This issue has been permanantly been resolved by Fujitsu Siemens on the li2727 with a bios update on 21.05.2009 so for anyone else stumbling on this article the permanant solution that is no dependent on any batch files etc is as follows:
Go to
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/com/suppo ... ctID=25387
untick the box marked 'Show only supported operating systems'
this will open up a disclaimer click on the 'Close Information' arrow
(you may need to wait for options to appear)
click on the + sign next to 'Other Operating System'
(you may need to wait for options to appear)
then select the 'Embedded Operating System' radial button
(you need to wait for options to appear)
then click the + symbol next to 'Flash Bios'
The latest one is at the top 'current BIOS V. 1.10: Solved problems: - WLAN RF will be automatically turned off after rebooting.
There are options for applying the update:
You can make a floppy disk (not sure how you use it without a floppy disk drive, unless you have a usb one of course),
or a bootable cd image which you can burn then boot your pc with,
or use the windows flash utility install and run it on your pc.
I used the windows flash utility as it is a 32 bit windows application that runs just fine on Vista so is therefore the easiest way IMHO.
This is a pretty straight forward activity if you are competent pc user.
Just follow the instructions for the BIOS flash in the file readme.txt
Make sure the AC power is plugged in as if you run out of power or if you mess it up or stop it halfway through you may render your machine inoperable.
I used to be a desktop support engineer and have done this many many times using floppy disks on IBM laptops without any problem of any sort.
If once you have read the instructions you dont feel comfortable then dont do it, call Fujitsu Siemens and they should be able to talk you through it.
Enjoy