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    WiFi radio won't stay on

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by mapemberton, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. mapemberton

    mapemberton Notebook Enthusiast

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    So my WiFi radio on my t61 will not stay on. Every time I try to connect to a WiFi source, it will not connect automatically, and when I run the troubleshooter, it says my radio is powered off. This is despite the fact that the switch on the front of the computer is always on. Switching it off and then on again does not help. Any ideas? I ordered whatever the nicest card option was. I think it was the Microsoft mini-n card or something like that. This is really annoying, so any help would be great.

    Thanks,
    Mark
     
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  2. smoothoperator

    smoothoperator Notebook Evangelist

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    Try this

    FN-F5

    Open Access Connections

    Configure > Global Settings > Deselect Enable Automatic Wireless Lan Control

    Also do you have Power Save mode disabeled on the card?
     
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    mapemberton Notebook Enthusiast

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    I deselected the Automatic Wireless Lan Control. How do I check for power save mode?
     
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    Device Manager>Network Adapters> select your wireless adapter>Power management>deselect allow computer to turn this device off
     
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    Yeah, Access Connections disables the radio sometimes when there's no signal. Do you use any profiles?
     
    PocketAces21, Jul 6, 2008
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