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Vostro 1400 - wireless switch not working - hardware or software?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by databird, Mar 12, 2009.

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  1. databird

    databird Notebook Consultant

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    I opened my Vostro 1400 some time ago to clean it out, and put it back together again carefully. I also reformatted it recently.

    Ever since, the wireless switch at the front doesn't seem to do anything when I press it all the way to the right. Before, it would show all wireless APs in the area, and their signal strengths, on the screen.

    Is it a driver/software issue? Or did I forget to reconnect something when I opened the laptop up? The ON/OFF positions of the switch work fine...
     
    databird, Mar 12, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It's probably a software problem. AFAIK, by default, the switch will only act as a "wifi catcher"; there shouldn't be any notifications in Windows. There's probably some Dell software you need to install in order to gain this added functionality. Otherwise, you probably misaligned the switch on the chassis and the switch on the motherboard.
     
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  3. SteveJonesy

    SteveJonesy Notebook Evangelist

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    You need to install the Dell Quickset app.
     
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