Solution:
IfyoursystemisinstalledwithWindows7operatingsystem,ensurethat:
YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.ChecktheWebsiteandconrmthatthedriverversion
supportedbytheAccessConnectionsprogr amisthelatestdocumentedinthereadmele.
Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.
Thewirelessradioisenabledbydouble-clickingtheAccessConnectionsicononthetaskbar.Check
theNetworkName(SSID)andyourencryptioninformation.UsetheAccessConnectionsprogramto
verifythiscase-sensitiveinformation.
IfyoursystemisinstalledwithWindows8operatingsystem,ensurethat:
YourwirelessLANdriveristhelatestversion.
Yourcomputeriswithinrangeofawirelessaccesspoint.
Thewirelessradioisenabled.
TheAirplanemodeisoff.

AwirelessWANproblem

Problem:AmessageisdisplayedindicatingthatanunauthorizedWANcardisinstalled.
Solution:TheWANcardisnotsupportedonthiscomputer.Removeit.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputer,somemodelsdonothaveawirelessWANcard.

Bluetoothproblems

Problem:SounddoesnotcomefromtheBluetoothheadset/headphonebutcomesfromthelocalspeaker
eventhoughtheBluetoothheadset/headphoneisconnectedusingaHeadsetproleorAVprole.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.OpenControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSoundSoundPlayback.
3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprole,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
IfyouareusinganAVprole,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.
Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemcannotbereceivedcorrectlyintothe
addressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendsPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceivealethrough
Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfr omWindows7mightbesavedasalewiththeextension.contact.
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices
Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithkeyboardsandotherpointingdevices.

UltraNavpointingdeviceproblems

Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.
Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheT rackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal
operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.P ointer
driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:
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