Do you hate the wireless on/off button on the front of the 3790 as much as I do? Do you have a philips screwdriver and a pair of needlenose pliers? If so, there's an easy fix to this seriously stupid design flaw that mars an otherwise perfect laptop. I'm not sure if anyone else has figured this out yet but I couldn't find anything about it after searching the forums, so I figured I'd share it with everyone.
I think this will disable ALL three buttons on the front, so if you want to turn off the wireless key but keep the email and web buttons active you're out of luck. I'm not quite sure because I disabled the www and email keys via registry. But I'll wager that if you hate the wireless button, you probably hate em all, so no great loss there.
Here's how to do it:
1. Get yourself a philips head screwdriver and a small pair of needlenose pliers. The pliers need a pretty fine point on them.
2. Unscrew the lid that covers the bluetooth, HD, and wi-fi cards.
3. Locate the plug that connects the front panel buttons to the mainboard. It's a white plug right above the bluetooth module (if you have BT installed). It's the one with the red, orange, yellow, and green wires.
4. Pop that sucker out about halfway with the pliers. You don't need to remove it entirely--the plug can still rest in the receiver. You just want to pull it out enough that it no longer makes contact.
5. Boot up your computer and verify that the buttons are disabled!
Check out the attached picture for a close up shot of the connector.
Enjoy a whole new world of constant network connectivity, unfettered by fears of bumping the button during intense gaming sessions or while reclining in positions of extreme comfort
Oh by the way, be careful when you're doing this... I imagine that it might void your warranty, and anytime you poke around in a computer with pliers and the like you might do more harm than good if you don't know what you're doing. So don't cry to me if you mess up your laptop.
I think this will disable ALL three buttons on the front, so if you want to turn off the wireless key but keep the email and web buttons active you're out of luck. I'm not quite sure because I disabled the www and email keys via registry. But I'll wager that if you hate the wireless button, you probably hate em all, so no great loss there.
Here's how to do it:
1. Get yourself a philips head screwdriver and a small pair of needlenose pliers. The pliers need a pretty fine point on them.
2. Unscrew the lid that covers the bluetooth, HD, and wi-fi cards.
3. Locate the plug that connects the front panel buttons to the mainboard. It's a white plug right above the bluetooth module (if you have BT installed). It's the one with the red, orange, yellow, and green wires.
4. Pop that sucker out about halfway with the pliers. You don't need to remove it entirely--the plug can still rest in the receiver. You just want to pull it out enough that it no longer makes contact.
5. Boot up your computer and verify that the buttons are disabled!
Check out the attached picture for a close up shot of the connector.
Enjoy a whole new world of constant network connectivity, unfettered by fears of bumping the button during intense gaming sessions or while reclining in positions of extreme comfort
Oh by the way, be careful when you're doing this... I imagine that it might void your warranty, and anytime you poke around in a computer with pliers and the like you might do more harm than good if you don't know what you're doing. So don't cry to me if you mess up your laptop.
