Hello all. I've reinstalled my OS from the R&R disks of a near identical Thinkpad. Everything is good with the exception of bluetooth, which my bluetooth utility insists is not connected to the computer.
I checked to make sure that bluetooth was enabled in the BIOS and downloaded the drivers without avail. Then, I uninstalled the bluetooth from control panel->system->devices. The system didn't find bluetooth device upon rescaning/restarting, so now it's as if it doesn't exist.
I'm lost, can anyone shed light on how I may return this to a functional state?
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I'd open the machine up and check whether the card is connected properly.
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Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
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After a complete reinstall of the OS, you usually need to hit Fn + F5 to enable the device again, at which point it should install the drivers for you. If you are running XP, it doesn't need additional drivers, as they are built in. Try this and see
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