Its pretty much a switch which I'm assuming is the 'SW switch' that my diagnosis told me was off that is just a graphical representation that shows up at the bottom of your screen telling you if your Blue Tooth and or LAN capabilities are enabled or not. One of these is called 'Wireless Console 3' here is a link to the UserGuide Pdf: On the ASUS download page for the G51J their was a list of Utilities that comes installed on your computer. I have discovered the root cause of the problem and this can be marked as SOLVED! I am currently running Windows 7 64-Bit system on an ASUS G51J Laptop. So I'm out of ideas and I can't find anything on google to help me out. my power setting shows that my adapter is set to maximum performance on both plugged-in and battery settings, as well as the power management option showing that my computer is not allowed to turn off the adapter to save power. List of visible networks: 0 item(s) total, 0 item(s) displayedĭiagnostic Information (Wireless Connectivity)įor complete information about this session see the wireless connectivity information event. List of visible access point(s): 0 item(s) total, 0 item(s) displayed Interface name: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter Information for connection being diagnosed : 0x180200aĭiagnostics Information (Wireless Connectivity)ĭetails about wireless connectivity diagnosis: : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter Network adapter Wireless Network Connection driver information:ĭescription. The diagnostic runs and asks me if I would like to turn on my wireless capabilities, I click the 'Apply Fix' button and it turns on my Adapter.ĭiagnostics Information (Network Adapter) I then proceed by opening up the 'Network and Sharing Center,' clicking on the 'Change Adapter Settings' button in the top left corner, right click on the 'Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter' icon and selecting 'Diagnose.'

For the last two weeks my laptop has been having troubles with its network adapter (Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter).Įvery time my computer starts up from sleep mode or just a normal start up my icon in the bottom right hand corner shows a black box with a plug in it and says no network connection available.

Windows 7 turn on wireless capability