Wireless Radio Connection - switches off

My Wireless Radio Connection switches off after about 2-3 minutes. Is there a setting I can adjust to lengthen this amount of time? When it shuts off, all I have to do is FN5 to reconnect but I shouldn't have to do that every 3 minutes. I have a T60. Thank you.

Assuming your're using a version of Windows, use the Device Manager and configure the Advanced Properties
DISABLE /UNCHECK "ALLOW WINDOWS TO TURN OFF DEVICE TO CONSERVE POWER"
Next, ensure all the PowerManager settings are set to a a Max Performance / Vid Presentation Profile but this doesn't necessarily ensure the WiFi NIC could be turned off if you or someone else has tuned the power profiles to disable NIC's after whatever period of time
It doesn't hurt to verify within the BIOS PCI PowerMgmt IS ENABLED and the Smart CPU settings are activated.
If the issue is still occurring then load an alnternate Operating system, Knoppix or SLAX Live BOOT CD's enable the loading and execution of a featured LINUX kernel with driver support for most Thinkpads since it seems te developers of the LIVE CD's use thinkpads themselves or MAC's, it is likely the latest Knoppix distro is compatible with your NIC and observe whether or not the issue still occurs / if so then you can most likely attribute it to an odd hardware issue and you should begin researching whether or not a BIOS upgrade or even Downgrade is a solution.
Before flashing, it is worth taking note of the fact the intermittent power issues seem to be related to your Windows build and you should install a parallel installation of any compatible Windows version then install the barebones necessary drivers to determine if the power issues still occur on a freshly minted version of Windows.
Also, determine whether or not your actual WiFi NIC is flashable, modern network adapaters have increased in complexity especially as a necessity of WOL and the Intel SLM features that more corporate purchasers demand thus NIC's have increased in complexity becoming more like mini VX systems with flashable firmware which may have merit as a solution if you isolate it to your hardware.
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FWIW, I think the ThinkVantage software just sucks. On my X200 the wifi would drop constantly, every 3 to 5 minutes. Driver upgrade, software upgrade, settings etc didnt change anything. I wiped the entire hard drive and installed linux, and I haven't seen a drop since. Maybe try just using the windows wifi to manage your connections. It could also be related to the power management dropping the wifi, which would also be the ThinkVantage.

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