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    Bluetooth speaker connects but does not play anything from M17x R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Svendra, Feb 16, 2013.

  1. Svendra

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    Did a quick search of the forums but couldn't find anything.

    Hardware involved: M17x R3, Nokia Play 360 Bluetooth Speaker.

    Recently got the speaker and it works perfectly with the iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy S3 and even the MacBook Pro.

    I can't seem to get it to work on the M17x though.

    The speaker appears to connect properly and drivers are automatically installed:
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    But it doesn't appear in the list of Playback Devices (Bluetooth Hands-free Audio doesn't connect):
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    When I double-click the device, I get this error:
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    Mine is a stock M17x R3 with the standard Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module:
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    Any suggestions? Googling the issue yielded a bunch of similar cases, but none of the solutions worked.
     
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    Thank you for sharing the fix with us. +1 Rep for the effort.
     
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    Thanks. Another note: the download says 'for Windows Vista' but it works fine for my 64-bit W7 Home Premium.