No wifi / bluetooth - Slide Nav led's 1 & 7 flashing - Radio is off

[badpenguin]

Lenovo Y560p. Wifi suddenly quit on me. Ethernet only, now. Tried using FN + F5. Popup "Lenovo Wireless Devise Settings" appears. Says "First switch on the wireless device". Under the columns for "Device", "Current Status", and "Status Settings" nothing is listed. So, there is no opportunity to turn something "on" or "off" from FN + F5. Noticed that the Slide Nav led's 1 & 7 are flashing. Assume this is some type of error or diagnostic code, but unable to find a document explaining its meaning. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Diagnostics Information (Wireless Connectivity)

Details about wireless connectivity diagnosis: For complete information about this session see the wireless connectivity information event. Helper Class: Auto Configuration Initialize status: Success Information for connection being diagnosed Interface GUID: 4410912a-0a19-4027-94d7-9e1073854ca1 Interface name: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter Interface type: Native WiFi Result of diagnosis: Problem found Root cause: Wireless capability is turned off Detailed root cause: Radio is off (HW switch) Repair option: Turn on wireless capability Use the switch on the front or side of the computer, or function keys if available, to enable wireless capability on this computer.

[ishaan]

See if the wifi device is on in device manager. If still the problem persist then do a system restore to a point prior to this problem. Also install the following again.
1.Energy management
2.Wifi driver
3.Slide nav

[Zehnsteine · Accepted solution]

Hi Badpenguin,

please try to turn on wireless with the little switch on the front right of your Y560p,

then press Fn+F5 und activate WiFi

Zehn

[badpenguin]

Yes, the device is on in "Device Manager".

[badpenguin]

Oh H-E- double-hockey-sticks ! Never realized there was a physical switch for wi-fi/BT, thought it was 100% keyboard based with FN+F5. Don't know how the physical switch on the front-right was turned from "on" to "off", but somehow it must have been. Well, now I know. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to respond !

[Zehnsteine]

Penguin, you're welcome...