Acer Aspire E1-471 Drivers for Windows 7 & Windows 8 – Official Support Status
Acer Aspire E1-471 Drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 8
This page provides a cleaned-up reference for Acer Aspire E1-471 drivers that were originally listed for Windows 7 and Windows 8. The page has been updated to clearly distinguish historical driver information from currently downloadable files.
Important: Acer no longer provides the legacy E1-471 driver packages through the current product support page. The official Acer support page for this model currently shows no available driver results, and several older Acer download URLs used by the original article now lead to an Acer error page.
The driver links previously published on this page were direct Acer download URLs. They are no longer active. For that reason, this updated article does not replace them with third-party download websites.
If you need to check whether Acer has restored a download for your exact machine, use the official Acer Drivers and Manuals service:
About the Acer Aspire E1-471
The Acer Aspire E1-471 is an older 14-inch Aspire notebook platform that was sold with different hardware configurations. Depending on the exact configuration, components such as the wireless adapter, touchpad and graphics hardware may come from different manufacturers.
This matters when reinstalling Windows. A driver package designed for one E1-471 hardware configuration is not automatically the correct package for every unit. The safest method is to match the hardware through Device Manager and, when necessary, identify the device using its hardware ID.
Older Acer support packages could contain different drivers for different hardware vendors. For example, wireless networking and touchpad hardware could vary between E1-471 configurations. Installing the wrong vendor package may result in a device that remains undetected or does not work correctly.
Choose Your Operating System
Windows 7 Driver Reference
These are the driver versions and package sizes recorded in the original Cloud Drivers article. They are shown for identification purposes only because the corresponding Acer download packages are no longer publicly available from the old URLs.
Audio
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtek Audio Driver | 6.0.1.6581 | 181.9 MB | Unavailable |
Card Reader
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card Reader Driver | 6.1.7601.27015 | 10.6 MB | Unavailable |
Chipset
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Chipset Driver | 9.3.0.1018 | 2.8 MB | Unavailable |
LAN
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtek LAN Driver | 7.056.0316.2012 | 5.6 MB | Unavailable |
Touchpad
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALPS Touchpad Driver | 7.109.2020.205 | 10.0 MB | Unavailable |
| Synaptics Touchpad Driver | 15.3.41.5 | 195.6 MB | Unavailable |
| ELANTECH Touchpad Driver | 11.6.2.1 | 177.0 MB | Unavailable |
USB 3.0
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel USB 3.0 Driver | 1.0.0.199 | 5.1 MB | Unavailable |
Graphics
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel VGA Driver (32-bit) | 9.17.10.2843 | 112.2 MB | Unavailable |
| Intel VGA Driver (64-bit) | 9.17.10.2843 | 152.0 MB | Unavailable |
| NVIDIA VGA Driver (PHYSX) | 9.11.1111 | 30.4 MB | Unavailable |
| NVIDIA VGA Driver (64-bit) | 9.18.13.0717 | 236.4 MB | Unavailable |
Wireless LAN
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atheros Wireless LAN Driver | 9.2.0.480 | 40.9 MB | Unavailable |
| Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver | 5.100.82.112 | 57.8 MB | Unavailable |
| Intel Wireless LAN Driver | 15.2.0.19 | 367.7 MB | Unavailable |
Applications
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| CyberLink WebCam Application | 1.5.2108.00 | 31.2 MB | Unavailable |
Windows 8 (64-bit) Driver Reference
The entries below are retained from the original article for historical identification. The original Acer download URLs are no longer active.
Audio
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtek Audio Driver | 6.0.1.6657 | 239.5 MB | Unavailable |
Card Reader
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card Reader Driver | 6.2.8400.27028 | 17.2 MB | Unavailable |
Chipset
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Chipset Driver | 9.3.0.1020 | 2.9 MB | Unavailable |
LAN
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realtek LAN Driver | 8.003.0730.2012 | 5.6 MB | Unavailable |
Touchpad
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synaptics Touchpad Driver | 16.2.9.6 | 120.1 MB | Unavailable |
| ELANTECH Touchpad Driver | 11.6.8.1 | 181.1 MB | Unavailable |
Graphics
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA VGA Driver | 9.18.13.0717 | 236.4 MB | Unavailable |
| Intel VGA Driver | 9.17.10.2867 | 137.1 MB | Unavailable |
Wireless LAN
| Name | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver | 6.30.59.20 | 34.5 MB | Unavailable |
| Intel Wireless LAN Driver | 15.5.4.45 | 146.1 MB | Unavailable |
| Atheros Wireless LAN Driver | 10.0.0.67 | 45.1 MB | Unavailable |
How to Identify the Correct Driver
Because the Aspire E1-471 family can use different hardware suppliers, identifying the exact device is more reliable than choosing a driver only from its category.
- Open Device Manager in Windows.
- Locate the device with a missing driver or warning icon.
- Open Properties > Details > Hardware Ids.
- Use the hardware ID to determine the actual component manufacturer and model.
- Install only a driver intended for the matching Windows architecture.
- Restart the notebook and test the affected hardware.
What to Do When the Acer Driver Is No Longer Available
If the official Acer page does not provide a downloadable package for your E1-471, the safest approach is to first check whether Windows already contains a compatible built-in driver. Windows Update may also provide a suitable device driver for some components.
For a clean Windows installation, make a backup of any working driver packages you already have before reinstalling the operating system. This is especially useful for older notebooks where the manufacturer has retired legacy downloads.
Avoid downloading unknown executable driver installers from unofficial driver websites. Such packages may be repackaged, outdated, incompatible, or difficult to verify.
Official Acer Support
Acer remains the authoritative source for product-specific documentation and any legacy downloads that may still be available. Check the official support portal using the exact model, serial number or SNID.
Official-source policy for this article: Cloud Drivers does not provide replacement download links to third-party driver repositories for the Acer Aspire E1-471.
Frequently Asked Questions
The current official Acer product-support page for the E1-471 is still accessible, but its Drivers and Downloads section currently reports no driver results.
The original article used direct Acer Global Download URLs. Those legacy URLs are no longer active, so keeping them as live download buttons would create broken links and potentially mislead readers.
Not automatically. Wireless, touchpad and graphics components can differ between configurations. Check the hardware ID before installing an alternative package.
No. This page intentionally avoids third-party driver download repositories. The only driver-support destination provided is the official Acer support portal.
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