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Last answer on Nov 21, 2009 8:00:39 am GMT Kimberly, on Oct 8, 2008 5:55:34 pm BST 
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Hello,
I just recently put a new power jack in my laptop.
Everything worked fine except for now my wireless does not work.
I have a Dell Latitude D620 laptop. I keep getting an error that says the radio is disabled.
I try to enable it and it does not save the setting. It reverts back to disabled.
The FN - F2 keys do not turn the wireless on. It does nothing.
The wireless switch on the side seems to be very loose and the LED does not light up.
I've went into the wireless utility to enable it and I still get the error that says it is disabled.
It is recognized in my device manager and it says it is working properly.

I'm game for taking the whole thing apart again....I just don't know what to do from this point.

Any guesses would be great.
I don't have the money to send it back to Dell and, of course, the warranty has expired.

Thanks,
Kimberly

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1

xpcman, on Oct 9, 2008 12:11:20 am BST
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Looks like you unplugged something or broke something or dropped solder on the motherboard.

   
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... :/, on Nov 21, 2008 9:26:40 pm GMT
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Ive had the same problem, i sent mine back for repairs and now i got it back every time i turn on my laptop i have to use "Diagnose and repair". My Wlan switches do not work, aswell as the FN-F2.

   
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edjer, on Dec 28, 2008 1:00:01 am GMT
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I had the same problem with a Sony Vaio. It seems one of the updates put entries in my registry to start a Vaio Lan Manager with Windows.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Run

Check these keys to see if any kind of a 3rd party Lan Manager is running. If so, delete the entries and reboot.

Sorry about the lateness of my answer, but I just had the problem.

Good luck.

   
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Soraya, on Feb 9, 2009 9:37:26 pm GMT
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Hi there,

I have exactly the same problem with my Sony Vaio and I have no idea to fix it. Sorry but what do you mean by entering the keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion­Ã‚­\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Ã‚­Run

Can you please, please send me the details on how to do this?

thanks a lot.

Soso

   
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tdesormo, on Sep 25, 2009 8:49:28 pm BST
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This worked for me, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

   
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helpplease, on Feb 19, 2009 12:32:44 am GMT
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Hey i have a sony vaio and just wondering if you were able to fix the problem with the sony vaio wireless lan switch. it works when i turn my laptop on, but doesnot work after i take it out of sleep? can you help

   
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TheManWithThePlan, on Aug 7, 2009 4:38:21 pm BST
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Hey! I had the same problem for a while, but then magically i had an epiphany after searching for 40000 hours on how to fix the LAN switch. On the bottom right hand side of the screen there is a green and purple arrow facing opposite directions, double click it. (It's hard to remember everything) I think it will bring up a picture with a bunch of boxes on the left side, click the wireless network one. TA-DAAAAAA!!! If you can figure out how to connect my Vaio (with Windows Vista) to a nonbroadcasting wireless network with WEP security (i have all the codes) I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER

   
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jman, on Oct 22, 2009 11:25:03 am BST

Nice one!! as if it was that easy :)

   
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 jiminycricket, on Nov 21, 2009 8:00:39 am GMT

A man with a plan!!

Thank you !! After I search for hours I found your answer! Hey presto it works again!! Thank you - you stopped me from pulling my hair out!!!
:)

   
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RRRR, on Nov 3, 2009 3:59:46 am GMT
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Hey, could you please explain how to check the keys you mentioned. thank you much

   
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moley, on Feb 5, 2009 5:04:20 am GMT
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Ay, look on the side for a little on off thing, make sure that thats turned on.

   
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tonytck, on Feb 9, 2009 5:01:11 pm GMT
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Hi moley r u takin the piss sounds like u work in a call center i am sure ppl tried before they asked for help (sounds like u work @ pc world that is the answear i wud expect from them

   
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LisaV13, on Mar 15, 2009 3:06:27 pm GMT
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I had this same problem...and didn't know there was a little on/off switch on the side of my computer. It fixed the issue....it must've gotten switched off when I took it in and out of my laptop bag. Thanks!

   
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rt, on Mar 24, 2009 5:07:40 am GMT
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Hey guys, I have the same exact problem, my wireless switch is turned on for BZ56028 laptop. it does not detect any network regardless of settings. my lenovo laptop picks all available network. i deleted registry key, but no luck. has anyone found any solution to this? Wireless network indicates that "wireless network unavailable". I reset the hardware drivers multiple times, no luck. disable and enable wirelss device in BIOS, not luck, it worked for me randomly.

   
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Another wireless problem, on Mar 29, 2009 2:43:39 pm BST
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I have the
Dell Latitude 630 and under Device Manager it should the intel proset(R) was working correctly, however the wireless just quit working. Uploaded drivers and still nothing and tried the FN + F2 and it doesnt seem to do anything. Then after reading about the switch on the side I switched it on and it started connecting. I guess one of the kids must have turned it off while playing with it. Thanks guys, and Dell I personally would like to kick you guys in the balls. Come on, dont you think you should mention that somewhere on a pop up on how important the switch is on the side for wireless.

