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makaosant
Jul 25, 2023Follower
Anyone have issues with AXE3000
I've been having an issue where the wifi adapter will not power on. Its fairly new. I have to uninstall and then install. Sometimes that fixes it. Other than that the little blue light won't turn o...
michaelkenward
Jul 25, 2023Guru - Experienced User
makaosant wrote:
I've been having an issue where the wifi adapter will not power on. Its fairly new. I have to uninstall and then install. Sometimes that fixes it. Other than that the little blue light won't turn on. Are these pieces if junk? Should I have it replaced instead?
The AXE3000 you refer to is probably the A3000 USB adapter. That's best discussed in the section where people talk about those things.
WiFi Adapters - NETGEAR Communities
You might like to search there for messages related to your problem.
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
If you do want to continue, you might like y add a bit more detail Your "it doesn't work" description tells us nothing ab out the PC it is used on and its operating system, and if you have tried the adapter on a different PC.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
Check for various troubleshooting tips.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.