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    Intel 6230 Doesn't work! - Toshiba A665

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by machanic, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. machanic

    machanic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there,

    Got my new Intel Wireless 6230 card today and I'm having some problems.

    I installed it by doing the following: Turning the computer off, removing the battery, holding power down for 30 seconds to remove any remaining power, then removing the three screws near the battery, prying the keyboard off and unscrewing the wireless card as well as removing the antenna cables.

    I did the reverse process for installing the new card, booted up, went into the BIOS and pressed F9 to setup defaults. Once I was in Windows, I plugged in my USB wireless adapter to download the drivers from the Intel site, did that, installed it, restarted, it picked up the adapter and everything but it just refused to find any wireless networks. The wireless LED wasn't even lit. I tried turning it on from the button near the power switch, but it made no difference.

    I have managed to get it working by booting up with my old wireless card plugged in, going into standby and plugging the new one in. It works but very poorly, I can't load websites most of the time and it's very slow. Once I shutdown and start again, it doesn't pick up the wireless.

    What can I do?! :(

    tl;dr - Got a new wireless card, installed it, computer picks it up, can't scan for networks and the wireless LED isn't on. If I plug in my old one, go into standby, install new one, it works but very slow and doesn't work most of the time. Help!

    System: Toshiba Satellite A665-11Z

    machanic
     
    machanic, Jul 21, 2011
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  2. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did you try installing the Intel Drivers? It's not plug-N-play. Make sure find and download the drivers prior to installing the card (then install drivers after you have the card in). The drivers should be on Intel's site.

    Keep us updated.
     
    alexUW, Jul 21, 2011
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  3. machanic

    machanic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes and yes to both. I'm pretty sure the card is working because I used the Bluetooth utility to scan for devices and it picked up my phone straight away. I've tried installing the full intel driver package too with the PROSet software but that just tells me to turn on the hardware switch.

    The wireless light is off.
    Any ideas?
     
    machanic, Jul 21, 2011
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    Sorry I missed the part in your first post regarding installing Intel drivers.

    You might want to try here: Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades

    It will get more hits than the Toshiba forum. I wish I could be of more help.

    Good luck
     
    alexUW, Jul 21, 2011
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  5. machanic

    machanic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm I'll try that tomorrow. Thanks for trying anyway :) appreciate it
     
    machanic, Jul 21, 2011
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