   
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Luisa, on Jun 9, 2009 9:41:15 pm BST
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Recently I tried everything to get the wireless to work. My wireless button turned red and everything else is fine. I got some tech support on the phone, and it turned out the wireless card of the switch is not working, so it has to be fixed.
Buy the card and repair it. Relogin to the wireless connection network, and hopefully it works.
Even worse, I can't remember my password for the wireless Internet. So I can't use Internet wireless, but has to use the cable. :(

   
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Stig, on Jul 6, 2009 7:38:49 pm BST

Hey, your problem is solved!
Just plug the ethernet cable supplied with your router and load up your router admin page via explorer, go to your security settings and i'm sure u'll manage to see your password
Good luck !!

   
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mtownsax, on Jul 28, 2009 5:34:31 pm BST
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Somehow FN + F2 does not work on mine. However Ctrl + F2 does work. Try that to turn your wireless on and off.

   
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lenovo j, on Nov 14, 2009 4:10:44 pm GMT

I'm sure that you've fixed it by now, but my Lenovo 300 N200 has a wireless switch on the front of the computer, under the mouse pad ... I had the same problem (couldn't find anything about a wireless switch in the Lenovo help ... lot's of help!) ... the switch had been flipped off while my wife was sitting talking on the phone and went from having a connection to not having a connection ...

... everything works again!

   
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Cory, on Jun 12, 2009 8:00:56 pm BST
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Hi, I've had the same issue with my Sony Vaio. After windows does an update the wireless is no longer detected, and yes the switch on the front set to on before you ask. The only thing that works for me is to do a system restore. Not sure how this affects the windows updates. Cheers

   
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kay, on Aug 22, 2009 6:48:17 pm BST

Hey,
I have a problem with my wireless switch too. I dont know whats wrong. If i turn it on Physically the light doesnt turn on and it says windows cant detect wireless networks. Could you please help me out. Thanks a lot.
Take care
keith

   
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capt_haddock, on Jul 7, 2009 11:24:07 am BST
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The above registry fix works . thank you for that found the sony lan manager entry in the local user section of windows removed, rebooted, works fine thank you

Capt_haddock

   
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aj, on Jul 18, 2009 8:02:16 pm BST

Hey, I had this problem on my acer aspire 3680. I think the radio got disabled when my roommate unplugged my ac adapter and the battery drained while the laptop was still on. The only thing that worked for me was to update/reflash my BIOS. It fixed the problem right away, so it may work for others as well.

-alex

   
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BAnde53507, on Jul 21, 2009 8:18:51 pm BST

I have found that most laptops have both a hardware switch and a software switch for wireless. On a Vaio I was asked to troubleshoot, the software switch was off. The control is usually accessed by keystroke or in my case, an icon in the System Tray on the Taskbar (lower right hand corner of your screen). The control for the Sony is not very noticable. Took a few minutes to uncover. I'm thinking the previous suggestions about deleted registry keys would also work because they delete the Sony software in favor of Windows management software.

   
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Aussie Alex, on Jul 27, 2009 12:17:30 pm BST

I dont who you guys are but thanks. Looked all over the Laptop 'Sony VAIO' could not see a switch. Then you suggested the side an there it was.

Thanks from the alnd down under

   
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gqas, on Aug 23, 2009 8:48:45 pm BST
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Ok so i dont know too much about computer and i was having the same problem the switch wouldnt turn my wireless on....i was reading a comment on a another website about this issue and someone said when u go to DEVICE MANAGER and see Network adapters and if you dont have broadcom 802 etc... then you dont have wireless available and i didnt have broadcom listed under network adapters but i did have NVIDIA nforce etc..so what i did was click on that clicked on drivers on top and updated the driver and now i have the wireless blue light and it works.....now i restarted my laptop and the same problem occured i couldnt get wireless so i did the same thing and updated driver then it said my driver was up to date and i still didnt have wirelesss.....so i rolled back driver...u have that option right under update driver in that window i told you about and then i updated again and it works.....so now i will try to log off and log back in and hopefuilly it will work but if not i know how to turn it on now.

   
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Frustrated, on Oct 26, 2009 9:45:50 pm GMT

Hey guys...

I have a Vaio FJ58GP, and having the same issues with the wireless! I've been reading everyone's comments but still trying to figure out a solution. any help will be much appreciated.

the issue is my laptop isn't picking up any networks. the h'ware switch in front of the machine is switched on, tried everything from uninstall to reinstall software/drivers, still no go. when I connect my router/modem with an Ethernet cable, I am able to connect to the network.

so the question is, is there anything I can do before buying a new wireless card? I looked in the BIOS but couldn't find any wireless on/off switch, unless I am looking in the wrong place.

Thanks in advance.

   
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damsell in distress, on Nov 2, 2009 11:22:09 pm GMT
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I have a Dell Latitude Laptop and I have the same problem. I took it to the store where I bought it for a new battery and since then, the wireless networks stopped appearing and so I don't have wireless internet connection. In the Wireless Network connection window there are "no wireless networks in range" and it says "make sure the wireless connection is on" but I don't know where that is....many of the comments that I've read don't help me at all...there is an "i" button in the top center of the laptop...is that it?
HELP!!!

   
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Hate windows, on Nov 16, 2009 1:09:45 am GMT
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This is a bug in windows XP, regardless of brand.
My notevook is a toshiba but the same happened in my friend´s sony.
After installing service pack 3 wireless networks are detected but not available ...

   
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alee99, on Nov 16, 2009 9:34:59 pm GMT

You have to see Someone Professional to repair you laptop
please see the link below

http://www.laptop-accessories4u.co.uk/categories/Laptop-Repa­irs/

Bye !

   
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