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My wireless on my inspiron 1501 won't turn on!!!
i press the fn and then the F2 button and it doesn't turn on. what's wrong with it? ... when i restart my laptop i know all the lights like capslock,num lock etc are supposed to flash once....but it does EXCEPT the wifi . i tried everything. there is no wireless icon by the clock. my wifi used to work but all of a sudden it hasn't worked. whats wrong guys?? what should i do?? ive gone through every help and support thing on my laptop. i've checked everything on control pannels and nothing... what should i do :(
i even went to download the drivers for my inspiron and nothing... :(
UhOhItsMagik
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April 4th, 2009 03:00
help me please :emotion-9:
de1dragon
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May 5th, 2010 02:00
Hi, I'm having the same problem with my Inspiron 9400, can't turn on wifi, so, I too would appreciate any help that can be gotten with this.:emotion-7:
DELL-Jesse L
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May 5th, 2010 05:00
uhohitsmagik,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Does it show up in device manager? Press F2 while booting up and enter the system bios. Go to the advanced screen and make sure that the wireless information is set to enabled.
If so. and it does not show up in device manager the wireless care may have gone bad and you will need to contact Dell Support at 1-800-624-9896 and have the Motherboard Replaced.
AndrewMorin
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June 22nd, 2012 10:00
i have the same problem with my inspiron 1501. if you find out a way to fix it lemme know. if i find an answer i will let you know.
Andy
Barossabelle
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October 8th, 2013 07:00
I have the same problem no lights come on for wireless please help
DELL-Saharsh K
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October 9th, 2013 00:00
Hi Barossabelle,
Please share the exact System Model and Operating System installed. Also, share for how long you are not able to access the Internet using wireless connection. Please let me know if you had made any hardware or software changes to the system after which you encountered this issue. Try pressing the key combination of Fn+F2 keys to activate the wireless radio.
Please share the screenshot of the Device Manager with the Network Controllers expanded for me to review the wireless card details. Here are the steps:
Please reply with the information, I'll be happy to assist.