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    5920G and Bluetooth?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by pbc, May 17, 2009.

  1. pbc

    pbc Notebook Evangelist

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    Does any know if the 5920G has bluetooth capability? I have a bluetooth "travel" modem I use for work and would like to use it at home, but can't see any bluetooth connectivity on the lappy.

    Tx
     
    pbc, May 17, 2009
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  2. pbc

    pbc Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm ... appears this laptop doesn't have bluetooth installed. Need some funky little cable that looks like a pain to install!
     
    pbc, May 17, 2009
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  3. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Well it is a pain in the a**, indeed. You have to dismantle half of your lappy to put it in, but in the end it worth it :D
     
    triturbo, May 17, 2009
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  4. nklive

    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    :err: Mine has bluetooth. AFAIK, the 5920G was in two editions, one with bluetooth and one with the Intel turbomemory. So which one do you have? For me to activate the bluetooth I only have to press the bottom button of the stuck on the left side of the keyboard, it is with the others buttons, email, IE, Wireless.
     
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  5. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    There are plenty of variations of the 5920G :) It's pretty common to cut here and there in order to reduce the price. Mine didn't have a BT module too, just the button. I bought one from eBay, installed it, downloaded the driver from Acer's site, and even the light comes up :D
     
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  6. badadee

    badadee Notebook Guru

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    i have a bluetooth one but it sucked very much when i tried to connect to my bluetooth headphone
     
    badadee, May 18, 2009
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  7. nklive

    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    I used mine with Sony Ericcson mobile phone. There is an application in it where you can use your mobile as a remote control for the laptop and it is very handy. Especially when you have connected your laptop to your big HDTV and you want to control the media player from your sofa. Just brilliant.
     
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  8. pbc

    pbc Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the button, but when I press it it simply says "no device". I don't see any device driver for it so I assume it doesn't have blue tooth installed. Debating whether to buy one of the cables from ebay (around $30) and try to install it. Looks like a PIA though.
     
    pbc, May 28, 2009
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  9. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Well it's not that hard, but you still have to dismantle half of your lappy :D
     
    triturbo, May 28, 2009
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    What is the name of the module that you searched for and what approx is the price in the UK?

    Thanks
     
    djchapple, Jul 28, 2009
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  11. nklive

    nklive Notebook Evangelist

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    You can see here
    bluetooth for acer
    or that one maybe
    acer 7720 bluetooth
    but I think it's the same think

    It's not very easy to install the bluetooth I think but you can try and open your laptop but for most laptops you have to fully open them not just the bottom cover.
     
    nklive, Jul 28, 2009
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  12. coleyjf

    coleyjf Newbie

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    Hi triturbo

    I'm "trying to fir a BT module in my 5720 -but I can't quite get to grips with disassembling the case to fit the BT module. I've searched the forum ( and others) but no success. It's a 5720-602616Mi about 12 months old.

    Help would be good ( I've got the module) and I've posted a query but no reply so far :(

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=403180

    Cheers

    Jim
     
    coleyjf, Jul 31, 2009
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