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    Acer 1551-5448 Bluetooth

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eltonsl, Aug 3, 2010.

  1. eltonsl

    eltonsl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Installed a Bluetooth card into my 1551 but cant find anywhere or dont recognize on device manager to install a driver. Making this simple, i installed the internal bluetooth and now what? :confused:

    Any ideas appreciated..
     
    eltonsl, Aug 3, 2010
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  2. crayonyes

    crayonyes Custom Title! WooHoooo !!

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    Is there any setting in BIOS for enable/disable Bluetooth?
    I know some Dells that have it. maybe you should check there.
    It should be automatically appears on Device manager, unless you have broken card.
     
    crayonyes, Aug 3, 2010
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  3. eltonsl

    eltonsl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Done that... no settings on Phoenix BIOS
     
    eltonsl, Aug 3, 2010
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    bundyho1 Notebook Geek

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    yea i thought mine had bluetooth too but it didnt.not sure about enabling it .would like to know myself
     
    bundyho1, Aug 8, 2010
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  5. cloudbyday

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    Have you tried the "Add Hardware" in control manager? Have you tried installing the driver even though you can't see it?
     
    cloudbyday, Aug 8, 2010
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  6. eltonsl

    eltonsl Notebook Enthusiast

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    The freaking cable was bad... changed that and windows recognized right away. Thanks for your comments........ :)
     
    eltonsl, Aug 14, 2010
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  7. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    LOL. Occam's razor. Glad you got it working!
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Aug 14, 2010
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  8. teek

    teek Newbie

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    Where is the connector for the bluetooth module? I opened the ram/hard drive cover and can't find the connector.

    Also where did you buy your bluetooth module?
     
    teek, Sep 16, 2010
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  9. minhuci

    minhuci Newbie

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    it's under the palm rest on the right hand side...there is double sided tape already on the motherboard to attach the daughter card.

    check ebay
     
    minhuci, Oct 12, 2010
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  10. sisqo_uk

    sisqo_uk Notebook Deity

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    So you are saying that the module just sticks to the double sided tap? where do i put the cable.
    i didnt realise all the 11.6 acer doesnt not come with bluetooth by default. i just looked it up.
     
    sisqo_uk, Nov 13, 2010
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