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Name: helminth
Date: February 11, 2007 at 17:09:07 Pacific
OS: MS xp home
CPU/Ram: 512
Product: 54mps 802.11g broadcom la
Comment:

Hey, i have a wireless broadcom lan card installed and have since i got the laptop, and up until now i hadnt needed it...i believe its always been turned off but when i try to enable the radio it says to use my hardware control switch to do so...ive read of a solution using the FN button in conjuction with F2 but nothing happens!!

ideas? would greatly help
thanks!



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Name: steigrafx
Date: February 11, 2007 at 17:58:17 Pacific
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Have you searched the edge of the card and the sides of the laptop for a small switch that turns the wireless on and off? My Sony Vaio has a small switch on its front edge that I sometimes accidentally turn to the off position, disabling my network access.

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Name: helminth
Date: February 12, 2007 at 11:24:01 Pacific
Reply:

i dont have an external switch =(


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