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    flashing wifi LED on studio 1537

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by elixir1018, Aug 14, 2009.

  1. elixir1018

    elixir1018 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey everyone,

    I just took out my Intel 5100 and put in a Intel 5300 card, my internet is working great, but sometimes even when it's working the wifi led flashes, I was wondering if anyone know what that means, did I miss something? window vista automatically installed driver for the new card so I didn't even do anything after installing the card, I did make sure to connect all 3, white, black and grey antenna to the card
     
    elixir1018, Aug 14, 2009
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    The flashing is normal when using that card it just shows activity by the card..
    You need to update your quickset so your wifi catcher works, but check in its settings you have the catcher enabled before install a newer build.
     
    BlackRussian, Aug 14, 2009
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  3. elixir1018

    elixir1018 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm guessing the wifi catcher is working because when i press the button it does come up and show all the local wifi around. The flashing wasn't like a quick blinking, it was more like a slow constant beating kinda flash, but so far no problem with it
     
    elixir1018, Aug 14, 2009
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    No the wifi should be constant on, on the other hand the harddrive light is supppose to blink.
     
    xxbadboys93, Aug 15, 2009
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