Summary of Wireless Switches on Various Models of Laptops

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1 ACER Summary of Wireless Switches on Various Models of Laptops Acer (General) - FN+F5 Aspire 1000/1640Z/1690/ Launch Keys above the keyboard Aspire 16xx (General) the satellite-like launch button above the keyboard Aspire 2000 Series (less Aspire 2012, See Above) - Button on the Front of the Laptop Aspire 3005 on the lower right-hand side of your laptop Aspire Aspire 5612 sliding button on the side of the laptop Aspire 9302 the blue button on the left-hand side of the laptop Aspire 94xx (General) the key found below the Lock key Aspire One, in the lower right corner of the palm rest is a small strip with a picture of an antenna on it. An LED to the right of the strip lights to indicate the wireless is turned on. Aspire One Series ZG5 - Extensa 2000/2500 Series - Far Right launch button above the keyboard Ferrari 3000/3020/3400/ Button on Front of Laptop Travelmate C Series - Far Left hot key and then choose WLAN from menu that appears ADVENT 7086/ Button next to the power button 7100 / Fn+F Wireless key top Right and then Fn+F Small slide switch on the Front of Laptop Alienware M17x - Fn+F2

2 ASUS ASUS (General) - Fn+F2 (some models may have a seperate switch) F5R - Toggle switch located on the Left side of the notebook G1S - This laptop supports multi-model switching of the wireless and bluetooth radios via the key command Fn+F2: 1st press: On both Bluetooth / On WiFi 2nd press: Off Bluetooth / On WiFi 3rd press: On Bluetooth / Off WiFi 4th press: Off Bluetooth / Off WiFi BENQ Joybook 5000u-d09 - Fn+F12 DELL General - Fn+F2 or Fn+F8 or Fn+F12 600m - Fn+ F2 E6400 on the right above the headphone and microphone ports, (next to "Dell Wi-Fi Catcher" button.) Inspiron series (Less 5100, See Below) - Fn+F2 Inspiron 1510/500M/600M/ Fn+F2 Inspiron Wireless icon next to the time (lower right hand corner of screen) right-click & turn radio on. Inspirion Sliding switch (WiFi Catcher) is on the right side of the laptop (with light). Inspiron Wireless icon next to the time (lower right hand corner of screen) right-click & turn radio on. There may also be a little on/off switch on the side or front of the laptop that you need to check is on. Inspiron on/off switch on the left side of the laptop * Inspiron No Built-in Wireless for this model Inspiron 6000/8600/ Fn+F2 Latitude D400/D500/D600/D610/D400/D500/D600/D610/D620/D800 - Fn+F2 Latitude D630 (D640 and Newer???) - toggle switch on the Left side towards the Front by the PCMCIA slots and headphone jack Latitude E Fn+F2 Latitude X300 - Fn+F2 Vostro Big button on Left side at rear (No Fn+F# combo to toggle wireless on/off for this model.) XPS *Wifi activation on Dell d610* Wifi on D610. You can also go to the BIOS by pressing F12 on boot, In the WiFi section, choose 1 of the 3 options: *(Off) (By Application) (By pressing Alt+F2)

3 E-MACHINES E-machine (General) - FN+F2 E-System Slide switch on Front of Laptop (Also has Fn+F5 function) FUJITSU/SIEMENS Fujitsu (General) - Fn+F10 Fujitsu/Siemens (General) - Use either the sliding Wireless button on the right-hand side of the laptop or use the Fn+F2 key combo Some models have the ON/OFF wireless button just below the touchpad. Amilo A & D Series - Button above the keyboard on top Right Amilo K Series - No Built-in Wireless for this model Amilo L/EL Series - Fn+F1 Amilo La Series - Fn+F2 Amilo Li Series - Easy launch button (one of 3) on top of keyboard GATEWAY Gateway Laptop (Not Further Identified0 - Switch on side and then Fn+F2 7805u FX - Wireless toggle is on front right. Software switch is Fn+F2. Fn is not in normal position and is located on the bottom left of the keyboard where CTRL is typically located. Gericom Cinema model use the Fn+F1 key combo HP (HEWITT-PACKARD) / COMPAQ HP/Compaq (General Older models) - Button on upper Left on keyboard deck HP/Compaq (General Newer models) - Button on lower Left below keyboard Compaq (General) Press and hold the antenna-button on the upper section of your keyboard * Compaq Armada Services - No Built-in Wireless for this model Compaq Pavilion ZX Wireless switch is on the keypad, slightly separate from the keys. It has a wireless symbol on it. Compaq Presario - Button on the Back Compaq Presario CQ Series - Button above the keyboard (antenna icon on button) Compaq Presario M Button above the keyboard (antenna icon on button) HP/Compaq 6910p Notebook PC above keyboard to left, 2 buttons to the right of the power button. (Wireless on/off LED is on the lower left. left of power/standby light.) HP Button on lower Left below keyboard HP NC4000/ Button above Keyboard HP NC Button on Left Side of Laptop Near USB Port HP NC6000/ Button above Keyboard HP NX Button on Front side of Laptop

