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CaliKat

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Posted: June 30 2008,4:07 pm

Post # 1

I think my laptop is possessed. :angry

It was working fine this morning. I put it to sleep (yikes!

for a few hours, came back and it's showing no wireless connection. Hmmmm. Okay, checked the router, it's on and seems to be working fine, but unplugged it and waited and then plugged it in again. Still nothing on the laptop. Check for wireless connections, it shows none available. Click on diagnose the problem and get this: "This computer does not have a wireless netowrk adapter installed and configured". WTF? Yes it does, and it was working fine just a few hours before.

I've run scans, I did a system restore, rebooted eleventy gazillion times...nothing.

Do those wireless cards or adapters or whatever they are go bad? If so, how big a deal is it to replace them ( I know NOTHING about computer hardware).

I do have a wireless connect card from AT&T and it works with that...if that means anything to anyone or makes any difference in the diagnosis. It's really driving me nuts...I hope someone can help.

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Posted: June 30 2008,4:15 pm

Post # 2

sounds like your internal 802.1 wireless antenna is not working.
Did you try restarting the computer again? I often miraculously fix all kinds of stuff that way... :laugh

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CaliKat

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Posted: June 30 2008,4:21 pm

Post # 3

Quote (Ziggy @ June 30 2008,4:15 pm)

sounds like your internal 802.1 wireless antenna is not working.
Did you try restarting the computer again? I often miraculously fix all kinds of stuff that way... :laugh

Yeah, I restarted eleventy gazillion times...give or take. That's usually my fix all too! :laugh

Would something like that antenna thingie just crap out after working fine a couple hours before? And how do i fix it? :banghead

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Posted: June 30 2008,5:19 pm

Post # 4

Quote (CaliKat @ June 30 2008,4:21 pm)

Quote (Ziggy @ June 30 2008,4:15 pm)

sounds like your internal 802.1 wireless antenna is not working.
Did you try restarting the computer again? I often miraculously fix all kinds of stuff that way... :laugh

Yeah, I restarted eleventy gazillion times...give or take. Ã‚Â That's usually my fix all too! :laugh

Would something like that antenna thingie just crap out after working fine a couple hours before? Ã‚Â And how do i fix it? :banghead

Twelvity gazillion ight have done it.
I'll have to guess its gonna need some internal surgery to replace that particular wireless card.

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CaliKat

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Posted: June 30 2008,5:54 pm

Post # 5

Quote (Ziggy @ June 30 2008,5:19 pm)

Quote (CaliKat @ June 30 2008,4:21 pm)

Quote (Ziggy @ June 30 2008,4:15 pm)

sounds like your internal 802.1 wireless antenna is not working.
Did you try restarting the computer again? I often miraculously fix all kinds of stuff that way... :laugh

Yeah, I restarted eleventy gazillion times...give or take. Ã‚Â That's usually my fix all too! :laugh

Would something like that antenna thingie just crap out after working fine a couple hours before? Ã‚Â And how do i fix it? :banghead

Twelvity gazillion ight have done it.
I'll have to guess its gonna need some internal surgery to replace that particular wireless card.

"This is for all the friends I've known, this is for all the ones who've never left me alone. This is for all the ones I've lost along the way...thanks for being a part of today."

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Posted: June 30 2008,6:20 pm

Post # 6

try

start, settings, control panel, hardware, device manager.

find your network adapter and click on it, use the check to see if it's working. if it is then it's the host not the client.

another thing to check is the system Bios (the computers start up not windows you should press either ESC or f10 prior to windows starting) and see if networking is enabled, sometimes its as simple as a dead CMOS battery when you shut off a PC and all of a sudden things are missing as it will revert to it's orginal (prior to the factory) default settings, just checking the date and time of your PC is a good way to see this, if it says the date is 01/01/80 it's a good chance the CMOS battery is dead

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CaliKat

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Posted: June 30 2008,7:46 pm

Post # 7

I fixed it!!!! :jumpie

I went to the bios thingie...it seemed everything was okay but when I got to boot options 'internal network adapter boot' was disabled. I enabled it...saved and exited...and lo and behold, there was the little blue wireless light and bingo, I"m connected again! Not sure if that was what I was supposed to be looking for, but it worked! yahoooooo!!!

