Comments on: More of the Wireless Broadband Malfunction http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/ A blog about fact & opinion Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shanna http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-6242 Shanna Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:31:19 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-6242 I have a tx2000 and have been having several intermittent problems with different devices not working and not appearing in the device manager, for the last few months (my warranty expired four months ago). The latest problem is the wireless card not being listed in device manager and having no wireless internet. Previously the webcam, tablet function, and fingerprint reader stopped working and were not listed in the device manager. I was able to get these devices working again by playing around with the usb drivers listed in the device manager. I rolled back one of the drivers and now those three devices are working. Another problem I had for a while is that my laptop would crash and go to a blue screen about five minutes after I plugged in a device into a usb port (ipod, mouse, etc). Somehow I was able to get that problem to go away, but now my wireless internet is not working and I am about to take a hammer to the computer. I keep thinking that if I just mess with installing/uninstalling, rolling back drivers, or updating that it will come back but these motherboard issues people keep mentioning is frightening. I have a tx2000 and have been having several intermittent problems with different devices not working and not appearing in the device manager, for the last few months (my warranty expired four months ago). The latest problem is the wireless card not being listed in device manager and having no wireless internet. Previously the webcam, tablet function, and fingerprint reader stopped working and were not listed in the device manager. I was able to get these devices working again by playing around with the usb drivers listed in the device manager. I rolled back one of the drivers and now those three devices are working. Another problem I had for a while is that my laptop would crash and go to a blue screen about five minutes after I plugged in a device into a usb port (ipod, mouse, etc). Somehow I was able to get that problem to go away, but now my wireless internet is not working and I am about to take a hammer to the computer. I keep thinking that if I just mess with installing/uninstalling, rolling back drivers, or updating that it will come back but these motherboard issues people keep mentioning is frightening.

]]> By: Commie B http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-5967 Commie B Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:17:17 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-5967 The easiest way to fix this problem is to buy a USD dongle / 802.11 card. Alternatively, you can burn your laptop and send me the video. I'll be more than glad to put it up here. The easiest way to fix this problem is to buy a USD dongle / 802.11 card. Alternatively, you can burn your laptop and send me the video. I’ll be more than glad to put it up here.

]]> By: Maredy http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-5965 Maredy Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:49:07 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-5965 Hello!! I have an HP pavillion dv9000 17" ... The wireless is not picking up any networks and the light stays orange the whole time. I do not know what to do with it to make it work. It's been like that for months. Once in a while it will randomnly work but then it wont for a long time. What should I do???? >_< HELPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello!!
I have an HP pavillion dv9000 17″ … The wireless is not picking up any networks and the light stays orange the whole time. I do not know what to do with it to make it work. It’s been like that for months. Once in a while it will randomnly work but then it wont for a long time. What should I do???? >_< HELPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Asif http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4471 Asif Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:48:02 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4471 Okay, Temp, Aidtya, there's really nothing you can do but call and ask for a replacement. Whoever tells you it is a driver issue is full of shit. The light is blue because that's what it was when the driver was last detected. At some point if you restart it may turn red too. Defective hardware means a replacement, or you use a USB wireless ethernet card. Okay, Temp, Aidtya, there’s really nothing you can do but call and ask for a replacement.

Whoever tells you it is a driver issue is full of shit. The light is blue because that’s what it was when the driver was last detected. At some point if you restart it may turn red too. Defective hardware means a replacement, or you use a USB wireless ethernet card.

]]> By: Temp http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4468 Temp Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:57:08 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4468 HP Tablet TX1260ea Went for screen and motherboard repairs came back a couple of days ago and now the wireless wont work!! Light shows blue so I'm told its a 'driver' issue and not a hardware problem. Spoke to techie guys and they said restore back to factory settings. I have too much data to just do this willy nilly as a testing ground for hp'. HELP PLZ HP Tablet TX1260ea

Went for screen and motherboard repairs came back a couple of days ago and now the wireless wont work!! Light shows blue so I’m told its a ‘driver’ issue and not a hardware problem. Spoke to techie guys and they said restore back to factory settings. I have too much data to just do this willy nilly as a testing ground for hp’. HELP PLZ

]]> By: aditya http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4357 aditya Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:37:37 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4357 hi i just bought hp dv9646em, an i am having wireless problems as it does not detact any wirless network.please help!! hi i just bought hp dv9646em, an i am having wireless problems as it does not detact any wirless network.please help!!

