Wireless Adapter won't turn on

nichole906 · 08-23-2009, 07:22 PM

Hey all, thanks in advance for your help.

I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 with a Dell wireless 1390 WLAN wireless card. I turned off the adapter 3 months ago, and when I tried to turn it on today nothing happens. The "wi-fi" light on my computer/keyboard will not turn on, but when I run diagnostic tests it says I mush enable my wireless first, but it won't enable. Any suggestions?

jonquilmcd · 08-23-2009, 08:20 PM

Try uninstalling and reinstalling your wireless card drivers first. Next I would suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the software that enables your media keys (unfortunately I don't have a Dell so I don't know the specific name of the program that does that... you can usually find these kind of programs running in your system tray though).

08-23-2009, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
nichole906 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Wireless Adapter won't turn on Hey all, thanks in advance for your help. I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 with a Dell wireless 1390 WLAN wireless card. I turned off the adapter 3 months ago, and when I tried to turn it on today nothing happens. The "wi-fi" light on my computer/keyboard will not turn on, but when I run diagnostic tests it says I mush enable my wireless first, but it won't enable. Any suggestions?

08-23-2009, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonquilmcd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: FL Posts: 68 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP1	Re: Wireless Adapter won't turn on Try uninstalling and reinstalling your wireless card drivers first. Next I would suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the software that enables your media keys (unfortunately I don't have a Dell so I don't know the specific name of the program that does that... you can usually find these kind of programs running in your system tray though).