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    Bluetooth disappeared, reinstall driver doesn't work?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by sepharoth213, Jan 7, 2012.

  1. sepharoth213

    sepharoth213 Newbie

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    Bluetooth disappeared from my system tray a while back, and I can't seem to find it in my device manager either.
    Installing this doesn't work, all it says is "Activate Bluetooth using Wireless Switch" and won't go anywhere else in the install.
     
    sepharoth213, Jan 7, 2012
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    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    is it enabled in bios? maybe you were messing around and turned it off by accident, or just turned it off and forgot?
     
    un4tural, Jan 7, 2012
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    GADGETRX7 Newbie

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    if u have motionjoy go to driver manager and rollback drivers
     
    GADGETRX7, Jan 9, 2012
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  4. sepharoth213

    sepharoth213 Newbie

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    It is enabled in BIOS.
    And I do have motioninjoy, going to driver manager and hitting rollback says "you must select at least one device."
     
    sepharoth213, Jan 11, 2012
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  5. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Do you have wifi switched on?

    On mine, I have to have wifi switched on for my bluetooth and my gobi cards to work.

    not sure if yours is the same way.
     
    ejohnson, Jan 11, 2012
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    sepharoth213 Newbie

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    Yeah, wifi's on. I never switch it off.
    I tried uninstalling Motioninjoy to no avail.
     
    sepharoth213, Jan 11, 2012
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    hmm a while back i had the same problem couldnt find my bluetooth i tried everything so i re-installed windows n i got my bluetooth back then i installed motionjoy again n went to driver manager n hit install all then i notice my bluetooth was gone again so i was like hmm thats how it disappeared the first time
     
    GADGETRX7, Jan 12, 2012
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    AlienTroll Notebook Evangelist

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    My Bluetooth hasn't been working for like, 1 and a half years, exacting like your problem. My theory is that a Dell technician replaced my motherboard and he didn't put the Bluetooth card back in.
    My warranty is gone. So I have given up hope.

    EDIT: And I haven't tried reinstalling Windows.
     
    AlienTroll, Jan 12, 2012
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    sepharoth213 Newbie

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    That's probably it. It just bothers me that I can't reinstall the original drivers.
     
    sepharoth213, Jan 12, 2012
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    aku1990, May 18, 2012
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