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    need help!

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by beautifulweirdo, Jun 19, 2010.

  1. beautifulweirdo

    beautifulweirdo Newbie

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    i just purchased an acer aspire 5745G. its a nice machine with 8gb ram, 640gb hdd and 2.4 ghz processor etc... it a little confusing though as i cant seem to figure out how to use the bluetooth feature. i dont know how to turn it on or send and recieve anything, can anyone help me? :confused:
     
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    BruBoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Have not seen this exact machine but :

    Is there a bluetooth button on the panel that needs turning on

    Next , Did the retailer absolutely say thst it had bluetooth . . what does the spec label on the side of the box say.
    (Acer supply retailers with de specced versions to help them hit price points. Graphics card spec and the blueetooth facility are often the first to go but Acer rarely remove the bluetooth button. So with any bluetooth button switched on look in device manager for a bluetooth device in the expanded list.
     
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    beautifulweirdo Newbie

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    the box says bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. have had a look in strat menu and user manual, but i doesnt mention it... it has bluetooth installed cos i found the files, but not sure how to use it
     
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    BruBoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Fn+F3 turns on the radios. Have you done that ??

    Check in device manager (not in the start menu, but there or in explorer Right click on "my computer", select properties, select device manager, look under networking, system devices etc ) and see if bluetooth devices are showing up

    Then you should find bluetooth in control panel . .
     
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