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Gateway T-series bad wifi switch

post #1 of 9
9/6/08 at 5:29pm
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I have a gateway T-series, Model#w350A .bad wfwi slide switch.left front side,,,anyone know how to get to it?
is there a repair Man onthe net,,,everthing else works ok,just no wireless,,,I have Tryed the FN +F1 Laptop fell off the bed,Hopefuly A simple soder,but don,t know how to get under the keyboard,if thats the way,,,Thanks
Well,I guess I asked the qust.worng,,no responces,,

Heres A link for the pics.

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread221323.html
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post #2 of 9
9/18/08 at 2:04pm
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Any help?
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post #3 of 9
9/18/08 at 6:04pm
are you talking about the card internal itself? or the physical switch (fn combi key)? can you take a pic?

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post #4 of 9
9/19/08 at 5:30pm
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http://www.notebookforums.com/thread221323.html

Thanks For respond,,,,heres the pics,Thank You
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post #5 of 9
9/19/08 at 10:35pm
i see now. it gonna be tough to find a manual for it. But you probably would need to take the top casing off. I can only write the steps in a nutshell, you need to expand and improvise it
. remove ac,
. remove battery
. hold down power button for 10-20 secs to discharge static
. remove all bottom screws, mark them , take pic
. now see if you can remove the top casing without first removing the keyboard, sometimes there are latched between the fn keys and the frame
. be careful, the keyboardis connected to the main board by a ribbon cable
. now, see if you can lift up (or slide back) the palm rest, again the touch pad has a ribbon cable as well
....

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post #6 of 9
9/21/08 at 9:57am
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Thank You very much,,,You hav been very helpful.I will report back My results,Thanks AgainKain AKARick,Pasadena,Texas.,usa
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post #7 of 9
9/21/08 at 12:11pm
^^ Dont forget to take pics along the way, great way to backtrack, and to share. Have fun.

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post #8 of 9
9/30/08 at 9:20pm
if the plastic switch is broken, that is part of the lower case, aka D assembly. you can also try Fn+F2 to enable and disable the wireless card. however if the actual switch on the mainboard is broken it will require a repair. hopefully, its just the plastic switch on the lower case.

if have seen the actual mainboard switch broken. you can move the switch with a needle and leave it in the on position and not worry about the plastic switch.
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post #9 of 9
10/22/09 at 3:12pm
Did you have any luck with this? I have a Gateway T6321 with a bad wireless switch. The switch looks identical to your pictures. In my case the adapter is always on regardless of the position of the switch. But this seems to interfere with the functioning of the wired network card (can't use wired if wireless is on). Anyone else seen this or have suggestions?
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