shaggered wireless connection ??

[schakal]

the wireless connection dont seem to work on my laptop lately .
there is a switch on the case turning wireless on and off ,when
the switch is in on position the led light next to it should also light up
but it does not anymore :(

when i operate the switch on and off ,a mini window at the top left
hand side of the screen come up for a few seconds, like it should but
the led light still wont come on .

i got vista basic on this laptop and when i diagnose the wireless connection
problem its telling me to turn on the wireless connection using the switch
which is allready on but no led light :gay:

any ideas people ?

[Purple]

The wireless light not coming on, sounds more like a hardware issue. It could be using a plug-in wireless card that worked itself loose? See if you can find an access panel underneath the laptop for the card and re-seat the card.

[schakal]

The wireless light not coming on, sounds more like a hardware issue. It could be using a plug-in wireless card that worked itself loose? See if you can find an access panel underneath the laptop for the card and re-seat the card.

thanks ,i fear you might be right :upset2:
do that wireless cards look like the ram sticks ??

[Purple]

Should be squarer shaped than laptop ram card. Probably with a sticker printed with 12-character MAC address.

[cliokiz]

Can't imagine the card working itself loose TBH.

I'd place bets that it's actually a software issue.. The card will rely on a software command to activate/deactivate the radio signals within the card itself.

I think a re-install of the card driver and software should fix the issue as it's probably become corrupt. Not the first time i've seen it happen.