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compaq nx6120 wifi issue
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 5:48 pm |
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#1 | | Compaq nx6120 wifi issue hi! wifi has never worked on my three year old lappy and that has never been a prob before but will be soon! wireless assistant does not detect etc etc on start up. i know the modem etc (thomson) works ok because my itouch works on it. i have tried downloading drivers and all sorts and online chatting with hp in india presumably. any ideas? you'd be way high on the christmas card list if you can fix this for me :) | |
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| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 5:50 pm |
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#2 | | You DO have wireless turned on ?........theres usually a button or key combo to turn it on/off...... |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 5:55 pm |
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#3 | | I have heard that. there is the little button with the icon of the antenna and the little light; if there is a key combo, i don't know what that is alas. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 5:56 pm |
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#4 | | Ok the little button with the attena on it needs to be lit up for wireless to work.....is it ? |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:01 pm |
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#5 | | Nope and i can't get it to come oni don't know much but i was imagining that there must be some driver missing or something like that. |
| geek_lucky3 |
August 10, 2009, 6:15 pm |
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#6 | | Have you tried touching the light? sometimes the light is the button (touch sensitive) |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:20 pm |
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#7 | | Yep done all that. i think the prob lurks a little deeper. |
| geek_lucky3 |
August 10, 2009, 6:23 pm |
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#8 | | Maybe this? http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=1199733 |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 6:26 pm |
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#9 | | Yeh well.......the original poster says they 'thought maybe a driver was missing' so they dont KNOW....therefore they are not obviously aware of device manager or else they'd have checked that as for removing the wireless card that's impossible in a lappy. Soooo....ikesta I assume this lappy has xp on it ?....please confirm that |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:28 pm |
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#10 | | Lucky3 i appreciate your input too. yes drc, xp pro, was bought in late 2005. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 6:32 pm |
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#11 | | Ok do this.....right clik 'my computer' then clik properties....then clik hardware/device manager ......then look under 'network adaptors' and come back and state what's listed....also tell me if theres any ???? or !!! symbols. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:37 pm |
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#12 | Ok- 1394 Net Adapter
- Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
that's all. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:37 pm |
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#13 | | Ontwo different lines obviously |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 6:41 pm |
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#14 | | Ok the broadcom seems to be the wireless adaptor.......were there any ??? or !!! there ? |
| geek_lucky3 |
August 10, 2009, 6:41 pm |
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#15 | | Drcspy It's called a mini-pci card - click through the link to the HP page and section 6.8 shows you how to remove it. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:43 pm |
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#16 | | Nope not at all it seemed to me that broadcom was simply ethernet, but i'm a toddler at this. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 6:47 pm |
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#17 | | Yeh well ........maybe it is.........try this.restart the pc......at the very beginning screen right after you've pressed the power button look for some kind hint like 'press xxx key to access setup'......ah from memory it's usually the F10 button on compaqs......that'll take you into the BIOS screen...in there is where you look to see if the onboard wireless is enabled......not too sure where but cruise around... | |
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| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 6:49 pm |
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#18 | Haha yep been theretried thatthanx
might just have to shell out the big dollars i guess. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 7:14 pm |
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#19 | | And was there any kind of listing for your wireless adaptor ? |
| geek_cfs |
August 10, 2009, 7:14 pm |
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#20 | | Wireless was an option on the NX6120. So chances are it doesn't have a wireless adapter in it! |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 7:15 pm |
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#21 | | Hmmm would it still have the little button? i wonder is there is a system diagnosis that can tell you. it it's fitted at all etc. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 7:18 pm |
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#22 | | Why not goto the warehouse and buy a 'cyber' usb wireless adaptor they're made with a 'realtek' chipset (realtek been making network hardware for years) and they cost $19 !!! problem solved for less than $20 ! |
| geek_cfs |
August 10, 2009, 7:19 pm |
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#23 | | Yes It would still have the little button. Above the keyboard if I remember correctly. Had a client with one of these - had the same problem you are having. I took the cover of the underneath where the wireless card goes, and there wasn't one. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 7:21 pm |
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#24 | Hmmm i bet he got a shock.
interesting options developing here.
:) |
| geek_cfs |
August 10, 2009, 7:24 pm |
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#25 | | Well...as drcspy says Just go buy a USB wireless adapter, and your problems are solved. Definitely cheaper then buying the proper wireless adapter. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 7:24 pm |
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#26 | | Drc as in the red shed? i might pop down now if that's the case. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 10, 2009, 7:28 pm |
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#27 | | Yeh mate got one last week . |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 7:29 pm |
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#28 | | Roger i shall report back shortly. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 8:45 pm |
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#29 | Ohh yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss
cyber is HUMMING.
many thanks :) |
| geek_directorylist |
August 10, 2009, 8:53 pm |
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#30 | | Silly compaq yeah they still had the button even if the wireless addon card wasnt installed :S |
| geek_ikesta |
August 10, 2009, 9:06 pm |
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#31 | I feel a mix of silly and stoked.
i'll go with the stoked. this crappy ol' lappy has some life left yet. |
| geek_drcspy |
August 11, 2009, 4:18 am |
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#32 | | Ah you got the little cyber usb lan connector .....great.....my mate who got one said it worked well. simple fix eh. |
| geek_ikesta |
August 11, 2009, 2:09 pm |
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#33 | | I had to go to 3 red sheds, even though botany and pakuranga had stock on their computer, neither could find them. similar scenario at sylvia park until a diligent assistant found it. it's perfect. | |
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