On Saturday 23 September 2006 13:47, James Knott wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
You either have a switch, or a keyboard capbility (probably Fn F5) to turn off the radio. Otherwise it would be illegal to power the notebook on while in flight (at least on any US airline).
Like I say, its surprising how many users don't know what that is for or that they are obligated to turn the radio off when the stewardess says you may not use any equipment that sends or receives a signal.
I can find no such switch or Fn function that does that. I can however disable it via software.
Forgot to mention. I've got an IBM ThinkPad R31.
It was specifically the R31 where IBM on line documentation mentioned Fn-F5 combo. Google will find it. It could be they were forced to add it in software or face being banned on airlines: From: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/c79plac41.pdf Q12:. Can the Fn+F5 key combination be used on all ThinkPad computers to enable or disable the wireless features? A:You can use that key combination to enable or disable the wireless features only if ThinkPad Hotkey Features Version 1.03.0391 or later is installed on your computer. If it is installed, the wireless icon is printed on the F5 key. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen