ASUS Wireless Radio Button Doesn't Work

[checkitman22]

Hi, I've had an ASUS U52F laptop. It has worked fine for about 6 months. I know how to use the radio button (f2+function button), to turn it on and off. This morning I woke up and I didn't have internet access, so I tried to use that button and on the screen when I would use it before it would say "Wireless LAN ON/OFF" when you press it. Obviously if it was being turned on it would say on, and off, off. Well now when I press f2+function it says "Wireless LAN OFF". So ok, you figure you just press it again, but you press it again it says "Wireless LAN OFF" still.

I've uninstalled Intels WiFi Max as well as ASUSs own WiFi thing and got the latest drivers for both of those off of the ASUS website, it's still doing the same thing. IF you open Intel's WiFi max all of the options (even the option to enable the wireless radio button) are grayed out.

Any help?

 

[checkitman22]

Wow nvm i figured it out there is a very small switch underneath the sd card slot... i can barely see it but it for the wireless, fixed it.

 

[Pyree]

Press it few more times. It works in rotation.
1. wifi on, bt on
2. wifi off, bt off
3. wifi on, bt off
4. wifi off, bt on

and repeats

Just a thing to try.

Make sure adapter is not disabled.

 

[asus computer13]

Wow nvm i figured it out there is a very small switch underneath the sd card slot... i can barely see it but it for the wireless, fixed it.

checkitmn22,
I ran into the same thing. Coundn't get the wifi radio to turn on.Thanks for your info I had somehow turned off that switch too.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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[Dark Lord of Tech]

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