Laptop crashes when wireless is turned on!

loubymar · 02-03-2008, 05:19 AM

When i turn my wireless on by pressing the button on the laptop, when it connects the laptop crashes and i can't move mouse or anything, only thing i can do is hold my finger on power button to turn off the laptop, why does it crash when i turn wireless on and what can i do to stop it?

Many Thanks
Louis

**TriggerFinger** · 02-03-2008, 11:57 PM

Hi.. it could be a conflict. I cannot really tell if this is hardware or Windows related.

Try running a live CD for linux like PCLinuxOS and try to switch ON your wireless to see if it behaves the same way. If it does, it may be hardware. If not, you can try reinstalling drivers in Windows.

loubymar · 02-04-2008, 02:03 AM

But the operating system is windows xp, i also did a recovery console which formated the hard drive, and it still was crashing, how can i re-install the wireless driver?

**TriggerFinger** · 02-04-2008, 06:49 AM

hi loubymar

to find the drivers for your wireless, if it came with your laptop, you can go to your manufacturer's website and look for Support or Drivers links.

sounds like you have tested every possible way already except replacing the wireless adapter.

02-03-2008, 05:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
loubymar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 48 OS: Windows XP Home edition	Laptop crashes when wireless is turned on! When i turn my wireless on by pressing the button on the laptop, when it connects the laptop crashes and i can't move mouse or anything, only thing i can do is hold my finger on power button to turn off the laptop, why does it crash when i turn wireless on and what can i do to stop it? Many Thanks Louis

02-03-2008, 11:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,791 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop crashes when wireless is turned on! Hi.. it could be a conflict. I cannot really tell if this is hardware or Windows related. Try running a live CD for linux like PCLinuxOS and try to switch ON your wireless to see if it behaves the same way. If it does, it may be hardware. If not, you can try reinstalling drivers in Windows.

02-04-2008, 02:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
loubymar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 48 OS: Windows XP Home edition	Re: Laptop crashes when wireless is turned on! But the operating system is windows xp, i also did a recovery console which formated the hard drive, and it still was crashing, how can i re-install the wireless driver?

02-04-2008, 06:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,791 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop crashes when wireless is turned on! hi loubymar to find the drivers for your wireless, if it came with your laptop, you can go to your manufacturer's website and look for Support or Drivers links. sounds like you have tested every possible way already except replacing the wireless adapter.