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    Gateway P-6831 FX Wireless turns off after reboot

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by bloodandsoil, May 12, 2008.

  1. bloodandsoil

    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    Gateway P-6831 FX

    How do you make it so that the wireless doesn't turn off every time you reboot the laptop?

    Whenever I reboot the laptop, the orange wireless light turns off and I have to press Fn + F2 to turn it back on.
     
    bloodandsoil, May 12, 2008
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    MINIz guy Notebook Consultant

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    Is the switch at the right of the laptop switched to "on"? Bottom right of the notebook has a Wireless : On/Off switch.
     
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    bloodandsoil Notebook Guru

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    Yes that switch is set to the On position.

    When I reboot the laptop, the orange wireless light below the left-click on the trackpad disappears. I have to press Fn + F2 to turn it back on after every reboot.

    Is this normal?
     
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  4. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    no, its not, maybe try to uninstall your wireless driver, reboot, and reinstall from your restore disk or gateway.com/support
     
    flynnaz, May 12, 2008
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