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    Sony Vaio Z2 Bluetooth Not Recognized

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jonyeh123, Sep 2, 2012.

  1. jonyeh123

    jonyeh123 Newbie

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    I've had my Z2 for a few days now (it's a beautiful machine), but I've noticed that bluetooth doesn't work on my Intel 6230 wireless card. I've tried bluetooth drivers from both Sony and Intel, but nothing has worked. I've also tried uninstalling all Intel drivers, reinstalling bluetooth drivers then lastly reinstalling wifi drivers.

    Admittedly, this is a small issue for me since I rarely (if ever) use bluetooth, but it would be nice to figure out what's wrong!

    EDIT: Also does anyone happen to have the fast boot files? I had to do a recovery and I did the "essential" recovery to avoid bloatware like Norton, and it didn't install fast boot.
     
    jonyeh123, Sep 2, 2012
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    jonyeh123 Newbie

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    Anyone have a solution? Thanks! I may just have a faulty card I guess, but I can't be without my laptop for more than a day.
     
    jonyeh123, Sep 4, 2012
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    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    alksv Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've uploaded the VAIO Boot Manager archive here.

    Info on how to enable Fast Boot is here.

    Are the bluetooth devices listed in the Device Manager? Is it turned on (via Smart Network or similar)?
     
    alksv, Sep 4, 2012
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    jonyeh123 Newbie

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    YESSS. Bluetooth works now. Thanks so much, alksv. :) And thanks for the files as well, I really appreciate it.

    And I didn't have Smart Network installed haha. Thought it was just Sony Bloatware.
     
    jonyeh123, Sep 4, 2012
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