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Question posted by TOSCANO598 on October 16th, 2014

Wifi Will Not Come On (tried Many Things Already)

I have an Acer Aspire 5742z-4371 laptop - Model PEW71. The WIFI option doesn't come on. WIFI Light doesn't come on despite trying FN+F3 keys. I see no switch on front or side of laptop to turn "on" wifi. I use windows 7. aNY TIPS?

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on October 16th, 2014 2:15 PM
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Try following the instructions here to enable Wifi.

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