I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FW480J that i recently upgraded from 32bit windows 7 to 64. My wireless worked perfectly before the upgrade but now I can't get it to work. I've tried downloading and installing drivers from the Sony site but nothing is going on. I have to connect to the net via ethernet or dongle and its proving to be an inconvenience. I have a permanent red X at the task bar even when wireless is switched on. Please help resolve this issue.
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Attached is an image from my device manager if it'll help.
As well as Network Connections
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WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso
The red x can mean the wireless function is physically switched off thus no networks are available.
A yellow mark means networks are available and you need to select one and probable enter a security key
Is there a small switch somewhere or perhaps a Fn key + F key combination press that enables WiFi?
When pressed a popup may appear stating WiFi ON/OFF
Do any of your keyboard F keys have a wireless icon on it?
version 16.7.0 is the newest windows 7 x64 official Intel driver for the WiFi Link 5100
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/De...DwnldID=23491&keyword=WiFi+Link+5100&lang=eng
If you did a clean Windows 7 x64 installation did you install any Sony utilities that may be required for thing to function?
SONY VAIO wireless function not working
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by fhipu, Mar 28, 2014.