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    How to turn off bluetooth light?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kns, May 29, 2009.

  1. kns

    kns Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't use bluetooth at all, but the little bluetooth indicator light underneath the screen is always on. How to turn if off? Thanks...
     
    kns, May 29, 2009
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    you can press Fn+F5 to turn it off.
     
    trieudoahong, May 29, 2009
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  3. kns

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    Oh that easy, thanks! Any undesirable effect to leave it on? Consumes battery?
     
    kns, May 29, 2009
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    Well, the light itself uses very little battery, but the bluetooth radio which the light indicates is on uses way more. So shut it off if you're not using it.
     
    Awdiyo, May 29, 2009
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    Got it, thanks!
     
    kns, May 30, 2009
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  6. hax0rJimDuggan

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    Instead of creating a new thread...

    I notice that my bluetooth is off by default -- great. However, the WLAN default is on. I'm guessing that refers to using the 3g card? I won't be using that so can I turn this off by default? Thanks.
     
    hax0rJimDuggan, May 30, 2009
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  7. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You mean WWAN, WLAN refers the 802.11a/b/g/n wifi cards. But there is an option in the Fn+F5 menu to turn off the WWAN card as well.
     
    miner, May 30, 2009
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  8. hax0rJimDuggan

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    Hehe, sorry that was a typo. I did that but does it remember across reboots/shutdowns?
     
    hax0rJimDuggan, May 30, 2009
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    I don't have wwan, but it remembers my bluetooth and wlan settings across reboots, so I figure it must do the same with wwan, right?
     
    Awdiyo, May 30, 2009
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    Yes, it does. However, I have noticed that sometimes the light remains on even though the device is off.
     
    miner, May 30, 2009
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    Thanks for the answers guys.
     
    hax0rJimDuggan, May 30, 2009
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