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    6224W - BlueSoleil can't find my bluetooth??

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by simple-screen, Oct 22, 2007.

  1. simple-screen

    simple-screen Notebook Enthusiast

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    I installed BlueSoleil 5, but it says that there's no bluetooth hardware. In device manager under network adapters there's Bluetooth Pan Network Adapter which says that the device is working properly... any ideias?
     
    simple-screen, Oct 22, 2007
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Is Bluetooth enabled? (Fn+F10). Then the wireless indicator light should be a blue-orange (=purple) colour.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Oct 22, 2007
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    Rene S - Zepto Company Representative

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    Also be aware that Blue Soleil 5 will limit the data transfer to a max of 5MB per connected session as the Bluetooth device is not certified for that version and only for the version bundled.
     
    Rene S - Zepto, Oct 22, 2007
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  4. simple-screen

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    yes it was disabled... I feel very stupid now :rolleyes:
     
    simple-screen, Oct 23, 2007
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  5. John Ratsey

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    Don't worry. You are not the first to have this problem. I'm sure I have been there myself.

    What this shows is that the Fn+F10 works at a low level by witching the Bluetooth hardware on/off. The computer could have been designed to the hardware was permanently on (in which case the software would have no problem in finding the hardware) and Fn+F10 just allowed it to work.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Oct 23, 2007
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    but that would make the batterylife shorter, so...
     
    Sprint, Oct 23, 2007
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    I just tried this today, and there was no data limit restriction.
     
    WingManny, Nov 1, 2007
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