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    GX640 UBER noob question

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Chainbrain, May 13, 2010.

  1. Chainbrain

    Chainbrain Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    So I just got my GX640, loving it. Looks great. Hardly any keyboard flex, etc.

    Anyways, I don't know how to turn the WLAN on, as I cannot find the switch and don't know my way around windows 7 that well. Any help would be .

    Thanks!
     
    Chainbrain, May 13, 2010
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  2. lackofcheese

    lackofcheese Notebook Virtuoso

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    I had the same problem.
    Press the little satellite dish along the row of touch sensors (in line with the power button).
     
    lackofcheese, May 13, 2010
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  3. Chainbrain

    Chainbrain Notebook Guru

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    Hahaha, d'oh.

    This makes me feel even dumber than I did before.
     
    Chainbrain, May 13, 2010
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  4. lackofcheese

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    Like I said, I had the same problem as well. Don't feel bad.
     
    lackofcheese, May 13, 2010
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  5. BenLeonheart

    BenLeonheart walk in see this wat do?

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    [​IMG]
     
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  6. Jordan88

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    Ben, you and your pictures always seem to make me laugh.
     
    Jordan88, May 13, 2010
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  7. ECKS

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    Where do you get these pics from lol.

    Also, do you have to always press the LAN button every time you turn on the comp?
     
    ECKS, May 15, 2010
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  8. lackofcheese

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    In my experience, it stays on if you turn the computer off with it on.
     
    lackofcheese, May 15, 2010
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  9. ECKS

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    It's a touch-button thingy on the touch panel thingy right? So if its not a toggle switch, and the touch thingy messes up, is there a way to activate/deactivate WLAN in Win7?
     
    ECKS, May 15, 2010
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  10. lackofcheese

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    I don't think there's any other way, unfortunately.
     
    lackofcheese, May 15, 2010
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  11. NotEnoughMinerals

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    But thats how a lot of laptops except most have a physical switch, probably a bit safer than on the touch panel but if your touch panel goes out you probably lost the entire panel so you'd need to get it replaced regardless
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, May 15, 2010
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  12. ECKS

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    Good point.
     
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  13. Silicon Chip

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    I believe you can switch it on, but permanently then I guess.
    Through device manager in Control Panel you can un-select the option of "allow computer to turn off this device to save power" that way it will stay on.
     
    Silicon Chip, May 15, 2010
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  14. lackofcheese

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    I don't think that works, though.
     
    lackofcheese, May 15, 2010
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