Acer Aspire one 3G - "Radio is Off"
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I had the same problem with my computer, but then I found this from another site, worked for me, hopefully works for you too:
The hardware radio control switch is the manual switch that would turn on or off your wireless devices. With your laptop it should be in the front panel of the base, the part that is facing you. The first one is for your bluetooth and the second one is for your wireless card. You should be able to slide that and turn it back on.
Hopefully it works...
The hardware radio control switch is the manual switch that would turn on or off your wireless devices. With your laptop it should be in the front panel of the base, the part that is facing you. The first one is for your bluetooth and the second one is for your wireless card. You should be able to slide that and turn it back on.
Hopefully it works...
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Jun 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Jun 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Normally you should go on your BIOS to re enable it again! This may be happened when you removed the sim card!
I have an Acer Aspire (maybe 4 years old) and it has a switch (button) just to the top left edge of the keyboard that turns the 'hardware radio' on and off. When it is off I also cannot connect to wireless wideband. Actually there are 4 buttons lined up along the left side of the keyboard and it is the top one. Have seen some other posts that say the switch may be on the left side or front panel.
I know this is almost a year old, but I searched for hours on how to fix this problem for my acer. I can NOT believe it was as simple a fix as taking out the battery and letting it have no power for 2 minutes.
Thanks so much for the suggestion as that was the one that worked for me.
Thanks so much for the suggestion as that was the one that worked for me.
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bo_mer . Thanks for you´re reply :-) I was totally convinced that you came with the right solution... Until I discovered that my Bios sucks :-(
There is no meny for manipulating "Radio Off" or for any of the other wireless stuff.
Back to status quo...:-(
There is no meny for manipulating "Radio Off" or for any of the other wireless stuff.
Back to status quo...:-(
I´ve done hours and hours of research on the net - and found no cure. Acer´s customer service refuses to answer, or they dont know the fix. I ´m beginning to suspect that the hardware is broken.
I´m trying to figure out how I could replace the 3G transmittor card. Otherwise the Aspire one works flawless. and I like to keep it. At this time it works perfectly with my external 3g Dongle.
I´m trying to figure out how I could replace the 3G transmittor card. Otherwise the Aspire one works flawless. and I like to keep it. At this time it works perfectly with my external 3g Dongle.
i had a problem similar to this on my acer aspire one with my wireless adapter not connecting to networks that were in range. My solution: try unplugging the computer from the wall outlet and taking out the battery for about two minutes or so and then plug everthing back in and try it. Im guessing that it is either the sucky bios isnt fully resetting to its defaults when the computer is turned off, or the hardware is hung up and the only way to get it back to norm is to let all power drain from it and give it a fresh start. Let me know if that works for any of you!
Andy
Andy
First - thanks Andy !
Well, I charged the battery, removed the battey and popped in the SIM-card into the holder and waited 1 minute before I snapped the battery back in place again.
The login to my Internet provider appeared and Ii entered my PIN. Message came : Not Found [0x84010016] BUT the indicatorlight for the 3G connection lights up ! And the I´m connected !
So, because I dont trust computer stuff, I did the same procedure again, just to simulate everyday life because I must have the SIM-card for other purposes.
I removed the battery , took out the sim and waited a minute, then I popped the sim back again and battery too. Gives me the same : Not Found [0x84010016] , this time not connected and the infamous "The radio is Off)
At the same time the wireless works fine, I have a bunch of (Unprotected) networks to choose from. But thtas not what I want.
So, I dont know anymore. Maybe the Message: Not Found [0x84010016] is a next step to the solution. Maybe I try to post it to Acers customer support. Then we´ll see.
Well, I charged the battery, removed the battey and popped in the SIM-card into the holder and waited 1 minute before I snapped the battery back in place again.
The login to my Internet provider appeared and Ii entered my PIN. Message came : Not Found [0x84010016] BUT the indicatorlight for the 3G connection lights up ! And the I´m connected !
So, because I dont trust computer stuff, I did the same procedure again, just to simulate everyday life because I must have the SIM-card for other purposes.
I removed the battery , took out the sim and waited a minute, then I popped the sim back again and battery too. Gives me the same : Not Found [0x84010016] , this time not connected and the infamous "The radio is Off)
At the same time the wireless works fine, I have a bunch of (Unprotected) networks to choose from. But thtas not what I want.
So, I dont know anymore. Maybe the Message: Not Found [0x84010016] is a next step to the solution. Maybe I try to post it to Acers customer support. Then we´ll see.
And, Sarah, I noticed that putting the battery in and taking it out turns the radio off and on. I believe that is because of the 'Power Options' preferences in the Control Panel. Some things are normally (in default settings) turned off to save power when switching to battery power.
