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    Bluetooth - cant seem to find it

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by flavourshaker, Jul 11, 2010.

  1. flavourshaker

    flavourshaker Notebook Guru

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    According to the bios its enabled and on control panel in 'add and remove programmes' WIDCOMM bluetooth software is installed but i cant seem to find anything which indicates its on. On my old asus it could be controlled with a an FN button, and an icon used to appear in the toolbar at the bottom right near the clock. Ive got a uk model m11x so it should have a factory preinstalled dongle already.
    Could anyone tell me how to access bluetooth options please?
    Cheers
     
    flavourshaker, Jul 11, 2010
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  2. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Probably a icon in your taskbar area, if not try looking in your control panel for bluetooth or bluetooth places.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jul 11, 2010
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    mechaBORED Notebook Enthusiast

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    Go to C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software

    Then find and click on BTTray.exe

    This should put it back in the toolbar.
     
    mechaBORED, Jul 11, 2010
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    erawneila Company Representative

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    Keep in mind that FN-F3 will enable or disable *ALL* wireless radios in the system. This includes WWAN, WLAN and BT. There are several other threads herre on this topic if you search...
     
    erawneila, Jul 12, 2010
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  5. Shokz

    Shokz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry for threadjacking slightly, but I felt there was no point in making my own for something this minor.

    I've picked up a refurbished unit and it didn't say whether it had Bluetooth or not in the specs; I've enabled Bluetooth in the BIOS and when i double click BTTray.exe it thinks for a second, then does nothing - does this simply mean i don't have Bluetooth?
     
    Shokz, Jul 16, 2010
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  6. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    There are blue tooth drivers you could try installing. I'm not sure if it would show in the BIOS if a BT module wasn't present. Check the device manager.
     
    slickie88, Jul 16, 2010
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