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Is there any way (program, registry key, etc.) that I could disable the little light that turns on whenever WiFi is enabled? I would still like to have WiFi enabled, it's just that I want the light to be off.
If it helps I have a Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card.
GuyNoir
Posted 2009-12-17T05:24:57.537
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Duct tape.
Other than that, theres no real way to turn it off.
RyanScottLewis
Posted 2009-12-17T05:24:57.537
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Blu Tac / Stick Tack is useful to block the light and not have to try and peel off a sticky tape. – Sandeep Bansal – 2011-04-21T22:36:00.577
2Or electrical tape! – Jared Harley – 2009-12-17T05:36:09.043
7Or even worse - crack open the case and desolder the LED... (trust me, coming up with these ideas is way easier than actually implementing them) – Jared Harley – 2009-12-17T05:38:56.793
There had to be some way. It's tied by software to the wireless card's state, so shouldn't it be possible to access it through software in some manner? – GuyNoir – 2009-12-17T06:32:30.053
6The software? You mean the closed source windows drivers? – RyanScottLewis – 2009-12-17T07:17:56.780
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In Windows 7 my toggle switch doesn't actually do anything except turn the light on and off, it doesn't actually turn the wireless ON.
To turn it on manually you have to enter the Control Panel, Device manager -> Network Adapters -> Your wireless card -> Properties -> Advanced -> "Link State" or something like that (I'm not on my laptop now) and just set that to true
So by doing that I can have wireless without the light by doing it manually like that. It might not work for you though, just something to try if nothing else works :D
SevenT2
Posted 2009-12-17T05:24:57.537
Reputation: 454
I'm using xp, but I'll see if it works. – GuyNoir – 2009-12-17T13:28:23.970
Hm... I can't seem to find a link state option per say. Still looking though. – GuyNoir – 2009-12-17T14:06:24.937
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The following link's instructions worked on my Dell E4300. You should find a similar setting for your WiFi card in the same place:
Max
Posted 2009-12-17T05:24:57.537
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probably a dell studio, right? – studiohack – 2010-06-22T00:33:53.450
you can do this but you would need to modify the bios firmware to do so. – RobertPitt – 2011-04-21T22:53:49.557