Hello everyone!
Yesterday I purchased a Lenovo G580 running a Windows 8(x64) as a present for my little sister. But before presenting it to her on January 26, I decided to check it and install some things she'd need.
First boot already showed a problem: the WiFi module sees all available networks, connects to my home network, BUT the internet does not work (it did work on my desktop and two other laptops). I spent a lot of time reading this forum and googling the problem and discussing the topic on the lenovo forums. I tried pinging websites, and sometimes the ping went through, sometimes not. I also tried transfering files from my desktop to the G580 through the Windows home network and the speed was awfully slow. Here is what I have tried:
Reinstalling the drivers for the atheros/broadcom module (I have the Atheros AR9485WB-EG), older versions and latest version
Reinstalling Energy Management
Reinstalling chipset drivers (though not sure if they actually were reinstalled)
Installing Lenovo ReadyComm
Tried to uninstall MacAfee, but it wasnt installed in the first place, just a folder on the desktop for setup
Turning on/off all netwrok modules (LAN and blutooth)
Unchecked the box that allows the system to turn off the wifi module to save power !!!!!!!!!!!!!
REINSTALLING THE WHOLE WIN8 FROM RESCUE
Reinstalled the firmware on my router (tried both manufarcturer's and custom)
Tried unsecure (without password) connection
Tried to connect to other known WiFi networks without luck (same problem)
Manually configured the TCPIP settings, same problem
Danced around in shaman clothes and prayed to all gods
Nothing of the above helped. As a last try of hope I decided to make a LinuxLive USB and boot up a different OS (Kubuntu 12.10). So i did, booted the OS from my USB drive... and connected to my home network and INTERNET WORKS FINE!!! Booted Windows. Problem still there. So its not a hardware problem and the conclusion is: Its a Windows/driver/application problem. Now I have to find this problem and solve it before January 26th... For now I have only one idea: unistalling Windows 8, deleting all HDD sectors (including recovery sectors due to the GPT type) and installing Windows 7 Ultimate. But I want the laptop to have Win8. Any ideas are appriciated.
Yesterday I purchased a Lenovo G580 running a Windows 8(x64) as a present for my little sister. But before presenting it to her on January 26, I decided to check it and install some things she'd need.
First boot already showed a problem: the WiFi module sees all available networks, connects to my home network, BUT the internet does not work (it did work on my desktop and two other laptops). I spent a lot of time reading this forum and googling the problem and discussing the topic on the lenovo forums. I tried pinging websites, and sometimes the ping went through, sometimes not. I also tried transfering files from my desktop to the G580 through the Windows home network and the speed was awfully slow. Here is what I have tried:
Reinstalling the drivers for the atheros/broadcom module (I have the Atheros AR9485WB-EG), older versions and latest version
Reinstalling Energy Management
Reinstalling chipset drivers (though not sure if they actually were reinstalled)
Installing Lenovo ReadyComm
Tried to uninstall MacAfee, but it wasnt installed in the first place, just a folder on the desktop for setup
Turning on/off all netwrok modules (LAN and blutooth)
Unchecked the box that allows the system to turn off the wifi module to save power !!!!!!!!!!!!!
REINSTALLING THE WHOLE WIN8 FROM RESCUE
Reinstalled the firmware on my router (tried both manufarcturer's and custom)
Tried unsecure (without password) connection
Tried to connect to other known WiFi networks without luck (same problem)
Manually configured the TCPIP settings, same problem
Danced around in shaman clothes and prayed to all gods
Nothing of the above helped. As a last try of hope I decided to make a LinuxLive USB and boot up a different OS (Kubuntu 12.10). So i did, booted the OS from my USB drive... and connected to my home network and INTERNET WORKS FINE!!! Booted Windows. Problem still there. So its not a hardware problem and the conclusion is: Its a Windows/driver/application problem. Now I have to find this problem and solve it before January 26th... For now I have only one idea: unistalling Windows 8, deleting all HDD sectors (including recovery sectors due to the GPT type) and installing Windows 7 Ultimate. But I want the laptop to have Win8. Any ideas are appriciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8