Thanks SK! :kiss

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Posted: June 30 2008,8:29 pm

Post # 8

Cali Is A Repair Tech Now!! :jumpie

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Posted: June 30 2008,8:42 pm

Post # 9

Finanly got my new modem, should be up by Friday. Damn

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Posted: June 30 2008,9:15 pm

Post # 10

Quote (SummitKarl @ June 30 2008,6:20 pm)

try

start, settings, control panel, hardware, device manager.

find your network adapter and click on it, use the check to see if it's working. if it is then it's the host not the client.

another thing to check is the system Bios (the computers start up not windows you should press either ESC or f10 prior to windows starting) and see if networking is enabled, sometimes its as simple as a dead CMOS battery when you shut off a PC and all of a sudden things are missing as it will revert to it's orginal (prior to the factory) default settings, Ã‚Â just checking the date and time of your PC is a good way to see this, if it says the date is 01/01/80 it's a good chance the CMOS battery is dead

Nice job there Karl... :bowdown

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SummitKarl Male

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Posted: June 30 2008,9:25 pm

Post # 11

Quote (shueman @ June 30 2008,9:15 pm)

Quote (SummitKarl @ June 30 2008,6:20 pm)

try

start, settings, control panel, hardware, device manager.

find your network adapter and click on it, use the check to see if it's working. if it is then it's the host not the client.

another thing to check is the system Bios (the computers start up not windows you should press either ESC or f10 prior to windows starting) and see if networking is enabled, sometimes its as simple as a dead CMOS battery when you shut off a PC and all of a sudden things are missing as it will revert to it's orginal (prior to the factory) default settings, Ã‚Â just checking the date and time of your PC is a good way to see this, if it says the date is 01/01/80 it's a good chance the CMOS battery is dead

Nice job there Karl... :bowdown

Ã‚Â

yeah and it only took me like 20 something years, locked in a cubical desiging circuit boads to learn that :stupid

thank God I am FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE from cubical hell :jumpie

CaliKat....go have your CMOS Battery replaced or this will continue to happen :good

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Posted: June 30 2008,9:38 pm

Post # 12

Nice work Awkmed

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Ziggy

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Posted: June 30 2008,9:48 pm

Post # 13

Quote (AZKC @ June 30 2008,9:38 pm)

Nice work Awkmed

said "Achhhhhh-med"........... or he Keel You

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CaliKat

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Posted: June 30 2008,10:03 pm

Post # 14

Quote (SummitKarl @ June 30 2008,9:25 pm)

Quote (shueman @ June 30 2008,9:15 pm)

Quote (SummitKarl @ June 30 2008,6:20 pm)

try

start, settings, control panel, hardware, device manager.

find your network adapter and click on it, use the check to see if it's working. if it is then it's the host not the client.

another thing to check is the system Bios (the computers start up not windows you should press either ESC or f10 prior to windows starting) and see if networking is enabled, sometimes its as simple as a dead CMOS battery when you shut off a PC and all of a sudden things are missing as it will revert to it's orginal (prior to the factory) default settings, Ã‚Â just checking the date and time of your PC is a good way to see this, if it says the date is 01/01/80 it's a good chance the CMOS battery is dead

Nice job there Karl... :bowdown

Ã‚Â

yeah and it only took me like 20 something years, locked in a cubical desiging circuit boads to learn that :stupid

thank God I am FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE from cubical hell :jumpie

CaliKat....go have your CMOS Battery replaced or this will continue to happen :good

I appreciated the step by step instructions...that probably saved me 5 hours of trial and error. :rolleyes

So, can a computer repair place put in a new battery for me? :stupid

I wish I could just wave a magic wand at the stupid thing. :rolleyes

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Posted: June 30 2008,10:25 pm

Post # 15

Any local computer shop should be able to help you... :good

To be honest, I'm not sure that a laptop has a CMOS battery... :stupid

Sometimes the Setup gets wacked when you turn it off without doing a "Shutdown"... :break

Edited by shueman on June 30 2008,10:28 pm

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CaliKat

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Posted: June 30 2008,10:43 pm

Post # 16

Quote (shueman @ June 30 2008,10:25 pm)

Any local computer shop should be able to help you... :good

To be honest, I'm not sure that a laptop has a CMOS battery... :stupid

Ã‚Â Sometimes the Setup gets wacked when you turn it off without doing a "Shutdown"... :break

I do a shutdown when I'm turning it off...but this was just setting it to sleep mode. :stupid

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Ziggy

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Posted: June 30 2008,10:48 pm

Post # 17

I tend to have more issues if I "Hibernate" it vs. Shut Down or Stand By.

