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    M11x r3 users with Bluetooth: please advise

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by CZroe, Jul 7, 2011.

  1. CZroe

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    OK, I added a Dell Wireless DW375 BT adapter and noticed that I can't disable the Bluetooth radio to save battery. The DW365 in my r1 had the option when I right-clicked the BT icon.

    I can see the option when I do the WiFi toggle keyboard shortcut (fn+F3) but it is grayed out. The dialog explicitly says "Grayed out options are not installed" but you can see that the check box is checked (enabled) despite being grayed out. "WiFi On" is checked, able to be unchecked, and not grayed out while "Mobile Broadband On" is not checked and is grayed out. It's very strange. It has to know that it's installed to know that it's enabled and why is the option there if it's going to stay unavailable?

    If your M11x r3 came configured with Bluetooth, what happens when you press fn+F3? Are you able to enable/disable BT? Please let me know. Thanks!
     
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    Nevermind. I just needed to restart. Strange that I hadn't done so in three days. Also strange that it could detect the status but not control it. Either way, the message was incorrect. :p
     
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