Wifi is connected but identifying frequently and yellow star on logo

model = CQ71-420ED ( is this the same as the 420EM ?)
I did an HP product identification and Hp just showed the 420EM.
There are updates indeed.
Should you advice to update the BIOS as well ?
I did update though the latest drivers for my Realtek and Atheros in the device manager-properties.

here is some data from drivermax - there is some to update...i will do this and report

I would wait on the BIOS after you have updated all those drivers and see if those driver updates resolve your issue.

Updating the BIOS can be very hazardous to the PC if it's not done correctly. It can render the PC/laptop useless. I would check w HP/Compaq on how to update the BIOS for your laptop. Each vendor does it a little bit different. There are some good videos on youtube on "how to update" the BIOS.

raystef said:

model = CQ71-420ED ( is this the same as the 420EM ?)
I did an HP product identification and Hp just showed the 420EM.
There are updates indeed.
Should you advice to update the BIOS as well ?
I did update though the latest drivers for my Realtek and Atheros in the device manager-properties.

You can use HP's find it software locate your drivers for you. Maybe that will give you your exact model driver downloads.

Here's the CQ71-420ED driver page.....
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...t=4131631#N415

update.
I have looked for drivers via hp but i was suprised that Drivermax found some newer ones.
Now i have the latest and they are :
Realtek 3-10-2012 7.63.1003.2012
Atheros 26.09.2012 10.0.0.209
Result : nothing was solved. Even after rebooting.

I did remember that completely removing the networkadapter trough devicemanager, so uninstalling Atheros and Relatek could help which i did. I rebooted and the drivers installed thereselves.
Result : icon logo became normal and no identifying blue circles anymore.

But after rebooting a second time everything went bad again.

Any suggestions ?

ps : BIOS was already the newest one : 23

Sorry...I'm out of options....but the bottom line seems to be a driver/compatibility issue. The only other possibility is the the wi-fi hardware itself could be faulty or going bad. you could try a wi-fi dongle (usb adapter) and see it that works...barrow one from a friend.

Even strange that after i reinstalled the networkadapter-drivers from scratch and rebooted, everything seemed ok...after a second reboot...same trouble like before.
Couldn't this be a networkproblem. It's like the machine is constantly looking for another network perhaps?
Isn't there a possibility to look up some old networks in registery that have been on the machine ? I am not that experienced but i saw some thread about that in another forum.

I checked hidden networkadapters -see result in png.
Is this a normal networkadapter situation ?

We've over looked the possibility of spyware and malware infection, which has been known to cause such problems...couldn't hurt to check.