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    Acer 5920G looses WLAN and LAN after warms up

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by bobale, May 22, 2013.

  1. bobale

    bobale Newbie

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    Guys, I have problem with my 5920G. When you switch it on from cold it works fine, but as soon as it warms up it "looses" WLAN and LAN connections.

    Usually, it means that LAN is not seen as a device at all, or it fails to communicate with network (all pings time out). WLAN on the other hand looses signal, ie. can't detect any wifi signal. Also, when this occurs, computer starts hanging from time to time, once every few seconds, even mouse pointer stops.

    Do I have problem with chipset/south bridge, or do I look elswhere? I couldn't find anything specific about those or similar problems, so that's why I've opened a new thread.

    Thanks in advance :)
     
    bobale, May 22, 2013
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  2. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    The LAN issue could be a cold (bad) solder joint. As for the WLAN, the antenna cables are passing directly on top of the CPU heatsink. The heat affects WiFi reception. If your laptop overheats, so you have to start from there. If you have never opened-up your laptop for cleaning and TIM change, it's about time :)
     
    triturbo, May 23, 2013
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