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    Wireless blinking?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by zerosource, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. zerosource

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    What does it mean when the wireless light blinking and sometimes turn itself off!!?

    On my T61 :confused:
     
    zerosource, Dec 31, 2007
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  2. alacrityathome

    alacrityathome Notebook Consultant

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    zero,

    how strong is your connection or link to the AP? If it is weak....maybe the connection link is marginal.
     
    alacrityathome, Dec 31, 2007
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    It's supposed to be blinking if it's working. If it turns off thats weird, what is the signal like stated in the prior post.
     
    klutchrider, Dec 31, 2007
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  4. zerosource

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    I don't think it suppose to be blinking because usually it does not.. but yeah the signal is weak :p

    Well.. it works fine when connect to the good signal.

    and it is weird turning itself off.
     
    zerosource, Dec 31, 2007
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  5. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you loose the connection and don't know it, power management will turn it off.
     
    Renee, Dec 31, 2007
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  6. zerosource

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    Oh wow, I see :rolleyes:

    :D :p
     
    zerosource, Dec 31, 2007
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    I went through hades trying to fix this. You have to alter ALL of your power plans to not turn the card off and in the device manager panel on the card properties panel set the card so that power management will not turn it off.

    This still will not fix the problem.

    I feel a little silly but one day I was rummaging around in the Lenovo software...

    There was an obscurely labeled setting and after I looked at it I realized that could be the setting I had been looking for. I don't remember what the setting was however. I'm sorry but at the time I wasn't sure that was the setting and I had been through so much with it that I waited two weeks before I was sure.

    The one word of advice is look in places where you don't think it's likely and you'll find it.
     
    Renee, Dec 31, 2007
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  8. zerosource

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    Renee, what if you go to Access Connections > Configure(tab) > Global settings > Network(tab) > Enable automatic wireless LAN radio control
     
    zerosource, Jan 1, 2008
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  9. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    that not it.... but try it !
     
    Renee, Jan 1, 2008
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