker supports?? Im not having serious issues right now, which is exactly why Im cautious. Id rather not trade a working setup for a slighlty newer version number unless theres a clear benefit. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Dev S.
    @dev_night

    wait is it a combo Wi-Fi + Bluetooth card??

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  5. Aiden Koch
    @aiden.koch

    ahh classic chip maker drivers get bug fixes and security fixes sooner... if the OEM version is very old, theres a real argument for the newer one, especially for secruity. lmk how it goes

    at this point my GPU cost more than my car lol

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  6. Xavi F.
    @xavif483

    oof for Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo cards, update both dirvers from the same source and generation. Mixing an old Bluetooth driver with a new Wi-Fi drievr can cause odd issues.

    the real fix was the friends we made along the way

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  7. Aiden Koch
    @aiden.koch

    yeahhh same issue here on my mac... driving me crazy

    thinking

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  8. Kira Duarte
    @kirad664

    @aiden.koch nah thats not it, ethernet has nothing to do with it idk maybe im wrong lol

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  9. Aiden Koch
    @aiden.koch

    hmmm PC makers sometimes customize drivers for their hardware: antenna configuration, power management, or combined Wi-Fi/Bluetooth behavior. The chip maker's generic driver usually works fine but may not include those tweaks. good luck man!

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  11. Aiden Koch
    @aiden.koch
    in reply to @xavif483

    A sensible approach: try teh newer driver, keep teh OEM package downloaded, and note what changes. If sleep, battery or stability gets worse, go back to teh OEM one. good luck man!

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  12. Dev S.
    @dev_night

    try turning off the thermal paste first, fixed it for me fingers crossed 🤞

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  13. Cleo Silva
    @cleo.silva
    in reply to @aiden.koch

    @aiden.koch Staying on the OEM driver for now since there are no problems. Good to know what to try if i do get issues.

    the real fix was the friends we made along the way

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