Chao-Fan Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 (edited) alright, so I got this laptop from my mom a few months ago, and I have a WiFiMAX which I use as a network card. However, I noticed a little switch on the right side of my laptop (Which is JUST a toshiba satelite, not a SE1400 or whatever it is), and its got a little picture of an antenna with wifi signals coming out. However, when I turn it on, nothing happens. No new hardware detected, no light (theres also a light by it), nothing in the Device Manager panel. Can someone please explain to me how to enable this? I am assuming that this is a built in wifi adapter. (also, my friend needs to buy my wifi max from me as he just got his wifi router and cannot afford a card for $60) Edited October 5, 2006 by Chao-Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Roux Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I'm not sure I understand... this switch is used to turn on/off the original internal WiFi module. If you have no internal WiFi module installed it will do nothing. The thing you want to check is if there is a Wireless adapter in the network section of the Device manager. Even with the switch to off it should still appear there. The switch turns off the power of the external interface. Toshiba like to put a cr@pload of apps to do simple stuff. Check that the Toshiba wireless manager or whatever it's name is installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilenvidia Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Also make sure in the BIOS the MiniPCI is enabled or the WIFI card (if it's installed) will be disabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Toshiba has a software switch to turn wifi on and off. On mine it's Fn + F8. Try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Once I had the same problem, but it was solved when I found that the connection from the card to the laptop was loose. Make sure all connectors are in place and try again. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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