No correct WLAN/wifi driver available (N581/Win7x64)

Hi there,
some months ago I got my IdeaPad N581 and it was a hassle with drivers from the beginning.
I installed Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and got all the drivers from the support page.
There is one unknown device wich I dont know what it is and aren't really interested in (ACPI\VPC2004).
But I'm becoming crazy with the wifi/WLAN driver.
As offered on the drivers page for N581 I downloaded the following driver package:
Wireless LAN Driver (Liteon/Atheros, CyberTan/Broadcom)
0zwm01ww.exe
9.2.0.439/5.100.82.112
04 Jun 2013
Funny thing is I'm getting the message "no device found" as I try to instll this driver.
After researching further into the issue I found the following problem:
- HW ID of my device: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0032&SUBSYS_321817AA&REV_01
- This HW ID is not listed in "Wireless LAN Driver (Liteon, CyberTan)\Atheros\9.2.0.439\ndis6_Win7\x64\netathrx.inf"
My workaround after this was to identify the device while sarching for the HW ID.
I found this COULD BE a "Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter" and selected the windows build in driver from the driver list.
At first it seems to be working.
Now my problem:
This driver wasn't such a good choice as I'm suffering from network loss after some usage (usually 2 - 3 hours) and it's almost impossible to get the connection back. Even rebooting windows didn't help much. Only if I let rest the N581 for some time (usually until the next day) I am able to get a wifi connection.
Today I had to remove and reinstall this driver to get any form of connection.
So PLEASE is there any way I can get the correct drivers for this and use a reliable wifi connection?
Thanks in advance from germany,
Jens
P.S. I tried the search function but didn't get any fitting results, so if there are any, please take my apology and point me to other threads.
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hi giminic,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Upon checking the spare parts on the N581, the wireless module can either be one of the following:
Atheros AR9285
Broadcom BCM4313
Can you try to install this driver for the WLAN:
Drivers for Atheros AR9285 and Windows 7
Version: 10.0.0.234
Release: 2013-03-14 [March '13]
OS: Windows 7 32/64bit Status: WHQL
File: win7-10.0.0.234-whql.zip
For the ACPI\VPC2004, can you try to install:
Lenovo Energy Management
v7.0.3.4
cagt26ww.exe
21.2MB
Let me know your findings,
neokenchi
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