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    How do I turn on bluetooth on MSi laptop?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by TeamRocket, Sep 24, 2010.

  1. TeamRocket

    TeamRocket Newbie

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    I have searched for it in the control panel, there is no blue icon anywhere to be found. I've searched through the start menu, in my tray icon, and there's no shortcut buttons [that i know of] that will turn it on. However, there's a LCD light that's turned off with the icon labeled as bluetooth. Also my laptop was advertised to have bluetooth, and I even have a little sheet that says it has bluetooth. I can't find it anywhere.

    My laptop is MSi-1683 and recently had to reinstall the OS[windows 7]. I looked for the software, and reinstalled it. But when it comes to installing the bluetooth itself, it says "Intalling Bluetooth driver...." followed by "Please plug in the Bluetooth device and click OK button." What should I do? How do I get this to work?
     
    TeamRocket, Sep 24, 2010
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  2. Bearclaw

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    did you press the LCD button?
     
    Bearclaw, Sep 24, 2010
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  3. TeamRocket

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    There's no way to press it, that's the thing. It's just an LCD light that's turned off. As in, no button, unless it's the same one as the wifi one. Either way even when I do press the wifi one, its still turned off.
     
    TeamRocket, Sep 24, 2010
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  4. NotEnoughMinerals

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    it's a touch sensor button
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Sep 25, 2010
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  5. TeamRocket

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    Is it? I don't know where it is or where it could be. How does it look like, do you know? x-x
     
    TeamRocket, Oct 1, 2010
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    @tilla Notebook Evangelist

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    @tilla, Oct 1, 2010
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  7. robm@rkcomputer.net

    [email protected] Company Representative

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    There should be a keyboard shortcut, Fn + F9 I think. If it is not F9 look at the F keys, there will be a BT icon on one of them.
     
    [email protected], Oct 1, 2010
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  8. TeamRocket

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    No, it actually took quite awhile for me to find my model, apparently its a "A6000-029US" I could only really find one close up picture of it.

    The keyboard and the buttons look like this. [Ignore the button in red highlighted, its the only one I could find.]

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    I also took some pictures of the buttons of mine since you can't really see the LCD lights below the mouse pad button.

    [​IMG]


    And

    [​IMG]


    I really cant figure out how to turn it on :confused:
    I found my manual though and uploaded.
    Help would be very very much appreciated. I'm sure I'm just being dumb and overlooking something. :S

    Manual is here:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/422618490/01_MS_1682_1683_V1.1_ENGLISH.PDF
     
    TeamRocket, Oct 2, 2010
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  9. TeamRocket

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    Uhh. That just mutes my speakers. x-x
     
    TeamRocket, Oct 2, 2010
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  10. robm@rkcomputer.net

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    You said you had the MS-1683 which has BT, pretty sure your A6000 does not have BT installed. There are quite a few A6000 variations with different features. According to the MSI website your model does not have it.

    MSI Notebook Official Website
     
    [email protected], Oct 2, 2010
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  11. TeamRocket

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    What? It doesn't have bluetooth? D: To give people false hope like that X( It has the LCD light for it, and a pamphlet that says it has bluetooth, and even had the bluetooth software [before I had to reinstall it] To not have it, that's outrageous...
    I don't really know how identify if it would have it physically. Perhaps I can open my laptop and take a picture? :S I could know once and for all if it does have one or not. :confused:
     
    TeamRocket, Oct 2, 2010
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    how do u turn on bluetooth on msi u100 series tried everything but keeps saying bluetooth not ready
     
    tracycas, Oct 9, 2010
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