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    how do I turn on Bluetooth?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bding93, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. bding93

    bding93 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,

    I have my 1530 here with Bluetooth. I did a reinstall of Windows Vista Ultimate, to "lighten the load" as it were. I would like to use the BT to sync to my Blackberry for calendar/contact purposes, but cannot seem to find how to turn on the BT. It is enabled in the BIOS, but in device manager I cannot find any evidence of BT at all. What am I missing here? Thanks in advance to any/all help.

    Randy / Painthouse
     
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    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    You Need to switch on the Wifi Slider to On Position . It acts as both WiFi and BT switch

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    Bchen06 Notebook Consultant

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    Also make sure that bluetooth control is enabled in the BIOS
     
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    The wi-fi switch is on, the BIOS is enabled, yet, no Bluetooth. I have a "Bluetooth Devices" icon in the Control Panel, yet it does nothing. What am I missing? Thanks.
     
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    bding93, Jun 4, 2008
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