Bluetooth for Laptop?

SoAdCrAzY · 30 May 2011 at 19:10

Hi, not sure where to post this.

I have an Acer Aspire 5920 laptop that has Bluetooth. However, I've installed Windows 7 on it and now the button does not work.

Is there any software that I can use for this?

Thanks,
Matt Wilde

PhillyDee · 30 May 2011 at 19:23

Have you been to the manufacturers website and installed the relevant drivers and utilities?

SoAdCrAzY · 30 May 2011 at 19:46

PhillyDee said:
Have you been to the manufacturers website and installed the relevant drivers and utilities?

Ah, I've just got the Windows 7 Professional 32bit drivers and installed them. However, it said it could not find a Bluetooth device.

AbsenceJam · 30 May 2011 at 21:47

You need to install Launch Manager for the buttons, it's under application in their driver section.

SoAdCrAzY · 31 May 2011 at 00:19

AbsenceJam said:
You need to install Launch Manager for the buttons, it's under application in their driver section.

Thanks, I've just done this and everything apart from the Bluetooth is working.

If I push the Bluetooth button a message appears saying "Bluetooth Disabled". I cannot enable it.

I have installed the Bluetooth drivers after installing the application yet it still will not work. The .exe file in the root folder says that it cannot find the Bluetooth device. I also tried the .exe in the 32bit folder and that installed correctly but it still doesn't work.

Thanks,
Matt Wilde

PhillyDee · 31 May 2011 at 00:38

Is the blue tooth enabled in the BIOS? Just in case it reset.

SoAdCrAzY · 31 May 2011 at 11:08

PhillyDee said:
Is the blue tooth enabled in the BIOS? Just in case it reset.

Sorry, I just looked in the BIOS (F2 on startup) and couldn't find a setting for it.

Thanks,
Matt Wilde

ShakenNstirred · 31 May 2011 at 12:34

have you ever used the bluetooth on the laptop?
i say this because my 8930g has the bluetooth button but my version didn't come with the bluetooth module fitted

SoAdCrAzY · 31 May 2011 at 14:56

ShakenNstirred said:
have you ever used the bluetooth on the laptop?
i say this because my 8930g has the bluetooth button but my version didn't come with the bluetooth module fitted

Maybe it doesn't. I hadn't used it before and nowhere on it does it mention Bluetooth.

No worries then.

Thanks,
Matt Wilde

Aod · 31 May 2011 at 14:59

Acer laptops are famous for having all the features of having bluetooth except the bluetooth modules themselves... the lazy tykes!

PhillyDee · 31 May 2011 at 15:32

I assumed by the beginning that it had already worked . . . .

My Dell is the same, I wasn't going to pay the extra £40-50 to get bluetooth I probably wouldn't use, so the button and lights are there, but it has no module installed (Goes under a flap next to the battey).

ShakenNstirred · 31 May 2011 at 16:47

Aod said:
Acer laptops are famous for having all the features of having bluetooth except the bluetooth modules themselves... the lazy tykes!

its not that there lazy, its there are lots of different spec`s for the same model number and they use the same case.

if you want the module they can be had for about £10 on eb
or go to poundland and get a micro usb one from there(they work great for the price)

SoAdCrAzY · 31 May 2011 at 18:01

PhillyDee said:
I assumed by the beginning that it had already worked . . . .

Ah right, I thought it did but I never had any reason to use it until now.

Aod · 31 May 2011 at 18:13

ShakenNstirred said:
its not that there lazy, its there are lots of different spec`s for the same model number and they use the same case.

they could at least blank off the button