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February 5th, 2022 00:00

Optiplex 7040 SFF Bluetooth

I have an Optiplex 7040 SFF - is supposed to have bluetooth

Windows 10 build 19044

 

Device manager shows nothing for bluetooth and the bluetooth troubleshooter states this device doesnt have bluetooth

So I assume that it is not "ON" in the BIOS but do not see anywhere in the BIOS to turn it on

Any advise?

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    Posted February 5th, 2022 15:00

    I dont see it on the configuration..

     

  • bradthetechnut

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    Posted February 5th, 2022 15:00

    Does it have an internal WiFi/BT PCIe card, or possibly just a BT card?  If not, then it doesn't have Bluetooth that I know of.  External WiFi/BT and BT USB dongles are priced quite reasonable.  Whatever works best for you.

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    Posted February 5th, 2022 15:00

    Just so you know, no posting service tags.  That's private info.  I can't see your configuration from here.  As of now, it looks like you'd have to get an internal card or a dongle.

    Did you check it physically to see if it had any PCIe cards?  Could you post a photo of the back of it and the inside of it?

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    Posted February 6th, 2022 19:00

    Yes, you would see it in Device Manager if you had one.

    This small BT dongle works great. Windows drivers load automatically. It uses an industry-standard Broadcom chipset.

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