This is the "Holy Grail" of all versions of Linux. If one version of Linux can't recognize your WiFi device, try another one. Run them only as a "Live CD" to test your WiFi, FIRST.It took me 2 years to find a Linux Distro that recognized my Acer laptop's built-in WiFi. Freespire, Linux Mint and Ubuntu each worked for me.Or, learn how to use "ndiswrapper" to enable the Windows device driver files on the original driver disk. Warning: It is a little "Geeky".