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    Internal Bluetooth Issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by beanbag7, Feb 10, 2011.

  1. beanbag7

    beanbag7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,

    I have had my M11x for a few months now and have just run into a problem with the internal Bluetooth. I have been using it a lot recently until a few days ago it just stopped working. I attempted to uninstall the drivers and reinstall, however now when they start to install, a window comes up that says "Activate Bluetooth using Wireless Switch." I attempted to toggle the wireless off/on and it just sits at that screen and also toggled Bluetooth to disabled/enabled in the bios yet the drivers never install. Does anyone have any ideas before I call Dell and have this sent in for repair?

    Thanks in advance for your responses.
     
    beanbag7, Feb 10, 2011
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  2. martynb

    martynb Newbie

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    interesting...the exact same thing just happened to me tonight, r2, i7, 640gb, 8gb ram. did you get a solution? i was going to do a factory restore....

     
    martynb, Feb 10, 2011
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    beanbag7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Unfortunately, I haven't. I am probably going to call Dell tomorrow and see what they say. I'll post back once I have a response from them.
     
    beanbag7, Feb 10, 2011
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    I don't think mine has ever worked.....any suggestions?
     
    UltraNative, Feb 11, 2011
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    ok...i just did a re-spawn factory restore, and i got my bluetooth back...this is fine, but i'm wondering why it disappeared in the first place!
     
    martynb, Feb 11, 2011
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