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    disable bluetooth on w3j?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by M_I_T, Jun 18, 2006.

  1. M_I_T

    M_I_T Notebook Enthusiast

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    trying to save battery life, i dont use any BT device, and i'm too lazy to hit that button to turn off BT everytime i startup the notebook. checked bios but didn't see anything related to BT, is there any way to disable BlueTooth permantely?
     
    M_I_T, Jun 18, 2006
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  2. SRD

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    some blue tooth devices show up in network properties and just disable it like a you would a network connection.
     
    SRD, Jun 18, 2006
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    Uninstall the driver? :)
     
    bupp2, Jun 18, 2006
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    i always thought the default was to start windows up with it disabled.
     
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    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    You can disable it via msconfig. Go to Start -> Run -> "msconfig" -> startup tab -> then find bluetooth and disable it by unchecking the box.

    Settings will not take to effect until you reboot your computer. If you do it this way you shouldn't have a bluetooth icon showing up in your task tray.
     
    Jason, Jun 18, 2006
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    you also could disable it in device manager. hit windows key+pause > hardware > device manager, find bluetooth (i would guess under networking devices) and right click > disable.
     
    dragonesse, Jun 18, 2006
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