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Question posted by trinsdm on June 12th, 2014

How To Access Wifi On My Dell Inspiron M5040

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Answer #1: Posted by RathishC on June 12th, 2014 11:52 AM

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Hi Trinsdm,

You may switch on/off the wireless card by pressing the FN+F2 key combination. You may also refer to the following link which may help you to resolve wireless connectivity issues: http://dell.to/1gA70im

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