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    How to switch off Bluetooth on Vaio TX?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kamitorial, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. kamitorial

    kamitorial Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,

    my TX 850 has a wireless switch but the problem is that it activates or deactivates BOTH the Wifi and the Bt. I rarely use Bt and would like to know how to configure the button to only control the Wifi.

    I know that Bt can be disabled in Device Manager but there are 5 Bt entries in there and I don't want to screw things up.

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Thank You
     
    kamitorial, Aug 20, 2008
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  2. nixon

    nixon Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmmm.... I think on the older VAIO's like the TX850 there is a little icon in the system tray that's green and blue that turns on when you flip the switch (Again this is from old memories, I don't have one still around). If you double click on it or right click it you should be able to adjust the wireless properties of the machine and what devices it turns on or off with the switch if I recall correctly.
     
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    DanyBui81 Notebook Evangelist

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    you switch it off through a program called smartwi
     
    DanyBui81, Aug 20, 2008
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