Your question went to a usenet group and was answered, but i didn't see the reply here...
it is pasted below:
I'm not sure why you got a laptop without a manual, but here is the
manual:
http://static.tigerdirect.com/pdf/To...sersManual.pdf
It is page 108 ... which reads... "Wireless communication switch
You can enable or disable Wireless LAN and Bluetooth functions, with
the on/off switch. No transmissions are sent or received when the
switch is off. Slide the switch toward the left of the computer to
turn it on and toward the right of the computer to turn it off."
Nick Walsh
Rangefire Wireless