New Z97 Gaming 3 + Windows 8.1... No wireless!

I recently purchased a Z97 Gaming 3 and installed Windows 8.1. Everything ran smoothly but I can't see any wireless connection available. I downloaded the LAN drivers from the motherboard drivers page, with and without suite, with no results. In the Device Manager, under Network adapters, I can see only one items, that being Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30). I can't see any adapter for wireless connection... Any idea how can I solve the problem?

The e2200 adapter is the only on board ethernet adapter, and it is not a wireless NIC.
As Svet has asked, do you have another wireless adapter (PCI/PCI-E or USB maybe?) plugged into the computer?

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