I am using my notebook (Toshiba NB200) since I was in college. It was not my choice back then because I love games while it's not built for one (I'm still saving to buy the notebook for game and performance ). Everything goes as it should be when suddenly my Fn + f8 does not work.
I went to almighty Google search for hours but didn't bumped into the needed solution, worst I made the problem even bigger.
Here's what I've done without much thinking:
- I read a post saying I uninstall my network driver and download the newer version of the driver
- So in response, I downloaded the newest (I believed) version for Atheros AR9285 which is the wireless network driver and uninstalled the current driver at the time.
What I did wrong there is not that I downloaded before I uninstalled but it's because I didn't consider the system requirements for the newer version. In my notebook there's this sticker with the windows logo stating: Designed for Windows XP (Yeah I'm prehistoric). So what I did was forged my RJ45 network cable and get direct connection to the router for me to connect to the internet realm for the past weeks.
I was not happy in that period. I went to malls and I'm the only disconnected one, worst I can't play current good games. My notebook is not as portable as it should be.
I didn't actually know what in the good Gods name happen that my Fn + F8 works again after I came back from new years vacation (It must be because I placed it in a table that had been moved a lot. See, sometimes it help if you shake things a bit LOL). So that gives me some motivation to finally find the right answer to this problem.
I went to the toshiba forums typed in the phrase "network driver for NB200" and then the same idea. Check the network devices, update network drivers blah blah blah..
What I did that was not necessary:
- Go to Device Manager (windows->run->type "devmgmt.msc" then enter)
- Click Network Adapters on the list
- Uninstall the current non-working Atheros AR9285
- Select and right-click Network Adapters and select Scan for hardware changes.
- If the installation pops some error just continue the installation.
Here's the solution
- Select the newly installed driver and right-click
- Select properties
- Select the drivers' tab
- If you use windows XP like I do, Click the "Roll back driver" button else Click "Update driver" button.
- There, Kaaboom now working wifi..yehey
To sum it up. You don't need to go to all the process I went trough.
Just go to the properties of the driver and update or roll back your driver and that's it.
Yeah, you should have scrolled down to the button immediately to find the fix, sorry for that XP
