Hello,
I'm new to the forum. I have a problem with bluetooth of my ThinkPad R500. Previously, when turned on, the bluetooth light came on, but went out when Windows loaded. Now it is constantly on, but Windows does not see bluetooth. Can you please advise what to do about this?
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ThinkPad R500 bluetooth issue
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Re: ThinkPad R500 bluetooth issue
Given the age of the R500, it's possible that the Bluetooth module is malfunctioning or already dead.
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Re: ThinkPad R500 bluetooth issue
to be able to help better, can you please tell is the driver up to date and is the driver correct for your version of Windows?
drivers for R500 can be found at Lenovo's EOL portal: https://download.lenovo.com/eol/index.html
drivers for R500 can be found at Lenovo's EOL portal: https://download.lenovo.com/eol/index.html
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Re: ThinkPad R500 bluetooth issue
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