Hi, I have an HP Laptop dv 9008nr My wireless only works occasionally (mostly not). My switch is in the correct position. Seldom is there not an X over the internet icon. Seems the only way to access internet is with cable connected. Any ideas?
Your wireless card may be going bad. its not on the motherboard, its connected to it though. or it could be your router, try a router at a friends house and see if that works. if it doesnt it costs about $50 for a new card which you can out in yourself by opening the cover on the bottom
You may have a poor or failing wireless card in your laptop and more than likely it is part of your motherboard and would be very costly to replace. Assuming your wireless router is good, get a wifi card for your laptop. Quick way to check your router is to have a friend bring over their laptop and check it when it is acting up.
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How to turn on the wireless switch on the laptop or notebook
If you have issues in finding the wireless switch on the laptop to turn the wireless on you can referthe below list 1.Dell D600 & D610-Key Board-Fn+F2 2.HP NC4000 & NC4010-Button-Above Keyboard 3.HP NC4220-Button Left Side of Laptop Near USB Port 4.HP NC6000 & NC6220-Button above Keyboard 5.HP NX9010-Button in front side of laptop 6.HP Omni book 6200 Button on Left side of laptop 7.IBM T43 & X32 Keyboard combination Fn + F5 then Click "Turn On" 8.Toshiba M1 & M2 Switch Left side of laptop towards front 9.Toshiba R100 Switch on the Right side of laptop 10.Toshiba TE2000 Switch on the left side of laptop by Volume ctrl 11.Toshiba Tecra 2100 Switch Left side of laptop by Volume ctrl
12.Sony Vaio - switch on front left 13.Dell - FN,F2 or FN,F8 or FN,F12 14.Acer - FN,F5 15.IBM / LENOVO IBM General - Some models have the wireless slide button on the side of the laptop. IBM DV series - use the antenna-like button found on the upper section of your keyboard. IBM R40 - Use the FN+F5 key-combo. IBM ThinkPad (General) - Most have software switch or button on Left hand side. Lenovo T-61 - Slide button on the front of the laptop 16.MEDION General - Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 17.MSI General - Antenna-like button close to the power switch U100 - Fn+F11 18.PACKARD BELL Easy note B3600 use the Fn+F1 Easy Note E2/MV46/008 - Fn+F1 Easy note W7730, Antenna-like wireless button on the side of the laptop. MZ36-U024 - Fn+F2 19.PHILIPS General - Fn+F2 key combo X54 - Antenna-like button close to the power switch. 20.SAMSUNG General - Blue button found in the middle section of the keyboard
hi, please make sure that you enable WPA encryption on the wireless router. Vista will give you trouble if you use WEP encryption. Also, please update the firmware on the wireless router, if possible.
If it is an Atlantis(DV6000-6499) it is most likely the mainboard, and it might be coverd by an extended warranty.
If it is an Ares(DV6500-6999) you should try updatigng th BIOS first. If that doesnt help i would go for another WLAN card. It might also be a defective mainboard, but that doesnt happen as often on Ares models as Atlantis.
You keep mentioning ( come out of standby ), You do know don't you that some systems are having problems with coming out of standby. A bios ( firmware ) update to the motherboard may fix this, but again it may not. If HP is saying that the system is working ' correctly ', then it probably is for the bios that is available for the system at this time. I would suggest not using the STANDBY mode but instead when you get done with the computer, shut it down, and restart it when you are ready to use it. I would like for you to try that possibly several times before deciding that it doesn't work for you. If you find that a complete restart of the computer doesn't alliviate your problem, please come back and let us know. I am assuming that you are in an area that has good wireless reception of course. Assumptions can be bad for a tech's health if you know what I mean.
Thank you! I'll give it a try.
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