Wireless Setup Help

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by El Saxo

You could try checking the settings in the BIOS before the laptop boots to Windows. There may be a setting in there that controls whether the wireless device is enabled at the bootup stage, and you might be able to change the setting to 'always on'.

Normally on the PC I press F8 to access BIOS, but it doesn't work on the laptop

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

Normally on the PC I press F8 to access BIOS, but it doesn't work on the laptop

There's a few keys it could be - 'del' is the most widely used as far as I know, and I've seen F1 & F2 used too. Could be anything though TBH, it should say on the screen somewhere when you first turn on the laptop.

[Red ones]

Originally Posted by pegasus

i currently have a D-Link set up for my house ........had problems for the first couple of days could'nt get any joy out of it .....so i phoned D-Link to ask for advice.....how stupid did i feel
i did'nt realise that you have to configure the router manually by physically connecting it to a PC or laptop...just until the router picks up the connection and detects your settings....then the settings are stored online...hey presto...disconnect the cables and you are wireless....kind of makes sense when you think about it


hth

I still haven't worked out how to secure the network yet!