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    bluetooth adapter

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by sw3n, May 13, 2012.

  1. sw3n

    sw3n Newbie

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    so i recently bought a bluetooth adapter for my m14x as i did not have one built in. I noticed that everytime i have the usb plugged in, my window does not boot. Black screen, even when i closed the laptop, fans and lights are still running. Is there a fix to this? or do i simply have to pull my usb out everytime it boots?
     
    sw3n, May 13, 2012
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  2. nuaron

    nuaron Notebook Consultant

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    Try this:

    Power on your laptop, press F2. This will lead you straight to BIOS. From there, go to the Boot tab, and select hard drive. Press F10 and then Enter to save changes and exit. see if it works.
     
    nuaron, May 13, 2012
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    sw3n Newbie

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    nope, doesn't work
     
    sw3n, May 13, 2012
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  4. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    Sounds like the computer is trying to boot of the USB dongle, is there an option somewhere in the bios to turn off boot to USB? That would fix your issue. ;)
     
    bigtonyman, May 13, 2012
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  5. Mozin321

    Mozin321 Notebook Enthusiast

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    As the others said, you need to change the BIOS settings. Somewhere in there, you'll find an ordered list that BIOS goes through one at a time to find a bootable drive. Just make sure HD is at the top.
     
    Mozin321, May 15, 2012
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