Wireless problems

Andyprice91 · 06-09-2009, 10:08 AM

I have a sony vaio FE31H notebook which disables the wireless connection and freezes it whenever i go onto anything that involves full screen, such as games and videos. I then have to reset my laptop for it to start working again.
Can anybody help me?

Thanks,
Andy :)

**TriggerFinger** · 06-09-2009, 01:55 PM

When you say 'freezes' do you mean the whole system or just the wlan connection? Have you tried another wlan card (just for testing)?

Andyprice91 · 06-09-2009, 02:15 PM

just the wlan connection
and yeah i have used a different wireless card (which i cant find anymore which is why this is becoming a problem) and it was always fine when i used the external card.
if i turn the wireless switch off at the front of my laptop and use a full screen program and then when i am finished switch it back on it works fine, but this isnt really a soloution as i want to play online games :(

**TriggerFinger** · 06-09-2009, 02:23 PM

So you tried another (internal) wlan card and like this one, it also gets disabled when you when you run/play online videos? How about if playing videos right off the CD/DVD drive (and you switch to full screen)?

Andyprice91 · 06-09-2009, 02:29 PM

i have only tried an external card that slots into the side of the laptop... and it happens with any full screen program i use no matter what

**TriggerFinger** · 06-09-2009, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andyprice91

i have only tried an external card that slots into the side of the laptop... and it happens with any full screen program i use no matter what

And I understand this external card works fine? If so, try replacing the internal WLAN card.

Andyprice91 · 06-09-2009, 02:43 PM

is that the only thing that would help?
cos i kinda cant do that haha =/
i will have to search the world for my external card or i will just have to live off the ethernet cables :'( haha

**TriggerFinger** · 06-09-2009, 07:26 PM

You need a good/working spare card to rule out a bad one. It is sad really that to do a DIY repair you need parts to use. If only there are parameters that you can change in Windows but I really doubt given the problem. If this is a connection issue then may be... but we all know that if changing parameters don't work, it will still boil down to replacing the card.

Andyprice91 · 06-10-2009, 05:32 AM

hmmm okay :)
thanks for your help anyway

06-09-2009, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Andyprice91 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Xp media edition	Wireless problems I have a sony vaio FE31H notebook which disables the wireless connection and freezes it whenever i go onto anything that involves full screen, such as games and videos. I then have to reset my laptop for it to start working again. Can anybody help me? Thanks, Andy :)

06-09-2009, 01:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Wireless problems When you say 'freezes' do you mean the whole system or just the wlan connection? Have you tried another wlan card (just for testing)? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

06-09-2009, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Andyprice91 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Xp media edition	Re: Wireless problems just the wlan connection and yeah i have used a different wireless card (which i cant find anymore which is why this is becoming a problem) and it was always fine when i used the external card. if i turn the wireless switch off at the front of my laptop and use a full screen program and then when i am finished switch it back on it works fine, but this isnt really a soloution as i want to play online games :(

06-09-2009, 02:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Wireless problems So you tried another (internal) wlan card and like this one, it also gets disabled when you when you run/play online videos? How about if playing videos right off the CD/DVD drive (and you switch to full screen)? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

06-09-2009, 02:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Andyprice91 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Xp media edition	Re: Wireless problems i have only tried an external card that slots into the side of the laptop... and it happens with any full screen program i use no matter what

06-09-2009, 02:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Andyprice91 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Xp media edition	Re: Wireless problems is that the only thing that would help? cos i kinda cant do that haha =/ i will have to search the world for my external card or i will just have to live off the ethernet cables :'( haha

06-09-2009, 07:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Wireless problems You need a good/working spare card to rule out a bad one. It is sad really that to do a DIY repair you need parts to use. If only there are parameters that you can change in Windows but I really doubt given the problem. If this is a connection issue then may be... but we all know that if changing parameters don't work, it will still boil down to replacing the card. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

06-10-2009, 05:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Andyprice91 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Xp media edition	Re: Wireless problems hmmm okay :) thanks for your help anyway