Tecra 9100 : Wireless / Bluetooth Switch

I have the above and when I press Fn + F8 I get a message on the screen.
"Wireless communication is disabled. Please turn on the Wireless communication switch."
When I try and install the Bluetooth Stack Drivers I get as far as the Installing Bluetooth driver....screen and after a bit of HD activity I get a message pop up.
"Could not turn Bluetooth power on. Please Turn on the Wireless Communication Switch located on the side of the main unit."
I think there is a problem with the switch on the front of the laptop. Am I right in my guess. Is it fixable. Can I fix it myself. Any other ideas.
Thanks

Thanks for getting back to me. From what I can see the Laptop comes with Bluetooth and Wireless as standard, below is a link to my model
http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?PRODUCT_ID=42349&DISC_M ODEL=1&service=UK
I have no missing entries under Device Manager or errors or cautions. The Wireless card is listed under Network Adapters as
Toshiba Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card....located on Texas Instruments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller
and the Bluetooth is listed under System as
Bluetooth ACPI....located on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
I get a Network ICON in my system tray for the Wireless and when I choose refresh I get a message
No Wireless Networks were found in range.
Mark sure the Wireless switch is on your computer is on.
To see an updated list, click "Refresh Network list"
Now I know there is a network in range as I can pick up a Wireless router the other side of my street with my Nokia N95.

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