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    G1SN-A1 Blueooth not working after warranty repair

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by riot8ap, Aug 10, 2009.

  1. riot8ap

    riot8ap Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone experienced this? I saw one reference to this issue in the G1S owner's thread but no response that I could find.

    It used to work perfectly before my G1Sn-A1 suffered the fate of many others (won't turn on due to graphics glitch). After the motherboard was replaced the bluetooth wouldn't work. I tried uninstalling and installing all the core Asus drivers available to me but it still doesn't work.

    Running Vista 32 Home Premium. I did not reinstall Vista after the laptop was returned since I heard the BIOS rejects the install since the motherboard differs from the original.
     
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    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    It sounds like they did not reconnect all the components like they should have.

    I try not to be too critical since mistakes do happen. Sometimes when you rebuild a computer you check back most of the things, and focus on the reason why it came in. I bet they checked if the notebook powered on, displayed, and booted into the OS. The Bluetooth went unnoticed.

    When you look in Hardware & Sound -> Device Manager do you see any unknown or problem devices?

    Kinda sucks but you may have to send it back.
     
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    riot8ap Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is odd is that pressing FN+F2 allows me to turn Wireless on/off, however I do not have any control bluetooth. Is it possible the drivers are ok but, as you said, it physically isn't connected?

    Does anyone have a diagram on what I should be looking for? I'm 99% sure my warranty is expired and my mobo was replaced almost a year ago.
     
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    I do not have a wiring diagram but do you see any unknown or problematic devices in device manager?
     
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    Wow thanks for the diagram Ken, that is great information. After reading the dissasembly routine, I feel going through all that only to find out the BT module is not there would be a pain in the butt. I wouldn't know where to buy a new module anyway, and the chance of damaging a component is too risky for me at this time. I'll stick to emailing pictures from my Google G1 phone to my gmail :p.

    Appreciate your time nonetheless.
     
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