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    Bluetooth 4.0 pci-e mini card for M15x

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by HardSE, Dec 29, 2012.

  1. HardSE

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    If it's a wi-fi/bluetooth combo mini card, it should work. However I have yet to find a full size pci-e bt 4.0 card for the m15x. The m15x already has Bluetooth 2.1 stock in a full size card.
     
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    WiFi/bluetooth combo mini card will work in slot WPAN?
     
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    Probably not, won't work for a Intel 6230 and 6235 for me. Had looked into this in the past for why, there was a good post/info about using a 3g card in the WPAN slot that touched bases on the differences of full PCI-E and USB only pci-e slots. Don't recall the details atm but research before trial at it likely won't work. Sorry!
     
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    Not in WPAN slot, it has to be in the same slot that your wifi card is in(mini pci-e I believe).

    cards like the killer 1202 should work.

    If the card is strictly bluetooth, it might work in the WPAN slot, but combo cards won't and only work in the mini pci-e slot.
     
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    This is right.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 31, 2012
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    I know this is old thread, but for new bluetooth could use a mini pcie to usb converter and a usb bluetooth 4.0 dongle.
     
    vr_fox, Oct 20, 2014
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