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Blinking WiFi LED Light - Turn it OFF
Blinking WiFi LED Light - Turn it OFF
Second only to the fan problem comes the (green) LED blinking. This is by the Intel WiFi controller. The LED is on the LED strip located underneath the LCD. This thing blinks enough to put you in an epileptic siezure (not really).
My question is, how can I turn this LED OFF?! I know I can open the Thinkpad up and then do some splicing/cutting/unplugging, but is there another way?
I can't WAIT to get this blinking to stop!
My question is, how can I turn this LED OFF?! I know I can open the Thinkpad up and then do some splicing/cutting/unplugging, but is there another way?
I can't WAIT to get this blinking to stop!
Current Laptop:
T43p 2.26 GHz - 2668Q2U
2GB - 100GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
Returned Laptop:
T43p 2.13 GHz - 2668H3U
1.5GB - 60GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
My Backup Laptop:
T30 2 GHz - 2366XBX
Heat Prob - Dead RAM Slot
T43p 2.26 GHz - 2668Q2U
2GB - 100GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
Returned Laptop:
T43p 2.13 GHz - 2668H3U
1.5GB - 60GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
My Backup Laptop:
T30 2 GHz - 2366XBX
Heat Prob - Dead RAM Slot
Re: Blinking WiFi LED Light - Turn it OFF
I don't notice it. If you don't use wireless just disable it from within Network Connection in the Control Panel.
(2373-G3G) T40p/P-M 1.6GHz/1GB/60GB/14.1 SXGA/64MB ATI Fire GL 9000/CDRW-DVD/Cisco 802.11b/WinXP Pro SP2
(2373-8TG) T42/P-M 735/1GB/40GB/14.1 XGA/32MB ATI Radeon 7500/CDRW-DVD/Intel 802.11bg/WinXP Pro SP2
(2373-8TG) T42/P-M 735/1GB/40GB/14.1 XGA/32MB ATI Radeon 7500/CDRW-DVD/Intel 802.11bg/WinXP Pro SP2
You could try not looking at it. Seriously. I use wireless a lot and I just don't notice the light. It seems to me (I'll check later) that if I am wired and Access Connections turns off the radio, then the light doesn't operate.
... JD Hurst
Later note: If you use Access Connections and set it to turn off the wireless radio when using wired, then the indicator turns off with it. When I am using wireless, I want it there so it all works perfectly for me.
... JD Hurst
Later note: If you use Access Connections and set it to turn off the wireless radio when using wired, then the indicator turns off with it. When I am using wireless, I want it there so it all works perfectly for me.
Last edited by jdhurst on Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:22 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Wirelss light on 2668 Q2U can't be turned off if you are over wireless network ....
it only blinks when there is an wireless network activity.
in IBM a/b/g cards it flashes so rapidly that you feel see light is on and some thing inside light is flashing (bascally light doesn't goes completly off and comes back)
with intel it goes of and then comes back. first I thought some malfunction but I realized that it's not coz I was still connected.
you can turn it off only when you are not using wireless card.
it only blinks when there is an wireless network activity.
in IBM a/b/g cards it flashes so rapidly that you feel see light is on and some thing inside light is flashing (bascally light doesn't goes completly off and comes back)
with intel it goes of and then comes back. first I thought some malfunction but I realized that it's not coz I was still connected.
you can turn it off only when you are not using wireless card.
I would suggest to use one of those round stick-on screw covers that IBM uses over the screws on the ThinkPad. Stick cover over lighted icon. If yours is like my T42, there is already one of those round covers about 3/4" to the left, so it really wouldn't stand out very much.
AFAIK there is no way to have it off and use your wireless card simultaineously - short of disconnecting the LED.
AFAIK there is no way to have it off and use your wireless card simultaineously - short of disconnecting the LED.
DKB
My light blinks with traffic (that is irregularly) and I use the IBM card. I would not expect a card change like this to change the indicator behaviour (just like changing the Hard Drive does not change the hard drive indicator behaviour). ... JD Hurstkeku wrote:to turn of blinking when using wireless network .... change card to IBM abg it will not blink the way it blink with intel one. and won't be annoying
This is one of those problems you never knew you had until someone mentions it. -Especially using the web in dark area. Sorry! )
Current Laptop:
T43p 2.26 GHz - 2668Q2U
2GB - 100GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
Returned Laptop:
T43p 2.13 GHz - 2668H3U
1.5GB - 60GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
My Backup Laptop:
T30 2 GHz - 2366XBX
Heat Prob - Dead RAM Slot
T43p 2.26 GHz - 2668Q2U
2GB - 100GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
Returned Laptop:
T43p 2.13 GHz - 2668H3U
1.5GB - 60GB 7200 RPM
15" UXGA FireGL V3200
My Backup Laptop:
T30 2 GHz - 2366XBX
Heat Prob - Dead RAM Slot
Re: Blinking WiFi LED Light - Turn it OFF
Windows 7 (may work for XP, VIsta....just look for the key. Its not OS specific, its device specific)
Click start, Run, type: regedit
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0011
On right, scroll down to LED mode
Double click LED Mode to change value
Mine had value: 3, continual blinking while on
Value 2, 1 and 0 appear to have same result; stable on unless transmitting, off when radio off.
All I know is, it stopped blinking ALL THE TIME.
Russ
Click start, Run, type: regedit
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0011
On right, scroll down to LED mode
Double click LED Mode to change value
Mine had value: 3, continual blinking while on
Value 2, 1 and 0 appear to have same result; stable on unless transmitting, off when radio off.
All I know is, it stopped blinking ALL THE TIME.
Russ
Re: Blinking WiFi LED Light - Turn it OFF
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=111537
This is the solution if you want to enable/disable or turn on blink LED on network activity, (only works on Intel cards apparently).
it works on a windows 10 T400 with a intel Wifi link 5100AGN. in my case, the LED was always on if the Wifi was connected, by i wanted to blink on network activity, so i created the DWORD value "LedMode" with the value 1, now it blinks only on network traffic just like i wanted.
my registry path is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0002
the trick is to make sure you are on the right Wifi card folder just like they explain in the link, in my case, was the folder 0002.
Grettings from Colombia!
This is the solution if you want to enable/disable or turn on blink LED on network activity, (only works on Intel cards apparently).
it works on a windows 10 T400 with a intel Wifi link 5100AGN. in my case, the LED was always on if the Wifi was connected, by i wanted to blink on network activity, so i created the DWORD value "LedMode" with the value 1, now it blinks only on network traffic just like i wanted.
my registry path is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0002
the trick is to make sure you are on the right Wifi card folder just like they explain in the link, in my case, was the folder 0002.
Grettings from Colombia!
My thinkpads: 760XL MMX 166, T42 (looking for a main board), 770X: PII 400, 1280x1024. T400: P8700, 6GB, T60: T7200, 3GB, 1400x1050, X1300 with dual winXP/win10 running fine.
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