richardbondi.net » Computer http://richardbondi.net/blog Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:12:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Toshiba Satellite Wireless Problem/Solution when Running on Battery http://richardbondi.net/blog/toshiba-satellite-wireless-problemsolution-when-running-on-battery/ http://richardbondi.net/blog/toshiba-satellite-wireless-problemsolution-when-running-on-battery/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:44:07 +0000 http://richardbondi.net/blog/?p=178 I had just struggled for several days and far too many website visits trying to solve this problem and wanted to share the solution. I had just bought a new Toshiba laptop and I love it except for the problem I encountered with the wireless connection. As long as I was plugged in to power, everything was fine. When I was not plugged in, the wireless connection was unusable.  I had already spent a considerable of time, installing all the software I need and transferring all of my data, so returning it was not the option I was willing to accept.

One of the obvious things to do is check the driver and see if it is up to date. What is not obvious is that just because Windows says that you have the most current version, that does not mean you have the most current version. So if you have a Toshiba Satellite, first check what wireless adapter it has.

  1. Open the Device Manager(Click the start button and type in “Device Manager” then select)
  2. Look for “Network Adapters”
  3. If your wireless adapter shows “Realtek” go here to get the latest driver that Windows does not know about
  4. Select the driver for the model that matches the model in “Device Manager” in step 1
  5. Download/Install the new driver and reboot

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