[Important] Added support for BCM43142 Wireless LAN.
Version 6.30.59.26 (H1WB03WW)
(New) Initial release for Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit.
Note: Please refer to the README file in the attachment table for a complete list of changes fixed by this driver update.
Installation Instructions
Note:
If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section.
Manual Install
This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.
[Downloading file]
Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button.
Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.
[Extracting file]
Make sure to be logged on with administrative account.
Locate the directory where the file was downloaded.
Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
In the "Select Destination Location" window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
In the "Ready to Install" window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9.
[Installing files]
Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.
Finally delete the file saved in Step 4.
Silent Install
Note: This is intended for system administrators only.
Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and extract the file.
In the step 11 of the "Installing files" section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
At the command line, execute setup.exe with the -s option. Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -S
Uninstallation Instructions
Manual Uninstall
[Windows 8]
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
Press Windows + X.
Click Control Panel at appeared pane.
Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Select "ThinkPad Wireless LAN Adapter Software", and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.
Determining which version is installed
[Windows 8]
Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
Press Windows + X.
Click Control Panel at appeared pane
Make sure "View by Category" is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
Click Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.