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    Turning on bluetooth with windows 8

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Tpcorr, Dec 22, 2013.

  1. Tpcorr

    Tpcorr Notebook Geek

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    Hi. trying to figure out how to turn on my Bluetooth on my m15x. I recently updated to windows 8. Alienware support won't help me because my laptop originally came with win7. Any help would be appreciated.

    Tom
     
    Tpcorr, Dec 22, 2013
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Hello Tom.
    First make sure that the driver installed correctly and the Bluetooth module isn't disabled in the BIOS.
    Go to Settings, in the charms bar > Change PC settings > In the list on the left, find and click on Wireless > here you should find the Bluetooth toggle.
     
    katalin_2003, Dec 23, 2013
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Did this help out? Does the bluetooth appear on the device manager?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 24, 2013
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  4. Dret

    Dret Notebook Enthusiast

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    To get Bluetooth for the M15x running on Windows 8, install this driver (Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Driver - Driver Details | Dell US) and, after that is done (maybe reboot in between these two steps) install the Widcomm Bluetooth Software Update ( Bluetooth Software Download | Broadcom).

    Even though the card inside our computers is a 370, the 380 driver will work just fine. These two driver packages are what allowed me to get Bluetooth working perfectly on the M15x on Windows 8.1
     
    Dret, Jan 3, 2014
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  5. Tpcorr

    Tpcorr Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for all the help. I'm passing this info along to my son, and will report back on his progress. It seems to be a windows 8 issue, since his Bluetooth worked fine when he had win7 installed.
     
    Tpcorr, Jan 4, 2014
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