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    Wireless won't switch on

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by OGLoc, Jan 16, 2010.

  1. OGLoc

    OGLoc Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all.

    I have an Acer 6930 with a Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100 card. Now here's the problem:

    I dropped the latptop from a very low height, and everything seems to be fine, except the wireless. It doesn't register as it being turned on, even when I press the button. The text "Wireless enabled" appears on the screen, but the light that indicates it's on doesn't light up.

    When I use Windows to diagnose the problem, it says "Wireless is off. Find the switch according to your machine and switch it on."

    So basically, it seems that something went wrong with the button, so is there any way to switch on the wireless through the laptop, not with the button?

    Thanks.
     
    OGLoc, Jan 16, 2010
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    If it's easy to open up, you could check and see if the wless card may have been jiggled loose, and re-seat it.

    Cheers... :)
     
    pixelot, Jan 16, 2010
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