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H/PC Newbie Posts: | 6 |
Location: | South Africa | Status: | |
| Hi All,
I'm new here, I've just bought 2 of the following 10" Netbooks X6 V10
Specs: WM8650
Ram: 256MB
HDD: 2GB
Operating system: Windows CE 6 (Box says Android, but not Android inside)
One is working 100% - I was able to connect to my Wifi Hotspot in seconds
The other one however does not connect - I turn on Wifi - LED light shows it is on, no taskbar icon appears in order for me to configure (add my key etc) the wifi
I bought them for the kids as christmas presents, please assist as I would love to have this fixed before I wrap them.
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,976 |
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| The most optimisic thing that I can think of (assuming that the OS is OK) is that the WiFi module has disconnected from the motherboard. You would have to open it up and remount it to test that. |
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Global Moderator H/PC Guru Posts: | 7,188 |
Location: | USA | Status: | |
| There are a bunch of 8650 Android firmware flashes you can download and flash onto the netbook...maybe that might help if you have a bad rom flash.
If the USB port is good, you could always buy an inexpensive USB wifi dongle that supports Windows CE also.
For now you might just have to use an ethernet cable and hardwire to the netbook for internet connection. |
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H/PC Newbie Posts: | 6 |
Location: | South Africa | Status: | |
| Richard, where can I find these firmware flashes? |
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,976 |
Location: | United Kingdom | Status: | |
| If you flash android onto it and later find that it is the hardware, without the CE rom image you will be unable to go back. I would suggest checking the WiNIC before you start playing with images.
ROM corruption where the device still runs properly is extremely rare (though not impossible). |
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H/PC Newbie Posts: | 6 |
Location: | South Africa | Status: | |
| Will it work if I add a USB wifi adapter? That it should work if the issue is hardware related and not OS related? |
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,976 |
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| Out of interest, are you dealing with a new device or a second hand one?
If you add a compatible WiNIC, yes. Compatible being the operative word. |
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H/PC Newbie Posts: | 6 |
Location: | South Africa | Status: | |
| Dealing with a new device |
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Global Moderator H/PC Guru Posts: | 7,188 |
Location: | USA | Status: | |
| If it don't work out of the box and it is new...return it...who knows what will fail next... |
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,976 |
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| Agreed |
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H/PC Newbie Posts: | 6 |
Location: | South Africa | Status: | |
| Just an update... I eventually got the guts and opened it up, the wifi wasn't plugged in! It's working 100% now |
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,976 |
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| Good job. It was the most likely cause  Happy surfing. |
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