]]> By: nick_knack http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 nick_knack Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:37:29 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4157 I "think" i "may" have fixed this permanently, for myself. Heres the story: For some reason or another my laptop suddenly decided to refuse to start up, instead, flashing a blue screen at me as soon as windows loaded, (not long enough to read), and then rebooting. After muddling about for a while trying safe mode and chkdsk from the recovery disk to no avail, i went into the bois and tried reseting everything to default. While going about and looking at what had changed i realized that in the boot options the network adapters part was set to [Disabled]. I changed that a voila! it works again! however i dont know if it will last. other thingsi have done that fixed it have lasted, at best, 1 day. Hope that helps! I “think” i “may” have fixed this permanently, for myself. Heres the story:

For some reason or another my laptop suddenly decided to refuse to start up, instead, flashing a blue screen at me as soon as windows loaded, (not long enough to read), and then rebooting. After muddling about for a while trying safe mode and chkdsk from the recovery disk to no avail, i went into the bois and tried reseting everything to default. While going about and looking at what had changed i realized that in the boot options the network adapters part was set to [Disabled]. I changed that a voila! it works again! however i dont know if it will last. other thingsi have done that fixed it have lasted, at best, 1 day. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Ysrael http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4141 Ysrael Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:06:05 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4141 (NOTE to the guys at the RIAA: when I wrote the word "Flintstone" not for a single second I thought of the song, nor the tune or any of its parts, also I was not using the word as trying to make any profit from it and I didn't distributed any related memorabilia or asked anybody to do so) (NOTE to the guys at the RIAA: when I wrote the word “Flintstone” not for a single second I thought of the song, nor the tune or any of its parts, also I was not using the word as trying to make any profit from it and I didn’t distributed any related memorabilia or asked anybody to do so)

]]> By: Ysrael http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4140 Ysrael Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:27 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4140 Well regarding the webcam it workd by installing an updated driver directly from HP (I used to have the very same problem) now, going back to the wifi: I have found that only after I turn off the laptop (with the usual Turn Off option from the Start menu) and living it alone the suficient time to allow the HDD to stop properly, when I turn on the machine again, it recognizes the broadcom card and it keeps working perfectly throughout the day; ok now the downside: if i have to put the machine into hibernation or stand by because I need to commute or change places, it will dissapear on the 90% of the ocassions so, I had to put to work a "Flintstone" technique: bought a usb wifi from Linksys (yes the guys that DO actually know how to make things work) and use it as a backup Also, if you ever need a laptop while yours is on service, you need to tell the people at service that you need it and they will find one for you in order to keep you "working" Well regarding the webcam it workd by installing an updated driver directly from HP (I used to have the very same problem) now, going back to the wifi: I have found that only after I turn off the laptop (with the usual Turn Off option from the Start menu) and living it alone the suficient time to allow the HDD to stop properly, when I turn on the machine again, it recognizes the broadcom card and it keeps working perfectly throughout the day; ok now the downside:

if i have to put the machine into hibernation or stand by because I need to commute or change places, it will dissapear on the 90% of the ocassions so, I had to put to work a “Flintstone” technique: bought a usb wifi from Linksys (yes the guys that DO actually know how to make things work) and use it as a backup

Also, if you ever need a laptop while yours is on service, you need to tell the people at service that you need it and they will find one for you in order to keep you “working”

]]> By: Asif http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4135 Asif Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:49:51 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4135 It depends on whether they have the parts in stock or not. If they do, no more than two weeks. If they don't, even they don't know. It depends on whether they have the parts in stock or not. If they do, no more than two weeks. If they don’t, even they don’t know.

]]> By: cvwiz http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4132 cvwiz Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:39:03 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4132 I've found that the problem isn't going away, but holding down the start button at start for at least 10 counts seems to help. "Restarting" wasn't working at all. On someone's suggestion on this blog I tried holding down the start button, and that got my wireless back. I'm not able to hold it down for more than 10 seconds on my unit without it shutting down down again. My built-in camera often doesn't work in much the same way as the wireless. If my computer's been on for a long time it just stops detecting that the camera is there. I need to send it in to repair these problems. How long does HP usually take to make repairs? I will do it in LA this summer. Does anyone have any idea? I’ve found that the problem isn’t going away, but holding down the start button at start for at least 10 counts seems to help. “Restarting” wasn’t working at all. On someone’s suggestion on this blog I tried holding down the start button, and that got my wireless back. I’m not able to hold it down for more than 10 seconds on my unit without it shutting down down again. My built-in camera often doesn’t work in much the same way as the wireless. If my computer’s been on for a long time it just stops detecting that the camera is there. I need to send it in to repair these problems. How long does HP usually take to make repairs? I will do it in LA this summer. Does anyone have any idea?

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.asifism.com/hp-quickplay/more-of-the-wireless-broadband-malfunction/comment-page-1/#comment-4118 Cynthia Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:35:05 +0000 http://www.asifism.com/?p=49#comment-4118 Thanks Asif. Holding the button down for 30 seconds and taking the battery and power supply out worked for my friend's dv2120us laptop (Windows XP). Before, her internet would only work right after she fully reboots her computer to the factory default settings. If she shut off her computer and turned it back on, her WLAN would disappear from her computer entirely. Once again, thanks again :) Thanks Asif.

Holding the button down for 30 seconds and taking the battery and power supply out worked for my friend’s dv2120us laptop (Windows XP). Before, her internet would only work right after she fully reboots her computer to the factory default settings. If she shut off her computer and turned it back on, her WLAN would disappear from her computer entirely. Once again, thanks again :)

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