M17x R4, Windows 10 bluetooth driver

Question

Hello, Dear Community,I have a problem. After updating to Windows 10 on this 2012 M17x R4, the bluetooth driver disappeared. To download that is necessary but I cannot find it for my Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 bluetooth. I looked for a laptop model, but the downloaded bluetooth adapter does not see it. If someone has encountered a similar problem and found the right driver share a link please.

beamermt79 · Answer

The problem is your laptop was not validated with Windows 10, meaning Dell/Alienware did not test it to run. If windows 10 does not install a generic blue tooth driver, you could try installing the Windows 8.1 driver and see if that works. If not I'd go back to Windows 8.1 or Windows 7.

kinst111 · Answer

After installing windows 10 bluetooth worked normally for about two years, followed after the update.Have you a link to the driver for Windows 8.1?

beamermt79 · Answer

Ahh. I read about stuff like that happening between 'builds' of Windows 10. I think the last fall update did that to some computers. Here is the link for the driver. Scroll down to Dell Wireless 380 driver - http://downloads.dell.com/published/pages/alienware-m17x-r4.html

im dumb · Answer

i have an alienware M17xR3 and i tried to update my bluetooth driver but it ended up not working and i cant get it back can you link me to the correct driver for M17xR3

mattyb3 · Answer

M17x R3 Bluetooth Driver

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=8tkf0&oscode=w764&productcode=alienware-m17x-r3

Or if you have the Bigfoot card then maybe this will work

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=3d35j&oscode=w764&productcode=alienware-m17x-r3

A51-06 · Answer

Well I though when you said that it meant it was a mSATA sized WiFi adapter but no it’s the name of the driver.

im dumb · Answer

I've already tried the dell one I don't have bigfoot could you possibly like me to an earlier version of generic Bluetooth adapter (I'm still gonna try the dell driver)

A51-06 · Answer

You can’t go earlier to a generic driver is what I’m thinking because for one, it’s a generic driver.

im dumb · Answer

well i updated it and that's when it failed also it says on the dell driver( Broadcom doesn't support your device) maybe it is bigfoot ill try

mattyb3 · Answer

If you check in Device Manager under Network Adapters it should show your Wifi adapter. If this is the Bigfoot Killer adapter then it's fair to say that your Bluetooth is as well as I believe they are all on the same card.

A51-06 · Answer

Well I mean who ever had a laptop without Bluetooth or WiFi?

funny enough,

there was a guy selling me his old M17X R4 and was saying:

”Oh it had a WiFi card or Bluetooth when I bought it off of dells site.”

after that I bought it but When I opened it alas,

There was no WiFi card.

Alienware

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