T500 - Sudden Wireless Woes ("not installed?")
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:47 pm
Just the other day, my wireless internet stopped working. It was from no physical damage or jarring, and I don't remember any particular event other than it wasn't working when I woke up on Tuesday. For reference, I've had my t500 for almost a year and the wireless adapter has worked flawlessly until now
I've tried countless things, from the obvious to less obvious and can't fix this:
1) wireless switch on front is definitely switched on
2) fn+f5 returns this message
3) I reinstalled the wireless drivers from the lenovo driver download page and reinstalled them (both a "modify/repair" install as well as a full remove and replace install) but this changed nothing
4) My device manager only seems to list the ethernet/lan port:
However when I select "show hidden devices" these all come up and they all appear to be in proper working order:
This is particularly important because all this week I'm at a place with only wireless internet (I'm using someone else's computer)
My wireless adapter appears to be in working condition but is for some reason disabled, powered off, or otherwise non-functioning. Anyone know what else I could try to fix this, its been a major hassle!
I've tried countless things, from the obvious to less obvious and can't fix this:
1) wireless switch on front is definitely switched on
2) fn+f5 returns this message
3) I reinstalled the wireless drivers from the lenovo driver download page and reinstalled them (both a "modify/repair" install as well as a full remove and replace install) but this changed nothing
4) My device manager only seems to list the ethernet/lan port:
However when I select "show hidden devices" these all come up and they all appear to be in proper working order:
This is particularly important because all this week I'm at a place with only wireless internet (I'm using someone else's computer)
My wireless adapter appears to be in working condition but is for some reason disabled, powered off, or otherwise non-functioning. Anyone know what else I could try to fix this, its been a major hassle!