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Posted: July 01 2008,12:19 am

Post # 18

That was a good job SK! Next time it happens CaliKat and if SK's "fix" doesn't work, try this.....

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SummitKarl Male

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Posted: July 01 2008,12:39 am

Post # 19

Quote (Ziggy @ June 30 2008,10:48 pm)

I tend to have more issues if I "Hibernate" it vs. Shut Down or Stand By.

Dude...........that has nothing to do with the PC....

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SummitKarl Male

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Posted: July 01 2008,12:44 am

Post # 20

Quote (CaliKat @ June 30 2008,10:03 pm)

Quote (SummitKarl @ June 30 2008,9:25 pm)

Quote (shueman @ June 30 2008,9:15 pm)

Quote (SummitKarl @ June 30 2008,6:20 pm)

try

start, settings, control panel, hardware, device manager.

find your network adapter and click on it, use the check to see if it's working. if it is then it's the host not the client.

another thing to check is the system Bios (the computers start up not windows you should press either ESC or f10 prior to windows starting) and see if networking is enabled, sometimes its as simple as a dead CMOS battery when you shut off a PC and all of a sudden things are missing as it will revert to it's orginal (prior to the factory) default settings, Ã‚Â just checking the date and time of your PC is a good way to see this, if it says the date is 01/01/80 it's a good chance the CMOS battery is dead

Nice job there Karl... :bowdown

Ã‚Â

yeah and it only took me like 20 something years, locked in a cubical desiging circuit boads to learn that :stupid

thank God I am FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE from cubical hell :jumpie

CaliKat....go have your CMOS Battery replaced or this will continue to happen :good

I appreciated the step by step instructions...that probably saved me 5 hours of trial and error. :rolleyes

Ã‚Â

So, can a computer repair place put in a new battery for me? :stupid

Ã‚Â I wish I could just wave a magic wand at the stupid thing. :rolleyes

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Posted: July 01 2008,7:25 am

Post # 21

I thought All That Had To Be Done To Repair The Computers, Was Just Tap It Lightly With A Hammer...... :break

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Posted: July 01 2008,7:38 am

Post # 22

Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 01 2008,7:25 am)

I thought All That Had To Be Done To Repair The Computers, Was Just Tap It Lightly With A Hammer...... Ã‚Â :break

Ã‚Â

No kidding, CE...I'm at that point. :break

My joy was shortlived. Turned on the puter this morning and the same thing happened. Tried my little trick..it didn't work this time. :cry

So now I"m back to square one. :banghead

"This is for all the friends I've known, this is for all the ones who've never left me alone. This is for all the ones I've lost along the way...thanks for being a part of today."

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Carrera Elite Male

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Posted: July 01 2008,8:41 am

Post # 23

Wanna Borrow My Hammer?? :stupid

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Posted: July 01 2008,12:07 pm

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Quote (CaliKat @ July 01 2008,7:38 am)

Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 01 2008,7:25 am)

I thought All That Had To Be Done To Repair The Computers, Was Just Tap It Lightly With A Hammer...... :break

No kidding, CE...I'm at that point. :break

My joy was shortlived. Turned on the puter this morning and the same thing happened. Tried my little trick..it didn't work this time. :cry

So now I"m back to square one. :banghead

What? You miss my post above? Try the exorcism!

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CaliKat

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Posted: July 01 2008,2:05 pm

Post # 25

Quote (gigamurph @ July 01 2008,12:07 pm)

Quote (CaliKat @ July 01 2008,7:38 am)

Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 01 2008,7:25 am)

I thought All That Had To Be Done To Repair The Computers, Was Just Tap It Lightly With A Hammer...... Ã‚Â :break

Ã‚Â

No kidding, CE...I'm at that point. Ã‚Â :break

Ã‚Â

My joy was shortlived. Ã‚Â Turned on the puter this morning and the same thing happened. Ã‚Â Tried my little trick..it didn't work this time. :cry

Ã‚Â So now I"m back to square one. :banghead

Ã‚Â

What? You miss my post above? Try the exorcism!

Hmmm...hammer...exorcism...I'm thinking of borrowing an M80 from someone in the 'hood...or would that be overkill? :stupid

"This is for all the friends I've known, this is for all the ones who've never left me alone. This is for all the ones I've lost along the way...thanks for being a part of today."

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