How to enable wireless switch on T61 laptop - Lenovo Thinkpad T60 Notebook

Hi, If you are having issues with your Bluetooth on the T61, you can try to check the Wireless/Bluetooth switch on the computer. then Try Pressing Fn+F5 on the keyboard to show if the Bluetooth is on or not. If it only shows Wireless, that on ly means that you don 't have any bluetooth on the computer.
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First of all make sure that the Wireless Switch on the side of the laptop is enabled, it must have a blue light. Then press Fn+F5 to activate wireless activity. Try to detect wireless networks....

Tell me if it doesn't work.

Put the wireless Switch in the on Position

I checked the manufacturer's web-site:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?brandind=10&familyind=374625&machineind=0&operatingsystemind=49979&template=%2Fproductselection%2Flandingpages%2FdownloadsDriversLandingPage.vm&validate=true

but did not find any device-driver for the wireless-adapter for your Operating System.

This might imply that the wireless-adapter is fully supported by the Operating System, i.e., no additional device-driver is needed.

Open the "Network Connections" window, and display all the currently-defined network-adapters -- the wireless adapter should be present. Select it, and right-mouse click on its icon, and choose "enable".

since you already performed all troubleshooting procedure. you need to send your laptop to depot for repair. here's the tech support number for the unit 1-800-426-7378

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To turn on the wifi card. Make sure that the driver is install the press FN + F5.

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On thinkpad R52 Wireless turns on and turns off by holding key Fn and pressing key F5.


Fn+F5

On many laptops there is a very small dwitch (usually a small slide switch along the front edge) for turning on and off the wireless so that you can keep it private in public areas. Look for it - the light will come on if you find the right one.

You may have a physical switch on your laptop.
The following says that it may be hard to find but have a look at the front left edge of the casing.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Intel_PRO/Wireless_3945ABG_Mini-PCI_Express_Adapter

I had to change the location profile to allow it to see my wireless router.