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    Bloothtooth p6860fx windows7

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by jocose, Jul 12, 2009.

  1. jocose

    jocose Notebook Guru

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    I just got my HDMI audio out to work only to find that out that bluetooth isn't working.

    I downloaded the latest drivers here:

    http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php

    However when i run the install it just says: "Please plugin or turn on you Bluetooth device".

    Has anyone else been able to get bluetooth working on windows 7?

    Thanks
     
    jocose, Jul 12, 2009
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  2. Starcub

    Starcub Notebook Consultant

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    I used the same Broadcom program to update my bluetooth drivers for both Vista and Win 7. The Vista program never got past the validating bluetooth device stage; however, the Win 7 version completed the update just fine. I also have the P6860-FX.
     
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  3. jocose

    jocose Notebook Guru

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    Man that sucks. I have tried everything including running the installer as administrator and all the compatibility modes. Are you running Win 7 32bit or 64bit?
     
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    jocose Notebook Guru

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    I'm starting to wonder if I some how disabled blue tooth on my p6860fx. Is this possible to do via the bios or by some other means?

    I just don't understand why it's not being detected or showing up in the device manager or anything. It's like it's not even installed, but in win7 beta I was able to use it just fine :(
     
    jocose, Jul 14, 2009
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    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    The only way you couldve possibly disabled it is through MSCONFIG. I am running windows 7 x64 and all i did was press the blue tooth function on my keyboard and it worked just fine - installed the drivers for me and everything.
     
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    yeah if I hit the bluetooth function key it installs! Thanks
     
    jocose, Jul 14, 2009
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