The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    W870CU Bluetooth starts up disabled

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Lawrence_Chiu, Nov 21, 2009.

  1. Lawrence_Chiu

    Lawrence_Chiu Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have a Clevo W870CU. On my notebook, every time the computer starts or is rebooted, the Bluetooh is disabled and has to be manually enabled via the Fn-F12 key combo. Very annoying!

    Do I have a defective notebook or does everyone's do this?

    If this is standard behavior, Is there a setting or a program that I can drop in StartUp folder to automatically start up the Bluetooth hardware?

    Thanks!
     
    Lawrence_Chiu, Nov 21, 2009
    #1
  2. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

    Reputations:
    571
    Messages:
    1,444
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Check the bios? I don't use bluetooth at all, so honestly I'd prefer it to be disabled.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 21, 2009
    #2
  3. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,049
    Messages:
    5,356
    Likes Received:
    1,040
    Trophy Points:
    331
    All Clevo notebooks do this. Your's fine. Of you want to get this fixed send Clevo an angry letter, maybe they will hear us.... maybe...
     
    Blacky, Nov 21, 2009
    #3
  4. jabbermacy

    jabbermacy Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Kind-of stupid -- should be something in BIOS to enable or disable on startup...
     
    jabbermacy, Nov 22, 2009
    #4
  5. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,140
    Messages:
    6,547
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    This is now a Bluetooth whining thread.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Nov 23, 2009
    #5
  6. kagey

    kagey Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    97
    Messages:
    191
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I find it annoying also but have found a simple press of the hotkeys (FN+x) during windows boot turns it on. I don't wait for the login window to appear.
     
    kagey, Nov 24, 2009
    #6
  7. infamy

    infamy Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I have the same issue but it regards the bisoncam, it is about having to turn it off on every start as i don't want the webcam running if i don't use it.
    It is ON after every start. annoying to have to press Fn+F10 on every start.
     
    infamy, Nov 25, 2009
    #7
  8. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

    Reputations:
    571
    Messages:
    1,444
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    If you don't use it, just disable it in device manager.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 25, 2009
    #8
  9. infamy

    infamy Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Thats one way yes, but i would like to know if it is supposed to work like this, on my old laptop it was the opposit, i had to turn it on on every start if i needed it. (Bisoncam aswell)
     
    infamy, Nov 25, 2009
    #9
  10. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

    Reputations:
    571
    Messages:
    1,444
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yes, it's supposed to work that way. Just being powered on is not the same as active. It's not recording or in use at all. Just like your ethernet port is "on" but not active until you plug in a cable.

    Unless you're running on battery it shouldn't really make a difference, other than personal preference.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 25, 2009
    #10
  11. infamy

    infamy Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Oki, could be just me being paranoid but i have read about people having there cameras being remote controled since they been infected by trojans, just because the camera was "On" but not in use.
     
    infamy, Nov 25, 2009
    #11
  12. jeff0078

    jeff0078 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    75
    Messages:
    243
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    infamy, you have pretty eyes.
     
    jeff0078, Nov 25, 2009
    #12
  13. BrandonSi

    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

    Reputations:
    571
    Messages:
    1,444
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Were you watching him last night around 9:30pm? Next time put a sock over the camera for us infamy, we don't need to see your 'O' face.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 25, 2009
    #13
  14. infamy

    infamy Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hehe , yes a very big sock, sadly i can't brag about my eyes but you can keep on do it for me ;)
     
    infamy, Nov 26, 2009
    #14