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System Name | Daedalus |
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Processor | AMD FX 6300 |
Motherboard | ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 |
Cooling | Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO |
Memory | 8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis (2x4GB) |
Video Card(s) | MSI R9 270X Gaming 2GB |
Storage | 1TB Seagate Barracuda |
Display(s) | LG Flatron E2442 (main - 24in 1080p) |
Case | NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal Edition) |
Power Supply | XFX Pro 650W |
Mouse | Steelseries Siberia [RAW] |
Hello,
So I am trying to fix this laptop for a friend. The problem they're having is that they are unable to connect to the internet, after recently restoring their laptop to factory default settings. Hence, my obvious first move was to update the drivers, including the wireless network adapter. Did that, and nothing.
So I then did a quick internet search, and found a setting to prevent software turning the wireless adapter off. That seemed to fix the problem. Until I did a restart. I then resorted to Windows' Network troubleshooting utility, and found out the adapter keeps turning off.
So every time I turn the thing off, restart, or it sleeps, the wireless adapter turns off. This is extremely annoying - what should I do?
System specs:
ASUS A55V series, Intel Core i5 3210M (2.5GHz, quad core), 8.0GB RAM, NVIDIA GT 630M 2GB
EDIT: The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium
And the network adapter is an Atheros AR9485WB-EG
So help would be great. Thanks,
Layton
So I am trying to fix this laptop for a friend. The problem they're having is that they are unable to connect to the internet, after recently restoring their laptop to factory default settings. Hence, my obvious first move was to update the drivers, including the wireless network adapter. Did that, and nothing.
So I then did a quick internet search, and found a setting to prevent software turning the wireless adapter off. That seemed to fix the problem. Until I did a restart. I then resorted to Windows' Network troubleshooting utility, and found out the adapter keeps turning off.
So every time I turn the thing off, restart, or it sleeps, the wireless adapter turns off. This is extremely annoying - what should I do?
System specs:
ASUS A55V series, Intel Core i5 3210M (2.5GHz, quad core), 8.0GB RAM, NVIDIA GT 630M 2GB
EDIT: The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium
And the network adapter is an Atheros AR9485WB-EG
So help would be great. Thanks,
Layton
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