Portege has settings in bios to turn on/off some things. Check web cam and wifi is enabled in bios. Or swap bios or do bios update to latest one using official Dynabook bios update software within Windows. Then go to bios, turn on cam and wifi in bios, install drivers and may be working.
Very good video! Some new stuff no way easy, thank you! No need to tell you we would like to see full two hours version. Maybe you could post full versions of videos for your die-hard fans and members together with edited version for general public which may like shorter content. For me, longer the video the better!!!😁
On older Thinkpads you need remember there is hardware level adjustments through example EC chip. It doesnt matter you try on linux or windows you wont hear sound if you dont use the keyboard sound buttons to unmute or adjust sound level. Hate it and or love it.
Hi Sorin, for the disabled wifi did you try a fresh clean bios? I often receive HP Probook from a company were safety is critical, they disabled wifi by custom bios, when they recyle them they left them as is. I replace Bios in order to gain camera, audio and wifi. In my case I know of course the story of the laptop.:)
There is often one pin on the WiFi card, which is working as hardware "wifi power off" switch. If you block that pin, the WiFi card will not disable itself. You can see the card in hardware, so card is working, but is "disabled" by hardware means. Search pin 20 and pin 51 on older cards...
@@laboratorioassembler - have to disagree, for example Mini PCIE Realtek 8821CE, pin 20 description - "pin 20 --- WL_DIS_N --- WLAN disable control". You can check datasheet yourself ;-). And "pin 47 --- BT_DIS_N --- BT disable control". For MB soldered Wifi, try to google "RL-EM02G-8821CE-V1.1" - pin 28 = "WL_DIS_N" and pin 63 = "BT_DIS_N"...
For the webcam not working as it’s usb you can always find an internal disconnected usb or from a mini pcie if that’s what the wifi card uses, you could do that with the wifi too but that would look like a botched repair from inside
Sorin you never pluged the wifi cards in with the little wires my understanding the wifi card wont work unless you conect the wire clips the chip ?????ok you explained my question near the end good job well done that was hard
For the Wi-Fi not working, I'm 99% sure it's a software issue. Either BIOS or a driver issue. I would try with an Ubuntu live to be sure and to know if it's a Windows problem or not. In my case a third party antivirus was blocking the Wi-Fi card even after it was uninstalled.
We're gonna lose so much you might even get tired of losing. You're gonna say "Mr. President, please, please, we're losing too much" but we're gonna keep losing.
Portege has settings in bios to turn on/off some things. Check web cam and wifi is enabled in bios. Or swap bios or do bios update to latest one using official Dynabook bios update software within Windows. Then go to bios, turn on cam and wifi in bios, install drivers and may be working.
You are the master for the electronic repair mate, most would have given up but you made it work!
i love the problem-solving progression. Love how you never give in.
Very good video! Some new stuff no way easy, thank you! No need to tell you we would like to see full two hours version. Maybe you could post full versions of videos for your die-hard fans and members together with edited version for general public which may like shorter content. For me, longer the video the better!!!😁
Another legendary repair video Sorin. Now that flashing is a self diagnostic code, could give you some clues like ram error or something.
Really nice repair!!! I wish i had this kind of ratio, 1 out of 5 would be a great step ahead for me😅😅
On older Thinkpads you need remember there is hardware level adjustments through example EC chip. It doesnt matter you try on linux or windows you wont hear sound if you dont use the keyboard sound buttons to unmute or adjust sound level. Hate it and or love it.
Hi Sorin, for the disabled wifi did you try a fresh clean bios? I often receive HP Probook from a company were safety is critical, they disabled wifi by custom bios, when they recyle them they left them as is. I replace Bios in order to gain camera, audio and wifi. In my case I know of course the story of the laptop.:)
There is often one pin on the WiFi card, which is working as hardware "wifi power off" switch. If you block that pin, the WiFi card will not disable itself. You can see the card in hardware, so card is working, but is "disabled" by hardware means. Search pin 20 and pin 51 on older cards...
This is just for Intel wifi card
@@laboratorioassembler - have to disagree, for example Mini PCIE Realtek 8821CE, pin 20 description - "pin 20 --- WL_DIS_N --- WLAN disable control". You can check datasheet yourself ;-). And "pin 47 --- BT_DIS_N --- BT disable control". For MB soldered Wifi, try to google "RL-EM02G-8821CE-V1.1" - pin 28 = "WL_DIS_N" and pin 63 = "BT_DIS_N"...
For the webcam not working as it’s usb you can always find an internal disconnected usb or from a mini pcie if that’s what the wifi card uses, you could do that with the wifi too but that would look like a botched repair from inside
Sorin is a legend in this game
For me the not starting board.. in weird way can be soldered ram.. no?
That was my thought too, like usually... bios, ram, anything else
Hi SORIN
for wifi problems, first try a bios update in 90% cases it resolve the problem
At 14.08 time, there are some solder bridges, on the left side of the card.
It's a bios issue, must activate wifi there.
Nope
Sorin you never pluged the wifi cards in with the little wires my understanding the wifi card wont work unless you conect the wire clips the chip ?????ok you explained my question near the end good job well done that was hard
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Can a corrupted file in the bios switch off the wifi? Or maybe even a hacker.
For the Wi-Fi not working, I'm 99% sure it's a software issue. Either BIOS or a driver issue. I would try with an Ubuntu live to be sure and to know if it's a Windows problem or not. In my case a third party antivirus was blocking the Wi-Fi card even after it was uninstalled.
Just extract the definition from the wif.. installation program...and install the definition only...good luck
antena for receiver n transmit
We're gonna lose so much you might even get tired of losing. You're gonna say "Mr. President, please, please, we're losing too much" but we're gonna keep losing.
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Must find a W11 driver
...puteai folosi programatorul pentru a clona firmware-ul. era mai ”curat” și aveai un back-up
nice...
Je dobré WiFi pouze například Windows 7,8,... Starší driver. Windows 11 not driver musí manuál driver stahuj.
You can test it with Linux, at least you'll get useful error messages (usually)
i remember i fixed wifi is off using keyboard and windows settings and cmd