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    Bluetooth

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by drsqueggy, Nov 2, 2010.

  1. drsqueggy

    drsqueggy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I have been looking over the specification of my laptop on dell's website. It states that I have the Bluetooth module installed. How do I get this working? Is there a hotkey or something to switch it on as there is nothing in device manager and can't find any Bluetooth explorer?
     
    drsqueggy, Nov 2, 2010
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  2. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    it shares the same hotkey as the wifi and wlan adaptors, :p

    Check device manager, it should show up under Network Adaptors or Bluetooth Devices.

    EDIT: like so:
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    Or any USB devices showing up under "unknown?"

    The thing installed for me automatically...

    Also should show up in
    Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections
     
    jeremyshaw, Nov 2, 2010
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  3. drsqueggy

    drsqueggy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't have Bluetooth in device manager, also don't have an unknown device in there.

    This is the original configuration of the computer by entering the service tag on the dell website.


    ALIENWARE M11X : NUR HANDEL BASIS COSMIC
    4 PROZESSOR : INTEL CORE 2 DUO SU7300(1, 3G
    4 DISPLAY : 11, 6ZOLL BREITBILD HD (1366X76
    4 LIEFERZUBEHOR : DEUTSCH DOKUMENTATION
    4 MEMORY : 4096MB (2X2048) 1067MHZ DDR3 DU
    4 FESTPLATTE : 500GB SERIAL ATA (7200 1/MI
    4 NETZKABEL : EUROPAISCH 220V
    4 NETZTEIL : ALIENWARE 65W AC ADAPTER
    4 AKKU : HAUPTAKKU 8 ZELLEN 63WH LI-ION
    4 GRAPHICS CARD : 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GEFORCE
    4 WIRELESS : DELL WIRELESS 1520 (802.11N)
    4 WIRELESS : EUROPA DELL BLUETOOTH 365 KAR
    4 TASTATUR : INTERN DEUTSCH QWERTZ TASTATU
    4 OPERATING SYSTEM : GERMAN GENUINE WINDOW
    4 AVATAR : ALIENHEAD 3D

    Bluetooth is on there!?!?!
     
    drsqueggy, Nov 3, 2010
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  4. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Check to make sure Bluetooth is enabled in BIOS. Reboot and hit the F2 key to enter BIOS setup.
     
    slickie88, Nov 3, 2010
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  5. drsqueggy

    drsqueggy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have checked the bios, it is turned on! This is confusing!
     
    drsqueggy, Nov 4, 2010
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    hmmm... other option is to open up your laptop and check the bluetooth adaptor (loose?)...

    also, cycle through fn+f3, to enable/disable your wireless options (that hotkey enables/disables all wireless connectivity).
     
    jeremyshaw, Nov 4, 2010
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