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    Acer 1691WLMi bluetooth not working?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Matt_Lukin, Sep 27, 2005.

  1. Matt_Lukin

    Matt_Lukin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, I've recently bought this laptop, and everything seems to be in order except for the bluetooth connection. When I try to set the laptop to be found by other devices, I get a Windows error. If I try to locate other devices (such as my cellphone) with it, it just won't find them. I've tried looking for drivers, but I can't find any on the acer site. I also disabled my firewall just in case, and nothing... Can anyone help me here?
    Thanks in advance.
     
    Matt_Lukin, Sep 27, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Sounds like your stack may be bad. I'd remove and re-install it. I'm assuming you know how to set your other devices to discover when you're trying to pair them with the notebook.
     
    Brian, Sep 27, 2005
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    Matt_Lukin Notebook Enthusiast

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    What do you mean about removing and reinstalling? It's built in the laptop, I'm not sure how to do it. I've paired my cellphone before with other devices.
     
    Matt_Lukin, Sep 27, 2005
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    Uninstall the card and the software and then reinstall both. :)
     
    nickspohn, Sep 27, 2005
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    I can't find it on device manager, and pressing the button on the front of the laptop, doesn't do anything..
     
    Matt_Lukin, Sep 28, 2005
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    Ok, I just found out that it doesn't come with bluetooth after all... Sorry about the post :/.
     
    Matt_Lukin, Sep 28, 2005
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