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    V100: Fn-F5 does NOT have option to turn off bluetooth radio?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jackboot, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. Jackboot

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    Every thinkpad I've owned with bluetooth allows you to turn off the bluetooth radio by pressing Fn-F5 and selecting the option to turn off the bluetooth radio.

    I just got a Lenovo V100 and when I press Fn-F5 it only has the option to turn off WiFi - there is no option to turn off bluetooth. In fact, I do not see an option *anywhere* to turn off bluetooth. When I turn off WiFi with Fn-F5 the WiFi turns off but not bluetooth. The only solution is to use the manual switch which turns off both WiFi and bluetooth, but obviously this is not an option!

    Any ideas what is wrong!? Is it a hardware problem? I have done a 'custom install' using rescue and recovery as well as a clean install using a Vista DVD - neither approach fixed the problem.
     
    Jackboot, Aug 23, 2007
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    BUMP for this question!
     
    Jackboot, Aug 28, 2007
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    try reinstalling access connections as well as the bluetooth driver.
     
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    Access Connections eh? I did not install that program on the custom factory install or the clean install using the DVD. I suppose that could affect the bluetooth radio on/off setting - but my x-series notebooks do not have Access Connections installed and I still get Fn-F5 option to turn off bluetooth... :confused:
     
    Jackboot, Aug 29, 2007
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