Rebuilding Inspiron 9200 ('F2' toggle of wireless not functioning)

Question

Hi,anyone have a clue where the driver or setting is for turning on the keyboard toggle for the onboard wireless card? I already had to downhload the driver for the Intel wireless card as it was not inclued on the driver CD. Installing the wireless driver did not affect the [Function - F2] keys which, after the rebuild, no longer turned the card on and off. Thanks, Bob

rumblin7 · Answer

I am having this same problem. I have installed the approrpriate drivers, but my WiFi indicator light is dark and the F2 will not toggle the card back on. Any ideas?

Bay Wolf · Answer

You need to download Dell's 'QuickSet' and install it. Here's a quick run down of what QuickSet does.

rumblin7 · Answer

What if I want to install an operating system other than Windows? Is there an open source equivalent to QuickSet?

Bay Wolf · Answer

I do not know of a program that will do this other than QuickSet.

belboy3 · Answer

obi-bob,  Can you get into the BIOS setup to see if the wireless is turned off? Just a thought.

obi-bob · Answer

First I have to thank rumblin7 for reposting to my query of 3 months ago to stimulate some conversation here, and to Bay Wolf for the helpful tip on QuickSet. Unfortunately,  QuickSet does not seem to include any settings for the F2 wireless toggle. My system immediately started crashing once I installed the version for the 9200 so I uninstalled it. Thanks for responding however. bobarazzi

obi-bob · Answer

Can you get into the BIOS setup to see if the wireless is turned off?

Oh turning the wireless on is not the issue, at times when I plug in or setup software I want the wireless off temporarily. At the moment I have to disable the connection or disconnect from the router.

obi-bob · Answer

You know, this may be as simple as looking for a keyboard driver. I believe I let XP load a standard driver. Any thoughts on this approach?

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