How to fix slow Wi-Fi on an Acer Aspire One

A known issue with the AA1 is that the Wi-Fi can be quite slow. This, as it turns out, is due to some overly aggressive power management.

Right click on My Computer and select Properties
Click on the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager Option
Expand the Network Adapters section. You should see an entry for the Atheros adapter. Right click on this and select Properties
Click on the Advanced tab
In the left hand column click on Power Save Mode and change the option on the side from Maximum to Off.
Finally, click OK and close Device Manager.

This is the workaround reported by many users and has certainly worked for me.

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jOE

9th February 2012

This information is not very useful, I don’t see “My Computer” at all on the Acer Apire 1 2011 model. I do see “Computer” I think these instructions need to be re-written.

David Artiss

9th February 2012

Joe,

This was written for the earlier Windows XP version – I assume yours has Windows 7. As I don’t have that version of the netbook I can’t verify whether it has the same problem OR whether the workaround is still correct. Certainly, new hardware and a new OS, if you’re having the same problems then I suspect it’s a totally different problem and solution.

David.

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