Xbox 360 wireless n network adapter

simons545

Hey all,

just looking for a driver for XP for the above
hardware ID: USB\VID_045E&PID_02A8&REV_0202


will be using(if at all possible)for a wireless networking adapter for an old dimension 2350 I have

any help/feedback would be much appreciated :P

BloodBath

You need an xbox wireless adaptor for 360 pads. It runs at a different frequency to normal bluetooth adaptors so you need to get a microsoft one.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-XBOX-360-PC-WIRELESS-USB-GAMING-RECIEVER-ADAPTOR-/300592722579?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item45fcb8f293

Look for the driver installation guide on youtube. It's a bit of a pain.

yoyo

It's quite possible a Windows driver just does not exist for it. Especially without knowing the wireless chipset in it, I would just get a cheapo adaptor somewhere like Argos.

Nick

Torqay

BloodBath wrote: »

You need an xbox wireless adaptor for 360 pads. It runs at a different frequency to normal bluetooth adaptors so you need to get a microsoft one.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-XBOX-360-PC-WIRELESS-USB-GAMING-RECIEVER-ADAPTOR-/300592722579?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item45fcb8f293

Look for the driver installation guide on youtube. It's a bit of a pain.

Ahh, that's a wireless transceiver to use XBox controllers on a PC.

The XBox Wireless Network USB adapter is a different gadget (to connect the XBox to a WLAN router).



I read that it can be used on a PC, apparently it's a Marvell chip and Windows 7 actually installs the driver via Windows Update... but XP? I doubt it.

As yoyo said, buy some USB WLAN dongle for a tenner and be done with it.

BloodBath

It would help if I read the post properly, cheers.

Torqay

BloodBath wrote: »

It would help if I read the post properly, cheers.

Actually, googling the device ID also lead me to some article about the controller gadget.

Maybe some tool like Everest or SIW helps to identify the chip used in the adapter and then look at Marvell's support page.

Torqay

Correcting myself, the original xbox wifi adapter used a Marvell chipset. According to this Wiki, the chipsed used in the Wireless N adapter is the Atheros AR9280.

simons545

Torqay wrote: »

Correcting myself, the original xbox wifi adapter used a Marvell chipset. According to this Wiki, the chipsed used in the Wireless N adapter is the Atheros AR9280.

Thank you :-) nice one