It looks like you're still getting power even after you shut down the computer. You might want to check your BIOS settings—I can't remember the exact name since every motherboard manufacturer uses different terminology—but try looking under the "Power" or "USB" sections.
If you're really nervous about tackling this yourself, it’s probably better to just take it to a repair shop. Just be careful—you don't want them to try and upsell you on things you don't actually need, like claiming they have to wipe your hard drive or reinstall macOS from scratch. I mean, let's face it, everyone's looking to make a quick buck these days, right?
Is that specific setting actually turned on in your options? If it is—and you're still dealing with the issue where the driver doesn't automatically download the second you plug the printer into the USB port—then it isn't really a major headache. You can just head over to the manufacturer's website, grab the driver from there, and install it manually. Problem solved.
Take a closer look—you might actually have a physical Wi-Fi switch somewhere on the side or underneath the laptop, and it’s possible you just accidentally toggled it off..
quiettiger9 said:IBM R40. It's an old machine, but I hold it incredibly dear. After a fresh system reinstall, the Fn-Fnešto shortcut to enable the Wi-Fi isn't working anymore, even though everything else seems to be functioning perfectly. Can anyone help me out?!!
Have you actually installed the drivers for the wifi card yet?
Unfortunately, I can't see the picture you attached,
Regarding the issue you're having—it could be anything from CPU overheating due to a poorly seated cooler, to dust buildup inside the power supply. Or, honestly, if this rig is as old as you say—around 7 or 8 years—the PSU might just be giving up the ghost. It could also be the GPU or even the RAM... It’s tough to guess blindly like this, though; you really need to test each component one by one to be sure.
To start things off, maybe check your temperatures using Core Temp? You might also want to run a MemTest to scan the RAM for any errors.
It’s possible that my colleague here might have just accidentally hit the physical Wi-Fi button—you know how those things go? Maybe take a quick look along the side of the laptop, or perhaps there's even a tiny switch tucked underneath somewhere (if the model has one). Otherwise, check the keyboard itself; try hunting for that little Wi-Fi icon.
Have any of you tried popping the battery out—assuming it’s even possible on your model—to see if the thing will actually boot up using just the power adapter? Also, does anyone remember what they were doing right before it crapped out on them?
Man, I think HWMonitor might be giving us some wonky readings—I'm looking at the GPU fan RPM and it's showing some pretty crazy numbers, which usually means the software is just tripping. From what I can tell, though, the temperatures look fine. Honestly, I'm not sure if it's just a glitch or if we're actually looking at a hardware issue with the card itself. It might be worth throwing it into another PC just to see if the problem follows it.
placidrider48 said:On Wed Jan 17, 2018 at 9:54:45 PM, your PC hit a wall or flagged an issue crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\MEMORY.DMP This was likely triggered by this module: atikmdag.sys (0xFFFFF80823867220) Bugcheck code: 0x7E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF80823867220, 0xFFFFA003E8C61428, 0xFFFFA003E8C60C70) Error: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED file path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c03 22096.inf_amd64_7ff7d53c3793b9e4\atikmdag.sys product: ATI Radeon Family company: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. description: ATI Radeon Kernel Mode Driver Bug check description: This bug check means a system thread threw an exception that the error handler just couldn't catch. It looks like a third-party driver is the culprit here. You might want to hunt down an update for this one: atikmdag.sys (ATI Radeon Kernel Mode Driver, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.). Google query: atikmdag.sys Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
(Well, it happened again, I guess. Just copied this straight out of WhoCrashed. Lately, it seems to be crashing whenever I'm just watching stuff on YouTube.)
I'm getting the exact same thing again. 😁
Maybe you could check your graphics card temperatures using HWMonitor? Once you install the program, just grab a screenshot so we can see what those temps are looking like.
Did you name the subtitle file exactly like the movie title? Just let me give you an example...
Björn Borg vs. John McEnroe.2017.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-FGT Björn Borg vs. John McEnroe.2017.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-.srt (this would be the subtitle filename)
Regarding that hard drive issue—you just need to head into Disk Management and "initialize" the second drive there. As for the sound and internet problems, I'm not entirely sure... if you're certain the drivers are already installed, maybe you accidentally toggled something off in the BIOS while you were messing around with the USB settings?
