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March 10th, 2008 10:00
Bluetooth does not work
I hope someone can help me. I own a Dell E1505 that has Bluetooth built in. I have checked the BIOS and everything is enabled (Bluetooth and WiFi). Yet, I can not find a way to use it. There is no B on my task bar, nothing in the control panel, etc. . . I am trying to use my bluetooth headset (which works fine with my cell) with the laptop. How do I go from checking that Bluetooth is enabled in the BIOS to actually seeing it on the laptop? I need help!
Oditius
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March 10th, 2008 10:00
This may sound silly, but have you insalled the software? But you can try to go to the Control Panel and the bluetooth icon should be there.
sandra1
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March 10th, 2008 11:00
And, there is no icon in the control panel. This shouldn't be this hard.
sandra1
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March 10th, 2008 11:00
Geez, I didn't know there was any extra software to install. I only have a WordPerfect, Operating System and Drivers and Utilities cds that came with the laptop. I don't see anything about bluetooth. Will it be on the drivers/utilities cd?
sandra1
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March 10th, 2008 11:00
I've checked and tried to install the drivers. When I checked the BIOS, it says the bluetooth and Wifi is enabled. When I try and install the drivers from the resource cd, it says there is no compatible bluetooth in the laptop. I am confused and lost. HELP!
Oditius
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March 10th, 2008 12:00
Well, this clears it up some, your computer is not recognizing the card. I had the same problem, and came to the conclusion that is was the wrong card for my system, which I found out not all 355 bluetooth cards are the same. So I think you options are:
1) Take out the card, reboot, the shut the computer down and install the card again.
2) The card is either defective or the wrong one for the computer.
sandra1
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March 10th, 2008 12:00
Thanks. I'm trying to remove the card now. Hope just pulling it and reinstalling will fix. Thanks again.
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April 15th, 2008 11:00