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    Bluetooth not working

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by 3dawgs, Jul 18, 2007.

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    Just purchased a new 3000 N100 a few weeks ago. I'm trying to get
    my Bluetooth to function, but so far no luck. A bit of history here:

    The laptop came loaded with all manner of crapware, so I reinstalled
    XP Pro, then all the Lenovo drivers. I called their tech support after
    Bluetooth failed to come up, and I was told that because it wasn't
    the original image on the disk that the Bluetooth wouldn't work.
    (Apparently, Function-F5 is supposed to pull up a quick applet that
    you use to switch back and forth between Wi-fi and BT, since there's
    only one antenna in this thing) Since my Function-F5 wasn't doing
    dick, he suggested I flash the BIOS and just reload everything, which
    I did. Still no BT. I decided to punt on the whole thing and just
    put the machine back to the original state that it was in when I
    purchased it, but since I now flashed the BIOS, my original Ghost
    image is useless.

    So, here I am with a new Lenovo and no Bluetooth. Any suggestions
    on how to get this working? Thanks!
     
    3dawgs, Jul 18, 2007
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