4 HP Omnibook Button on Left side of Laptop IBM / LENOVO IBM General - Some models have the wireless slide button on the side of the laptop. IBM DV series - use the antenna-like button found on the upper section of your keyboard. IBM R40 - Use the Fn+F5 key-combo. IBM Thinkpad (General) - Most have software switch or button on Left hand side. IBM Thinkpad (model not further identified) wireless switch on Front edge of case. IBM T43/X32 - Fn+F5 -Click "Turn On" IBM ZD series use the antenna-like button just below the Lock key. Lenevo - button on the front On most models, Fn+F5 opens the menu to display the wireless radio status Lenovo T-61 - Slide button on the front of the laptop Lenovo X61 - Front edge on the bottom half of the clam shell, to the right of center and facing somewhat downward as the bezel is beveled there. MEDION General - Fn+F1 or Fn+F2 MSI General - Antenna-like button close to the power switch U100 - Fn+F11 PACKARD BELL Easynote B3600 use the Fn+F1 EasyNote E2/MV46/008 - Fn+F1 Easynote W7730, Antenna-like wireless button on the side of the laptop. MZ36-U024 - Fn+F2 PHILIPS General - Fn+F2 key combo X54 - Antenna-like button close to the power switch. SAMSUNG General - Blue button found in the middle section of the keyboard SHARP General - Fn+F2 SONY General - Software Switch, "Wireless Device Switch icon" in systems tray (Gray square labled LAN) (Many models use both a physical and a software switch) Sony Vaio (General) - Switch on front left VAIO (General, not further identified) - Button (or slide switch) on the Front Left or Right side

5 VAIO - VGW-AW125T - Button on Front Left, below keyboard VAIO - VGN-AX570G - Button on Front Left VAIO - VGN-B On top left of Keyboard (light say's wireless when on) TARGA Companion Fn+F2 TOSHIBA General - Fn+F5 or Fn+F8 or physical switch A Sliding button on the right-hand side of the laptop Eqium Series - Slide switch on Front of Laptop Libretto Series - Slide switch on Left hand side M1 & M2 - Switch on Left side of Laptop, towards Front M40 and M70 - ON/OFF antenna-like button. Portege & Qosmio Series - Slide switch on the Left hand side Quantium Series - Slide switch on the Left hand side R100 - Switch on Right side of Laptop Satego Series - Slide Switch on the Right hand side Satellite (General) - Physical switch on front of case, below keyboard deck, to left of center. (FN+F8 shows whether wireless communications is enabled or disabled. ) Satellite (Model Not further identified) - On the Front of case, below keyboard deck, to left of center, (may require Fn+F8 to turn on) Satellite 1400/ (may/may not have wireless) For models w/wireless radios, right side of case, below Floppy Drive. Satellite L355D-S switch is on the front edge of the case, below keyboard just left of center. Satellite A60-S Slide switch on right side between USB Port and Mic & headphone jacks Satellite Pro - On the Side or Front TE Switch on Left side of Laptop, by volume control Tecra Switch on Left side of Laptop, by volume control FN+F8 show whether wireless communications is enabled or disabled. For MAC/Apple Based Computers MAC OS X 10.4.x (Tiger & Earlier) Open MAc Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities folder > Set the Configure pull-down to Airport. Make sure the "Airport Power:" says On. (This is the status or your Mac's Airport card.) If not, click "Turn Airport On" button. MAC OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) Click on the: Apple Icon > System Preferences > Network > Airport > Airport Power - On/Off Airport power can also be toggled off/on fom the WiFi idon on the top bar menu.

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