How to Disable the Wireless on an Eee PC

The wireless adapter on your Asus Eee laptop PC keeps you connected to your business through available Wi-Fi hot spots. However, when wireless networks are unavailable, disabling the wireless adapter will conserve battery power. The convenient function keys offer quick control over the laptop's wireless capabilities. If you never use the device's wireless feature, you can also disable the wireless adapter through BIOS, so you don't have to manually disable it each time you restart the computer.

Hot Key

  1. 1.

    Locate the hot keys at the top of the Asus Eee PC keyboard. The "F2" key, depicted with a radio tower icon, controls the wireless adapter.

  2. 2.

    Press "Fn-F2" to disable wireless.

  3. 3.

    Press "Fn-F2" again to re-enable wireless.

BIOS

  1. 1.

    Press "F2" repeatedly while restarting or booting your Asus Eee computer.

  2. 2.

    Use the arrow keys to select the "Advanced" tab and then "Onboard Devices" from the BIOS screen.

  3. 3.

    Highlight "Onboard WLAN" and press "Enter."

  4. 4.

    Highlight "Disabled" and press "Enter."

  5. 5.

    Press "F10" to save your changes and exit BIOS.