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    Wifi status indicator change on new platform

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by wallmage, May 3, 2010.

  1. wallmage

    wallmage Notebook Consultant

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    just noticed, the wifi led doesn't blink on my x201s.

    i remember on my old x200, wifi led blinks while it's transmitting data: it blinks slower on webpage surfing, blinks faster on large data downloads.

    is this the same case on t410, t410s, 510 series?

    i kinda missed the blinking indicator. is there anyway to make it blink again?
     
    wallmage, May 3, 2010
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  2. chupacabras

    chupacabras Notebook Consultant

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    Not blinking a W510 here... as well as totally missing bluetooth among other leds. Seems like a cost cutting measure.
     
    chupacabras, May 3, 2010
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  3. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Really? I find this quite surprising, especially on the x201 (it's practically identical to the x200 except for the CPU/GPU upgrade).
     
    jonlumpkin, May 3, 2010
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  4. criceto

    criceto Notebook Guru

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    For me, WiFi blinks in Ubuntu, but it doesn't blink in Win7. This is true for my ThinkPad as well as my Dell (both have Intel chips).
     
    criceto, May 6, 2010
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