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‎10-25-2012 01:17 PM

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HP Elitebook 8460p - is there any other way to enable the wireless on an HP laptop?  I've checked the settings, bios and also made sure the wireless card installed in the laptop works. Drivers are installed correctly. When troubleshooting, it comes up with "turn on the wireless". Nothing happens when pressing the button. It stays amber.

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‎10-26-2012 01:25 PM

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Hey ATL,

 

I would go ahead and hard reset the computer. This usually resolves issues like this. Here is a link with more information, and how to perform the hard reset: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-e-g-Windows-8/How-to-perfom-a-Hard-Reset-to-resolve-H...

 

Let me know if this helps!

 

Thanks,

Sean S 🙂

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‎10-26-2012 01:25 PM

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Hey ATL,

 

I would go ahead and hard reset the computer. This usually resolves issues like this. Here is a link with more information, and how to perform the hard reset: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-e-g-Windows-8/How-to-perfom-a-Hard-Reset-to-resolve-H...

 

Let me know if this helps!

 

Thanks,

Sean S 🙂

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‎08-23-2014 10:45 PM

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Hard reset did not help. Uninstall, with auto reinstall, did not work. Is there a switch to turn wireless on or off on an hp EliteBook 8460p? thanks.

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‎08-23-2014 11:01 PM

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I bought this hp used and just figured out that that wireless icon is a light and a button. By turning the lights off in the room I was able to see that it was lit. I pressed the button and I had wireless. Thanks.

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‎11-19-2014 01:31 PM

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hard reset is not the proper solution as i have to do it daily 😞

 

what is the proper solution?

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‎11-19-2014 11:55 PM

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As mentioned above, my problem solution was simple. I figured out that that wireless icon is a light and a button. By turning the lights off in the room I was able to see that it was lit. I pressed the button and I had wireless. Try it or is your problem more than that?

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