I have a Gateway NV53 laptop that has no problem connecting to the Internet at home, whether when it's connected with the wire, or wireless (with our own secured wireless network).
However, whenever I go in a coffee shop or anywhere else that has a unsecured network for customers, it won't connect, no matter how strong the signal is.
I'm trying to diagnose & repair a problem with the built in wireless adapter on a gateway NV53. The OS is 64 bit Win 7. The computer isn't mine, I was just trying to repair it for a friend. Initially, the wifi worked fine; the disk drive seemed to have a bad laser or something, sometimes there were problems with printers, it was slow to start, etc., so I thought I would just backup everything, "restore to factory defaults" (reformat & reinstall OS from hidden partition), then copy everything back / reinstall programs. I wanted to reformat just to clean it up, etc. After reformatting and updating windows to the latest version, it seemed to work fine (I hadn't tested those other problems, they are unimportant). However, after the computer is on for awhile - anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours - the wireless adapter suddenly can't see any networks. There are several networks in the area, so I know it isn't a problem with my router (also, other comps. can see them all still) After awhile longer, the wireless adapter disappears completely from device manager. I think that when it initially loses track of all the networks, the mouse, typing, etc. slow down and have jerky movement for a minute (may be incidental). When I restart the computer, the adapter works fine again, but of course, only for awhile.
Things I've tried:
-Setting the power settings on the adapter (don't allow power saving to turn this off.. box)
-reformatting
-updating drivers
-updating windows
-running antivirus
-uninstalling the antivirus
My Gateway NV53 laptop has suddenly lost the ability to connect wirelessly to any network. Ethernet connection works fine. Wireless light is turned on, but laptop does not "see" any wireless networks. It is as if the wireless adapter is no longer there. It does not show up in Device mgr.
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Sys Info:
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.1
OS Version: Microsoft� Windows Vista� Home Premium , 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2330 @ 1.60GHz, x64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 2037 Mb
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family, 448 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 227412 MB, Free - 101980 MB; D: Total - 11060 MB, Free - 4533 MB;
Motherboard: Gateway, , Rev1.91.18, V7CBMYY60722CE706X
Antivirus: None