Advent 9115 Ralink Wireless Lan Card not Exist

[cag28]

Hi I saw a post on the 3 November with the same problem and would like to know how your member solved it. I am setting a laptop up for a friend and am unfamiliar with Vista so I cannot find where to tick the TCP/IP box or where to download the drivers from Ralink.  am going away on Monday so there is some urgency to my request - please.

[Broni]

Advent 9115 Ralink Wireless Lan Card not Exist

What exactly do you mean? It doesn't show up in Device Manager? Is it a new card? Any manual?
We need more info.

[cag28]

The Laptop is 'Wireless Enabled' but when hovering over the icon on the right bottom for the wireless it says Ralink Wireless Lan Card not exist. I tried to connect wirelessly and it says it is not i think configured. I am not familiar with Vista but use my own laptop wirelessly so am familiar with a wireless connection. In XP all I do is start /connect to /show all connections and then I can right click on my wireless connection and do properties BUT I do not have that option in VISTA. I do find Windows new VISTA software frustrating as this is the second laptop I have set up and struggled. It this is the way Windows is going then I will be staying with XP. Thanks anyway.

[cag28]

and sorry no it does not show up in device manager it is a new laptop

[Broni]

Is your card turned on?
Most laptops have a switch that allows you to easily turn your wireless card off and on. This switch can be on the side or front of the laptop or could be a key combination on the keyboard (for example, Fn + F2 on many Dell laptops).

[cag28]

That's my problem I do not know how to turn it on. It is an Advent and there are no obvious switches but I am sure I am missing something. Can I turn it on in VISTA?

[cag28]

Tried the Fn F2 no joy and the Fn F4 I saw on another Forum and so I tried all of the combinations and hey presto my wireless is switched on BUT i do not know which combination switched it on! Anyway thanks for your help you got me in the right direction and solved my problem

[Broni]

What brand, and model of your laptop?

[cag28]

It is an Advent 9115 and it was the Fn F9 key that turned the wireless on and now I need to work out how to keep it on.