Wireless adapter not recoginzed in Windows 7 - ThinkPad E420 1141 RK6

In "Device Manager" in "Networks Adapter" tab there is only "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller"In Control Panel - Network and Internet - Manage Wireless Nerworks I see "Wireless in not currently enabled" Fn F9 I press and see that 802.11 Wireless/WiMAX is on. I have downloaded and installed g1w212ww driver from http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS015011 - it did not helped. So how can I enable Wi-Fi?

Hi ihorko,
Your machine should comes with ThinkPad 1X1 wifi card. Not Intel card. Please try update BIOS and re-try wifi driver, if problem remain, please contact local lenovo for further assistance.
BIOS Update Utility for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), XP - ThinkPad Edge E420, Edge E425, Edge E520 and Edge E525
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014906
ThinkPad 1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014964
Fred

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