[SOLVED] hp pavilion 6130--WLAN on--ghosted

joangolfing · 03-13-2008, 08:38 PM

I have an HP Pavilion zv6130 that I have had repeated problems with. I have reformatted and reloaded WinXP home 4 times now in the last 2 weeks. I keep getting unrecoverable problems. Is there a problem that can exist in the laptop itself that isn't controlled by the Hard Drive.

My latest problem now is that I can't get Wireless Access to work. The Wireless tower symbol on the Start menu has a place to double click to turn it on, however that function is ghosted and I can't find where to enable it. I checked BIOS and my wireless is enabled there.

Could this be a hardware problem instead of a software problem?

Where is my Wireless device located if I want to unplug it and see if it has a loose connection?

Ideas??

**TriggerFinger** · 03-13-2008, 09:29 PM

Hi,

i suggest you download all the needed drivers from HP website. Include the MiniPCI/WiFi driver. that would narrow down the list of possible errors. also update your operating system (get the latest XP updates). if you still get a lot of errors, consider a fresh install of Windows.

best source for device locations in your laptop is the service manual. you can also get that from HP website.

joangolfing · 03-14-2008, 04:27 AM

This morning I found one of the four buttons above my keyboard with the wireless tower symbol. It wasn't on like the other 3--so I clicked it on and my WLAN turned on and started working.

So thanks for your advice. Problem solved.

**TriggerFinger** · 03-14-2008, 09:09 AM

it is great to hear that you were able to sort it out.

03-13-2008, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
joangolfing Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 234 OS: WinXP	[SOLVED] hp pavilion 6130--WLAN on--ghosted I have an HP Pavilion zv6130 that I have had repeated problems with. I have reformatted and reloaded WinXP home 4 times now in the last 2 weeks. I keep getting unrecoverable problems. Is there a problem that can exist in the laptop itself that isn't controlled by the Hard Drive. My latest problem now is that I can't get Wireless Access to work. The Wireless tower symbol on the Start menu has a place to double click to turn it on, however that function is ghosted and I can't find where to enable it. I checked BIOS and my wireless is enabled there. Could this be a hardware problem instead of a software problem? Where is my Wireless device located if I want to unplug it and see if it has a loose connection? Ideas??

03-13-2008, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: hp pavilion 6130--WLAN on--ghosted Hi, i suggest you download all the needed drivers from HP website. Include the MiniPCI/WiFi driver. that would narrow down the list of possible errors. also update your operating system (get the latest XP updates). if you still get a lot of errors, consider a fresh install of Windows. best source for device locations in your laptop is the service manual. you can also get that from HP website. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 03-13-2008 at 09:31 PM.

03-14-2008, 04:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
joangolfing Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 234 OS: WinXP	Re: hp pavilion 6130--WLAN on--ghosted This morning I found one of the four buttons above my keyboard with the wireless tower symbol. It wasn't on like the other 3--so I clicked it on and my WLAN turned on and started working. So thanks for your advice. Problem solved.

03-14-2008, 09:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: hp pavilion 6130--WLAN on--ghosted it is great to hear that you were able to sort it out. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE