Notebooks & Netbooks

[IronFly]

What's your BIOS version?

the latest is 1.25, if your is older, please update it:

http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_1.25_A_A.zip?acerid=635464578395908254&S...

[tuxifix]

Thanks a lot! I highly appreciate your help!

[tuxifix]

After the BIOS update the problem still persists...

[IronFly]

Device manager, right click on the wireless adapter, Disable, confirm then right click again on the wireless adapter and click Enable.

check Wifi switch.

[tuxifix]

Still nothing...

The greyed out WiFi switch is exactly what happens if I use the FN+F3 key on my aspire 5741. However, here on the E3-111 the airplane mode is switched instead of the WiFi. Is it possible to tell the Launch Manager to switch WiFi instead of airplane mode?

I'll continue tomorrow, as it's already late here. Thanks so much for your help so far!

[IronFly]

The launch manager is the latest available for your notebook?

8.00.8105

http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Application/LaunchManager/LaunchManager_Acer_8.00.8105_W81x6...

i don't think it's configurable and i understand what you mean.

[tuxifix]

Yes, I installed the laters version. I also installed the Dritek Launch Manager 5.2.1 and hoped that this one is able to disable/enable WiFi instead of airplane mode. On pressing FN+F3 there actually is a window that lets me switch Bluetooth and WiFi. However, switching Bluetooth works, but WiFi has absolutely no effect at all.

Is there another version of Launch Manager that I should try?

[keith111]

Disable your firewall while you reset the wireless router.

[tuxifix]

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keith111 wrote:

Disable your firewall while you reset the wireless router.

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This has nothing to do with firewall or router issues. It's not that the connection to the router fails, I cannot even enable WiFi.

[IronFly]

check this:

In the device manager, under the Human Interface Devices,  disable the "airplane mode switch." 

if you can't disable, uninstall it.