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November 16th, 2009 01:00
1545 no wireless after being dropped
Hi
Recently I dropped my 1545 inspiron - thankfully all seemed OK or so I thought. About 2 days after I dropped the laptop the wireless stopped working (I was browsing at the time).
I have reloaded the OS & drivers (twice - 1 x with Vista and now Windows 7) and applied all available updates - still dead. So I ordered another mini card (same model, 1510 a/g/n) from ebay, got it and installed it today - no change, the card is detected, driver installed but no networks detected (there's normally 3-4 in my immediate vicinity). My wife's old Acer picks up all available wireles signals without a hitch. I have had the 1545 right beside the router but still no signal is detected.
Any suggestions? I'm hoping I have not broken a solderd join on the m/board but now fear the worst... NB wired LAN works without any issues.
Thanks.
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TheRealFireblad
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November 16th, 2009 06:00
I can't offer any advice which is going to help you solve the problem directly, unfortunately. I mainly wanted you to know your post HAD been read/wasn't being ignored :emotion-5:
Sadly though - I'm inclined to agree with your self-diagnosis. It sounds suspiciously like it's a problem on the motherboard :emotion-6:
If you can somehow get that confirmed, you may have to resort to getting yourself a USB wireless adapter for your laptop, because... as I've no doubt you're very well aware... replacing a laptop motherboard at your own expense, can be very expensive, and not at all a cost-effective solution to a problem like this!
dallascowboyswo
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November 16th, 2009 08:00
Did you try FN F2 to see if the card is enabled. If you hit F2 to enter setup when you see the Dell logo at boot is the card recognized in the BIOS.
anturvey
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November 16th, 2009 17:00
I may just sell it (and I'll be honest about the problem) and let somebody else better equipped have a go at fixing it. I could just buy a USB adapter, but I'd rather get another laptop (seems like a good excuse to me!)
anturvey
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November 16th, 2009 17:00
Hi
The card is enabled and detected - the problem is the lack of network detection.
NemesisDB
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November 17th, 2009 07:00
Hopefully a dumb question, but are the antenna leads connected?
If the card is detected, it does not sound like a motherboard problem. Double-check all your software settings. Make sure that you're not connected to a wired network (or that the advanced driver option to "disable upon wired connect" is disabled ). Aside from the Quickset / FN F2 / software switch, some dell's have physical wireless switches. If you have one, make sure it is properly set.
Lastly, in the advanced driver properties, try forcing the antenna selection to Aux or Main (each in turn to test) instead of Diversity.