Alienware Wifi card.. Disabled?


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Alienware Wifi card.. Disabled?


    I don't know if this thread best suits windows 10 or windows 7 but it's occurring in windows 7 so i hope someone can help me.

    Here's what happened.

    I attempted to install windows 10, i black screened, tried everything people in the windows 10 fourms told me to do to fix the black screen and nothing worked. So i was able to revert back to windows 7 thankfully.

    Sadly.. For some reason i wasn't getting any wifi signal from my router. figured it was my router so i reset it. Nope. after a bunch of trouble shooting and driver uninstalling and reinstalling and booting in safe mode and reinstalling my network adapter drivers, i got no result.

    Things iv tried:
    •Booting in safe mode and going to my device and Driver manager and uninstalling and reinstalling my network drivers.
    •Uninstalling and reinstalling my network drivers & trying to find my drivers online.
    •Windows Troubleshooting my wifi for any fixes -Resulted in windows finding an error with my wifi card but windows couldn't fix it.

    Windows has been telling my that my Wifi card is "disabled" and if i go into my command prompt and type "ipconfig/all" i get a bunch of 'Media Disconnected' texts under wifi signals.

    here are some screenshots.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/83jzo49ljz...40.13.png?dl=0
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/o02k4csu3n...24.05.png?dl=0
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bku1a0kdr...40.17.png?dl=0


    Can anyone help? I'v done everything from safe mode all the way to troubleshooting. I think i mught have to take my PC in and get it checked out and have them test my wifi card. I never "disabled" it but i think windows 10 might have tweaked it?
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  2. Posts : 18,415
    windows 7 home 64bit
       #2

    Hi Joe ... Welcome to Seven Forums ... Is there a switch or a Function that enables the Wireless Adapter ? ...


    Also please read all of the Link below ...


    Alienware Networking | Dell US
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  3. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #3

    Does it show in Device Manager? If not, there may be a Fn key combo to enable/disable the wireless.
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  4. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    maxie said:
    Hi Joe ... Welcome to Seven Forums ... Is there a switch or a Function that enables the Wireless Adapter ? ...


    Also please read all of the Link below ...


    Alienware Networking | Dell US
    was able to fix my issue by installing windows 10, windows 10 fixed the issue for me.
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  5. Posts : 18,415
    windows 7 home 64bit
       #5

    Sorted good news ...
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