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Intel WiFi/WiMAX 5150: HOTKEY doesn't work without Access Connections



Our company has several T410i 2522-P38 notebooks with Intel 5150 WiFi/WiMAX cards, all still running XP. Recently I had to reinstall OS on one machine. There was a minor problem that Lenovo support site download page for this machine offers Intel WiMAX 6205 instead of 5150, but I have driver package stored.


This is not first time I face such problem, so I tried to solve it in usual way: uninstalled and reinstalled Hotkey package and drivers (Power Management driver and WiFi), tried several different versions of drivers and Hotkey - all to no success. Whatever I was doing, only BT was seen in Fn+F5.

FinallyI ended up reverse-engineering Hotkey, and got quite unexpected result: it simply doesn't know WiFi driver present on the notebook. Hotkey package (namely, TpFnF5.exe file which creates Fn+F5 window) has a hard-coded list of known adpater Hardware IDs. Intel WiFi Link 5150 present on the notebook has ID VEN_8086&DEV_423D&SUBSYS_13168086, while closest match in the list was VEN_8086&DEV_423D&SUBSYS_13118086. As an experiment, I've patched TpFnF5.exe to replace "13118086" with "13168086", and voila - WiFi appears in Fn+F5, and can be switched on and off!

Ok, thereason is found, but how all other identical machines work?! I checked another notebook, and found the difference: it had Access Connections installed, while the troubled machine had only Hotkey but not AC. It turns out that Access Connections has it's own executable for Fn+F5 dialog, AcFnF5.exe. When you press Fn+F5 with AC installed, 

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How to Turn on Wireless on an IBM Lenovo



In order to connect to a wireless network and the Internet on an IBM Lenovo machine, you must first enable wireless networking via your computer's operating system. Allow about five minutes to enable your IBM Lenovo computer's wireless capabilities.

Instructions

1.     Enable Wireless in Windows 7

Click the Windows logo in the bottom left of your screen. Select "Control Panel" from the menu.
Click the "Network and Internet" icon in the Control Panel.
Click "Network and Sharing Center."
Right click "Wireless Network Connection" icon. Select "Enable."

2.     Enable Wireless via Switch

Check your IBM Lenovo laptop for a wireless networking switch. It is usually on the front of the computer above the keyboard.
Slide the wireless switch to the "On" position.
Look for a wireless light on the front of the laptop. In some cases a light will come on to indicate that wireless networking is active. Other switches, when active, reveal a green strip of plastic.
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How to Turn on Wireless on an IBM Lenovo



In order to connect to a wireless network and the Internet on an IBM Lenovo machine, you must first enable wireless networking via your computer's operating system. Allow about five minutes to enable your IBM Lenovo computer's wireless capabilities.

Instructions

1.     Enable Wireless in Windows 7

Click the Windows logo in the bottom left of your screen. Select "Control Panel" from the menu.
Click the "Network and Internet" icon in the Control Panel.
Click "Network and Sharing Center."
Right click "Wireless Network Connection" icon. Select "Enable."

2.     Enable Wireless via Switch

Check your IBM Lenovo laptop for a wireless networking switch. It is usually on the front of the computer above the keyboard.
Slide the wireless switch to the "On" position.
Look for a wireless light on the front of the laptop. In some cases a light will come on to indicate that wireless networking is active. Other switches, when active, reveal a green strip of plastic.
Call Us +1-855-517-2433 (Toll Free)