grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Good Day!! Ive just reformatted my Lenovo thinkpad laptop and installed drivers for it . But there is one problem, the wi-fi that worked before the reformat isnt working right now (I already installed all the drivers including the WI-FI).. The wi-fi indicator light doesnt even turn on.. Am I missing something? Any help would be much appreciated.. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 You did go into device manager and what did you see? Any yellow ▲ w/ ! in the middle , ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 You did go into device manager and what did you see? Any yellow ▲ w/ ! in the middle , ? Yeah, theres a yellow exclamation something that says "unknown device".. This means it doesnt recognize the hardware (WI-FI).. what do I do? (Wow, youre promoted to mod.. congratulations ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Yeah, theres a yellow exclamation something that says "unknown device".. This means it doesnt recognize the hardware (WI-FI).. what do I do? (Wow, youre promoted to mod.. congratulations ) Oh they'll be sorry they promoted me :2funny: j/k not :haha: Can you see the wifi device in there, and is the driver installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 I cant see it, there is one that says "unknown device" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 If you have a system cd that has the drivers installed on it, I would say go ahead and re-install the drivers. If not, you should be able to click on it, to install the driver, when it asks to search , say no, then say have disk, then point to the driver that you have, on whatever media it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 The laptop was sent to me from morocco as a gift.. They forgot to send the CD.. Im downloading the drivers here http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-64283 How can I know the name of my wifi card (I cant see it in device manager).. I cant use the manual since its in french language. Maybe I installed the wrong driver.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 The laptop was sent to me from morocco as a gift.. They forgot to send the CD.. Im downloading the drivers here http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-64283 How can I know the name of my wifi card (I cant see it in device manager).. I cant use the manual since its in french language. Maybe I installed the wrong driver.. There are programs that will tell you the system hardware, gimmie a minute , ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Oh they'll be sorry they promoted me :2funny: j/k not :haha: Actually, you were demoted If you have the brandname of the laptop, and which type it is, both of which should always be visible somewhere on the laptop, then you can hop over to the website of that brand, and get the drivers from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Actually, you were demoted If you have the brandname of the laptop, and which type it is, both of which should always be visible somewhere on the laptop, then you can hop over to the website of that brand, and get the drivers from there. Better idea then installin everest or PCwizard08. Yes, I was demoted, but I didn't wanna lead on to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 here you go maybe? http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4ZLNJB.html if that dont work, sorry i tried randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Actually, you were demoted If you have the brandname of the laptop, and which type it is, both of which should always be visible somewhere on the laptop, then you can hop over to the website of that brand, and get the drivers from there. Its here, http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-64283#wireless Wifi is networking wireless LAN right.. Please help me find the right driver..It can be found on the link above. Sorry for being such a noob LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 your laptop have a model number on it? edit: being me i would install one that looks good, and see what happends, if it dont work then i uninstall the driver.. no biggie at all. but then again im a risk taker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 your laptop have a model number on it? Lenovo thinkpad R60.. All the drivers needed for this model is already on the above link post.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 have you not tried letting windows find the right drivers? or no internet access at all? if the drivers are on that site, then download and install one of em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 have you not tried letting windows find the right drivers? or no internet access at all? if the drivers are on that site, then download and install one of em I tried all the wireless lan drivers but it doesnt work... The Wi-fi indicator light doesnt turn on and it doesnt connect.. This is driving me crazy since I cant use one of a laptops most important functions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 have you not tried letting windows find the right drivers? or no internet access at all? if the drivers are on that site, then download and install one of em Hes on here also u might want to try a bios update my laptop wifi didnt work until i updated the bios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 I tried all the wireless lan drivers but it doesnt work... The Wi-fi indicator light doesnt turn on and it doesnt connect.. This is driving me crazy since I cant use one of a laptops most important functions.. Yeah that looks like a bios problem to me try to load the defult configuration before u flash an upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Yeah that looks like a bios problem to me try to load the defult configuration before u flash an upgrade It worked before, w/ the same bios version, I would not do this , it may just compliment more problems, It's just a matter of the correct driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hes on here also u might want to try a bios update my laptop wifi didnt work until i updated the bios How can I update it, just download the bios, install and restart? Wont it mess the settings? ( sorry, havent done it before.. Im downloading now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 wait, the bluetooth device can be switch on by pressing the function key + number 4.. But I cant find any key for the WIFI.. Is there a command for turning the WIFI on? I just cant find it :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 First try to load defult settings press F10 or F1 whichever gets you in the bios as you boot up the laptop then read at the bottom for the key combination that loads the defults settings then just save and exit see if that works before trying it Also u want to perfom a bios update on a full charge and plug in to the wall Just FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 First try to load defult settings press F10 or F1 whichever gets you in the bios as you boot up the laptop then read at the bottom for the key combination that loads the defults settings then just save and exit see if that works before trying it Also u want to perfom a bios update on a full charge and plug in to the wall Just FYI After reading mudmancs post, it scared me.. do I really need to update the bios even if it worked before the reformat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted May 8, 2008 CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 You might not need to just try to load the defult settings first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grift3r74 Posted May 8, 2008 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2008 all right. I give up.. I think I just have to go to an IBM service center.. Thanks to all the people who helped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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