Wireless networking

9 Apr 2007 4:46 PM

fd10

Hi

I have a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo laptop which has been really good with
wireles networking - until I accidentally dropped it the other week.

Since then I can only access the network and internet if I put the ethernet
cable into the laptop.

Any ideas on what I might have physically damaged when i dropped it -
everything else seems o work including the network light indicator when you
press FnF1.Is it likely to be a hardware issue ?

In grateful hope

Frank

9 Apr 2007 6:00 PM

Lem

fd10 wrote:
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> Hi
>
> I have a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo laptop which has been really good with
> wireles networking - until I accidentally dropped it the other week.
>
> Since then I can only access the network and internet if I put the ethernet
> cable into the laptop.
>
> Any ideas on what I might have physically damaged when i dropped it -
> everything else seems o work including the network light indicator when you
> press FnF1.Is it likely to be a hardware issue ?
>
> In grateful hope
>
> Frank

Yes, it's likely to be a hardware issue.

If you're lucky, you may have only loosened the wireless network adapter
from its socket. Re-seating the card requires opening the laptop case.
If the laptop is still under warranty, this may void the warranty.

The Fujitsu-Siemans site doesn't appear to have any manuals that
describe how to open the case or where the wireless card is located. If
you are comfortable with opening your laptop yourself, you might try
posting a request for some model-specific advice in the Fujitsu-Siemans
Notebook forum:
http://support.fujitsu-siemens.com/forum/viewforum.php?lng=english&f=20

--
Lem MS MVP -- Networking

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