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Question posted by lauriekknight on March 13th, 2013

Dell Inspiron Wireless Switch

My wireless internet connection is lost on my dell inspiron 1440 laptop and it keeps saying to turn the switch on. Where is this switch or function key? The internet is working fine on the other computer.

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Answer #1: Posted by NiranjanvijaykumarAtDell on March 14th, 2013 2:49 AM

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Hello lauriekknight,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

Dell Inspiron 1440 does not have a separate wireless switch. You need to push and hold Fn+F2 key to enable or disable wireless connectivity.

If you have any issues connecting to the wireless network. Please follow the link below.
http://dell.to/XxMHZM

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