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    XPS 15 L502x BT Radio Switch

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by rix2357, May 18, 2011.

  1. rix2357

    rix2357 Newbie

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    Can someone tell me if when they press Fn+F2 they get 4 different choices?

    (All Radios off | BT only | WiFi only | WiFi+BT)?

    If not, then how do you disable the BT radio?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    rix2357, May 18, 2011
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    They are on the same card if i know true. I want to learn if we can close the bt.
    I just disabling it at Device manager
     
    ahmetkipkip, May 18, 2011
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  3. DakkonA

    DakkonA Notebook Evangelist

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    Disabling the device doesn't mean it isn't using power. As long as you haven't turned on Discovery mode, it should only be listening for incoming Bluetooth signals and not broadcasting anything. You can uncheck "allow Bluetooth devices to connect" and "alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect" but that may just turn off driver abilities rather than anything on the hardware.
     
    DakkonA, May 18, 2011
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    rix2357 Newbie

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    Still no one can chime in on if there is a way to independently control the two radios (BT/WiFi)? I reformatted and so I don't want to restore to see if it worked before...
     
    rix2357, May 24, 2011
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  5. Rick 64D

    Rick 64D Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think there is a way to independantly turn off the BT. in the Windows Mobility Center control I could turn on or off the wireless, but not the BT. I don't think there is a way to have BT off and wireless on.
     
    Rick 64D, May 25, 2011
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    rix2357 Newbie

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    Thanks, that's all I wanted to know.
     
    rix2357, May 26, 2011
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    W0rm Newbie

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    Sorry that I'm late in, but there is a way to turn off BT while leaving Wireless on.
    Go to Windows Mobility Centre (Customized by Dell)
    Click on Radio Control Options
    Tick the box for the hardware button to only control WPAN not wireless.
    Use Fn+F2 to turn Bluetooth on and off while always leaving WiFi on.

    Clunky, but it can be done.

    W0rm
     
    W0rm, Jan 14, 2012
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    Risco Notebook Deity

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    Nice one! Have some rep!
     
    Risco, Jan 14, 2012
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    W0rm Newbie

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    Thanks Risco, nice of you to do that.
    Cheers

    Worm
     
    W0rm, Jan 16, 2012
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    Sorry, I meant to do this a week ago. Thanks for the tip. Gave you some rep too. I wish they didn't dumb down the switch that much though. I liked the Asus implementation, Where you could have all 4 combinations using the Fn+f2 key and save some power to boot if you didn't need BT. I keep it on all the time though since 4 hrs on 9 cell battery is plenty for me.
     
    rix2357, Jan 30, 2012
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