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    wireless on aspire 5570 problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Madconductor, Aug 14, 2008.

  1. Madconductor

    Madconductor Newbie

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    i recently reformated my laptop and upon turning it on I realized that the "wireless functionality" has been turned off, however im not sure of the keys to press to turn on "wireless capability"

    any help would be great as dial up is terrible
     
  2. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    you will need
    1st the latest drivers for wifi card
    2nd you need to install acer launch manager for the wifi button to work.
    that should be it :D
     
  3. Madconductor

    Madconductor Newbie

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    thank you very much!
    however where would i download the launch manager
    and which key would be the wifi button? (the front of my laptop has a bluetooth switch and a switch that looks like a thumbtack)
     
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    hoggie old boy

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    Madconductor Newbie

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    thanks again sir!
    but i need a little more specific help (i really dont want to mess up my computer more haha)

    built in is a "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG" wireless adapter
    i see three drivers listed as wireless lan and im not sure which i should be downloading

    heres the link to my models page though if it helps anyone
    ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_5570
     
  6. duksandfish

    duksandfish Notebook Consultant

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    Well, if it says intel, then download the intel one and try it out.