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    t400 wireless adapter "disappeared"

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by drak10687, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. drak10687

    drak10687 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yesterday, seemingly "out of nowhere" my wireless adapter just disappeared. I was watching a movie, and when it was over, I noticed I wasn't connected to the internet or any network. In fact it couldn't detect any networks and then I noticed that the computer couldn't detect my wireless adapter at all. Pressing Fn + F5 only displayed the option to turn on/off the bluetooth radio. I couldn't even find it in the Device Manager.

    Right before the movie everything was working fine, and I don't remember getting any system error messages. Restarting the computer immediately didn't change anything. So I turned it off for the night. This morning everything worked fine again.

    Has anyone experienced anything like this? Should I be worried?

    Thanks.
     
    drak10687, Jul 10, 2009
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    You shouldn't be worried. And yes, stuff like that has been known to happen. Could be some Thinkpad configuration I don't know about, but I wouldn't be worried. :rolleyes: :)
     
    pixelot, Jul 10, 2009
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  3. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Except that he cant coonect to the internet....

    I'd remove the device (except he can't find it) and then reinstall it.

    Renee
     
    Renee, Jul 10, 2009
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  4. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    As I understand it, when he restarted, it all worked. :rolleyes: :p
     
    pixelot, Jul 10, 2009
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    You know, I deserve the roll-eyes 'cause I didn't read the last sentence. A "cold-restart" is the first thing you ought to do.

    Renee
     
    Renee, Jul 10, 2009
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    [sarcasm]Oh, and I've never done that. I always remember to read the full OP.[/sarcasm] ;)

    Yep, a restart fixes a lot of things.
     
    pixelot, Jul 10, 2009
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