Activate Bluetooth Using Wireless Switch??

My BIOS version is Dell Inc. A02.

I dont have any option called Generic Bluetooth Device. And When i try to Install Dell Wireless WLAN, it says "No Compatible Hardware found. The software you are attempting to install is not supportes on this sytem. The software will not be installed. Setup Will exit now." I installed this driver from Dell DVD that comes with laptop.

please tell me guys whether Inspiron n5030 comes with bluetooth or is Bluetooth available in this laptop?

wlan <> bluetooth

Login at dell with your servicetag 

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

You should see you configuration and drivers for your notebook

grtz

Luc

That means i have bluetooth hardware in my system. I tried Loging into Dell with my Service tag. I tried downloading my driver from website. But no changes. Now i cant install DW WLAN driver,Bluetooth and Webcam!! I installed Webcam centre but i get message that Webcam driver is not installed.

I got my problem solved. i contacted dell, they said my lap didnt come with bluetooth hardware!!

hello! I had the same problem until several minutes ago :D
I'm running win7 home on dell inspiron n5110
I googled and saw that many people had the problem... search your pc for a device manager -> network adapters
 I have an intel centrino wireless-N 1030 there...so I googled and installed a driver for intel centrino wireless-N 1030
because the dell inspiron bluetooth v3.0+HS or something didn't work, had your error
so..I downloaded it from the dell support site, and had to uninstall some previous versions which I did from the control panel screen
and so I installed it nicely, and now it works :))
anyway, I think the problem is getting the right driver
even the driver from the CD I got with the laptop was the wrong one <.< 

anyhow works now :))

please share this so people can solve the problem, too...I hope it works for others :D

hello! I had the same problem until several minutes ago :D I'm running win7 home on dell inspiron n5110 I googled and saw that many people had the problem... search your pc for a device manager -> network adapters  I have an intel centrino wireless-N 1030 there...so I googled and installed a driver for intel centrino wireless-N 1030 because the dell inspiron bluetooth v3.0+HS or something didn't work, had your error so..I downloaded it from the dell support site, and had to uninstall some previous versions which I did from the control panel screen and so I installed it nicely, and now it works :)) anyway, I think the problem is getting the right driver even the driver from the CD I got with the laptop was the wrong one <.<  anyhow works now :)) please share this so people can solve the problem, too...I hope it works for others :D

Hello,

I'm having the same problem here. Mine is Dell Inspirion N5010. I have tried all the above but still having the same problem. Do i need to reinstall another OS 7 maybe it is OS problem. Please, help me.

I was facing the same problem with Inspiron N5050.

Then I used the following steps to resolved this issue.

1. To find your system configuration click here.

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriversHome/NeedProductSelection?~srd=true&sk=driver&scat=sup

2. Enter you service tag or click on option "Automatically detect my Service Tag for me" and then click submit.

3. Click on Product support tab.

4. Click on System Configuration.

5. Click on components.

6. In order to find your wireless card number press Ctrl + F

7. In Find Tab write " Wireless"

8. This will highlight any word(s) for Wireless

9. Look for anything like this "Card, Wireless, Half Mini-Card, DW1703, World Wide".

10. DW1703 is driver for my wireless Switch. Yours might be different.  

11. Copy this "DW1703" and search it on www.dell.com

12. Click on driver to download it and install it.

13. Restart you system.

Hopefully this will work for you.

Hello syedshah,

Thanks for your mail but i am still having the same issue. The problem is that i did not see any wireless switch number when i searched.

Another problem i just encountered is that I just formatted my Dell Inspirion N5010 last week due to this bluetooth issue. Ever since then, I have not been able to connect to my office wireless network.

I was using this network before my system was formatted. one funny thing is that i can connect to other wireless network in range but find it difficult to connect to my office network. I always get limited network access while other people in the same office have access to the network.

Please what could be the problem?

Here is my system specs if there is anything check you can run on my behalf.

My Service Tag:

dell inspirion n5010: windows 7 64bit

Intel(R) Core(Tm) i3 CPU   M350@ 2.27GHz  2.26GHZ

Thank you

Thanks for your help.  but the problem is still there.

1. I have tried to download and install drivers from the link you gave but the what i got is "The Software package cannot be installed on your system, The setup application will exit". INTEL_INTEL--R--WIMAX-LINK-6_A00_R257148

another one R243815 "The installation must be installed using the Intel (R) PROset/Wireless Installer".

Another one R273872 " The Self extracting zip file is part of a multitude zip file. Please insert the Latest disk of the set".

2. I have just downloaded and installed Avast Internet security 7. I have also update my windows.

One funny thing is that i was able to use it for 3 hours today before i started getting limited access again.

Please, what can i do again?

Thank you

I faced the same Problem...but its nothing related to the bluetooth not present in the system. Please follow the following steps to solve the poblem.

1. Download the bluetooth drriver from the dell site according to the system Tag.

2. Before installing check the mandatory checks  a) See in BIOS whether Bluetooth is enabled or not. b) Go to services and right click on the bluetooth support services and click on properties. Change from manual to automatic.

3. Install the downloaded driver. It will work fine.

Note:      Many times the bluetooth software will vanish from the system, don't panic ....one day will come it will stop doing that. It happened to me lot of            times.Now its not happening.